Expertise cannot be earned as a student. We must test our academic ideas in the real world.
Well, it looks like I stirred the pot with this one.
I recently had a lot of time to think and reflect while driving home from the convention circuit, so I went LIVE in the Choralsophers FB group to discuss some reactions to audience feedback from the Success Rubrics episode. One of the ideas that drew the most attention, is that the primacy of the “degree” as a success marker may not be the best way for us to structure our professional spaces and organizations. So, with comments coming in to the chat while driving, (do not try this at home, I am a trained professional) I reflected further on this issue. As always, let’s keep the conversation going!
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A Back to School Special from Choralosophy Podcast
Zach Singer weighed in on the main page of Choralosophy.com with an idea to share with us. He calls it being a “cultural custodian.” As we get back to being busy, I thought you might enjoy a few bite sized episodes with some practical, usable ideas. Tune in to hear Zach’s thoughts about bridging cultural divides in the classroom in order to find a shared classroom culture through music.
Stuart Hunt says
Chris, et al –
This work has been done. We invested 3 years to produce the first and ONLY choral skills rubric endorsed by NAfME, Choral Canada, and NATS. We hope ACDA will soon follow. It can be viewed and downloaded at: https://www.clasresources.com/ in various sizes and formats.
Dr. Boers has created, through no small amount of expertise and genius, all any singer / choir needs to progress from beginner to professional.
Regards,
Stuart Hunt
Chris Munce says
I love the rubrics there! Very detailed. Although my reflections were on evaluating ourselves as directors and less so the choir. Even so, I think the work is never done. We must always reimagine.