By Scott Rieker Choir Director, Emerson Choir scott@scottrieker.com Growing up, we called them “flea markets.” Out here, I hear people speak of “swap meets.” Either way, the concept is … Continue reading MUSICAL MUSINGS: What’s Your Swap Meet?
By Scott Rieker Choir Director, Emerson Choir scott@scottrieker.com It’s a privilege to be attending a graduate program where every class presents something valuable to learn. Often, those lessons are curricular, … Continue reading MUSICAL MUSINGS: Four Lessons About Silence, From Grad School
By Scott Rieker Director, Emerson Choir scott@scottrieker.com Public humiliation has been considered an effective means of punishing people since time immemorial, and most forms of punishment include an element of … Continue reading MUSICAL MUSINGS: This Is Humiliating!
By Scott Rieker Director, Emerson Choir scott@scottrieker.com I’ve debated for weeks over whether I should pen this column, because to some folks the subject matter is offensive, or at least controversial. … Continue reading MUSICAL MUSINGS: A New Year’s Revelation
By Scott Rieker Director, Emerson Choir scott@scottrieker.com As a middle school teacher, I often heard my students say, “It’s not fair!” when someone received something they did not … Continue reading MUSICAL MUSINGS: Justice and Harmony
By Scott Rieker Director, Emerson Choir scott@scottrieker.com 402-202-8435 Aristotle said that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Paul of Tarsus expanded upon that, explaining that all … Continue reading MUSICAL MUSINGS: Sum Of Its Parts > Weakest Link
