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Music Within Reach: Finding Accessible, High-Quality Choral Music
By Brandon Moss There is no shortage of stellar choral programs in this country. Like many of you, I was privileged to attend this year’s ACDA National Conference in Minneapolis, where we witnessed at least a couple dozen of the country’s most gifted ensembles from K-12 schools, universities, and churches. Think of how many other […]
Hocus Pocus: 12 Tricks for Rehearsal Focus
Choral Clarity Presents: It’s so easy to allow daily rehearsals to become repetitive and automatic. When we become repetitive, our choir tends to move into automatic pilot; students learn to anticipate exactly what is going to happen and end up focusing less and less. This then leads to decreased retention from rehearsal to rehearsal. Here are 12 Tricks to Re-gain Rehearsal Focus […]
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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 […]
How to Engage The Students Who Don’t Seem to Care
Choral Clarity Presents: It is certainly true that some students might appear not to care. Students might not connect to our subject, to their surroundings, to our approach, or even to us. It is our job, as educators, to figure out a way to engage all of our students. Here’s How to Engage The Students […]
How to ONLY get the RIGHT Students to Continue
CHORAL CLARITY PRESENTS: There are, in fact, students that we can deem right and wrong for our program. Many of us choose right and wrong students based on audition, but this is not the most effective, or fair way. Here’s How to ONLY get the RIGHT Students to Continue