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Sing for Your Life: What We Can Learn from the “Singing Cultures”

Chorus America Staff | July 27, 2012

In Finland, people sing in choirs well into their golden years. Julene Johnson, PhD, a research professor at University of California, San Francisco, tells what she has learned about the importance of choral singing and healthy aging.

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Children/Youth, Health, Impact/Value, Participation, Research/Data, Singers

Renaissance and Baroque Performance Practice: Invaluable Resources for the Choral Conductor

Chorus America Staff | May 8, 2012

Research Memorandum Series No. 200.

A thorough and definitive compilation of resources in Renaissance and Baroque performance practice spanning, approximately, the past 70 years. This issue provides a broad yet in-depth overview of the manifold issues faced by choral conductors in preparing performances of music from these time periods.

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Research/Data, Conducting

Making the Case for Your School Choir: An Advocacy Guide

Chorus America Staff | October 18, 2011

Given the situation at the federal, state, and local levels, Chorus America developed this guide to help chart a path toward proactive advocacy on behalf of choral music education. Contains a step-by-step advocacy plan as well as research and statistics on the value of choral singing in school from more than 40 studies.

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Advocacy, Children/Youth, Community Engagement, Education Programs, Impact/Value, Research/Data, Schools, Technique, Tool

'Making the Case' Tool: A Parent's Advocacy Guide

Chorus America Staff | October 15, 2011

The goal of this supplemental guide is to specifically help parents build a solid case for having choral music as part of the school curriculum. Working with your child’s teacher and other partners, use this information to encourage school boards and administrators to begin, revive, or expand your child’s school choral program.

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Advocacy, Children/Youth, Community Engagement, Education Programs, Impact/Value, Research/Data, Schools, Technique, Tool

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