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ChoralEd: Secondary Choral Ensemble Auditions

May 7, 2025 by Micah Bland Leave a Comment

In secondary music classrooms, ensemble auditions are often inherently part of a program’s organizational structure. Each year, students audition or re-audition for placement in various ensembles. The assessments utilized for these auditions vary among directors based on the musical elements they consider most important. The following are a few suggested assessments that directors may want […]

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ChoralEd: Auditions

April 2, 2025 by Micah Bland Leave a Comment

In episode 40, Dr. William Baker discusses the choral audition process for community and professional ensembles. According to Dr. Baker, during the initial screening, the director should clearly articulate the vision and goals of the ensemble to ensure the candidate understands the expectations for membership. For the audition, it is suggested that the candidate perform […]

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ChoralEd: A Democratic Approach to Selecting Repertoire

March 5, 2025 by Micah Bland Leave a Comment

In episode 39 of ChoralEd, Dr. Robert Jordan discusses a democratic approach to repertoire selection. In a democratic approach, Jordan invites students to search for repertoire and share their discovered works with the class. For younger singers, students select music from a list curated by the director. As students develop their musical skills, they begin […]

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ChoralEd: Vocal Exercises

November 6, 2024 by Micah Bland Leave a Comment

Beginning July 2024, ChoralEd briefly transitioned from episodes on pedagogical technique to vocal exercise videos for classroom use. For many choral educators, starting class can be a challenge.  At the start of every class, teachers are expected to juggle multiple responsibilities (i.e. attendance, paperwork collection/distribution, behavior correction). Simultaneously, teachers must also actively engage students in […]

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ChoralEd: Simplify the Music Learning Process: Harmonic Chord Chart

October 2, 2024 by Micah Bland Leave a Comment

In episode 37, ChoralEd host Micah Bland recommends the use of a harmonic chord chart when sight-reading new performance repertoire.  The implementation of a harmonic chord chart serves two purposes.  First, pitch and rhythm are separated from each other allowing students to focus on one musical element at a time.  This feature can be advantageous […]

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ChoralEd: Avoiding Rote Teaching – Using Solfège to Introduce New Repertoire

September 4, 2024 by Micah Bland Leave a Comment

Introducing music using a rote technique has its advantages in certain circumstances. However, possibly more impactful is connecting the sight-reading skills that are required in most state music standards with the learning of new performance repertoire. To begin, have students count the rhythm separately from the music. Concurrently with this step, students can begin to […]

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