Creating Virtual Choir 5 for “Deep Field”
July 2020 Update: Eric Whitacre's latest project - Virtual Choir 6 - is now available online and you can view the sheet music for...
How to Help Students with Special Needs in Music Class
Dr. Alice Hammel remembers when Vinnie started school. He had frequent outbursts and struggled throughout most of his elementary school years; eventually, he was...
How Music Education Benefits the Brain
Processing sound is one of the human brain’s most difficult jobs. The task involves multiple brain systems that need to be able to respond...
Creating Fear: How Horror Music Composers Make You Jump
Horror movies don’t just play on the minds of the audiences. They’re also a cerebral project for horror music composers like Joseph Bishara and...
Vocal Health: How Choral Directors Can Help Students
One of the most important but sometimes overlooked jobs of a choral director is to help their students take care of their voices. With...
School Concert Planning Checklist
Trying to keep track of all of your classes and ensembles is hard enough. Then concert planning time comes, and there is a sea...
