Praise in Public for legitimate accomplishment, don’t pander. Create challenging but attainable goals; short term, mid-term and long term. Take trips to both destinations and festivals, combined trips are best Schedul...

PROGRAM NOTES: With the growing hate and division in our world, love must prevail. too often today, it can feel easier to unfriend, unfollow, or simply part Ways with others when they seem unworthy of our effort. Yet to truly understand and love one ano...  morePROGRAM NOTES: With the growing hate and division in our world, love must prevail. too often today, it can feel easier to unfriend, unfollow, or simply part Ways with others when they seem unworthy of our effort. Yet to truly understand and love one another requires fierce determination. It deMands listening with openness rather than tuning out in order to respond defensively. It asks us to compromise—even when that means agreeing to disagree. Ultimately, all of this is only possible if we choose to live with the will to love. Musically, I sought to capture both determination and collective unity through texture and rhythmic drive. The use of canonic writing on the text “I sing” symbolizes individual voices rising together toward a shared purpose. Likewise, the primary rhythmic motive in the secondo piano part reflects the persistence and passion of the huMan heart—the unyielding fire that propels us forward through hardship. CREDITS: "The Will to Love" For SATB and Four Hand Piano Music by Zachary J. ...    less

As part of my 2017 www.communtiesinharmony.com blog project.  I'm featuring one choir from each of the 50 states and highlighting the Ways in which community choruses are changing the world one community at a time.  This week, I'm feat...

JazzVocals @ Chor Open Stage II 09.06.2012 II Parochialkirche Berlin II T. & M.: Michael Jackson, Arr.: The Idea of North

The Beginner’s Guide to Using Vocal Effects PedalsVocal effects pedals are like guitar pedals designed for microphones. They allow you to modify your vocal signal in different Ways, like distorting your voice, adding other electronic effects, or eve...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Some choirs don’t perform at all (see Choirs that don’t perform). But most choirs, at some point, will want to share their hard work with...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

YouTube Music is a music streaming service that allows users to access millions of songs and music videos. While the service offers a premium subscription that allows users to enjoy ad-free and offline playback, there are also Ways to enjoy YouTube Music ...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...