January is a new beginning for you as a choral director! If you need to gain more discipline in your choir, try this. I’ve used this technique for years with my middle school choirs to get them more focused. It works every time! This is a podcast, click HERE to listen! The focused hallway technique […]
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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 […]
Working With Parents in your Choral Music Classroom
“Working with Parents in Your Music Classroom” For most of the 25 years I’ve taught choral music and musical theater in public schools, my program has included between 300-350 middle school students. In the beginning of my career, I never asked for help managing day to day tasks. I was quietly overwhelmed. […]
Let go, with Anthony Maglione of William Jewell College
Anthony Maglione of William Jewell College stops in to share his thoughts on building a culture of trust with your choir. This is a podcast, please click HERE to listen! Bio Conductor/Composer Anthony J. Maglione is a graduate of Westminster Choir College of Rider University, East Carolina University, and the University of California, Los Angeles. He is […]
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 […]
Singing Together to Honor MLK
America Sings Together on Martin Luther King Day At 11:00 AM in your local time on Martin Luther King Day (Monday, January 16, 2017), we invite you, your families, your church groups, and your school choirs to stop and sing “Amazing Grace” with the people around you. The 4 verses of John Newton’s longer poem […]