Click to listen to podcast version: 7 Ways to Love Your Choir Be the leader they need You wouldn’t know this since I’m the guy who wrote “Your choir sucks because you suck”, but I’m a sappy, open, and vulnerable choir director. It doesn’t take much to get me all choked up in rehearsal when I’m […]
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CJ Replay: Vocal Colors in Women’s Choruses
The September 2016 issue of Choral Journal featured an article by Philip Silvey titled “Coordinating Vocal Colors in Women’s Choruses,” which is intended primarily for high school and collegiate women’s choruses and can also be applicable to adult women’s choruses. The author states the following in the introduction: “When singers in women’s choruses combine […]
October Choral Journal Preview: Focus on Junior High/Middle School
The latest issue of Choral Journal is available online! ACDA members can log in with their username and password to view and download the newest version. You can also read our electronic version. Below is a preview of just some of the articles you will find in this issue. If you are not already a member of ACDA, join […]
Student Teachers: If you eventually want a job, listen to this first!
5 things to keep in mind when student teaching with a choral director. I want you to make the most of you student teaching opportunity, and I want your cooperating teacher to want to take on more student teachers in the future, so don’t screw this up!! CLICK TO LISTEN My Bullet Points […]
Your Choir Sucks Because You Suck, with Ryan Guth (Revisited)
Time to take responsibility for your own choral experience and help grow Choir Nation by not sucking anymore. In this post, I explore the common problems I see in the choral world and propose solutions. Why such a harsh title? I posted a teaser image, containing this title, on Facebook a while back and received […]
America Cantat 8 ~ Sights & Sounds of Celebration
“Sing a Song of Joy and Gladness ~ Sing a Song of Peace and Harmony Sing Across the Islands ~ Sing Across the Sea Sing a Song of Peace and Harmony ~ Oh Sing! Sing! Sing a Song!” America Cantat 8 continues to represent the very finest musical and cultural exchange in one of […]