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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

You’re Never Too Old To Sing

Leda Scearce | May 17, 2012

Is your voice, like your body, showing some age? Voice specialist Leda Scearce offers insights and tips for keeping your instrument agile and well tuned.

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Seniors, Health, Singers, Technique

When Self-Criticism Interferes with Your Potential

Frank Nemhauser | May 2, 2012

Anything worth doing requires playing the “inner game”—successfully navigating one’s own psychological landscape and overcoming the internal criticisms that get in the way of our best performance.

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Performance, Singers, Technique

Masterclass in Motion: The Making of a Choral-Orchestral Conductor

Matthew Sigman | March 21, 2012

Early- and mid-career learning for choral conductors is hard to find and requires a public process that demands courage and stamina.

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Careers, Choral-Orchestral, Conducting, Performance, Rehearsal, Technique

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