James Jordan has written two landmark books regarding vocal pedagogy and the choral warm-up,the first being coauthored with the legendary Frauke Haasemann. This session will detail specific techniques that have grown out of the advances in voice science and music learning that need to be incorporated into choral warm-ups for all ages and experience levels […]
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The Quiet Conductor: Succeeding in an Extroverted World
This session offers a multifaceted examination of the phenomenon of introversion as it exists among some conductors in the seemingly extroverted profession of choral conducting. It also addresses practical ways in which introversion can be successfully accommodated among both conductors and singers who share similar characteristics.
Teaching the Developing Choir: Pedagogy and Repertoire
One of the most challenging aspects of choral teaching is the hard work it takes to improve the skills of our beginning and intermediate choristers. While it is often easy to find advanced repertoire, it is difficult to find quality repertoire for a choir of developing singers. However, repertoire alone will not automatically build the […]
Teaching Japanese Choral Music to Your Students?
Selecting pieces of music from different cultures will enrich your students’ life. However, it is challenging to choose pieces if you are not familiar with the languages. Japanese pronunciation is just like Latin and is easy to learn and teach. In this session, native Japanese choral conductor Mihoko Tsutsumi will share examples of Japanese choral […]
Rediscovering Mexico: Music of the Mexican Cathedral Archives
This session aims to provide participants with an overview of the music of the Mexican cathedrals; educate participants about the choral music of colonial Mexico with particular respect to Antonio Juan as; and offer resources for locating performing editions of music from the cathedrals of Mexico. Until recently, scholarship on the music of the cathedrals […]
Reaching across Boundaries: Teaching the Choral Ensemble as a Humanities Course
Choral music educators can invert the practice of “arts integration” by purposefully integrating humanities studies into their music curriculum. By choosing repertoire that is thematically linked, each concert cycle becomes a curricular unit in which singers explore more deeply some aspect of what it means to be human. Choral music educators can transform their thinking: […]
