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| 2023-01-17T04:47:56-05:00 January 9th, 2023|New Year|
For more than a decade, my rehearsal approach in the month of January can be labeled as: NO CHORAL MUSIC!
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2023-01-02T09:49:36-05:00 January 2nd, 2023|New Year|
If you want your rehearsals to improve, now is a GREAT time to make the appropriate changes. https://www.choralclarity.com/4-reasons-to-make-major-rehearsal-changes-right-now/ Think
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| 2022-09-07T06:09:27-04:00 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| 2022-08-17T12:10:52-04:00 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| 2022-09-18T21:54:40-04:00 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| 2022-01-07T12:08:55-05:00 January 4th, 2020|New Year|
The New Year allows both students and directors the opportunity for a fresh start. We may be half-way through our