With Covid positivity rates going down and the vaccine being rolled out, many choir directors have been asking questions about going back to in-person rehearsals.  So in this episode of the podcast, I am sharing my experience with moving back to in-person rehearsals, including the logistics involved, and some suggestions for your future music-making.


Looking for some new warm-ups for your choir?  Then you should check out my "50 Awesome Warm-Ups for Your Choir EBOOK"!  You can get your copy of the PDF here:

choirdirectorcorner.com/shop


Ready to dive into more topics related to your work as a choir director? Then you should really check out the Choir Director Corner Community Membership!  Inside the membership there are Online Courses, a Resource Library with over 50 PDF's and Google Docs, and "Monthly Missions" Trainings where we focus on a specific topic, and you can ask questions and get feedback on how to tackle your biggest teaching challenges.  And, as a member, you'll get access to our brand new CDC Searchie Hub, the AI tool created specifically for choir directors!

And now, when you sign up for the annual option, you'll get two months free: 12 months access for the price of 10!

Leading a choir doesn't have to be a DIY endeavor--it's better when it's done together!  Come join an awesome online community of choir directors just like you over at:

choirdirectorcorner.com/membership

In my world, it’s absolutely essential that I teach vocal technique in rehearsal.  Singers have so many demands on their time, it seems that I have fewer and fewer students each year who study voice privately.  For most of my singers, I am the only voice teacher they will ever have.

And for choir directors looking to save time, using warm-ups to teach vocal technique can pay off in spades: your singers get their voices ready for the rehearsal, and you now have concepts that you can relate back to when you are in the middle of rehearsal working on repertoire. 

In today's episode, I share five of my favorite warm-ups for teaching vocal technique.  If you like these and would like to more, I have a free video workshop: "My Ten Favorite Choir Warm-Ups for Teaching Vocal Technique!"  You can get access to that workshop, as well as a PDF of the warm-ups included, HERE.


Looking for an activity that you can do with your choir virtually as well as in-person?  Check out the solfege game, "The Choir Room is LAVA!"
www.ChoirDirectorCorner.com/thechoirroomislava

Looking for some new reading material to further your skills as a choir director?  Check out my Choir Director Recommended Reading List for Choir Directors, which includes links to where you can find all of the different books on the list!

For the full Choir Director Recommended Reading List, here's the link:

choirdirectorcorner.com/readinglist

Ready to dive into more topics related to your work as a choir director? Then you should really check out the Choir Director Corner Community Membership!  Inside the membership there are Online Courses, a Resource Library with over 50 PDF's and Google Docs, and "Monthly Missions" Trainings where we focus on a specific topic, and you can ask questions and get feedback on how to tackle your biggest teaching challenges.  And, as a member, you'll get access to our brand new CDC Searchie Hub, the AI tool created specifically for choir directors!

And now, when you sign up for the annual option, you'll get two months free: 12 months access for the price of 10!

Leading a choir doesn't have to be a DIY endeavor--it's better when it's done together!  Come join an awesome online community of choir directors just like you over at:

choirdirectorcorner.com/membership

So, what’s your choral library look like these days?  Music all over the place?  Stacks piled up, impossible to find anything?  I get it, I’ve been there! But in today’s episode I describe my simple, easy system to organize your choral library once and for all!  Whether you are redesigning your choral library or starting from scratch, this episode is for you.

Check out the link to the original post HERE for more details, as well as to get a copy of the Google Sheet that you can use to organize your choral library!

Got a question about organizing your choral library?  Send me an email at [email protected], I would love to help you out!

Looking for an activity that you can do with your choir virtually as well as in-person?  Check out the solfege game, "The Choir Room is LAVA!"
www.ChoirDirectorCorner.com/thechoirroomislava

Looking for some new reading material to further your skills as a choir director?  Check out my Choir Director Recommended Reading List for Choir Directors, which includes links to where you can find all of the different books on the list!

