Here is a true story. This happened this past Friday night. We had another family over for dinner (non-musical family), and the wife says “My husband is Tone-deaf.” Well, she was willing to BET me her husband was tone-deaf. The BET was: If I can get her tone-deaf husband to sing decently, they […]
Round and Rounds We Go In Concert!
I hope your summer is going well! I’ve been writing nonstop and have a lot of new, exciting projects to share in the next few months! I wrote a new blog post about rounds and the different ways they can be used in concert. Whether you have a y’all come choir or a select choir, there is […]
Memorial Day Performance? Keep It Simple!!
If your group is performing for Memorial Day, this blog post may be right up your alley. So often, our ensembles serve the community. These performances are completely different than our typical chorus concerts as there are many factors not in our control. This brand new blog post explains how to impact audiences at community events such […]
A New Sight Singing Tool That Has My Choir SHOOK!
A brand new sight-singing tool just came out that has made sight-singing FUN and EXCITING in my choirs. My students and I were fortunate enough to be beta-testers. The very first time my students used it, their eye lit-up and they were sold! Now that it has officially been released, I want the choral world […]
Choir Senioritis……11 Ways to Minimize The Symptoms
Senioritis is a real issue in many high school choral programs. Does your program suffer from seniors who act entitled, arrogant, dismissive, or lazy? Are your SENIORS setting the wrong kind of role model status for the younger singers? Introducing my blog post: Choir Senioritis……. 11 Ways to Minimize The Symptoms Sincerely, Adam Paltrowitz Creator […]
Basic Math or Matching Pitch: Which Skill Is More Important?
Imagine if learning to matching pitch was treated like learning basic math: We certainly believe everyone can learn addition and subtraction. In fact, our public schools require that all students learn how to add and subtract. If a student struggles to understand the concept of basic math, how is this handled? It’s likely […]