[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Choral Clarity blog]    We've just spent many months learning notes and rhythms, memorizing lyrics, working on balance and blend, shape, and internalizing meaning. But now it is concert season and our priority needs to shift from how our ensemble sounds to what our... read more

(this blog post has been taken from the Choral Clartiy Blog)   Your Singer MISSED The Concert….What do we do? – Use the 5 “E”s It can be quite frustrating when we have prepared for months, have a perfect balance, exact riser alignment and then students don’t show up to the concert. Sometimes we are provided wi... read more

  (A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog Choral Clarity)     Eliminating the Choral Caste System:   As we aspire to have outstanding high school choral programs, it is easy to fall into the trap of perpetuating the traditional Choral Caste System: a choral department that consists of “The... read more

(A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog Choral Clarity) Prior to my first day of teaching high school, I was given advice from the person who had just hired me. He told me exactly what I should do on the first day.  He said, “Do what you did during your demo lesson, and the students will love you!&rdqu... read more

(A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog Choral Clarity) How do we measure success? This, of course, is a lifelong question that stares us in the face every day. This article is far less philosophical, but does perhaps pose a way in which we should change the way we view success in terms of high school choral programs. &nb... read more