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What is Our MAIN Job?

September 9, 2022 by Chris Munce Leave a Comment

Is creating a welcoming, inclusive, fun, engaging and safe learning environment enough to be an excellent choir teacher? I say no. Is choir an activity or an academic course of study? You can get a PhD in it. It is an academic subject. In this episode, I “dialogue” with many of you who joined a […]

Filed Under: Choralosophy Tagged With: ACDA Membership Benefits, American Choral Directors Association, Equity, literacy, vocal pedagogy

Thank You for Your Mistake!

August 26, 2022 by Chris Munce Leave a Comment

In this episode, I reflect on the psychology of gratitude, and on the importance of helping our students develop a healthy relationship with their own mistakes, and even flaws and weaknesses. Not because we don’t care about high achieving ensembles, but precisely for this reason. There is power in psychology, both from our perspective as […]

Filed Under: Choralosophy Tagged With: American Choral Directors Association, failure, Gratitude, growth, mindset, success

Dropping the Covid Ball with Dr. Nikki Johnson

June 24, 2022 by Chris Munce Leave a Comment

The Return of Covid Conversations! Sadly, many of us in education have lived at the epicenter of the Covid Wars. Possibly the biggest political football during the pandemic has been what to do with the kids, and what to do with schools. For those of us in choral music, we lived at that intersection along with […]

Filed Under: Choralosophy Tagged With: ACDA Membership Benefits, American Choral Directors Association, Choral Music, COVID-19, COVID-19 Resource, policy, schools

Work Less Hard, Have Better Choirs

June 3, 2022 by Chris Munce Leave a Comment

Sound too good to be true? Well, it is if you are thinking that there is a quick and easy pill to swallow in order to get to that next level in your career. You know, the one where you simply, issue wisdom, wave your arms, say inspirational things, and the choir just SINGS! In […]

Filed Under: Choralosophy Tagged With: American Choral Directors Association, curriculum, literacy, methods, rigor

“Belonging” Isn’t Top-Down

May 13, 2022 by Chris Munce Leave a Comment

A hybrid episode! We run the risk of oversimplifying educational concepts, packaging them in seminars and professional development sessions for sale, and actually HARMING students. Or at least not helping them. Educational theories often carry precious little evidence, but we as educators frequently feel ill equipped to question them. Often times these oversimplifications are simply […]

Filed Under: Choralosophy Tagged With: American Choral Directors Association, belonging, choir, Education, philosophy

Senioritis vs. The Final Concert

March 25, 2022 by Chris Munce Leave a Comment

I did a live episode recently on Teacher Burnout, and another one in December about teacher burnout leading up the Holiday Break, but STUDENT burn out is a thing too. Call it senioritis, or apathy, or “checked out.” Regardless of what you name it, it must be fought intentionally through the culture built in the […]

Filed Under: Choralosophy Tagged With: ACDA Membership Benefits, American Choral Directors Association, Apathy, Burnout, engagement, Spring Break

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