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Top Interviews
The Creative Roots Run Deep, with James Mulholland
With over 600 choral compositions in publication, Prof. James Mulholland of Butler University chats with Ryan just before a concert exclusively of his works (including a new commission). Dropping the names of legends and movie quotes with equal ease, Prof. Mulholland...
The Big Reveal, with Someone
It’s possibly the most important podcast Ryan has ever recorded! You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll learn all about the awesome new changes at Choir Ninja! Listen: [podcast...
On presence and keeping secrets, with Betsy Cook Weber
Betsy Cook Weber pops in to talk about being present as a choral director and planning for her upcoming ACDA National Conference performance. Support our sponsor for this episode: KI Concerts Listen [podcast...
Find your entry point, with Craig Hella Johnson
GRAMMY-award-winning conductor and professional listener Craig Hella Johnson joins me for an interview on presence, honesty, and realizing the music with your choir. Support our sponsor for this episode: KI Concerts Listen Biography Renowned as one of today’s most...
Breaking into the professional choral scene, with James Bass
James Bass, of UCLA and Seraphic Fire, joins Ryan today to speak about balancing out your education and conducting career with opportunities as a seasonal professional choral singer. We will dive into schedule, pay, sight-reading requirements, and so much more. JOIN...
Top Technique Tuesdays
Should you really get that master’s degree?, with Ryan Guth
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...
5 guidelines when approaching religious music with your choir, with Adam Paltrowitz
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...
7 Ways to Love Your Choir
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...
Student Teachers: If you eventually want a job, listen to this first!
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...
11 essential components of the choral department handbook, with Ryan Guth
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 this...
Most recent content
Tech Toys for Teachers, with Greig Ashurst
Happy Birthday, teachers, it’s the episode you’ve asked for! Tech expert Greig Ashurst shares his favorite apps and software for your choir classroom. Ryan and Greig go deep into ways to use a few of these tools to make your rehearsals more productive, but make sure...
Authenticity and Experience, with Sean Baugh
Authenticity and Experience, with Sean Baugh (Part 2, Following “Equality and Dignity for All People”) Turtle Creek Chorale does not do “stand and sing” concerts. Balancing music with a message is a difficult journey with great rewards, for both the musicians and the...
Equality and Dignity for All People, with Sean Baugh
Sean Baugh skillfully leads the Turtle Creek Chorale in performances of both artistry and activism. Sean talks about how his ensemble of largely untrained singers is able to give powerful performances, leaning heavily on the passion of the musicians. We are all...
Let Them Dab, with Samantha Patterson
Choral elitists beware: we’re calling out the Emperor for having no clothes. Indiana choir director Samantha Patterson finds value in incorporating pop music, sporting events, and yes...even the dab...in her program, which has reaped the benefits of her innovative...
The Singing Conductor, with Dr. Eugene Rogers
Dr. Eugene Rogers “preaches the word of the singing conductor.” There is singing, and then there is singing that utilizes technical mastery to communicate the meaning and emotion of a piece. Dr. Rogers calls these leaders who are so deeply connected to sound and its...
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