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Chorus America's High Notes blog is curated by the Chorus America staff. Here, find articles on what our members are up to, and links to the latest news and commentary on the issues that matter to the choral field. High Notes also includes information about policy issues and advocacy alerts.

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Chorus America is a member of the Performing Arts Alliance (PAA), a national coalition of nonprofit arts service organizations advocating for federal policies that impact the nonprofit performing arts sector. Membership in Chorus America includes membership in PAA and you can learn more about PAA's policy agenda in the PAA Advocacy Center.

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  • 6 Web Tools for Non-Profits
    by Chorus America Staff

    "From newsletter-creation to targeted blog tools, running analytics and making donations, almost every useful service a non-profit or cause-based organization could want has received a technologically innovative makeover, complete with options for every set of needs, challenges, and price-points. These six tools might not save the world on their own, but they can empower and facilitate users to achieve their own goals faster, better and more cheaply than ever before."

  • Gabby Giffords: Recovering Speech Through Music Therapy
    by Chorus America Staff

  • The Must-Haves for Chorus Management
    by Chorus America Staff

    Chorus America recently queried chorus managers via Facebook about the software programs, websites, and apps essential to their daily work. The Girl Choir of South Florida rose to the challenge with a series of blog posts on their "must-have apps."

  • The Young People's Chorus of NYC Receives a National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award
    by Chorus America Staff

    The Young People's Chorus of New York City, under artistic director/founder Francisco J. Núñez, will be presented with a 2011 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award by First Lady Michelle Obama at a White House ceremony today.

  • A Life in Choral Music: An Interview with Ysaye Barnwell of Sweet Honey in the Rock
    by Chorus America Staff

    Choral Arts Classics on WYPR 88.1 spoke with composer, activist, and teacher Ysaye Barnwell about her life in music.

    Listen to the interview.

  • The Festival Singers of Atlanta Composition Contest
    by Chorus America Staff

    In celebration of its 30th anniversary, The Festival Singers of Atlanta is hosting a composition competition for a choral piece, SATB a cappella or accompanied by keyboard.

    The grand prize is $500, and $100 will go to two pieces granted honorable mention. Also, the Festival Singers of Atlanta will premiere the winning works at its 2012 spring concert.

  • Of Noise, Music, and Silence: Why What We Listen to Matters
    by Chorus America Staff

    "Although excessive noise has been harmful in a number of ways, music has been shown to improve children with learning disabilities, help elders feel more connected to the world, and even get people into better shape. It provides children with a 'hook' for the brain’s memory centers, allowing them to retain more information, and it can play huge roles in modifying our moods."

  • Nonprofit Board Responsibilities: Governance vs. Support
    by Chorus America Staff

    What are the responsibilities of the board as a body, and what are the responsibilities of each individual board member?

    Read more from Blue Avocado.

  • Redesigning Your Website? 7 Steps to Strategic Digital Communication
    by Chorus America Staff

    First, a Mindset Shift

    "Here’s the most important thing you’re going to learn in this entire article: you aren’t actually redesigning your website (or you shouldn’t be). You are re-energizing the ways in which you engage with your constituents in the digital space. There’s a big difference."

  • Is It Time to Retire the Term "Classical Music"?
    by Chorus America Staff

    "We all know that the sweeping changes that have transformed Earth and its human population over the past century and a quarter had to be expressed in human art. And though the change from year to year is balanced by much that stays the same, cumulatively those changes add up to a classical vs. 'formerly known as classical' divide that artists are constantly bridging in innovative ways."

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