Your 10 Question Choir Midterm Exam
As we reach the middle of our academic year, students are likely taking midterm exams to evaluate their progress, while
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2023-01-28T09:22:26-05:00 January 25th, 2023|Assessment, Cultivating Choir Culture, Ideology of Intentional Inspiration, Rehearsal Techniques, Self-Assessment|
As we reach the middle of our academic year, students are likely taking midterm exams to evaluate their progress, while
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2022-12-10T16:28:14-05:00 December 10th, 2022|Assessment, Concert Season, Rubrics, Self-Assessment|
Concert performances can be assessed in a multitude of ways; perhaps the most fair and least time-consuming way to grade
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2022-10-17T22:34:15-04:00 October 16th, 2022|Assessment, Homework, Technology|
In this blog, I'm going to introduce the ultimate substitute teacher choral lesson plan. What makes this the ultimate plan?
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2022-09-27T22:03:24-04:00 September 26th, 2022|Assessment, Grading, New teacher, Rehearsal Techniques, Rubrics, Self-Assessment|
Choir rehearsal participation using the 4 Ps. Many students will participate at a marginally effective level when they know what
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2022-09-23T06:47:23-04:00 September 21st, 2022|Assessment, Rhythm, Rubrics, Sight-Reading|
I give the same first two quizzes each year; as a result, they set the tone for the year as
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2022-09-18T21:53:08-04:00 September 17th, 2022|Assessment|
Choir is an academic class and should have academic expectations for our singers. The first quiz of the year has
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2022-09-07T06:09:27-04:00 September 6th, 2022|Assessment, New Year, Rubrics, Self-Assessment, Vocal Technique, Voicing a Choir|
Voicing can be done quickly and effectively in 3 minutes or less per student. In a 40 minute small group
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2022-07-29T15:14:59-04:00 October 12th, 2021|Assessment, Rubrics, Self-Assessment|
The two main components of any successful rehearsal are the planning/execution of the director and the planning/execution of the students.
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2022-07-29T15:15:15-04:00 September 20th, 2021|Assessment, Homework, Sight-Reading|
Sight-singing is a core element in my choral program. The development of sight-singing comes after several other individual skills have