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As I start the Fall semester, I find myself right where I left off at the end of last year – trying to keep my students engaged in a virtual high school choral program. This year, my high school moved to a two-semester scheduling system with students taking four classes per semester in 80 minutes […]

Continued from Inspiration, Part 1 Breathing Life Into Your Work The heart of the matter is that you can’t inspire your students if you aren’t inspired yourself. It is your responsibility, if you teach music, to find ways to remain inspired by what you do – to continue your own engagement in making music for […]

The latest issue of Choral Journal is online and features an article titled “Acoustical, Psychoacoustical, and Pedagogical Considerations for Choral Singing with COVID-19 Health Measures” by by John Nix, Harald Jers, and Sten Ternström. You can read it in its entirety online at acda.org/choraljournal. Following is a portion of the article. Please read the entire article for more […]

At this point you have probably heard of Chor Amor. If you haven’t then get out from under that rock, and listen!  They, under Troy Robertson’s leadership, have hosted brainstorming sessions, virtual choir performances, and teaching resource content on choramor.com and so much more. The value of a centralized location and effort of professionals collaborating […]

“There is a harmony in autumn, and a luster in its sky, which through the summer is not heard or seen, as if it could not be, as if it had not been!” Percy Bysshe Shelley During the month of September, Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics will be reviewing what Choral Ethics is and its relevance to […]

By Rebecca Lord As conductors urge each other on during these perilous times, one phrase is repeated time and again: “think outside of the box!” Creative minds are taking on the challenge, and the potential life-and-death consequences of “normal” choral singing have spurred conductors toward innovations that will forever change the face of choral music. […]

By Ramona M. Wis Earth and Sky.   Two deeply embedded experiences in our lives, embedded since we took our first breaths.  Images, sensibilities, metaphors, and even the gravitational pull of Earth and Sky show up in our everyday life: in our speech, our actions (or lack of action), and our sense of felt wellness, of “being […]

The latest issue of Choral Journal is online and features an article titled “The Biochemical Power of Choral Singing” by Nicholas Sienkiewicz. You can read it in its entirety online at acda.org/choraljournal. Following is a portion of this article’s introduction._____________________________ In a time where the state of the arts is ever more fragile, it is important to be […]

In this short episode, I welcomed Lori Sonnenberg, speech pathologist and singing voice specialist, BACK on the Choralosophy Podcast to help us with a pressing issue. The school year is starting again, and many of us are know using our voices again in new and unique ways. Namely, teaching or singing in a mask, or […]

“No man can taste the fruits of autumn while he is delighting his scent with the flowers of spring.” Samuel Johnson For the month of September, Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics will be reviewing what Choral Ethics is and how relevant it is to our profession, now more than ever. During the tough times we are going […]