‘Tis The Season for Singing Like a Muppet
We should all sing like Muppets.
Christmas
Posts about Christmas-related topics
Year Round Christmas Singers
There are a few singers you hear every Christmas but should really be listening to all year long.
My Christmas Favorites
Here’s my top Christmas album list.
50 Years Ends Tonight
Let us all salute the vocal harmony juggernaut that is The Manhattan Transfer.
Leave The Tunnel
It’s kind of essential for choral musicians to have tunnel vision in December. But leave the tunnel when you can.
December Days
Isn’t it funny that December days are the longest even as the daylight is the shortest?
December Mantra for Choir Directors
It’s that season again…when all the choir directors I know barely have time to sleep. Here’s a little prayer/mantra to use on the way through.
A Few Christmas Playlists
How are you choosing what you listen to this Christmas? I’ve long advocated for ditching the radio when it comes to Christmas. That goes for the popular playlists on streaming services, too. So for this Christmas morning, if you’re looking for some listening that ditches the songs you hear too […]
First Day of Break
Your only job on the first day of break is to stop. Stop. STOP! For all educators, and especially music educators, the sprint between Thanksgiving and Winter Break has been unrelenting. Concerts, dress rehearsals, deadlines, spirit days, and increasingly stir-crazy students are just a few of the many challenges you […]
Christmasy
What makes a song Christmasy? A few years ago, someone wrote an article arguing it was a mi7(b5) that made a song Christmasy. That’s just silly. Sure, there has to be a lyrical connection to Christmas…but I admit there are some Swedish-language songs that feel very Christmasy to me, even […]