Current choral climate is evolving. Repertoire choices must serve a diverse population while maintaining quality. What are best criteria and practices? How do we present the music to capture the interests of singers and audiences? How do we create balance and flow in programming? How do we address musical and social needs? We address these […]
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A Paradigm Shift: Teaching Beginning Conductors to Develop Creativity, Musicianship, and Ownership Before Traditional Patterns
Attendees will experience an interactive and hands-on approach to experimenting with sound,alignment, gesture, and creative conducting pedagogy in this paradigm-shifting approach. The process recommended here is aimed at relieving all students of self-consciousness and putting them in a position of always being “right” in early lessons by enabling them to make musical decisions and take […]
Meaningful Improvisation in the Choral Rehearsal
This session will provide an approach to planning improvisation activities in choral rehearsals that can be tailored to fit any level of musical skill and experience. We will discuss and practice specific improvisation activities intended to facilitate musical thinking and musicianship.By understanding the unlimited potential of this approach, participants will gain confidence in developing improvisation […]
The Lutheran Choral Tradition: Contributions by Weston Noble to the Modern Tradition
This session will focus on the Lutheran Choral Tradition and Weston Noble’s contributions. Main points will focus on the approach to the art (techniques) and the approach to the heart (psychology). The panel will discuss how they relate to the Lutheran Choral Tradition of the current day and in the art and music of the […]
Let it Go: Building Community and Musicianship through Movement
In this interactive session, Janet Galván will share strategies to incorporate movement and small group work within the ensemble to engage and inspire singers during rehearsals. She will demonstrate many ways to give ownership to the ensemble members so that the process is collaborative and singers develop musical independence and employ critical thinking. She will […]
Honoring and Validating Transgender Singers in a Choral Context II: Practical and Pedagogical Considerations
Singers’ gender identities and lived experiences influence interactions in choral rehearsal and performance spaces. Transgender singers who choose to align their vocal and gender identities can benefit from scientific pedagogical techniques used by applied vocal instructors. This interactive session will explore the topics of vocal masculinization and vocal feminization. Clinicians will demonstrate specific exercises to […]
