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Effective Rehearsal: The Importance of Self-marking the Music
In rehearsal, one of my non-negotiables is that singers must mark their own music, and I'd encourage every director to adopt this...
Sep 4, 20212 min read
British Diction in American Orthodox Liturgical Singing
In proper classical singing, space is always vertical. What does this mean? Singers must always strive to keep the space in their throat,...
Sep 3, 20212 min read
Vowel Unification
All choirs, especially amateur ensembles singing without instrumental accompaniment, struggle with intonation, and there's no easy fix....
Sep 3, 20214 min read
The Role of the Orthodox Parish Choir (and the Purpose of this Blog)
I grew up in a grab-bag of (mostly) mainstream Protestant denominations, and sang in the choir of every church I attended (except for the...
Aug 30, 20212 min read
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