For the full Choir Director Recommended Reading List, here's the link:

choirdirectorcorner.com/readinglist

Ready to dive into more topics related to your work as a choir director? Then you should really check out the Choir Director Corner Community Membership!  Inside the membership there are Online Courses, a Resource Library with over 50 PDF's and Google Docs, and "Monthly Missions" Trainings where we focus on a specific topic, and you can ask questions and get feedback on how to tackle your biggest teaching challenges.  And, as a member, you'll get access to our brand new CDC Searchie Hub, the AI tool created specifically for choir directors!

And now, when you sign up for the annual option, you'll get two months free: 12 months access for the price of 10!

Leading a choir doesn't have to be a DIY endeavor--it's better when it's done together!  Come join an awesome online community of choir directors just like you over at:

choirdirectorcorner.com/membership

I've been seeing all types of questions lately about finding choir repertoire; directors looking for specific pieces, or repertoire for specific ensembles, or just questions where to look for repertoire.

So in today’s episode, I’m discussing nine resources that you might not have heard of to find great choir repertoire.   If you are looking for fresh, engaging repertoire that your singers and your audiences will enjoy, then this episode is for you.

Many of these sites are what I call “composer-friendly”; where they started as websites that were created to help composers get their music “out there”.  These websites often offer example performance recordings and e-print options; depending on the website/composer/piece, you can even find some that offer a set fee for a license to print as many copies as you need.  And with the increase in virtual choir projects, many of these sites have specific information in regards to licensing.

Happy repertoire hunting!


Ready to dive into more topics related to your work as a choir director? Then you should really check out the Choir Director Corner Community Membership!  Inside the membership there are Online Courses, a Resource Library with over 50 PDF's and Google Docs, and "Monthly Missions" Trainings where we focus on a specific topic, and you can ask questions and get feedback on how to tackle your biggest teaching challenges.  And, as a member, you'll get access to our brand new CDC Searchie Hub, the AI tool created specifically for choir directors!

And now, when you sign up for the annual option, you'll get two months free: 12 months access for the price of 10!

Leading a choir doesn't have to be a DIY endeavor--it's better when it's done together!  Come join an awesome online community of choir directors just like you over at:

choirdirectorcorner.com/membership

Make sure you check us out over on Facebook!  You can find our private group at:
www.ChoirDirectorCornerGroup.com

If you've listened to the podcast at all, you can probably tell--I'm an iOS guy.  I've had an iPhone for several years, I love my MacBook Pro, and I am excitedly waiting for my new iPad Air to arrive.  I really don't know what I would do without these tools at my disposal!

And along with that, there are a number of iOS apps on both my iPhone and iPad that I have found invaluable, both in my work as a choir director, as well as my day-to-day productivity.  So in today's episode I list what I think are "must have" iOS apps for the choir director.  I won't waste time with some of the obvious ones, like Google Apps, GarageBand or other Apple apps.  You may recognize some of the other apps, but I think you will enjoy hearing about why/how I use these different apps.  Hopefully you can find in this episode a few more tech tools for your toolbox!


Looking for some new reading material to further your skills as a choir director?  Check out my Choir Director Recommended Reading List for Choir Directors, which includes links to where you can find all of the different books on the list!

For the full Choir Director Recommended Reading List, here's the link:

choirdirectorcorner.com/readinglist


Ready to dive into more topics related to your work as a choir director? Then you should really check out the Choir Director Corner Community Membership!  Inside the membership there are Online Courses, a Resource Library with over 50 PDF's and Google Docs, and "Monthly Missions" Trainings where we focus on a specific topic, and you can ask questions and get feedback on how to tackle your biggest teaching challenges.  And, as a member, you'll get access to our brand new CDC Searchie Hub, the AI tool created specifically for choir directors!

And now, when you sign up for the annual option, you'll get two months free: 12 months access for the price of 10!

Leading a choir doesn't have to be a DIY endeavor--it's better when it's done together!  Come join an awesome online community of choir directors just like you over at:

choirdirectorcorner.com/membership

Make sure you check us out over on Facebook!  You can find our private group at:
www.ChoirDirectorCornerGroup.com

I’ve been noticing a LOT of people that have been REALLY down in the dumps lately.  And the way that things have gone the past several months, you cannot blame anyone for being on the struggle bus right now. 

