tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515204271742388200.post4437692581055179011..comments2012-03-30T18:50:24.296-07:00Comments on Alan Davis: Choral Intonation (Listen Closely....)Alan Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06715398661713869754noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515204271742388200.post-59471250575802712032008-02-06T09:53:00.000-08:002008-02-06T09:53:00.000-08:00Indeed!!! PS - I am also a huge fan of Thomas Tal...Indeed!!! <BR/><BR/>PS - I am also a huge fan of Thomas Tallis.Annie's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05980353657789419725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515204271742388200.post-2133846939411813312008-01-31T19:00:00.000-08:002008-01-31T19:00:00.000-08:00Thank You for the debate. It brought a smile to my...Thank You for the debate. It brought a smile to my face to read your reply. I absolutely agree with your response. I guess I got alittle ahead of myself and my fingers were typing faster than my brain. I do however feel that a great choir sounds great because; the singers work hard, the conductor teaches the singers everything that he/she can about the music, and that most of all everyone invovled from conductor to singer knows the identity of their choir. <BR/><BR/>:)Alan Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06715398661713869754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515204271742388200.post-10733663812465866082008-01-31T10:52:00.000-08:002008-01-31T10:52:00.000-08:00Yay for debate! While you certainly didn't say tha...Yay for debate! <BR/>While you certainly didn't say that all composers have a gift for intonation, you did say the following: "What I have determined by all this is that all the best sounding choirs have conductors who are composers or arrangers/editors." <BR/><BR/>And my point was simply that all the best-sounding choirs have conductors who have that special combination of TALENT, good ears, musical experience, training, and a solid understanding of the identity of the choir. I don't believe that there is a particularly direct correlation between compositional ability and sense of intonation, though I'm sure that for some conductors, it may be beneficial.Annie's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05980353657789419725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515204271742388200.post-11934614281865224322008-01-26T19:10:00.000-08:002008-01-26T19:10:00.000-08:00Your comment sounds as if you are concluding that ...Your comment sounds as if you are concluding that I am saying that all composers have that skill for great choral intonation, and that is not what I am saying. I am not saying that only conductor/composers are the best choral conductor or that just conductors are better than the other. I am just simply saying that of all the best known choirs out there I have noticed a slight pattern in the Conductors studies. <BR/><BR/>Thank You for your comment I appreciate it. That is the great thing about music is that every musician has a different opinion about how to study/perform music and so on. That is one of the great things I love about music is that it is constantly evolving and involves everyone in it.Alan Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06715398661713869754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515204271742388200.post-81507019621553797602008-01-18T17:13:00.000-08:002008-01-18T17:13:00.000-08:00Hi there - Welcome to the blogosphere. Always nea...Hi there - Welcome to the blogosphere. Always neat to read musicians' blogs; lots of interesting perspective out there.<BR/><BR/>I have to say though, I fear you're making a bit of a generalization that I'm not willing to agree with you on. In my experience, choral conductors who make the most positive inroads with regards to intonation have that special combination of intangible talent, good musical training, experience, and a good understanding of the identity of the choir and the singers therein. I'm sure that compositional experience helps, but I can't agree that it's the most important factor. And I think there are probably some composers out there who have no talent for conducting or intonation at all.Annie's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05980353657789419725noreply@blogger.com