by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | Oct 1, 2024 | Musings
I turned 62 a few weeks ago. The night before my birthday, while walking the dog, I realized that it has been 45 years—73 percent of my life—since Max Janowski of blessed memory took a chance on a 17-year-old kid and hired me for the bass section at the Central...
by Sandy Siegel Miller | Aug 27, 2024 | Musings
Although there’s no confusion, in my mind at least, about the importance of forgiveness, there seems to be quite a bit of confusion about the national acknowledgement of that. My internet search found a “National Forgiveness Week” in June, a “National Forgiveness Day”...
by Elizabeth Taggart | Apr 3, 2024 | Musings
What did the drummer name her twin daughters?Anna 1, Anna 2. What’s small and red and has a rough voice?A hoarse radish! Whether these jokes made you groan or giggle, undoubtedly a smile crossed your face as the meaning became clear. Research shows that you...
by Sounds Good | Apr 2, 2024 | Musings
We asked for your best (worst?), most groan-inducing, belly-laugh provoking musical jokes and puns… and you sent us plenty. Some of you gifted us with a list of your favorites, while others shared entire websites devoted to music-related humor; one person even...
by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | Apr 2, 2024 | Musings
There is a wonderful world of funny things that happen during rehearsal. Most of the time, they are just a natural outgrowth of the camaraderie and relationship that any conductor has with singers. Recently, for example, at a Gold Coast rehearsal that I led, we were...
by Jonathan Miller, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Sounds Good Choir | Mar 19, 2024 | Musings
A little bit, more often, is better than a whole lot, all at once. If you’ve ever gardened, you know that the least exciting work—but in some ways the most important—is to stay on top of those weeds. When Sandy and I are trying to get the butternut squash to “take” in...
