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One Thing Have I Desired, SATB – first time in the top five! My Prayer, TTBB – in the top five for the third year in a row! 2015 = 1, 2014 =1 Hold On For A While, SATB – … Continue reading
Michael Sandvik
Happy 2017! I wanted to start the new year celebrating some of the finest blessings of 2016 as a composer. Highlight #1: Having “One Thing Have I Desired” sung by the Walla Walla University Touring Choir Reunion in the Spring. … Continue reading
There are so many pieces and works being written for choirs these days that it can be difficult to find great pieces. This has especially been true of artist owned music (self published music). However if a piece or work … Continue reading
Tension! Vocal tension is generally a bad thing, often even a VERY bad thing. It is bad because it hurts voices. In graduate school I had some great teachers that helped me overcome some significant vocal tension issues. To them I … Continue reading
To date, I have made 38 choir pieces available on my website (with many more to come). I recognize that most conductors do not have the time to visit, peruse, and listen to every piece on my website. So I have … Continue reading
The following introduction was included in part one (nearly verbatim), so if you have already read it, you may wish to skip to the recommended pieces. This two part blog series will share ten different choral pieces, each by a … Continue reading
This two part blog series will share ten different choral pieces, each by a different composer. Each piece has a link to a full perusal score and recording, as well as to each composer’s personal websites. Every piece in this … Continue reading
What makes for an effective music teacher? Every music teacher has up and down days, and even some school years that are better than others. However consistent excellence is what we all can and should strive for. To accomplish this, … Continue reading
In a choral rehearsal, better organization means better efficiency. Better efficiency means higher achievement in rehearsal. Higher achievement in rehearsal means higher quality performances. So, organization and efficient habits can really be helpful. Before sharing three ways to be better … Continue reading
A recent forum thread on choralnet.org has generated much discussion and interest on the issue of the legality of photocopying choral music [the link no longer works so I have removed it]. As this is a pertinent issue for music … Continue reading