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Chris Munce

If Every One Agrees, We Can’t Have the “Difficult Conversations” with Micah Horton

June 10, 2022 by Chris Munce Leave a Comment

Many people think they are speaking truth to power, but they are really just preaching to the choir. This episode deals with the role of political discourse in the lives of all citizens, and educators in particular. The future of education is hanging in the balance right now as I see it, based on the […]

Filed Under: Choralosophy Tagged With: ACDA Membership Benefits, Diversity, Equity, inclusion, Music Ed, music educators

Work Less Hard, Have Better Choirs

June 3, 2022 by Chris Munce Leave a Comment

Sound too good to be true? Well, it is if you are thinking that there is a quick and easy pill to swallow in order to get to that next level in your career. You know, the one where you simply, issue wisdom, wave your arms, say inspirational things, and the choir just SINGS! In […]

Filed Under: Choralosophy Tagged With: American Choral Directors Association, curriculum, literacy, methods, rigor

Don’t Abandon the Canon! With Dr. Anika Prather

May 27, 2022 by Chris Munce Leave a Comment

Like many topics in education, we have strains of the same philosophical divides in music education as we do in other areas of education. This week, my guest Dr. Anika Prather is the perfect person to address and offer a bridge to one of those divides. She has a background in both Music Education as […]

Filed Under: Choralosophy Tagged With: ACDA Membership Benefits, decolonize, Diversity, inclusion, literature, philosophy, programming, Repertoire

Finding My Voice with Brittney E. Boykin

May 20, 2022 by Chris Munce Leave a Comment

In Collaboration with Oxford University Press to Bring You Great Conversations In the next edition of the Oxford Series, I am excited to bring you a new voice in their catalog, Brittney E. Boykin. I had an open and refreshing conversation with her about her journey through the choral world as a conductor, teacher and then […]

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“Belonging” Isn’t Top-Down

May 13, 2022 by Chris Munce Leave a Comment

A hybrid episode! We run the risk of oversimplifying educational concepts, packaging them in seminars and professional development sessions for sale, and actually HARMING students. Or at least not helping them. Educational theories often carry precious little evidence, but we as educators frequently feel ill equipped to question them. Often times these oversimplifications are simply […]

Filed Under: Choralosophy Tagged With: American Choral Directors Association, belonging, choir, Education, philosophy

The Science of Program Building with Dr. Seth Pendergast

May 6, 2022 by Chris Munce Leave a Comment

Dr. Seth Pendergast of Colorado State University joins me to dig through the critical aspects of recruiting and retention. As we are (hopefully) coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, my sense is that many K-12 choral music educators are looking to grow or rebuild their choral programs. The pandemic often limited singing and many choral […]

Filed Under: Choralosophy, Others

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