Helmuth Rilling’s new book on Handel’s Messiah is aimed at conductors, singers, instrumentalists, and all those who know and love this masterwork. In this session, he will provide an overview of important issues related to performing Messiah from the perspective of a dialogue with the composer himself. Rilling will discuss specific areas that influence the […]
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Kodály Pedagogy In The Choral Rehearsal
This choral reading/group participation session will address readiness, preparation, and presentation of choral repertoire for young choirs, along with continued development of singing, reading, writing, part-work, and aural skills in the choral setting. In this workshop, participants will explore Kodály-based strategies for analyzing and teaching choral music for beginning, intermediate, and advanced children’s choirs. A […]
Innovative Warm-Ups for the Volunteer Choir: Creative Concepts to Improve Choral Sound
Directing volunteer choirs necessitates building choral sound, solving vocal problems, enhancing musicality, and motivating singers. But how should we get started? This session will introduce Michael Kemp’s new book, Innovative Warm-Ups for Volunteer Choirs, which provides a stimulating approach to building choral skills with volunteers, with twenty-two innovative warm-ups,each with useful presentation ideas for directors. […]
Honoring the 50th Anniversary of Chichester Psalms by Leonard Bernstein
This will be an interactive session with recordings, conversation, and study of the ageless Psalms and the psychological power of healing and hope using the three movements set by Leonard Bernstein in 1965 for the Chichester Festival in England. Focus will be placed on melodic contour, rhythmic numerology (Gematria), orchestration, and the use of the […]
Fifty Shades of Grading: Implementing Assessment in the Choral Rehearsal
Whether novice or veteran, today’s music educator is increasingly faced with implementing accountability strategies in their classrooms. This session will introduce you to and help you familiarize yourself with a variety of assessment models that allow for individual student evaluations that benefit the entire choral program. Implementation of these methods is easy; they work well […]
The Evolving Voice: The Senior Years
Voices change and evolve throughout a lifetime. As an ever-increasing number of amateur and professional “Singing Seniors” look to choirs as a rich and edifying activity during their senior years, choral directors will benefit from a deeper understanding about the older, evolved vocal instrument. Through a multimedia presentation, anecdotes, and common sense, we will consider […]
