ARLIER THIS WEEK, I promised to release my 98-minute speech online if we could garner enough pledges to donate $30 to Corpus Christi Watershed. I’m so grateful to everyone who made a pledge, and we met our goal. This talk was delivered live at the 2016 Sacred Music Symposium, and here’s the recording:
* * 98-Minute Mp3 • “FIFTY TIPS FOR TRAINING AMATEUR CHOIRS”
These solutions may not work for everyone; I can only share what I have done. You can use my suggestions or discard them.
YOU’LL WANT TO DOWNLOAD the following fifty “bullet points” to help you follow the speech:
* * PDF • 50 Bullet Points From This Speech
During the speech, I talked about the musical scores, which were designed to give choirmasters inspiration for “shape” programs:
* * PDF • Symposium Score Booklets (128 pages)
It’s important give your singers and congregation literal translations:
* * PDF • Congregational Booklet (47 pages)
Finally, I promised to release the “cheat sheet” from my talk about sacred music resources online, and here it is:
