On 7/20/05, Phil Daley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 7/20/2005 11:33 AM, John Howell wrote: > > >There's a three-part approach to this that works well with amateurs, > >and even with professionals. First you teach the music, making sure > >that all the parts are solidly learned. Then teach the choreography, > >during which they forget half the music. Then reteach the music > >coordinated with the choreography. It works just fine; you just have > >to know in advance that this is what you need to do. > > I agree. But . . . > > Most amateurs (in my area) don't have enough time to actually "learn" the > music, let alone, learn some additional choreography. >
Many years ago I was in a church choir where I was one of a tiny handful of singers who could sightread. I tried, and failed, to convince the director to spend a bit of time teaching basic theory & sightreading. Her reason for refusing? Not enough time because we had so much music to learn - it was only a few hymns, 1 psalm, and a motet each week. (We had a handful of mass settings, none difficult, some congregational, and would often do the same one for many weeks in a row.) _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
