Tag: Choral Connections

Choral Connections: Reality Check: What the Students Have to Say About Musicianship, Modes, and Bartok’s Mikrokosmos

Posted on October 1, 2024 in , ,

by Eva Floyd Reality Check: What the Students Have to Say About Musicianship, Modes, and Bartok’s Mikrokosmos Have you ever read an article from the Envoy promoting pedagogical suggestions/materials and wonder about how it actually plays out in real-life teaching?  This edition of Choral Connections is a follow…

Choral Connections: Open-Access Resources Focused on Cambiata/Changing Voices 

Posted on April 1, 2024 in , ,

By Eva Floyd Changing voice workshops and articles are most often associated with teachers of middle school-aged students. However, these topics are relevant for elementary teachers as well, as they often hear voices changing in their 5th or 6th grade classes. High school teachers also crave this information…

Choral Connections: Let Us Sing Correctly: Reflecting on Kodály’s Publication Refining Intonation

Posted on October 1, 2023 in , ,

Eva Floyd Reflecting on my experiences with the publication When I first read the preface of Kodály’s Let Us Sing Correctly, I was confused by his statement “those who always sing in unison never learn to sing in correct pitch” (Kodály, 1952, p. 2). I didn’t understand the…