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Virtual Choir Made Easy

Virtual Choir Made Easy
A simple, step-by-step guide for setting up virtual choir sessions

7 Ways To Show Your Choir You Love Them

7 Ways To Show Your Choir You Love Them
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and everyone is focused on showing that special someone just how much you care for them. It is also a great time for choir directors everywhere to show our choirs how much we care about them.

Mid-Year Posture Check

Mid-Year Posture Check
It’s always a good time to stop and have a quick mid-year posture check.  I hope these simple reminders are helpful to you as you shape singers of all kinds.

Five Quick And Easy Ways To Improve Your Conducting

Five Quick And Easy Ways To Improve Your Conducting
Check out these simple, yet effective tips to help improve your conducting skills!

How The Grinch Stole Music

How The Grinch Stole Music
Keys to a Positive Attitude During Holiday Performance Prep Week

Advice For Running The Choral Marathon

Advice For Running The Choral Marathon

Employing Priorities for a Lifelong Pursuit of Choral Excellence

The Easy Advent Worship Guide

The Easy Advent Worship Guide
  ADVENT means arrival and is the season when Christians all over the world celebrate the arrival of God’s Messiah, Jesus of Nazareth.  This year’...

How To Start A Fine Arts Academy In Your Church

How To Start A Fine Arts Academy In Your Church
  Since the time of Christ, the Christian church has had a profound influence on the arts in Western Civilization. This influence was perhaps neve...

Choir Is For Everyone!

Choir Is For Everyone!

“Not every singer is suited to every choir, BUT there is a choir suitable for EVERY singer!”

Tips For Teaching New Tunes

Tips For Teaching New Tunes
     Summer is over and choirs are back and already hard at work. Choral directors all over the world are busy teaching new songs to their choriste...

Director Tips For Choir Recruiting

Director Tips For Choir Recruiting
Fall is just around the corner and it’s time to begin thinking about adding to your ensemble’s numbers. Since fall is the beginning of a new annua...

4 Simple Ways To Affirm Your Singers

4 Simple Ways To Affirm Your Singers
As directors, working to keep a positive atmosphere among our singers can be challenging. So, here are four simple and timely reminders to help us all maintain a positive and affirming environment within our ensembles.