Ep. 42 - A Quick Start Guide to Choral Singing - Matt Bumbach and Dean Luethi

"I call it 'choral confession.' They come up to you and tell you their history with choir: 'I don't read sheet music.' 'I'm not a soloist.' These are wonderful capable singers, musically creative individuals that love what they do and contribute so much. My hope is that a book like this can give them the confidence to look at themselves and say 'I'm not just the blending voice that maybe my seventh grade choir teacher told me I am. I'm a contributor."Matthew Bumbach is a sought-after conductor, composer, adjudicator, and clinician who has worked throughout North America, Europe, and Africa. He is the Director of Music Ministries at Shallowford Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, GA.  Matthew has performed and recorded with such artists as Gloria Estefan, Time for Three, and Broadway's star Rachel Potter. He has published research in NCCO’s The Choral Scholar, Chorus America’s Research Memorandum Series, ACDA’s The Choral Journal, and several state and regional journals. Matthew’s choral arrangements are published by Hal Leonard. In 2022, Dr. Bumbach coauthored A Quick Start Guide To Choral Singing (GIA Publications) with Dr. Dean Luethi. Matthew lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife, Dr. Melissa Bumbach, and their twin daughters, Rachel and Selena. To get in touch with Matt, you can find him on Facebook (@mbbumbach) or email him at mbumbach@shallowford.org.Choir Fam wants to hear from you! Check out the Minisode Intro episode from September 16, 2022, to hear how to share your story with us. Email choirfampodcast@gmail.com to contact our hosts.Podcast music from Podcast.coPhoto in episode artwork by Trace Hudson from Pexels