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Making Great Music with Limited Forces

Making Great Music with Limited Forces

by giasoundboard | Jan 12, 2021 | Channels, Choral Considerations, COVID-19 Pandemic, Musical Leadership

This article first appeared in the Spring 2021 issue of GIA Quarterly magazine.  Author’s Note: Publication production schedules being what they are, I’m writing this article as we sail into the 12th week of state-imposed quarantine in response to the COVID-19...
Amplify Possibility: Enlisting Young People for the Ministry of Cantor

Amplify Possibility: Enlisting Young People for the Ministry of Cantor

by giasoundboard | Jan 11, 2021 | Cantors, Catechesis and Formation, Channels, Musical Leadership

January is National Mentorship Month. This article, originally published in the Summer 2020 issue of GIA Quarterly, is shared as part of our month-long focus on mentorship. FOR NEARLY FORTY YEARS, I have recruited and trained people from teenagers to elders for the...
Back to Ordinary Time

Back to Ordinary Time

by giasoundboard | Jan 8, 2021 | Catechesis and Formation, Channels, Ministerial Considerations, Musical Leadership, Repertoire

An overview of principal themes with hymn suggestions

Portrait of a Music Mentor

Portrait of a Music Mentor

by giasoundboard | Jan 6, 2021 | Channels, Ministerial Considerations, Musical Leadership

This article first appeared in the Fall 2020 issue of GIA Quarterly magazine. SHE COULDN’T HAVE BEEN MORE THAN FIVE FEET TALL. Shorter, I’m sure, since I can remember that the top of her head was barely visible from the other side of the organ. That poof of red hair...

Preparation for Ministry: Remote and Proximate

by giasoundboard | Jan 6, 2021 | Channels, Ministerial Considerations, Musical Leadership

This article first appeared in the summer 2020 issue of GIA Quarterly magazine.  ONE OF THE ASPECTS OF FORMATION OF MUSIC MINISTERS, and particularly cantors and directors of music, is the their preparation for ministry. This preparation can be seen two ways: remote...
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