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Should you really get that Master’s degree? In this episode, I speak about the reasons people choose to leave their teaching job to go back to school, give you a simple cost/benefit analysis one can use to determine whether school makes sense, and what they could do...
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In this special guest Technique Tuesday, Adam Paltrowitz of the Choral Clarity blog, explains his 5 guidelines to follow when programming religious music with your public school ensemble. This is a very insightful episode that I hope will be food-for-thought for Choir...
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Listen Be the leader they need You wouldn’t know this since I’m the guy who wrote “Your choir sucks because you suck”, but I’m a sappy, open, and vulnerable choir director. It doesn’t take much to get me all choked up in rehearsal when I’m lovin’ on my choir and I...
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5 things to keep in mind when student teaching with a choral director. I want you to make the most of you student teaching opportunity, and I want your cooperating teacher to want to take on more student teachers in the future, so don’t screw this up!! Listen...
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In today’s Technique Tuesday, I give a quick and dirty lesson on the 11 essential parts of any middle/high school choral department handbook. JOIN CHOIR NATION ON FACEBOOK Listen Show Notes The essential components of the choral department handbook discussed in...
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Choir Nation, you have an assignment. Write, or rewrite your bio. Share it in a post in the Choir Nation facebook group (www.facebook.com/groups/choirnation/). Even if you can’t think of any need to have a bio, this is a great exercise for self-reflection and personal...
