Choral Clarity Presents: A choir can be a welcoming and loving community for people who love to sing. For many students, it can even feel like a second home; that is……only if they are accepted into your select ensemble. Does Your Choral Program FAIL Most Students? Will you break the mold and reflect upon the choices you’ve made? […]
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9 Question Choir Midterm Exam – Will You Pass?
Choral Clarity Presents: This 9 question choral midterm is the most effective way to measure the success of our students. This midterm will require no studying or preparation on the part of our students. It will, however, require some deep thinking while taking very little time to complete. Will you and your students meet this exam with […]
11 Annual Alumni Choir Songs OTHER than “Hallelujah”
Choral Clarity Presents: Are you looking for a more effective way to musically engage your alumni? Do you want your alumni to come back year after year and ENHANCE the sound of your ensemble? It’s never too late to create a new tradition that the current choir members and alumni can all perform really well. An annual […]
10 Reasons To Retire The Hallelujah Chorus….especially with alumni!
Choral Clarity Presents: 10 Reasons To Retire The Hallelujah Chorus….especially with alumni! I may have just said the unthinkable. No, I won’t retract my statement. We can do better! We should do better! Why did Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus become the selection that choirs choose to repeat year after year? Why did this piece become the one that we invite our […]
16 Must-Dos To Ensure a Great Concert
Choral Clarity Presents: We just spent many months learning notes and rhythms, memorizing lyrics, working on balance and blend, shape, and internalizing meaning. But now it is concert season. Our priority needs to shift from how our ensemble sounds to what our audience sees and hears. Believe it or not, most of what the audience members see and hear […]
12 Ways to Memorize DURING Rehearsal
Choral Clarity Presents: Our ultimate goal should be teaching our students to embody the music they sing. The deeper their understand, the more they become the art. These 12 rehearsal techniques provide the framework for teaching students how to embody and memorize music while using sheet music: Click here to find out 12 Ways to Memorize DURING Rehearsal This is […]