The bass section leader of the local chorus here (well...former, I guess, since he just took a LOA from the chorus) used to hold early sectionals sometimes....
Yup! In Westcoast, we say that the 2nd week of every month is dedicated to section rehearsals. Sometimes if they're not needed, we'll call them off. But we...
Hi All I am the bass section leader for Lone Star Chorus in Ft Worth, Texas. We have both during-chorus and before-chorus sectionals. It has been a while...
Hi Anne.... ... That was actually one of the reasons that Matt set up the early rehearsals for the basses. The sectionals we had during rehearsals were for...
The bass section leader of the local chorus had a great talent for creating what I can only think to call 'Team Spirit' in his section. I don't even know that...
Wow, your discussion pulled me out of lurk mode twice in one day! We definitely have that same spirit in our section. It is pretty easy for us since we are...
... That's terrific.... I didn't mean to imply that all of that kind of stuff is fake and forced....just that it doesn't work when it is.... How do you...
I didn't mean to imply that all of that kind of stuff is fake and forced....just that it doesn't work when it is.... Oh I didn't take it that way at all. I...
Yup! Have a lot of that in our chorus as well! It was actually inspired by our basses. We had a bass coach that did WONDERS for our basses, and they were just...
Earlier today, Richard Leathem in the UK sent the BBSBasses group information on a recruitment plan that is working wonders in England. It's a six-week...
Hope you're all having a great summer! Our chorus has just started having our members sing "one on one" to their section leaders rather than tape on the risers...
Celebrating its 35th year of success, the Golden Triad Chorus (GTC) of the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina is seeking an experienced choral director....
This is actually something we've gone back and forth a lot on in our chorus. At one point, we had a requirement that to get onto the contest stage, you had to...
Anne M, (kinda like Auntie Em to whom Dorothy wrote this note: 'Auntie Em, Hate You, Hate Kansas. Taking the Dog. Dorothy') Contratulations on being an Asst...
I'm loving being a co-director so far. It's great to have all of the experience of being out front and making decisions, but it's also great knowing that...
Thought I'd share a note I just sent to our Director. Sometimes, like kids and pets, they have to be praised and often need to be trained properly. Last night,...
I posted this message to the Director's group today. Hopefully some of them will join our group and share their views and needs. If you know SLs or Directors...
At Director's College this summer, Royce Fergunson, Tenor of Revival (but other-parts capable at the Gold Medal level) asked our vocal production class how...
Our own Leaders and members of the Section Leaders Yahoo Group -- As I visited our sections last night, I was once again reminded that as a SL (or as a...
One of the best methods I have used (not consistently unfortunately) is to have one of my assistant section leaders run the sectional while I sit and listen....
I use a combination of John's and Laura's techniques. Since John's first post on not singing. I have stopped singing in sectionals and let my assistants...
To the Group: (and Stephen Ditchfield) I had a really neat note sent me privately and I thought I'd share it with all of you along with my comments. I've...
Happy New Year! Not feeling well on New Years Eve with too much time to think.....so...... Just wondering....... how do your members "pass tapes?" Do you do...
Janet, Here in Norfolk, we tape during chorus singing. Members sing into their tape recorders, or mics. and later deliver the tape to their section leader....
Just to make sure I made it clear, We sing into our recorders during normal chorus singing. Sometimes our director says, tape this time. We are usually ...
Good morning on Jan 1 from foggy Tampa FL, We've just instituted a new taping program in our chorus and are meeting resistance. (sigh) The previous Director...
We also record during normal rehearsal time and have them pass in their tape/recording to their section leader. We sometimes have difficulty getting people to...
I'm a bass section leader with BAM (Bay Area Metro chorus). It sounds like there are two topics here. One is, what do other choruses do as far as taping is...
