Choral Music

For this second blog post, you will need to choose one choral piece that you like or enjoy hearing or performing. Tell the name of the piece, who it is by, what voicing it is for (mixed voices= SATB, women's ensemble, men's ensemble, children's choir, etc), if it uses any accompaniment (piano, drums, other instruments) and what you like about the piece. Be as specific as possible and use as many musical terms as possible.

In your second paragraph, discuss what critiques you have about the performance. Think like a musician and make informed comments. Do not be too broad--comments like "they sounded good" or "the tone could have been better" are not specific. Instead, write something like "the sopranos blended well when singing the higher notes and they all used the same vowel space" or "the piano was not too loud compared to the singers, providing a good balance". These are much better comments. Please check all spelling, grammar, and punctuation. All posts are due by Friday, August 17, 2018 at 11:59 pm. No late posts are accepted.

Back To School!

Welcome back to school for the 2018-2019 school year! I already have a lot planned for the year. For this the first blog post, please introduce yourself to the class. Tell your name, age, last school attended, grade, what you want to learn this year in choir, and anything else that we may not know about you. In a second paragraph, tell me what your favorite song or genre of music is and why. Use a many musical terms as possible when explaining. Copy and paste a link to the song at the end of your post. Your post should be a minimum of two paragraphs (5-8 sentences for each), use correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation. All posts should be made to the blog site before Friday, August 10, 2018 at 11:59 pm. No late posts are accepted. Post early so that you avoid any technical problems.

Here is a sample song.