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The Art of Setting Text

A Conversation with Libby Larsen and Dale Warland
Don Lee | August 29, 2012

A renowned composer and choral artist discuss the challenges of choosing and setting texts—what every composer, conductor, and chorus seeking to commission a new choral work should know.

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Composing/Commissioning, Repertoire, Technique, Tool

The Feldenkrais Method for Singers—Introduction

Karen R Clark | August 17, 2012

You know that freed-up feeling where it seems your body is singing itself? Singers yearn for more of that, but myriad stresses, tensions, confusions, and vocal issues can get in the way.

Through a self-discovery process using movement, the practice of Feldenkrais can help singers perform with minimum effort and maximum efficiency. In this video series, Feldenkrais practitioner Karen Clark describes and demonstrates how this approach has helped her—and the singers she works with—release tension and find greater freedom in their singing.

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Health, Singers, Technique, Tool

Changing Your Chorus from Within

David Costanza | June 20, 2012

How chorus leaders can use the principles of organizational culture to implement change and get the best results for their organizations

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Community Engagement, Diversity/Equity/Inclusion, Impact/Value, Management, Leadership, Participation, Recruitment, Repertoire, Singers, Tool

Creating a Conducting Video

An Essential Part of a Conductor's Portfolio
David Hayes | May 4, 2012

Videos play a vital role in advancing the careers of conductors today, both as self-evaluation tools and as a way to easily showcase skills to others. We explore two types of conducting videos, the guidelines to create them, and how to use them to enhance your career.

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Conducting, Performance, Professional, Tool, Technology

Virtual Voice Lesson: The Farinelli Breath Exercises

Shauna Fallihee | March 6, 2012

Carlo Broschi, known as Farinelli, was a famous, and wildly popular castrato of the early 1700s. One of the secrets to his magnificent voice was the seemingly unending stream of breath that supported it. Voice teacher Shauna Fallihee demonstrates the breathing exercises Farinelli created to strengthen the intercostal muscles.

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Singers, Technique, Tool

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