Choral Clarity Blog Presents: Rubrics have a place in the performing music classroom, but they should not be used to recognize achievement. They must be used properly and give every student the opportunity to be successful. Don’t Use Rubrics Unless Everyone Can Succeed
5 Ways Music Rubrics Can Fail Our Students
Choral Clarity Blog Presents: In recent years, rubrics have become a popular trend for assessing student achievement; they have been the common grading tool at most choral and solo festivals for as long as any of us can remember. While rubrics can be useful, they also present several pitfalls thats can severely impact the long-term growth and motivation of students at […]
Hocus Pocus: 12 Tricks for Rehearsal Focus
Choral Clarity Presents: It’s so easy to allow daily rehearsals to become repetitive and automatic. When we become repetitive, our choir tends to move into automatic pilot; students learn to anticipate exactly what is going to happen and end up focusing less and less. This then leads to decreased retention from rehearsal to rehearsal. Here are 12 Tricks to Re-gain Rehearsal Focus […]
“Going To Festival” – Assessing it’s Value
Choral Clarity Presents: Many teachers throughout the country are required to participate in their state’s festival while others willingly choose to bring their ensembles. While festival requirements vary from state to state, the idea of them mainly remains the same. But what do our students gain from this experience? What do we gain from this experience? Find […]
How to Engage The Students Who Don’t Seem to Care
Choral Clarity Presents: It is certainly true that some students might appear not to care. Students might not connect to our subject, to their surroundings, to our approach, or even to us. It is our job, as educators, to figure out a way to engage all of our students. Here’s How to Engage The Students […]
How to ONLY get the RIGHT Students to Continue
CHORAL CLARITY PRESENTS: There are, in fact, students that we can deem right and wrong for our program. Many of us choose right and wrong students based on audition, but this is not the most effective, or fair way. Here’s How to ONLY get the RIGHT Students to Continue