The Choir Director Corner Podcast

You’ve probably heard the saying, “Plan Your Work, and Work Your Plan”.  That quote applies to a lot of things, and it definitely applies to the life of a choir director!  There is so much planning r…

In Episode 39 of the podcast, I’m discussing a topic that I’ve seen a lot of questions on lately, and that’s recruiting.  COVID really did a number on the arts, and a lot of choir directors are deali…

Out of all the topics that I get questions on from our CDC Community Membership members, the topic that gets discussed the most is how to find and select repertoire. When I look back at my most succe…

I had a question recently from one of our CDC Community Membership members about my philosophy on warm-ups--my approach to warm-ups, and what I wanted my warm-ups to accomplish for each rehearsal. 

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As we get closer to the start of the school year, I see more and more questions from choir directors about finding repertoire to fit a specific theme.  They're frustrated, stressed out and at their w…

One of the biggest challenges that choir directors face is finding and selecting repertoire for their choirs.  Finding and selecting repertoire can be soooooo frustrating, and so incredibly time-cons…

One of the biggest challenges for choir directors is warm-ups.  Finding warm-ups, what warm-ups to use, selecting warm-ups, and then how to actually do warm-ups in rehearsal.

I’ve also heard from some…

Yes, we are thankfully in full-on summer vacation mode!  But, that doesn't mean we can't start thinking about next fall and the new ideas/strategies/techniques that you want to incorporate into your …

One of the ways that you can inject energy and excitement into your rehearsal process is through the use of special projects.  A number of years back at my previous school, the school had provided ev…

Whether you just finished holding auditions for your choir, or you’ve got them coming up in the near future, it’s ALWAYS a good time to review your audition process.  What do your choir auditions rea…

Whenever it gets to be concert season, I see a LOT of posts from directors talking about two things that can easily be thorns in our sides: 1) concert rubrics, and 2) make-up assignments. 

In today’s…

In this episode the podcast, I’m finishing off our series on end-of-the-year topics, and sharing with you my "End of the Year To-Do List" for choir directors.  I know the end of the year can get supe…

I’m continuing our series on end-of-the-year topics, and in this episode I’m talking about creating a final assessment for your choir. 

In my previous position, ALL teachers at my school were require…

Now that we've moved into April, the podcast is going to turn our focus to end-of-the-year topics.  In today's episode, I share 12 gift ideas for those seniors in your choir that are graduating.  The…

Have you ever thought while conducting your choir, "If I do more, my conducting will be more expressive and more effective"?  That's often how we as conductors approach our conducting style when in f…

It’s one of the craziest times of year--that’s right, “March Madness”!  But why should the sports world have all the fun?  In today’s episode of the podcast, I will show you how to make a March Madne…