“Tone-Deaf” is an Excuse….not a Diagnosis
"Tone-Deaf" is an Excuse....not a Diagnosis.....and I blame the person who makes the diagnosis. Anyone can learn to sing. If
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2019-09-30T06:26:17-04:00 November 4th, 2018|Assessment, Aural Training, Ear Training, Rubrics, Self-Selected, Sight-Reading, Vocal Technique|
"Tone-Deaf" is an Excuse....not a Diagnosis.....and I blame the person who makes the diagnosis. Anyone can learn to sing. If
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2019-09-30T06:26:26-04:00 October 2nd, 2018|Assessment, Aural Training, Ear Training, Rubrics, Self-Assessment, Sight-Reading|
A wise man once told me to never believe anything you hear and only half of what you see. Your
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2019-09-03T06:12:36-04:00 September 18th, 2018|Sight-Reading|
Turning Fear into Fun My 3-year-old daughter, Lyla, and I have the same natural disposition when it comes to starting
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2018-06-10T16:46:06-04:00 March 25th, 2018|Choir Officers, Cultivating Choir Culture, High School Seniors, Ideology of Intentional Inspiration, Sight-Reading|
Choir's Differentiated Learning Myth I believe the concept of differentiated learning is often misunderstood in the typical high school choral
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2018-06-10T16:47:44-04:00 March 19th, 2018|Cultivating Choir Culture, Ideology of Intentional Inspiration, Sight-Reading, Technology|
Do you want to be the choir director that has taught for 20+ years, or the choir director that
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2018-06-10T16:54:50-04:00 January 28th, 2018|Ideology of Intentional Inspiration, Sight-Reading, Vocal Technique|
All singers in a high school or middle school choir class should be assessed. In math class, they are assessed
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2019-09-30T06:13:31-04:00 November 19th, 2017|Assessment, Aural Training, Sight-Reading|
Before Testing Their Sight-Singing, Assess This.... Sight-singing is not an all or nothing skill, but when it comes to assessing
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2019-09-30T06:26:40-04:00 October 3rd, 2017|Aural Training, Ear Training, Ideology of Intentional Inspiration, Rehearsal Techniques, Sight-Reading, Technology|
If you've always wanted to have a choir filled with singers who can sight-sing, this blog post is for you!
By Adam Paltrowitz| 2019-09-30T06:26:47-04:00 September 26th, 2017|Aural Training, Ear Training, Rehearsal Techniques, Sight-Reading|
Kodaly & Me I'm ashamed to admit it, but I'm not a Curwen hand signal user; I know it is