How “Meeting Students Where They Are” Can FAIL….
When meeting students where they are, some choral directors make a big mistake: they keep the students where they are.
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2023-01-17T08:43:04-05:00 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| 2022-09-18T21:54:25-04:00 September 4th, 2022|First Rehearsals|
My first rehearsal was not a complete success. I'm okay with it. Yes, I teach the online course entitled Choir
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2022-08-31T10:25:21-04:00 August 31st, 2022|Cultivating Choir Culture, First Rehearsals, Ice-breakers|
Do ice-breakers really break the ice? Ice-breakers are a great means to help a choir to bond; many can be
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2022-08-17T12:10:52-04:00 August 17th, 2022|Cultivating Choir Culture, First Rehearsals, New teacher, New Year|
The Power of Positive Planning & Posting for Choir: Positive "Ways to Rephrase" The two most important goals for successfully
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2022-09-18T21:54:32-04:00 August 15th, 2022|First Rehearsals, New teacher, New Year|
12 Summer "Do Nows" For many of us, summer is a time to rest up, relax, and spend time with
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| 2022-09-18T21:54:40-04:00 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| 2022-08-11T15:12:51-04:00 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,
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2022-08-10T23:21:18-04:00 August 23rd, 2019|First Rehearsals, New teacher, New Year|
Choir Rules Several years back, one of my colleagues asked me to consider utilizing the term "Choir Guidelines" instead of