No Time
We just don’t have the time we had in August.
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50 Years Ends Tonight
Let us all salute the vocal harmony juggernaut that is The Manhattan Transfer.
Missing Hand Signs
What musical information do you wish you could easily communicate with just your hands?
First Gear Rehearsal
Sometimes staying in first gear is exactly what you want.
The Case For Repeating Songs
There are many reasons for repeating repertoire from year to year. I’m listening to my son learn the high school “fight song” clarinet part – and so I’m thinking about music we play or sing again and again. Is there value in repeating songs from year to year? I know […]
After The First Performance
The arc of most choirs’ experience with any piece is predictable.
“Keep The Classical”
Overheard recently: a traditional bel canto voice teacher offering critique to a crossover student singing a jazz standard.
Zen and Warmups
A Zen proverb goes, “If you don’t think you have time to meditate for an hour today, you should meditate for two hours.” This runs through my head every single time I want to skip past vocal warmups in my Aces rehearsals. Sometimes the motivation is so strong to get […]
Self-Determination: Intrinsic Motivation
Self-determination is a psychological framework for human success and happiness. One of the underlying necessities for self-determination is a healthy sense of intrinsic motivation. According to the research, there has been a “growing understanding of the dominant role that intrinsic motivation played in individual behavior.” Intrinsic motivation is the motivation […]
Recording the Same River
“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.” Heraclitus Working on a recording project with the Aces reminds me of this lesson in three ways. These are all good things. We want the music to have life, […]