But now that we are finally in 2021, it’s time to turn things around!  I am convinced that we are going to make this an amazing year, and that we just need to get ourselves back on track.  And to do that, we need to start with a more positive mindset--myself included!  So in today’s episode, I share with you ten positivity tips that are going to get you on the path to a much more successful, productive, fulfilling, and happier 2021.

To find more information on Jon Gordon's "The Energy Bus", and the full Choir Director Recommended Reading List, here's the link:

choirdirectorcorner.com/readinglist

Ready to dive into more topics related to your work as a choir director? Then you should really check out the Choir Director Corner Community Membership!  Inside the membership there are Online Courses, a Resource Library with over 50 PDF's and Google Docs, and "Monthly Missions" Trainings where we focus on a specific topic, and you can ask questions and get feedback on how to tackle your biggest teaching challenges.  And, as a member, you'll get access to our brand new CDC Searchie Hub, the AI tool created specifically for choir directors!

And now, when you sign up for the annual option, you'll get two months free: 12 months access for the price of 10!

Leading a choir doesn't have to be a DIY endeavor--it's better when it's done together!  Come join an awesome online community of choir directors just like you over at:

choirdirectorcorner.com/membership

Make sure you check us out over on Facebook!  You can find our private group at:
www.ChoirDirectorCornerGroup.com

If you are listening to this, congrats--you made it to 2021!  For many people, the start of the new year brings new year’s resolutions.  But did you know that, depending on what study you reference, between 82 and 91 percent of new year’s resolutions are unsuccessful?

Well, James Clear, the author of Atomic Habits, has 5 reasons why those resolutions don’t work, and tells us why we should focus not on resolutions, but on creating better, more positive habits to initiate change.  I discuss all of it in today’s episode, as well as how his book has changed not only my work as a choir director, but my life at home as well.  

If you'd like to check out "Atomic Habits" by James Clear, you can find a link on my Choir Director Recommended Reading List.

For the full Choir Director Recommended Reading List, here's the link:

choirdirectorcorner.com/readinglist

Here's to a successful 2021! :)


Ready to dive into more topics related to your work as a choir director? Then you should really check out the Choir Director Corner Community Membership!  Inside the membership there are Online Courses, a Resource Library with over 50 PDF's and Google Docs, and "Monthly Missions" Trainings where we focus on a specific topic, and you can ask questions and get feedback on how to tackle your biggest teaching challenges.  And, as a member, you'll get access to our brand new CDC Searchie Hub, the AI tool created specifically for choir directors!

And now, when you sign up for the annual option, you'll get two months free: 12 months access for the price of 10!

Leading a choir doesn't have to be a DIY endeavor--it's better when it's done together!  Come join an awesome online community of choir directors just like you over at:

choirdirectorcorner.com/membership

Make sure you check us out over on Facebook!  You can find our private group at:
www.ChoirDirectorCornerGroup.com

Do you struggle with teaching vocal technique to your singers? Or are you looking for resources that you can use while teaching choir virtually?

I’ve created a unit on vocal technique for my singers, which can be used for instruction during or outside of rehearsals.  This unit on vocal technique will include video lessons, student reflections via Google Form as well as other assessments, culminating in a performance at the end of the trimester of a piece of solo literature.  And, these resources can be used for in-person instruction, as well as virtual instruction.

Choir directors that sign up prior to January 4th can get FREE access to these resources!  I am currently in the editing phase, but I will email those that sign up when the resources are ready to go.  The only thing that I ask is that you give me feedback on these resources, so that I can continue to improve on them.

To get FREE access, head on over to:  choirdirectorcorner.com/technique

Hope you and yours have a Merry Christmas, and a Happy Holidays!


Looking for some new reading material for your holiday break?  Check out my Choir Director Recommended Reading List for choir directors which includes links to where you can find all of the different books on the list!

