With me today is Sherman Charles, the founder of Carmen Scoring, the system used by more that 60 show choir competitions throughout the US, as well as many other instrumental, acapella, and even international events. Sherman tells the story of how Carmen came to be and shares a lot of great insight into the many decisions that need to be made by competition hosts as well as things participating directors ought to know about these scores. The Carmen Showband Scoresheet ► https://bit.ly/3XaqrqM Now entering their 10th year, HOA's 2025 season will include competitions in Nashville, Orland and Los Angeles. Register for an event at ⁠hoachoir.com⁠!

A podcast-sized reading session of three new works by Garrett Breeze featured in the 2024 JW Pepper Editor's Choice Catalog.

⁠⁠Aloha⁠⁠

⁠⁠Call of a Warrior⁠⁠

⁠⁠Tiny Voice⁠

My guest today is Julianne Merrill, who works on Broadway as a music director, pianist, and electronic music designer. Both of us are alumni of North Central High School in Indianapolis and we have worked together for the past several seasons on the show choir creative team. We’ve also collaborated in making the Breeze Tunes Mainstage Library, which was designed to cover the most commonly requested types of sounds needed by keyboards in show choir and is a good middle ground for groups getting started with MainStage.

*This episode was recorded before the announcement that MakeMusic's Finale was being discontinued.* Now entering their 10th year, HOA's 2025 season will include competitions in Nashville, Orland and Los Angeles. Register for an event at ⁠hoachoir.com⁠! #breezetunes #showchoirsessions #patchmaster