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August, 2007
 
Perspective from Choir Directors who have Started Choirs "from scratch" and other helpful articles.

NEW: "What's In All Those Folders? Adventures In Managing a Music Library" by K. Christine Scarpinatto, August 4, 2007.  

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Click here for new article Anti-Rules for Choir Directors

"Or How to Alienate your Pastor and Church." by Judy Shultz, Eurydice Osterman, Marie Adams, Evelyn Pursley-Kopitzke 

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Click Here for new article, "How to Kill a Choir", compiled by Judy Shultz, Marie Adams of "Ask Marie Q & A", & Evelyn Pursley-Kopitzke.

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Click here for Article by Don Land

Don Land has worked in church music most of his life, playing organ and piano, directing choral groups, and administrating small and large music programs. In addition to his work in Seventh-day Adventist churches, he has also worked in the United Methodist Church for 25 years. He is currently music director at the Conyers SDA church.

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Click here for Article by Joelle Gouel

Joelle Gouel is a choral conductor, composer, and music editor currently living in Geneva, Switzerland. She is the director of the vocal ensemble,  Cantilene,  and has studied, conducted and taught extensively in both Europe and the United States.

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Evelyn Pursley-Kopitzke is composer and teacher who did so much work and research starting the Kingsport, TN, choir  that she decided to produce this EMagazine,
START A CHOIR,  so other brave would-be choir directors wouldn't have to duplicate the work she already did and could avoid all the mistakes she made along the way.

 Go to:
"How to Annoy & Alienate Your Choir" compiled by Judy Shultz, Marie Adams & Evelyn Pursley-Kopitzke
 "How to Alienate Your Pastor and Church" compiled by Judy Shultz, Eurydice Osterman, Marie Adams & Evelyn Pursley-Kopitzke.
"How to Kill a Choir" compiled by Judy Shultz, Marie Adams,
     & Evelyn Pursley-Kopitzke
 Ask Marie, Newest Page
 Ask Marie, Page One, through Mar., '05.
 Ask Marie, Page Two, through Aug., '05.
 Ask Marie, Page Three, through Sept., '05.
 Ask Marie, Page Four, through Nov., '05.
 Ask Marie, Page Five, through Dec. 8, '05.
 Ask Marie, Page Six, through Dec. 18, '05.
 Ask Marie, Page Seven, through Feb. '06.
 Ask Marie, Page Eight, through Apr. '06. 
 Ask Marie, Page Nine, Through Aug. '06.
 Ask Marie, Page ten, Through Jan. '07.

Click here for Article by Audrey Dean-Wright

Among her many other accomplishments, Audrey Dean-Wright is the Founding Director of the Seventh-day Adventist Meistersingers, director of The Bahamas National Children's Choir, Minister of Music at the Centreville Seventh-day Adventist Church, and is a Senior Lecturer at The College of the Bahamas.

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Go to:
"Why I Volunteer" by Carrie Szermeta, who is a volunteer pianist for a Pennsylvania Methodist Church.

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Read about  Volunteer Music in the Seventh-day Adventist church.

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Click here to find out 
A Choir Story by
Evelyn Pursley-Kopitzke
To be continued.

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