Jonathan Rodgers, Author at YouthCUE

The Heartbeat of Youth Choir

Posted by Jonathan Rodgers | Sep 12, 2016 | Directors' Workshop |

This past July I had the wonderful opportunity to attend Baylor University’s Alleluia...

Choral Techniques – Energizing the Rehearsal

Posted by Jonathan Rodgers | Dec 3, 2015 | Directors' Workshop |

Friends, it is good to be back with you on our online community. My teaching schedule this semester has been unusually hectic, but it involved teaching one of my courses: “Choral Techniques.” This has been a really fun class to...

On the voice…pt. 1: Prepare the body/Posture

Posted by Jonathan Rodgers | Sep 13, 2015 | Directors' Workshop |

Introduction If a student or parent in your church asked you if you would give private voice lessons, how would you respond? Would you be enthusiastic, reserved, hesitant or even nervous at the thought? Your answer might...

Finding Purpose: Effective Left-Hand Conducting Gesture

Posted by Jonathan Rodgers | Jul 5, 2015 | Directors' Workshop |

SCRIPTURE: “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.” –Ecclesiastes 9:10 (ESV) “But when you give to the...