- Become a Member
- Join Now
- Sustaining Members
- Member Benefits
- Match Your Contribution
- FAQ
- Existing Members
- Member Discounts
- Member Benefits
- Change of Address
- Tax Information
- Newsletters
- /
- Podcasts
- /
- RSS Feeds
- /
- Mobile
Blog Archive
| January 2009 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Master Archive
Recent Entries
- Hear the music of the future!
- Melbourne Symphony Wonders: Is Music Director Necessary?
- Time to Weigh in....
- Can orchestras survive with "business as usual?"
- Tonight's Euro Classic: A Mozart Divertimento
- Oldest Orchestra West of the Rockies Files for Bankruptcy
- Virtuoso or "finger-merchant?"
- Classical Grrl Power
- Composing Well Is the Best Revenge
- This Week's Euro Classics
Categories
Contact Us
- Questions about the playlist?
Contact MPR's Member Benefits Team.
Purchase the Music
- Buy the music you've heard on-air! Your purchase helps support our classical service.
ArkivMusic
Services
The Way We Sing Now
Posted at 4:55 PM on January 9, 2009
by Rex Levang
(1 Comments)
The Way We Sing Now
Soho the Dog is the name of an always-lively blog kept by Matthew Guerrieri, a composer in the Boston area. In a recent post, he wonders about hymns: why some hymns get winnowed out, others not.
His explanation as to why some titles don't show up in newer hymnals? It's not theology; it's just that people can't sing them any more.
Comments (1)
A few weeks ago I heard a children's choir from one of the local schools perform and was surprised that 4th & 5th graders were still singing in unison.
But I didn't realize how little arts education was available these days until I started looking for an elementary school for my daughter. I knew kids didn't get much music education anymore, but I was startled to learn that many schools have no music education at all. Ever.
- Become a Member
- Leadership Circle
- Sustaining Members
- Member Discounts
- Become a Sponsor
- Tax Information
- Planned Giving
- Fundraising Credentials
- Vehicle Donation
- Donate Stock