top of page
Search
Benjamin Carter
Dec 69 min read
Parting Gifts: Advice for My Younger Self
In collegiate music programs, there are so many lessons, concerts, rehearsals, juries, and other schedule obligations that while a week...
61 views0 comments
Eric Sheppard
Nov 175 min read
Creating Choral Music with AI
From the deep fake memes of Eminem explaining music theory concepts to Gordon Ramsay to using Chat GPT to create poems to set to music,...
51 views0 comments
Jules Rios
Oct 2711 min read
Composer vs. Cacophony: Controlled Chaos and the Art of Deconstruction
This may seem oxymoronic, but on occasion I notice that a lot of choral music is just... too musical . What does that even mean, "too...
66 views0 comments
Sam Scheibe
Oct 117 min read
Blah, la, la: Exploring Modern Wordless Choral Music and Suggested Works
How important is the text anyway?* Text, after all, is the unique and exclusive aspect of the voice that no other instrument can...
49 views2 comments
Sammy Strent
Oct 45 min read
Finding a Text - The Benefits of Collaborating with a Living Poet
The first thing that nearly all choral composers set out to do when starting a new piece is also the most daunting task: finding a text....
17 views0 comments
Gabriel Harley
Sep 204 min read
Never Stop Learning: Embrace the vulnerability and ask for help!
Learning is a beautiful enigma, especially in the musician's mind. A beautiful enigma Kind of seems like an oxymoron almost, doesn’t it?...
41 views0 comments
conduct(her)
Sep 133 min read
conduct(her): Amplifying Women's Voices on the Podium
The conduct(her) podcast is a resource created by sisters Kyra Stahr and McKenna Stenson to amplify women's voices on the podium. Our...
26 views0 comments
Grace Hardy
Sep 64 min read
Carnegie Hall: Lessons Learned from America’s Greatest Stage
A few months ago, I had the opportunity to perform at Carnegie Hall, arguably the most famous concert hall on the face of the earth. Yet,...
23 views0 comments
David Caldarella
Aug 295 min read
The Case for Musescore: Breaking the Stigma Around Notation’s Best Free Software
(Disclaimer: this article was written before the announcement of MakeMusic’s decision to discontinue Finale on August 26th, 2024.) On the...
46 views0 comments
Jules Rios
Aug 235 min read
Composer Vs Choir: Fighting to Simplify
I have a tendency to overthink (and consequently, overdo) anything that I can get my hands on. The emails I write look more like a YA...
59 views0 comments
Jason Fieler
Aug 164 min read
How the Forgotten Art of Barbershop Singing Can Help YOU
4 Minute Read You’ve heard about barbershop quartet singing, I’m sure. You know that it’s four part harmony sung by old guys in the 50s...
36 views1 comment
bottom of page