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Choral Nerd Moment: The Consonant Before the Vowel

Choral Nerd Moment: The Consonant Before the Vowel

by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | Oct 26, 2018 | Singer Profile

As most of you know, I get really excited when something about choral singing becomes clearer to me and I think it’s going to be useful in rehearsals. (Some of you may be happy that I finally have something new to talk about that isn’t “make best...
Picking Music, Part 2: The Nitty-Gritty of Repertoire Selection

Picking Music, Part 2: The Nitty-Gritty of Repertoire Selection

by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | Oct 19, 2018 | Singer Profile

So many of you have commented on last week’s blog that I thought I’d follow it up with some real-world examples. I’ll take you into the process we’re presently in, to pick music for the spring 2019 session. This is about as current as it gets.  Sandy said the other...
Picking Music = Love

Picking Music = Love

by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | Oct 13, 2018 | Singer Profile

It is gratifying when singers come up to me spontaneously after rehearsal with bright eyes and say, “I love this music!” This happened many times in past Encore sessions, and it’s happening again now. This is true whether I picked the music on my own (as for the first...
Good Memories: The First 5 Weeks (Jonathan’s Blog)

Good Memories: The First 5 Weeks (Jonathan’s Blog)

by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | Oct 5, 2018 | Singer Profile

It’s the beginning of October. We’ve now held five rehearsals of the Good Memories choir. As many of you know, Good Memories is our new choral program for people with early-stage memory loss and their care partners, singing together in a choir along with a remarkable...

May 2018 Newsletter

by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | May 17, 2018 | Uncategorized

We’re happy to announce our May 2018 edition. Click here to read: May 2018 Newsletter Special thanks to Ruth Trailer, our newsletter editor. Happy reading.
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  • When I’m Almost 64 – I’m Really An Older Adult Now
  • Guess Who’s Singing Beside You? Laughs and Loud Fouls with a Legal Eagle
  • Happy Anniversary
  • Song Spotlight: Fly Me to the Moon
  • Guess Who’s Singing Beside You Cathy Eisen: Author, Attorney, Alto & Word Nerd

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