Rather than thinking in terms of providing “special” music at a worship service, the church choir can play an active and participative role in leading worship. The church choir, regardless of size and musical ability, has a prominent role in worship leading. In many churches, the choir plays a priestly role that represents the Hebrew […]
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Brothers, Sing On! Engage, Attract, and Empower Your Male Singers
Recruiting men to sing in choir has long been a discussion of importance. In this session, we will discover, compare, and share successful recruiting strategies used by men’s choruses of all types, including proven methods for secondary school singers, university glee clubs, gay men’s choruses, collegiate unaccompanied ensembles, and barbershop choruses. Participants will be presented […]
All Roads Lead to Repertoire: Creating a Successful Program through Appropriate Literature Selection
The responsibilities of choral directors in the classroom are numerous and can often seem overwhelming. Serving as the only voice instructor for most students, teaching music literacy, and providing creative opportunities for all students are just a few of these demands. The focus of this session will be how the selection of literature is the […]
A Passion for Programming
In this session, Phillip Brunelle will share many invaluable insights and perspectives regarding “programming with a passion.” He brings a vast and varied wealth of knowledge and experience in creating and developing concert programs for the church ensemble as well as the professional choir.
Unaccompanied Choral Music from Latin America
A large portion of Latin American sacred music and all nationalistic madrigals are unaccompanied while popular music tends to be accompanied by traditional instruments. Composers and arrangers began to infuse their unaccompanied music with unique regional sounds by using voices to imitate traditional instruments or included eurhythmics as a compositional resource. These explorations have resulted […]
Starting a Group
When Deke Sharon (Pitch Perfect, NBC’s The Sing Off) founded the Contemporary A Cappella Society of America, there were two hundred college unaccompanied groups in the United States, and now there are over two thousand, with countless high school ensembles following closely behind. This session will teach you the best way to find members, run […]
