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 […]
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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 […]
Self-Selected Choir vs Non-Auditioned Choir: 12 BIG DIFFERENCES!
There is a BIG DIFFERENCE between a self-selected choir and a traditional non-auditioned choir. Both ensembles are only as good as it’s strongest singers. So where are your strongest singers? Are they in a select group instead? Is your “y’all come” choir stripped of all talent? Is it plagued by apathy? This blog post offers a different approach […]
The Fastest “Tone-Deaf Quiz” You’ve Ever Given!
My latest blog post offers a simple approach for ensuring your struggling singers are not tone-deaf. This 2 minute “tone-deaf” quiz will not only help you to quickly assess if your struggling singers could actually be tone-deaf, it will help you to figure out if their ear is even the problem at all. You can give this quiz […]
18 Tips to Prevent Choral Director Burnout
Some of the same things we do to be invested in our choral program leads us down the path of no return: the path toward burning out. Over time, the energy and enthusiasm that pushes us through the extra rehearsals, extra concerts, and community events lead us to become warn out or feel like quitting; […]
The Conductor as Yogi: The Spirit of Work
What do you think of when you hear the word “work?” Some days, “work” feels like these dictionary definitions: Exertion, Labor, Toil, Slog, Drudgery. Ouch. Just reading these words makes us feel heavy, even if they accurately describe how we feel right now. It’s not that we don’t still love our art or care about […]