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Our middle school went to a teaming schedule. As a result, there are 5 periods for “Core” courses and 2 periods for “Activities.” Choir, Band, and orchestra are “activities” and are scheduled at the same time. Membership numbers are actually great. The problem is this – the high number of students taking music during the […]

Hello All, This year the theme for my small a cappella community chorus is “home,” including the categories: homestead (life around the house and garden), homesick (longing for home) love of country/place habitat (human and otherwise) home is where the heart is (home as a love for a person or entity other than a place) […]

Hello there – this is my first posting on Choralnet, so I hope I am in the right forum – my name is Lucy Champion, I live in Dublin and am a member of Anuna, (directed by Michael McGlynn).   I am currently undertaking a series of choral clinics in Ireland – working with singers […]

Dear fellow choral directors,   I am currently working on my masters project entitled, “Technology Use in the Choral Program.” One of the things I am trying to determine is the extent to which K-12 choral educators use computers and computer-related technologies in their programs, either directly with students or in creating support materials and resources for […]

ChoralExpress (www.choralexpress.com), the Choral Calendar of the Midwest, in addition to serving Minnesota, has expanded to include Iowa and Wisconsin Choirs.    This online resource for all choirs provides a means for choirs to register and post their concerts.  The Choral Calendars, dedicated for each state, are searchable by region of the state and type […]

 Hello all,  I am the director of a community choir that is growing in size and level of performance. Our board, of 9 members plus me, exofficio,  meets monthly, however, only for the 45 minutes directly before a rehearsal. As you can imagine, this amounts to a brief check-in. Many issues remain undiscussed and undone.  […]

Dear Listers,   I have a tour scheduled for my high school only weeks away and I was recently informed by a student that she won’t be attending tour because it conflicts with another one of her extra-curricular activities.  I have already spoken with the student, parent, counselor, assistant principal, and principal and the decision […]

I am a soprano/ mezzo soprano (I do both for different gigs) and I am looking for some warm-ups that I can do to end the extremely mundane warm-up routine I have right now. Please help!!!   Thanks, Stacy Heller

Hi, I would like to do PhD in Choral Conducting, but it is hard to find such a possibilitry anywhere! Currently I am studying at Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff (UK) and I would likte to continue my education in the US since the best choirs are there…can anybody advise me […]

Hello, I’m new (or returning) to the forum and have a question about singers with attitude.  What do you handle a singer that constantly asks you to show cues to their section or who constantly points out the “errors” in your instructions to the choir?  Tim Seelig calls them “nagivators”.  I’m well aware that a properly […]