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7 Ways To Show Your Choir You Love Them

7 Ways To Show Your Choir You Love Them
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and everyone is focused on showing that special someone just how much you care for them. It is also a great time for choir directors everywhere to show our choirs how much we care about them.

For Your Choir The Day After A Big Christmas Performance

For Your Choir The Day After A Big Christmas Performance
The Christmas season is so incredibly busy, and choirs and their directors can truly very easily become distracted by all that must be done to adorn the season. But this year, when the dust settles and the big program is over, consider conveying some of these warm words of encouragement to your ensemble. 

How The Grinch Stole Music

How The Grinch Stole Music
Keys to a Positive Attitude During Holiday Performance Prep Week

Advice For Running The Choral Marathon

Advice For Running The Choral Marathon

Employing Priorities for a Lifelong Pursuit of Choral Excellence

Choir Is For Everyone!

Choir Is For Everyone!

“Not every singer is suited to every choir, BUT there is a choir suitable for EVERY singer!”

How To Get ‘RRRRREFRESHED’ This Summer

How To Get ‘RRRRREFRESHED’ This Summer

When school is in session, the pressure is on, and the schedule is non-stop! Sometimes it’s hard to tell where one day ends and the next one begins. Your days are super demanding and there is an endless line of people requiring your constant attention. The mad dash toward the spring concert is a giant whirlwind of endless details.


Then...in a moment…it’s all over. Whew! Finally!! School is out. Now…what to do this summer? There are many ways to fill your time this summer, but consider these five R’s as a formula for maximizing your time.

4 Simple Ways To Affirm Your Singers

4 Simple Ways To Affirm Your Singers
As directors, working to keep a positive atmosphere among our singers can be challenging. So, here are four simple and timely reminders to help us all maintain a positive and affirming environment within our ensembles.

What To Do With Your Choir In May?

What To Do With Your Choir In May?

Our contests and concerts are over

Easter has come and gone too

There’s still six weeks until summer

Oh, what is my choir to do?

How Choral Music Is Changing Uganda

How Choral Music Is Changing Uganda
The African Children's Choir is one of the premier choral groups on the planet. Read this article to find out about how they're using choral music to change both their community, and the world.

How To Improve Choral Sound Immediately

How To Improve Choral Sound Immediately
Our rehearsal time is limited, so there isn’t time for a complete overhaul of our ensemble’s sound.  However, there are a few quick tune-ups we can make to improve our choir’s sound right away.

Espirit De Choir!

Espirit De Choir!
Five practical ways to inspire enthusiasm and build community in your choir

Pine Needles and Candle Wax

Pine Needles and Candle Wax
  Well, Christmas is over.  The joyous sounds of the season still echo through performance and worship venues all over the world, but Christmas is ...