How well are your students really doing at the midpoint of the school year? If you are curious, this blog post for you. I hope every high school and middle school choral director uses this exam as a way to benefit their singers and improve their choral program! Here is my blog post: Your 10 Question Choir Midterm […]
Choral Clarity
The 11 Winter Choir Concert Songs I Repeat Every Year
There are 11 winter concert songs that I repeat every year. In this blog post, I’m going to share each of them, provide a recording, a link for the sheet music, and most importantly, tell you why each song is repeated. Whether you choose to follow in my footsteps or not is less important […]
The Conductor as Yogi: Stress Less, Accomplish More
“You are not a meditation failure; you just haven’t been taught yet.” Emily Fletcher A few months ago, I followed up on a book recommendation and read Stress Less, Accomplish More: Meditation for Extraordinary Performance. I was intrigued by the title but also by the high-profile endorsers (such as Mark Hyman, M.D.) and the fact […]
8 Reasons I Repeat the Same Holiday Choir Music Every Year
There are 8 reasons why I choose to repeat the same holiday music each year for my choir. Before calling me lazy. read my blog post to understand my rationale. Whether you choose to follow in my footsteps or not is less important than understanding how this approach could help you to build […]
The Conductor as Yogi: Concentric Circles
Sometimes I have singers stand in two concentric circles—the smaller one within the larger one—and sing from these new vantage points. The larger circle may be those who have stronger voices, more confidence, allowing their sound to flow through the smaller circle and across the space, leading the way by providing comfort and security. But […]
11 Choir Halloween Tricks (and Treats)
October can be both a PRODUCTIVE and FUN month in your choir. Don’t miss the opportunity to utilize HALLOWEEN and all of its festivities to engage your students, build community DEVELOP SOME ADVANCED MUSICAL SKILLS! CHECK OUT MY BLOG POST: 11 Choir Halloween Tricks (and Treats)