Greetings colleagues and welcome back to school! My hope is to create a conversation culture that is focused on openness, good faith, benefit of the doubt, and a desire to “grow the pie” for our profession and for our singers. More choirs and #morepeoplesinging In this episode, I had a blast chatting with Beth Philemon […]
Avoiding Burnout and Other Life Hacks. Elisa Janson Jones
“If you are there for the music, you’re in the wrong profession. It has to be student centered, or you will burn out.” In this episode Elise and I explore various ways for teachers, in music and otherwise, to avoid feeling like the job takes more than it gives. If you need a pick me […]
What I Suck At
In this episode I share a small part of my “suck list” as well as my “not suck” list to demonstrate the healthy balance we all must have between acknowledging our struggles and giving ourselves credit where credit is due. I will also offer a short reflection on the National ACDA Convention including WHY I […]
Seeing the Trees (There is no forest…) with Stephen Rew and Anthony Maglione. Subtitle: Choirs don’t exist
In this episode I make the shocking claim that there is no such thing as a choir. Then I bring on Stephen Rew for a discussion about connecting with students on an individual level. In the second part of this episode, I look to Anthony Maglione for insight into this topic from the collegiate perspective. […]
Special Summer Edition! Allen Hightower, Alyssa Cossey, Robert T. Gibson Panel
A special JOINT production of the Kantorei Summer Choral Institute and the Choralosophy podcast that took place on June 19th, 2019. Each of the guests were in Kansas City working with the 120 regional young singers that participate in a one of a kind week of intense rehearsals, collaboration with adult professional educators and performers, […]
What’s in a Gesture?
A talk about the role of the choral conductor with Bradley Ellingboe. Is the physical gesture the most important thing we do? Most would be probably say no. For Brad and I, it barely sneaks into the top 5! Here is the list: Ear for pitch/rhythm Conducting gesture musical imagination Motivational skills Verbal fluency How […]