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7 Reasons All Choirs Should Sing ROUNDS!

October 19, 2019 by Adam Paltrowitz Leave a Comment

Does your choir sing ROUNDS?

If YES, that’s great, but are you aware of the tremendous opportunities they afford your singers?

If NO, are you aware of the tremendous opportunities they afford your singers? 
Here are:

7 REASONS ALL CHOIRS
SHOULD SING ROUNDS!

7 Reasons ALL Choirs Should Sing Rounds!

Filed Under: Choral Clarity Tagged With: choral clarity, rounds

Ditch Choir Auditions: Everyone Can Sing!

October 13, 2019 by Adam Paltrowitz Leave a Comment

Everyone CAN learn to sing.

Everyone SHOULD sing. 

If you believe this, you should “ditch choir auditions!“

Choir should be an open community, not a gated community.

I hope you will hear my philosophy behind this comment and how it relates to WHY our culture no longer includes singing.


Here is:

Ditch Choir Auditions: Everyone Can Sing!

Ditch Choir Auditions: Everyone can sing!

Filed Under: Choral Clarity Tagged With: choral clarity

8 Keys to Turn Sight-Singing Fear into Fun!

September 8, 2019 by Adam Paltrowitz Leave a Comment

Do your students FEAR SIGHT-SINGING?

If they do, there’s a reason for it. The reason is SIMPLE!

This blog taps into WHY they FEAR it and HOW to get them to LOVE it!

 Here are:

8 Keys to Turn Sight-Singing Fear into Fun!

8 Keys to Turn Sight-Singing Fear into Fun!

Filed Under: Choral Clarity, Others Tagged With: choral clarity

Is Modern “A-Cappella” Healthy or Harmful to Building a High School Choral Program?

July 20, 2019 by Adam Paltrowitz Leave a Comment

Let’s discuss Contemporary A-Cappella as it relates to building a high school choral program. 

Check out Choral Clarity’s blog post:

Is Modern “A-Cappella”
Healthy or Harmful
to Building a High School
Choral Program?

Filed Under: Choral Clarity Tagged With: A cappella, choral clarity

Your 10 Question Choir Midterm Exam

January 20, 2019 by Adam Paltrowitz Leave a Comment

Do you have a Choir Midterm?

If you don’t, there’s no need to worry! It’s not too late and we have you covered.

This choir midterm will not take up any class time, won’t burden your students in any way, and it will be a clear assessment of how well they are performing in class.

Here is:

YOUR 10 QUESTION
CHOIR MIDTERM EXAM

Your 10 Question Choir Midterm Exam

Filed Under: Choral Clarity, Choral Culture, Others Tagged With: choral clarity

Read This BEFORE Making New Year’s Changes

January 6, 2019 by Adam Paltrowitz Leave a Comment

For many of us, the New Year brings about a desire to make sudden changes to our choral program. 

Before you decide WHAT changes you wish to make, I suggest you read this post to determine if THOSE specific changes are worth your time and effort.

Read This BEFORE Making New Year’s Changes

Read This BEFORE Making New Year’s Changes

Filed Under: Choral Clarity, Choral Culture, Others Tagged With: choral clarity, paltrowitz

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