What is the deal with your Ridiculous Choir Rules?
I came across a post in a very prominent choral director's Facebook group that asks: “What are your simple, short
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2020-03-31T06:52:45-04:00 March 6th, 2020|Cultivating Choir Culture, First Rehearsals|
I came across a post in a very prominent choral director's Facebook group that asks: “What are your simple, short
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2019-08-24T02:44:15-04:00 August 23rd, 2019|First Rehearsals, New teacher, New Year|
Several years back, one of my colleagues asked me to consider utilizing the term "Guidelines" instead of "Rules." I immediately
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2019-08-17T06:13:58-04:00 August 14th, 2019|Cultivating Choir Culture, First Rehearsals, New teacher, New Year|
This awesome list has been floating around the internet and deeply connected to a major point that I've written about
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2019-08-28T03:28:29-04:00 August 10th, 2019|First Rehearsals, New teacher, New Year|
Our Choir culture stems from both how we prepare AND how we instill the fabric of our desired ideals. When we prepare our Guidelines
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2019-07-22T21:19:01-04:00 July 22nd, 2019|First Rehearsals, New teacher, New Year|
Why should we take the time to write a choir handbook? A handbook may seem like a tedious booklet
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2019-07-07T08:14:02-04:00 September 1st, 2018|Cultivating Choir Culture, First Rehearsals, New teacher, New Year|
Our Choir culture stems from both how we prepare AND how we instill the fabric of our desired ideals. When we prepare our Guidelines
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2019-07-01T12:07:07-04:00 August 25th, 2018|Cultivating Choir Culture, First Rehearsals, New teacher, New Year|
As I begin my 21st year at the same high school, my very first rehearsal of the year is well-planned
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2019-07-25T16:57:30-04:00 August 14th, 2016|Cultivating Choir Culture, First Rehearsals, New teacher, New Year|
“Be Respectful” is a BAD RULE! The 5 Guidelines to Choosing the right Rehearsal Rules All rehearsing ensembles must have rules
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2019-08-09T20:36:55-04:00 August 8th, 2016|Cultivating Choir Culture, First Rehearsals, New teacher, New Year, Rehearsal Techniques|
Prior to my first day of teaching high school, I was given advice from the person who had just hired