Every voice matters. I teach over 300 middle school choral music students each and every day. I’ve always struggled with the fact that it was difficult to find time to listen to them individually in order to assess them in my classes of up to 84 students, and I’ve also worked hard to seek ways […]
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Don’t Use Rubrics Unless Everyone Can Succeed
Choral Clarity Blog Presents: Rubrics have a place in the performing music classroom, but they should not be used to recognize achievement. They must be used properly and give every student the opportunity to be successful. Don’t Use Rubrics Unless Everyone Can Succeed
How Can I Help Those Sharp Middle School Singers?
Ouch! Teaching middle school chorus can hurt your ears. Between the changing voices of the boys and those sharp singing girls, our ears take a beating. Solving the issue of the sharp singer and any singer who sings out of tune takes time. In this blog post, I am going to share some of the […]
5 Ways Music Rubrics Can Fail Our Students
Choral Clarity Blog Presents: In recent years, rubrics have become a popular trend for assessing student achievement; they have been the common grading tool at most choral and solo festivals for as long as any of us can remember. While rubrics can be useful, they also present several pitfalls thats can severely impact the long-term growth and motivation of students at […]
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ChoralNet is a special kind of community. We can come, join with other people who love vocal music, and not worry about the spam or trolling that can happen in other venues. That doesn’t happen by accident. We are indebted to an incredible team of moderators who help to create this space by staying connected […]
7 Myths about Classroom Management
This week, the author of an article called “7 Myths about Classroom Management” contacted me and shared it with me. The material in the article reflects many of the philosophies that have worked for me in my large choral music classrooms over the last 25 years, so I wanted to share it here with […]