Current Assignment(s)Students should be working on the Extended Learning Assignment for March 30 (due Friday, 4/3). Details can be found in Google Classroom. | Updates |
Calling all song recommendations!
What are you listening to these days? We want to feature a playlist of song recommendations from Chorus members in next week's blog. Submit your contributions below!
Thanks to Emma Offord for suggesting and organizing this project!
Do you want to get involved with the Daily News? Click here to submit content or ideas, or email Ms. Simmonds.
Do you want to get involved with the Daily News? Click here to submit content or ideas, or email Ms. Simmonds.
Inspiring Conductors
In honor of the conducting video I made of My Very Own, this week I will feature a daily conducting video.
| Marin Alsop |  |
Marin Alsop is the first female conductor to lead a major American orchestra - the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. She is celebrated as one of the leading conductors of our time and one who has been a pioneer for greater opportunities for women conductors. Click here to learn more.
Speaking to a New York Times reporter in 2019, Alsop said, "I’ve been the first woman to do a lot of things, and I’m really proud, but I also think it’s absolutely pathetic.” Click here to read the full article, and watch the interview below to learn more about how Alsop is working to make orchestral music more socially relevant today.
Speaking to a New York Times reporter in 2019, Alsop said, "I’ve been the first woman to do a lot of things, and I’m really proud, but I also think it’s absolutely pathetic.” Click here to read the full article, and watch the interview below to learn more about how Alsop is working to make orchestral music more socially relevant today.
| Recent Interview (Feb. 26, 2020) | Alsop conducts the National Youth Orchestra in 2017 |
Featured Resource: VoiceScienceWorks
Taken from the VoiceScienceWorks website:
"Welcome to everything your voice can do - Welcome to VoiceScienceWorks!
We take contemporary research on the voice and translate it into directly applicable information so that you, the voice user, can immediately apply it in your practice. Our website is free, accessible and friendly to all voice users who wish to deepen their understanding and empower their learning process!"
The VoiceScienceWorks website is a great resource to learn more about vocal technique and improve your singing. There are videos, explanations, and exercises, and everything is broken down in a user-friendly format.
"Welcome to everything your voice can do - Welcome to VoiceScienceWorks!
We take contemporary research on the voice and translate it into directly applicable information so that you, the voice user, can immediately apply it in your practice. Our website is free, accessible and friendly to all voice users who wish to deepen their understanding and empower their learning process!"
The VoiceScienceWorks website is a great resource to learn more about vocal technique and improve your singing. There are videos, explanations, and exercises, and everything is broken down in a user-friendly format.
| | This video, also found here on the VoiceScienceWorks website, shows an MRI of the vocal tract while the participants are singing. Check out the difference between and operatic soprano and a beatboxer. Then check out the VoiceScienceWorks website for more! |
Decade of Pop Mashup
We've had collaborations and covers, now we've got mashups.
100 Pop songs from the last 10 years, combined into 3 minutes.
Want more? Check out DJ Earworm's youtube channel for more mashups.
100 Pop songs from the last 10 years, combined into 3 minutes.
Want more? Check out DJ Earworm's youtube channel for more mashups.
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