Category: Music and Choir

MUSICAL MUSINGS: Four Lessons About Silence, From Grad School

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, but sometimes they also generalize to larger realities. With that … read more.

MUSICAL MUSINGS: A New Year’s Revelation

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. After speaking with several gay kids over the … read more.

MUSICAL MUSINGS: Justice and Harmony

 

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 have. This may have been a solo, a partner on a project, or a … read more.

MUSICAL MUSINGS: Sum Of Its Parts > Weakest Link

By Scott Rieker

Director, Emerson Choir

scott@scottrieker.com 

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Aristotle said that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Paul of Tarsus expanded upon that, explaining that all those parts are interconnected, interdependent, and equally essential for the success of the whole. Then, some “motivational speaker” concocted … read more.