Choral Rehearsal

The best advice I ever got about running a choral rehearsal came from the Department Chair at the university where I was working on my Master’s degree.  He said, "Use as few words as possible.  They want to sing, not listen to you talk."  I figured he said it to me because I love . . . → Read More: Choral Rehearsal

Singing Basics

As a chorus teacher, one of the first things you must teach are singing basics.  A great choral sound starts with a great individual sound.  The basics are the same.

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Beginning Singers

Wow.  Sometimes you have beginning singers that will knock your socks off.  Sometimes you have a youngster or two who chants — loudly — on one pitch, usually about a M6 lower than everybody else.  But most everybody is somewhere in between.  Your job is to start where they are and help them to . . . → Read More: Beginning Singers

Chorus Class — Day One

The first day of chorus class for the chorus teacher starts long before day one for the choral music student.  The chorus teacher must choose the music for each choir in time to order it, if necessary, and learn it or review until she knows it inside out.  If this is your first year . . . → Read More: Chorus Class — Day One