Valentine’s Day Choir Rehearsal – 12 Ways to Make It Productive!
Valentine's Day may seem like a holiday that should be ignored in choir, but I think it could be a missed
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2023-02-01T22:33:52-05:00 February 1st, 2023|Cultivating Choir Culture, Ideology of Intentional Inspiration, Valentine's Day|
Valentine's Day may seem like a holiday that should be ignored in choir, but I think it could be a missed
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| 2023-01-17T08:43:04-05:00 January 16th, 2023|Cultivating Choir Culture, First Rehearsals, New Year|
When meeting students where they are, some choral directors make a big mistake: they keep the students where they are.
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2023-01-02T07:13:46-05:00 January 1st, 2023|Cultivating Choir Culture, New Year|
Strike while the iron is hot. Now is a good time to make sweeping rehearsal changes. If there is anything
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2022-11-07T02:07:37-05:00 November 6th, 2022|Cultivating Choir Culture, Homework, The Soloist/Solo Singing|
When I took over the entire high school choral program more than two decades ago, the previous choir director had
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2022-11-02T21:50:57-04:00 November 2nd, 2022|Cultivating Choir Culture, The Soloist/Solo Singing|
Should we force our choir members to sing solo? The simple answer is: we should not force our students
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2022-11-07T02:23:57-05:00 October 29th, 2022|Cultivating Choir Culture, Halloweeen, Holiday & Caroling|
Halloween is here.........BOO!!! Do you want to make your Halloween rehearsal special? If so, it's not too late! As a
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2022-11-07T02:09:51-05:00 October 9th, 2022|Cultivating Choir Culture, Halloweeen, Rehearsal Techniques|
Choir Halloween is a great opportunity for breaking up the monotony of "regular" rehearsals and providing a memorable and productive
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2022-10-03T06:17:16-04:00 October 3rd, 2022|Cultivating Choir Culture, Ideology of Intentional Inspiration, Rehearsal Techniques|
It’s so easy to allow daily rehearsals to become repetitive and automatic. When we become repetitive, our choir tends to move into automatic