The 2 Guidelines Every Choir Director Should Have
The 2 Choir Guidelines Every Director Should Have Every choir director should have guidelines in their rehearsals. The two
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2022-08-10T12:30:23-04:00 August 9th, 2022|First Rehearsals, New teacher|
The 2 Choir Guidelines Every Director Should Have Every choir director should have guidelines in their rehearsals. The two
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2022-08-08T07:05:49-04:00 August 5th, 2022|Cultivating Choir Culture, First Rehearsals, New teacher, New Year, Rehearsal Techniques|
Prior to my first day of teaching high school, the person who hired me gave me advice. He told me
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2022-08-01T12:48:14-04:00 August 1st, 2022|Choral Sheet Music|
7 Reasons Why Purchasing Most Choral Sheet Music Is Ridiculous The process of purchasing choral sheet music is antiquated and
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2022-07-28T22:36:18-04:00 July 22nd, 2022|Empowerment, Holiday & Caroling|
We wish you a Merry Christmas all year round. Music teachers have to be thinking about Christmas and Hanukkah all
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2022-07-04T11:18:35-04:00 March 26th, 2022|Matching Pitch|
Imagine if learning to match pitch was treated like learning basic math: We certainly believe everyone can learn addition
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2022-05-16T11:54:38-04:00 March 14th, 2022|Self-Selected|
What is a self-selected choir? A self-selected choir is any choir where students of all ability levels participate together. A
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2022-06-20T21:07:23-04:00 March 6th, 2022|Ear Training, Matching Pitch|
I am convinced that 4-5% of the population, who are described to suffer from "amusia", are misunderstood. My strong belief
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2022-07-04T12:01:39-04:00 January 22nd, 2022|Ear Training, Matching Pitch|
There was a time where pianos were commonplace in homes and it was just "normal" to sing. Families would gather
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2022-06-29T11:38:16-04:00 September 13th, 2021|Rounds|
Rounds are an excellent learning tool and performance vehicle for choirs of all levels. Even refined high school choirs can
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2022-07-29T14:57:36-04:00 August 22nd, 2021|New teacher, New Year|
We had one year end abruptly followed by another year of complete turmoil. What will this school year bring us?
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2022-01-10T06:37:43-05:00 May 28th, 2021|Choral Sheet Music|
Between the brick and mortar publishing companies, the online publishing companies, and the online self-publishers, there is more music to
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2022-05-26T15:39:59-04:00 March 3rd, 2021|Ear Training, Matching Pitch|
Anybody can be taught to match pitch, almost instantly, in 5 simple steps. This entire process takes a maximum of
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2021-12-24T15:21:04-05:00 February 22nd, 2020|Cultivating Choir Culture, Ice-breakers|
WWeIce-breakers are a great means to help a choir to bond; many can be fun, productive, and have positive results
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2022-06-03T05:48:08-04:00 October 13th, 2019|Rounds|
Rounds are an excellent learning tool and performance vehicle for choirs of all levels. Even refined high school choirs can
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2022-01-07T12:45:15-05:00 October 5th, 2019|Podcasts/Interviews, Self-Selected|
When did our culture stop singing, and what are we, the choir directors, doing to bring singing back into our
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2022-01-11T19:40:08-05:00 September 29th, 2019|Assessment, Aural Training, Ear Training, Matching Pitch, Sight-Reading|
There are 4 tangible steps that can be taken to develop EVERY singer's ear, and in turn, develop their singing
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2022-05-28T08:01:15-04:00 November 4th, 2018|Assessment, Aural Training, Ear Training, Matching Pitch, Rubrics, Self-Selected, Sight-Reading, Vocal Technique|
"Tone-Deaf" is an Excuse....not a Diagnosis.....and I blame the person who makes the diagnosis. Anyone can learn to sing. If
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2019-09-03T06:12:36-04:00 September 18th, 2018|Sight-Reading|
Turning Fear into Fun My 3-year-old daughter, Lyla, and I have the same natural disposition when it comes to starting
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2022-07-29T16:00:12-04:00 October 17th, 2017|Cultivating Choir Culture, Patriotic Music, Rehearsal Techniques|
How do I know? Well, I don't REALLY know this, but here is my core belief surrounding our National Anthem
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2022-06-29T22:25:54-04:00 September 26th, 2017|Aural Training, Ear Training, Rehearsal Techniques, Sight-Reading|
Kodaly & Me I'm ashamed to admit it, but I'm not a Curwen hand signal user; I know it is
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2019-08-05T16:20:17-04:00 June 23rd, 2016|Choral Caste System, Self-Selected|
My previous post describes the traditional Choral Caste System which consists of “The Best” vs. “The Rest”. For those of
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2022-07-29T14:54:25-04:00 July 12th, 2022|Rhythm, Sight-Reading|
Rhythm Comes Last It is the 6th skill needed for being a successful sight singer and the most isolated of
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2022-07-29T14:54:33-04:00 July 8th, 2022|Matching Pitch|
(photo of Nino's Beach in Port Washington, New York) Hosting a family for dinner = tone-deaf conversation and guess
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2022-07-29T14:54:39-04:00 July 5th, 2022|Sight-Reading|
Sight-Singing is not a simple, specific skill Great sight-singers can do these 6 things well: Match pitch Sing a scale
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2022-07-06T07:16:04-04:00 June 23rd, 2022|Sight-Reading|
The path to sight sing The ability to sight sing is the result of developing 6 individual skills: 1.
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2022-07-29T14:54:45-04:00 June 20th, 2022|Rounds|
Throughout the internet, choral directors are always searching for round and rounds. It's amazing how overlooked rounds can be as part