For the full Choir Director Recommended Reading List, here's the link:

choirdirectorcorner.com/readinglist

Ready to dive into more topics related to your work as a choir director? Then you should really check out the Choir Director Corner Community Membership!  Inside the membership there are Online Courses, a Resource Library with over 50 PDF's and Google Docs, and "Monthly Missions" Trainings where we focus on a specific topic, and you can ask questions and get feedback on how to tackle your biggest teaching challenges.  And, as a member, you'll get access to our brand new CDC Searchie Hub, the AI tool created specifically for choir directors!

And now, when you sign up for the annual option, you'll get two months free: 12 months access for the price of 10!

Leading a choir doesn't have to be a DIY endeavor--it's better when it's done together!  Come join an awesome online community of choir directors just like you over at:

choirdirectorcorner.com/membership

Make sure you check us out over on Facebook!  You can find our private group at:
www.ChoirDirectorCornerGroup.com

I know, I know--you're probably DONE with technology right now!  But I promise--the three (actually, four) tech tools that I discuss in today's episode are SUPER easy to use.  One you can learn in 30 seconds!  And they all have the potential to be game-changers in your choir classroom by increasing student engagement.   Check them out, and see which ones will help you in your choir rehearsals!

Links for this episode:

vocaroo.com

chrome.google.com/webstore (for Chrome extensions)

gimkit.com

Friends still asking you what you want for Christmas?  Check out my Choir Director Recommended Reading List for choir directors which includes links to where you can find all of the different books on the list! 

For the full Choir Director Recommended Reading List, here's the link:

choirdirectorcorner.com/readinglist

Ready to dive into more topics related to your work as a choir director? Then you should really check out the Choir Director Corner Community Membership!  Inside the membership there are Online Courses, a Resource Library with over 50 PDF's and Google Docs, and "Monthly Missions" Trainings where we focus on a specific topic, and you can ask questions and get feedback on how to tackle your biggest teaching challenges.  And, as a member, you'll get access to our brand new CDC Searchie Hub, the AI tool created specifically for choir directors!

And now, when you sign up for the annual option, you'll get two months free: 12 months access for the price of 10!

Leading a choir doesn't have to be a DIY endeavor--it's better when it's done together!  Come join an awesome online community of choir directors just like you over at:

choirdirectorcorner.com/membership

Make sure you check us out over on Facebook!  You can find our private group at:
www.ChoirDirectorCornerGroup.com

I had a question recently about books that all choir directors should read, so, I put together a Recommended Reading List for choir directors. In today’s episode of the podcast, I narrow it down to five books that every choir director should read.  And at the end of the episode, I will share with you where you can get a copy of the full recommended list, as well as where you can find each of the books on the list (you can also find the link below).

If you have been listening and enjoying the podcast, I’d love to hear from you as well!  Send me an email at: [email protected], and let me know what in the podcast you’ve found helpful, as well as any ideas for topics or guests on the podcast.  Don’t forget to hit “subscribe”, and if you’d be so kind, please leave the podcast a review.  That will help us get the word out to more of our choir director colleagues.


For the full Choir Director Recommended Reading List, here's the link:

choirdirectorcorner.com/readinglist

Ready to dive into more topics related to your work as a choir director? Then you should really check out the Choir Director Corner Community Membership!  Inside the membership there are Online Courses, a Resource Library with over 50 PDF's and Google Docs, and "Monthly Missions" Trainings where we focus on a specific topic, and you can ask questions and get feedback on how to tackle your biggest teaching challenges.  And, as a member, you'll get access to our brand new CDC Searchie Hub, the AI tool created specifically for choir directors!

And now, when you sign up for the annual option, you'll get two months free: 12 months access for the price of 10!

Leading a choir doesn't have to be a DIY endeavor--it's better when it's done together!  Come join an awesome online community of choir directors just like you over at:

choirdirectorcorner.com/membership

Make sure you check us out over on Facebook!  You can find our private group at:
www.ChoirDirectorCornerGroup.com