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What Happens in Choir… Fostering Adolescent Development through Singing

What is the role of singing within adolescent development and what choral practices support and impede adolescents’ progress? How do young people express their self-growth through repertoire choice, performance experiences, and program goals? Finally, what do adolescents assert is important toward their continuing participation? This session will focus on the adolescent perspectives investigated within choral […]

Minneapolis MN.
Elizabeth Cassidy Parker



The Three R’s of Middle School: Recruit, Retain, Repeat

Middle school is a crossroads of music education for today’s students. It is at this stage of education that we can hook them into a musical path or lose them. The ability to recruit singers is the lifeline of any choral program. Learn from master teachers on how they have utilized classic and new recruitment […]

Minneapolis MN.
Eric Johnson



From Anonymous to Insta-Famous: Building Your Brand in the Digital Age

In the age of social media and viral videos, the ability to connect with students, colleagues, and audiences online has changed from a convenience to a necessity. In this environment, the most efficient way for a choral program to reach its full potential is through a well-crafted digital presence. This session will provide you with […]

Minneapolis MN.
Kyle Nielsen



The Creative Process of Programming: Giving Voice to Community

If the choral art is to continue being a vital part of our culture, we must focus on ways to respond to current society. What does it take to reach a modern audience? Many of the ways that we have been taught to program no longer resonate with audiences that live their lives looking at […]

Minneapolis
Joe Miller, Anne Sears



Your Choir Can Sing, but Can They Hear?

Directors often have a wealth of resources and warm-up books to develop singers’ vocal ability, yet still we struggle with concepts like intonation, tone, and ensemble balance and quality. Attendees will learn group and individual exercises to help develop singers’ ability to audiate music and build their harmonic, melodic, and tonal vocabulary to increase musical […]

Kansas City MO.
Ryan Olsen



Training Singers to be Independent Musicians

Can the common singer learn to be independently musical? Is it possible for the choir to see the same thing the conductor sees in the score? Wouldn’t it be great if our singers just knew how to make music? They can! Participants in this session will explore techniques to train singers to be independent musicians. […]

Kansas City MO.
Adam C. Zrust



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