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Rehearsal

Getting Out of the Rut – Creative Ideas for Introducing New Music to Young Singers

We all have our individual teaching styles when introducing new music. Sometimes we lose our creativity, fall into a “rut,” and introduce new songs the same way every time. This session will explore creative ways to introduce a new song to young singers, focusing on multiple learning styles (aural, visual,and kinesthetic) and incorporating musical literacy. […]

Baltimore MD.
Tom T. Shelton Jr.



Develop Your Yoga Practice and Use it in the Choral Rehearsal

This workshop is for those choral conductors and singers who have a yoga practice or for those interested in starting a yoga practice. No yoga experience or flexibility is necessary to attend and participate. This session will be conducted as a regular yoga class with attendees dressing in comfortable, gym-type clothing and using a yoga […]

Baltimore MD.
Steven A. Russell



Introducing the Center for Congregational Song

This session will include an introduction to the new resources and programs available through the Center for Congregational Song,which launched in October 2017. While we navigate the resources and programs, we will explore examples of a wide variety of new congregational song being written, congregational song-leading techniques, and talk about the importance of the congregation’s […]

Pasadena CA.
Brian Hehn



Do You Speak Orchestra?

This session addresses effective techniques for the choral conductor who seeks to elicit cohesive musical and technical responses from string players. Strategies addressed include altering the tone color of a string ensemble to correspond to that of a chorus, modifying articulation in order to unify and clarify text, the administration of bowings to enhance and […]

Kansas City MO.
Ryan Olsen, Brian St. John



The Brain that Came to Rehearsal

Those who do the work, do the learning! This session will utilize brain-behavior research to optimize the rehearsal process for all learning styles and interaction methods. Singers fully engaged in the process will work harder and learn more because they become more active participants in singer-focused rehearsals. By focusing on how singers of all ages […]

Kansas City MO.
Jeffrey Benson, Laura Natta



Singing with Big Ears: Using Vocal Jazz Exercises to Improve Ear Training Across the Entire Choral Program

Do you wish every singer in your choir was a monster sight-reader, had flawless intonation, and could learn advanced music quickly? Vocal jazz warmups develop high-level ear training for singing complex jazz harmony, and these same techniques can be used with any other kind of choir. This session will show conductors how to use simple […]

Kansas City MO.
David von Kampen



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