
Your Monthly Music Meme Digest: October
It seems to me that the more people I get to know in the music world - especially music students - the more I learn that we have more in common than only our love for music. We also share a deep and profound love for music...
Intern Reviews: Marlo Plastics’ Choir Folders
As a choral music student (and someone who is just generally obsessed with choral music), I have greatly enjoyed the journey I have been on for the last few weeks to find the best choral music folder on the market. I have had the opportunity to speak with incredible...
Intern Reviews: My Music Folder’s Choir Folders
Being a full-time choral music student can be very time-consuming. It takes more stamina than I expected to run to and fro in the big city attending lengthy rehearsals and preparing for big concerts. But when you close your folder at the end of a long rehearsal, the...
Intern Reviews: CBP-Black Folder’s Choir Folders
Choir music folders: love them or hate them, they are a necessary tool for all singers who sing in a group setting. They keep all of your music in the same place and protect your octavos from the elements. In some cases, the folders are holding your music together....
Your Monthly Music Meme Digest: September
In the hustle and bustle of the great experience that we call “choir”, it can be easy to lose track of what making music is really about. Spending time singing together as an ensemble is about sharing the gift of music with as many people as possible - and it brings...
Intern Asks: What is the Best Type of Choir Folder?
In the most recent years of my life, I have been privileged enough to sing in many different types of choir settings - and luckily, the majority of my experiences have been good ones. I have talked in my blogs before about the wonderful perks to singing in a choir -...
Top 3 Things I Learned in My First Week as a Choral Student at USC
Much to my surprise, life in choral music publishing is full of things that keep me busy on any given day in the office. In my day-to-day work, I have the wonderful opportunity to work with the very talented composers and editors in the Fred Bock Publishing family. I...
Finding Lasting Peace After Grief
Have you ever lost something or someone very close to you? Chances are, you have. Loss is something that everyone experiences at some point in their lives, and it is rarely an easy thing to go through. One of the most difficult things about loss is how much of a...
Your Monthly Music Meme Digest: August
As professional musicians, our job allows us the luxury of being surrounded by beautiful music every day. For a lot of us, this may be the very reason that we chose music for our profession! We envisioned ourselves living a life of pleasure, surrounded by...
The Seating of Your Choral Ensemble
By Bradley Ellingboe, Senior Editor of National Music Publishers Every chorus consists of individuals whose voices are unique, and finding a way to create unity can seem to be an overwhelming task. Taking the time to assign seats to each member of your choir can help....