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Don’t Use Rubrics Unless Everyone Can Succeed

April 11, 2017 by Adam Paltrowitz Leave a Comment

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  

Filed Under: Choral Clarity, Others Tagged With: ACDA, ACDA Membership Benefits, American Choral Directors Association, high school, middle school, sight singing, 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

Music Within Reach: Finding Accessible, High-Quality Choral Music

March 31, 2017 by ACDA 4 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Music Within Reach Tagged With: ACDA, high school, Josquin, Palestrina, Ramsey, Repertoire, SA, SATB, voicing

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

Does Your Choral Program FAIL Most Students?

January 31, 2017 by Adam Paltrowitz Leave a Comment

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? […]

Filed Under: Choral Clarity, Others Tagged With: ACDA, American Choral Directors Association, audition, high school, self-select

Avoid Ripoffs – Plan It Yourself!

November 1, 2016 by Adam Paltrowitz 1 Comment

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 […]

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

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