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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

What Does a Contrarian Have to Do with Innovation?

June 7, 2016 by Tim Sharp Leave a Comment

We all have one….and it is usually one….the individual in the group that finds distinction by being the contrarian voice in the discussion. And while the investigation of opposition and a full 360-degree view of a topic is essential to good decision-making, in the social setting of a committee or board meeting, such a voice […]

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Personal Mission Statement

May 31, 2016 by Tim Sharp 2 Comments

Recently I decided to create my own mission statement for my work as a choral director. I had worked through the process of defining a mission statement with our ACDA membership for our work as an Association, and I thought it would be interesting and informative to try the same thing for my own choral […]

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Innovation Sometimes Means Taking a Risk

May 17, 2016 by Tim Sharp Leave a Comment

Most mature individuals have a built-in radar when it comes to taking on risk. That radar seems to become more and more highly tuned the older we get. The problem is this: when it comes to playing it safe, we may think we know more than we really do about safe behavior, since uncertainty faces […]

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ACDA Moves Into Innovation

May 3, 2016 by Tim Sharp 4 Comments

As the American Choral Directors Association anticipates our biennial National Leadership Conference in early June, our thinking is focused on innovation. As I try to describe our mission and work in a single line, this is what I come up with: “We evoke sounds through a community of singers for the satisfaction of unique human […]

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