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Contents March/April 2023/Volume 63, Number 7

Focus Articles

8 Words and Music: A Conversation with Poets and Composers
ds and Music: A Con

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sation with P
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b y R obert Bode
by Robert Bode
Disco
18 Discovering the Magic of Children’s Voices:
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v
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Children
s V
oices:
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Composing and Pro g ramming for Elementar y Choir s
Composing and Programming for Elementary Choirs

a
y K
outs
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by Katie Houts
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24 The Business of Composing Part 1: Commissions & Publishing
by Jake Runestad with Dan Forrest
Composing P
34 The Business of Composing Part 2: Licensing
t 2: Licensing
ar
The Business of

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b y Dan F or r e st with J ake R une st ad
by Dan Forrest with Jake Runestad
R
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eflections on Conductor
47 Reflections on Conductors, Composers, and Commissions
47
, Composer
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, and Commissions

b y Andr e w Crane
by Andrew Crane
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