Getting your ensemble to sing together is one thing, but really getting them to be a cohesive group in all aspects is another. This session will provide you with hands-on experience of the TRIBES way of building community. After participating in each activity, we will discuss how these can be used in large group performing […]
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Building a Beautiful Sound with Tenors
Oh, those poor tenors! So much of the music we sing is written with the capabilities of professional adult tenors in mind, but tenors between the ages o twelve and twenty-two are still working things out. In this session, Stephen Sieck brings his expertise as a professional tenor and conductor to help us look at […]
Britten Deserves Our Imaginative Score Preparation
There is so much more to preparing a score than just learning the notes. This session will provide insight from choral great Simon Halsey on getting inside of the score.
Brain-Friendly Strategies for Singer-Friendly Rehearsals
This session will use the latest discoveries on how the brain functions to demonstrate what these implications are for the choral director. Such aspects as changes in placement of singers, physical movement by the singers, varying activities during the rehearsal, application to sight-reading and musicianship, encouraging singers’ own creativity and artistic expression, conductor’s pedagogical gestures […]
The Bel Canto Choral Transformation: Creating the Beautiful, Balanced, Blended Ensemble Singing You’ve Always Dreamed Of
Choral blend does not have to be bland! Using key bel canto vocal principles, this session will focus on raising the common denominator of vocal ability across an entire choir. Can your choir sing in a harmonically rich, vocally energized fashion while still blending beautifully and singing perfectly in tune? Absolutely! Discover how to remove […]
The Aging Voice in Choral and Solo Settings
As the voice ages, dramatic changes begin to occur in the vocal folds and in the neuro-muscular control of the larynx. This session will describe these physiological changes followed by a thorough discussion of what can be done with exercise: warm-up, marking, and pacing to avoid fatigue; managing voice breaks and instabilities; avoiding slow and […]
