NAfME Choral Cues Stimulate Conversation during Music In Our Schools Month® #MIOSM22 Choral Cues By NAfME Members Stefanie Weigand and Dean Luethi During this year’s Music In Our Schools Month®…
Music Activities and Warm-Up Ideas to (Literally) Wake Up Your Class! Do you have an early morning music class where you can’t seem to get the students alert and focused?…
Even experienced conductors may find that bad habits creep into their technique on occasion. To remedy this, a review of basics may prove helpful. “I feel that one of the…
You walk into the school gymnasium at quarter-to-nine on a Friday morning and see some 300 adolescents buzzing with energy. A few teachers are yelling out instructions, trying to get…
PROCEDURE & STEWARDSHIP IN THE CHORAL REHEARSAL PROCEDURE We all know a fine choral ensemble when we hear one. What is not always clear is exactly how the ensemble got…
I am grateful for collegiate experiences at the University of Utah which made me want to become a music educator. I was inspired by professors who valued my opinion and…
At a recent choral festival, I listened to a high school choir sing a Moses Hogan piece that included four-part male divisi. The group’s 6 young men struggled to sing…
Isn’t it nice when a well-trained voice joins the ranks of your choir? Someone with facility and ease throughout their range, able to produce dynamic contrast, a variety of tone…
Have you ever noticed that your students stop paying attention to you as soon as you stop them to make a correction? Do you wonder if you are talking too…
Conducting—Letting Go of Bad Habits By NAfME Member Michael Murphy The choral music educator’s job, according to Michael Murphy, “while rewarding, is a complex one. Sometimes it seems that managing…
