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Choral Clarity Blog Presents: Rubrics have a place in the performing music classroom, but they should not be used to recognize achievement. They must be used properly and give every student the opportunity to be successful. Don’t Use Rubrics Unless Everyone Can Succeed
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5 Ways Music Rubrics Can Fail Our Students
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 […]
Music Within Reach: Finding Accessible, High-Quality Choral Music
By Brandon Moss There is no shortage of stellar choral programs in this country. Like many of you, I was privileged to attend this year’s ACDA National Conference in Minneapolis, where we witnessed at least a couple dozen of the country’s most gifted ensembles from K-12 schools, universities, and churches. Think of how many other […]
Hocus Pocus: 12 Tricks for Rehearsal Focus
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 […]
Does Your Choral Program FAIL Most Students?
Choral Clarity Presents: A choir can be a welcoming and loving community for people who love to sing. For many students, it can even feel like a second home; that is……only if they are accepted into your select ensemble. Does Your Choral Program FAIL Most Students? Will you break the mold and reflect upon the choices you’ve made? […]
Avoid Ripoffs – Plan It Yourself!
Choir Clarity Blog presents: Avoid Ripoffs – Plan It Yourself! There are so many ways we can enrich our students’ choral experience by providing unique external performing opportunities and working with guest clinicians. While many advertised experiences cost huge sums of money, this article provides alternate way for enrichment that still involve travel, performing, and outstanding […]