METCC

05/25/2026

“This Memorial Day, we lift our voices in remembrance and gratitude for the men and women who served with honor and gave everything for our nation.”

05/01/2026

This one is not to be missed! It will feature Rosephanye Powell's powerful "The Cry of Jeremiah" with the orchestra and chorus. Also featured will be music of Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein and fun favorites by John Philip Sousa. Join us for this patriotic season finale! Admittance by donation.

04/29/2026

04/27/2026

It's sure to be a GRAND 'Ole Time! Free and open to the public.

03/09/2026

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"Let us examine some of the sources of randomness in the acoustic signal. They originate at several levels in the speech production chain.

It is known that a muscle contraction is a composite of a large number of individual twitches of groups of muscle fibers called motor units. A single twitch associated with a given motor unit lasts only a fraction of a second. It can be repeated, but not immediately, and usually not at predictable intervals. The “firing” of a motor unit depends on the arrival of neural signals at the myo-neural junctions, i.e., the junctions between nerve endings and muscle fibers. Since the neural signals have a large random component, the size and time interval between twitches will also vary randomly. Although a muscle contraction is smoothed out by the summation process of many of these twitches, a small random component remains. This contributes to randomness in the fundamental frequency, randomness in vocal fold adduction, randomness in vocal intensity, since these are all regulated by coordinated muscle activity.

If the random variations are rapid, they will be perceived as roughness in the voice, but only if excessive. If they are slow, they will be perceived as tremor, an instability in pitch, loudness and quality. A certain amount of this perturbation in the acoustic signal is not only tolerated, but preferred by the listener. One normally does not attend to it, but misses it when it is entirely absent."

from "Random Acoustic Factors in Voice Production" by Dr. Ingo Titze. First published in the NATS Bulletin, a predecessor to the Journal of Singing, Sept/Oct 1982

03/06/2026

I feel attacked!

3593 likes, 26 comments. “and it loops 😭 come see me live in NYC 3/21 @ 7pm link in bio”

03/04/2026

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02/25/2026

Calling all singers and players. Join us June 21st for Make Music Day! Register here:

Make Music Athens invites lifelong locals and new neighbors alike to add their voices to the ever-growing musical story of our town. From the heart of downtown to our neighborhoods and gathering spaces, we’re celebrating the creativity that makes Athens such a special place.

02/16/2026

METCC Adult/HS group and METCC Kids are still accepting registrations until Feb. 23!

02/02/2026

Due to ice remaining in some areas and roads we have made the decision to cancel again tonight, check back here for more updates.

We're so glad you're interested in becoming involved with METCC! We are making plans for "America 250: A Musical Celebration" This will be the ultimate collaboration between the Mid-East TN Community Chorus, METCC Kids and the Etowah Town Band. Rehearsals resume Monday, January 26 2026, 6:30 p.m. at...