Category: Directors’ Workshop
Strong Leadership
Churches face crises. Communities of faith find ourselves at the crossroads of many issues over...
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In Student Choirs, Distance Can Be Used to Develop Choral Sound … Part 3
In Student Choirs, Distance Can Be Used to Develop Choral Sound Part 3 As we return to our...
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Recent Developments in the Pandemic Signal Significant Restarts in Choral Singing: Here are some important considerations
As a nine-year-old, I found myself on the Texas Gulf Coast at dawn one morning on a...
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In Student Choirs, Distance Can Be Used to Develop Choral Sound, Part 2
In Student Choirs, Distance Can Be Used to Develop Choral Sound (Photo) Part 2 During the...
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Recent pandemic developments signal significant restarts in choral singing. Here are some important considerations …
As a nine-year-old, I found myself on the Texas Gulf Coast at dawn one morning on a...
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Strong leadership
The church was falling apart, the youth ministry and youth choir included. A young, bull-in-the-china-shop senior pastor had wreaked havoc upon the community of faith for more than three years, dividing and conquering at every possible turn.
Read MoreDo you desire to impact teenagers’ lives for the better? Then get yourself plenty of help!
Do you desire to impact teenagers’ lives for the better? Then get yourself plenty of help! Latest Entries Building Student Community Directors’ Workshop Epiphanies Recruiting & Marketing Whether working a youth choir...
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The Heartbeat of Youth Choir
This past July I had the wonderful opportunity to attend Baylor University’s Alleluia...
Read MoreChoral Techniques – Energizing the Rehearsal
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...
Read MoreOn the voice…pt. 1: Prepare the body/Posture
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...
Read MoreFinding Purpose: Effective Left-Hand Conducting Gesture
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...
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Preaching FROM the choir: hallmarks of effective programming
If someone were to ask me what is the most important and difficult job of any choral director, I...
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