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The March/April 2022 issue of Choral Journal is online and features an article titled “Attention or Autopilot? Motor Learning and the Choral Warm-up” by Christopher Loftin and Matthew Hoch. You can read it in its entirety at acda.org/choraljournal. Following is a portion from the introduction. _________________ Most choir directors consider the warm-up portion of rehearsal to be of considerable […]
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Who’s a Good Director? Dog-Training Strategies for Better Rehearsing
The September issue of Choral Journal is online and features an article titled “Who’s a Good Director? Dog-Training Strategies for Better Rehearsing” by Eliza Rubenstein. You can read it in its entirety at acda.org/choraljournal. Following is a portion from the introduction. ____________________ “Your goal for yourself and your students,” a veteran of my profession once said to me, “is […]
February Choral Journal Preview
The newest issue of Choral Journal is available online. Following is a list of the articles you will find in this issue. ACDA members can log in with their username and password to view and download the newest edition. You can also read our electronic version. Below is a preview of the articles you will find in this […]
Developing Voices: Don’t Be a Hummer, Be an Audiator
By Lynn Swanson This post launches a new Tuesday ChoralNet blog entitled Developing Voices, a team effort by Lynn Swanson, Jamea Sale, Jennifer Berroth, and Melissa Shallberg. The blog is meant to offer insight gained from research and experience on how voices should develop in a healthy manner for the whole of our lives. You […]
Taking Our Rehearsal Temperature
The May 2015 issue of Choral Journal contains an article from Hilary Apfelstadt titled “Taking Our Rehearsal Temperature.” Choral conductors and music educators always seem to be looking for more articles on rehearsal. In this article, the author provides a rubric for learning music with notation, although these tips can apply generally to any type of choral […]
A Rehearsal Refresher
The current issue of Choral Journal contains an article from Kyle Hanson titled “A Rehearsal Refresher.” I often hear from choral conductors and music educators that sometimes it feels as though they never have enough rehearsal time. In this article, the author provides “rehearsal refreshers” for reigniting our sense of purpose, joy, and beauty in […]