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My Problem with the Online Choral Publishing Industry

June 27, 2017 by Adam Paltrowitz 9 Comments

Choral Clarity Blog Presents: While I love the concept of online choral publishing companies, self-publishing, and instantly downloadable sheet music, I tend to order choral sheet music from traditional brick and mortar publishing companies 95% of the time. I’m wondering if you are suffering from the same main issue as I am. My Problem with […]

Filed Under: Choral Clarity Tagged With: ACDA, choir, Choral, choral clarity, Repertoire

14 “Secret” Indicators That Your Choral Program is Outstanding

June 20, 2017 by Adam Paltrowitz Leave a Comment

How do we measure success?  This, of course, is a lifelong question that stares us in the face every day. This article is far less philosophical, but does perhaps pose a way in which we should change the way we view success in terms of high school choral programs.   Find out the 14″Secret” Indicators […]

Filed Under: Choral Clarity Tagged With: ACDA, American Choral Directors Association, Choral, choral clarity, choral ethics, classroom management, high school, Innovation, middle school, Repertoire, sight singing, Teaching

Don’t Waste Your Final Rehearsal(s)

May 30, 2017 by Adam Paltrowitz Leave a Comment

Choral Clarity Blog Presents: Many of us think of the last day of class as a day of yearbook signing, collecting missing music, and a free period with lots of selfies. Sure, those things might happen during the last day of class, but making the final day meaningful is so important for building tradition within […]

Filed Under: Choral Clarity Tagged With: ACDA, ACDA Membership Benefits, American Choral Directors Association, choir, Choral, choral clarity, classroom management, Teaching

Does Every Student Deserve An Award?

May 23, 2017 by Adam Paltrowitz Leave a Comment

Choral Clarity Blog Presents: I agree with the criticism about the “award-bearing” adolescent world we live in today. Every student gets a trophy. Students get participation awards just for breathing. Does Every Student Deserve An Award? The answer isn’t as cut and dry as you might think…..  

Filed Under: Choral Clarity Tagged With: ACDA, ACDA Membership Benefits, American Choral Directors Association, choir, Choral, choral clarity, high school, Teaching

5 Ways Music Rubrics Can Fail Our Students

April 4, 2017 by Adam Paltrowitz Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Choral Clarity, Others Tagged With: ACDA, American Choral Directors Association, choir, choral clarity, high school, middle school

Hocus Pocus: 12 Tricks for Rehearsal Focus

March 28, 2017 by Adam Paltrowitz Leave a Comment

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   […]

Filed Under: Choral Clarity Tagged With: ACDA, choral clarity, Conducting, high school

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