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  • Episode 206: Building Enduring Classroom Culture with Dr. Kari Adams

    Episode 206: Building Enduring Classroom Culture with Dr. Kari Adams
    Jul 12 2024
    As teachers, we often try to build culture and foster a sense of belonging by seeking out the “right checklist” of games, ice breakers, fun warm-ups, and even classroom wall art. However, these are just the frosting, not the cake. In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Kari Adams from the University of Missouri … Continue reading "Episode 206: Building Enduring Classroom Culture with Dr. