Slides from Chorus America's webinar on ways to build your individual donor base. (Webinar available separately.)
Singing or conducting technique - "Vocal Hacks"
Singing or conducting technique - "Vocal Hacks"
Slides from Chorus America's webinar on ways to build your individual donor base. (Webinar available separately.)
The All-Night Vigil doesn't last all night anymore, but doing what it takes to perform it well certainly can keep conductors and singers up nights. Here are five tips for conquering this masterpiece:
Well...not for dummies, but for choral singers who wonder, "Do I really, really have to learn the International Phonetic Alphabet?" Of course you don’t, but your singing experience could be much more enjoyable if you do.
The 2010 survey reports on operations data from the 2008-2009 season. An excellent benchmarking tool.
"To Tweet or Not ToTweet," a PowerPoint presentation on how to develop a social media strategy for your chorus given at the 2010 Conference.
A how-to handout developed as part of the "To Tweet or Not To Tweet" presentation at the 2010 Conference.
We all know that thanking our donors is more than good manners—it is a critical part of the donor relations process. But it is just the beginning of a longer- term effort to engage donors more deeply in our organizations.
Use technology to your advantage. Here are several free online resources to aid and manage your singing life, as well as a few for singers who also double as teachers, section leaders, or conductors.
In many cases, we've been led to believe that the ability to sing well is a talent you're born with—not a skill you can develop. But that's simply not the case: Most everyone can improve their vocal abilities and musicianship skills.
Resources from a presentation given by David Styers of BoardSource at the 2010 Conference.