2017-02-20 18:15
Kona Choral Society member Karen Valentine posted the following on the Chorus Connection site following the KCS concert in honor of African-American History Month, “Guide My Feet:… Read More
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Blogging about choral singing and living in Hawaii, Windward Notes is the blog of a 110-voice choir in Kaiua, Hawaii
2017-02-13 18:59
The human animal is in essence a pretty simple thing when you peel away all the leisure suits and sunglasses. It’s really just stimulus and reaction that you can break down into five b… Read More
2017-02-06 18:35
Last week I talked about the rhythm part of sight reading, this week it’s time to dive into the arcane world of notes. No, no, don’t run away…it’s not as scary as yo… Read More
2017-01-30 18:54
Back in the stone age of mankind when dinosaurs ruled the earth (right before the comet wiped them out) I was fortunate (lucky) enough to perform in the All-New England Choir for two years d… Read More
2017-01-24 19:37
So here we go again, another spring season of choral music…and it’s going to be a whopper. A major work that’s 40 minutes long, an orchestra, holy jumpin’ tenors WE… Read More
2017-01-20 01:54
Have you heard the latest? Chorus America, “the advocacy, research, and leadership development organization for choruses, choral leaders, and singers,” has come out with a study… Read More
2017-01-16 18:03
If you run into me around town in the next week or so your first reaction will probably be, “What ever possessed him to grow that truly hideous beard?”. The answer brings out two… Read More
2017-01-10 19:56
Further on last week’s entry, here’s the story of the Christmas Miracle as it appeared in the local paper. A great read:
http://www.miltonindependent.com/an-unlikely-outcome/
Mov… Read More
2017-01-03 19:31
Note to the reader, this story has a happy ending…
A couple weeks ago my brother-in-law was minding his own business, hanging out with his family when his heart stopped. Yup, shut rig… Read More
2016-12-26 21:08
The Christmas concerts are behind us. The two “A Carol of Joy” shows were crazy successful no matter how you measure it. So let’s measure it, shall we? You can look at the… Read More
2016-12-19 17:36
From my all-time favorite comic strip…
Calvin: “You can’t just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have
to be in the right mood.”Hobbes: “What mood is that?… Read More
2016-12-12 17:10
Does anyone remember our season-starting open house back in September? How about the initial runs through the Christmas repertoire and our reactions to them? As usual, those reactions have m… Read More
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