• Sign In
  • ACDA.org
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
ChoralNet

ChoralNet

The professional networking site for the global online choral community.

  • Home
  • Blog
  • ACDA News
  • Events
  • Community
    • Announcements
    • Classifieds

classroom management

Off the Podium: Four Practices

January 28, 2020 by Walter Bitner Leave a Comment

When I read education articles or discussions of education practices on the internet, a theme that I constantly encounter is classroom management and discipline. Current trends in behavior modification theories and practices have promoted a widespread use of reward systems for social (as opposed to anti-social) behavior that is at odds with my own beliefs about education. In […]

Filed Under: Off The Podium Tagged With: classroom management, Four Practices, Off The Podium, Walter Bitner

Notes for Success: Classroom Management

April 9, 2018 by Amanda Bumgarner Leave a Comment

In May, August, and September 2015, the Choral Journal featured a three-part article series titled “Notes for Success: Advice for the First-Year Choral Teacher.” As part of the series, 11 choral conductors with teaching experience ranging from 4 to 34 years answered 10 questions related to setting expectations for your first year, classroom management, balancing a successful […]

Filed Under: Choral Journal Tagged With: ACDA Publications, Choral Journal, CJ Replay, classroom management, Notes for Success

3 Creative Ways to Motivate Your K-12 Choir

March 28, 2018 by ACDA Leave a Comment

Conducting a children’s choral group can be both energizing and exhausting at the same time. On one hand, your students LOVE to sing! On the other hand, it can be hard to get them to focus when it’s rehearsal time. Leading a children’s choir successfully requires you to get creative in the way you keep […]

Filed Under: Others Tagged With: classroom management, high school, middle school, Teaching

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

Success and Youthful Choral Directors

February 20, 2017 by Amanda Bumgarner Leave a Comment

ChorTeach is ACDA’s quarterly publication for choral conductors and teachers at all levels. It is published online, and each issue contains four practical articles. If you are not already a member of ACDA, you can join as an Associate for $45 per year and receive access to ChorTeach and the Choral Journal online. The Summer […]

Filed Under: ChorTeach Tagged With: ACDA Membership Benefits, ACDA Publications, ChorTeach, classroom management

  • Page 1
  • Page 2
  • Go to Next Page »
  • ACDA.org
  • The ChoralNet Daily Newsletter

Advertise on ChoralNet

Footer

Connect with us!

  • Home
  • About
  • Help
  • Contact Us
  • ACDA.org

Recent Blogs

  • Choral Ethics: Perfectly Calm
  • The Conductor as Yogi: From Summer Re-Set to Life Practice
  • Choral Ethics: Mother’s Day–Songs My Mother Taught Me
  • ChoralEd: Secondary Choral Ensemble Auditions
  • Choral Ethics: MayDay

American Choral Directors Association

PO Box 1705
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
73101-1705

© 2025 American Choral Directors Association. All rights reserved.
Terms of Use | Privacy Policy