| Comment: Re: Training programs for children´s and youth choir conductors | Jena Dickey | May 17, 2013 |
| Helmut,
Since you are in Austria, you should REALLY check out the Kodaly Institute in Kecskemet, Hungary. They have a 3-week course this summer (every odd-numbered year), taught in English. They also have a longer program throughout the year. Their director, Laszlo Nemes, is an extremely fine child... |
| Comment: Re: A Choral Ghost Town | Jena Dickey | December 21, 2012 |
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I read it! (And I'm at the beach, so I must be following your advice!) :-)
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| Comment: Re: Saturday Respite: This Song Will be Stuck in Your Head All Day | Jena Dickey | May 19, 2012 |
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Does anyone know who that cute kid was and what became of him?
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| Comment: Re: "The Glee Effect" survey for grad school - please spare a minute | Jena Dickey | March 29, 2012 |
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You're right. It only takes about a minute. Thanks for the nudge. Can't wait to see your results.
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| Comment: Re: Independent Contractor vs. Part Time Employee | Jena Dickey | March 23, 2012 |
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Hi Sharon,
I have read all of the responses above and agree that your board made a move to save money that probably would not hold up in an audit, for all those reasons listed above. (But the chances of their being audited are slim.) I believe David's first statement #1 is incorrect.
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| Comment: Re: I get a new choir room! What do I NEED? | Jena Dickey | February 21, 2012 |
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Terry mentions "enough cubic feet of space to handle the sound." This also involves ceiling height, which is often ignored in our plug-in/amp-up music world. If you really want to teach singing, your singers must be able to produce a sound which "cones up" to a height of 16-20 feet before returnin... |
| Comment: Re: More about IPAnow! | Jena Dickey | February 19, 2012 |
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Please let us know when these products are out!
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| Comment: Re: Best sightsinging method books | Jena Dickey | February 16, 2012 |
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I have been looking at the www.theory4choirs.com materials. They are reproducible.
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| Comment: Re: Free seating chart software | Jena Dickey | February 4, 2012 |
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I also use Excel for this. In order to create "windows," I use two cells per singer and put a box around each singer's "chair." Then I stagger the "chairs" for each additional row, by starting with one blank cell on the left for the second row of seats.
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| Comment: Re: Ideas for honoring perfect attendance | Jena Dickey | December 7, 2011 |
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What a neat idea, Eric!
One particularly long stretch of rehearsals for a SWACDA appearance, I was particularly proud of a handful of singers who had perfect attendance, so I had some long-sleeved t-shirts printed with "I can't...I have choir practice!"
Jena Dickey, Young Voices of C... |
| Announcement: Peak Your Vision - Children's Choir Conductors' Retreat - Deadline approaching | Jena Dickey | November 4, 2011 |
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Peak Your Vision
ACDA Children’s and Community Youth Choir Conductor’s Retreat
January 14-15, 2012 - Sheraton Downtown Denver
Yes, it snowed in Denver this week, but today the temperature is 58 degrees, the sun is out, the streets are dry and the mountains are BEAUTIFUL! All the mor... |
| Comment: Re: Innovation is "In" | Jena Dickey | October 18, 2011 |
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Tim,
I think the best news here is in the last line. In general, we choral directors overcome great odds, often "defying gravity," because we have learned to work collaboratively with people.
So many good thoughts come out of your brain! I am proud to be in an organization that is ... |
| Comment: Re: As seen on ChoralBuzz - support the new choral music documentary! | Jena Dickey | October 8, 2011 |
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I just watched the trailer and gave $100, partially because I will get a signed copy of the DVD when it's finished. It may not be a blockbuster like an overcharacterized/exaggerated sitcom, but it's an important message that we need out there. It's one more attempt (like Mr. Holland's Opus) to edu... |
| Comment: Re: Orbiting the Giant Hairball | Jena Dickey | September 6, 2011 |
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This is EXACTLY what I needed to hear. Although I am the boss (founder/artistic director) and not a worker-bee in the Hallmark scenario, these simple phenomena address many of my musings about what I "should" do and what I need to do to survive. Numbers 5, 6, 7 and 16 are particularly helpful. THA... |
| Comment: Re: Suggestions for computer solfege programs/software | Jena Dickey | July 29, 2011 |
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I tuned into this discussion, because I was curious: Is there really a computer program at all that teaches solfege? But, reading John's answer, I realized that I must agree with him. I am in Hungary right now, finishing up the two week course at the Kodaly Institute in Kecskemet, and if there's... |
| Announcement: Children's Choir Conductors Retreat - Save the date - January 2012 | Jena Dickey | June 9, 2011 |
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Be sure to reserve MLK weekend, January 14-15, 2012, for an inspirational event in Denver. Building on the success of our 2010 retreat, Robyn Lana and her committee have assembled a remarkable group of directors to lead sessions on the topics most applicable to community children and youth choirs.... |
| Comment: Re: Barn Burner | Jena Dickey | June 4, 2011 |
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If you do this piece, you simply MUST get Choralographer Yvonne Farrow www.gotchoralography.com to set movement on the group. It is a great closer! Email: choralographer@aol.com And, yes, Yvonne is Larry's wife. She is amazing!
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| Comment: Re: Technology in the Classroom | Jena Dickey | April 22, 2009 |
| Tim,
Would you mind outlining the process of taking your Sibelius
scores, preparing rehearsal tracks with them (how?), and posting on
your server? That would be extremely helpful to directors like me!
I can do step one, but I don't know how to take that next step.
Jena Dickey
Young Voices of Colorad... |
| Comment: Re: One Small Moment | Jena Dickey | April 18, 2009 |
| Dede Duson has music published by Alliance. Maybe they have
the music or a contact for her. She lives in Texas. |
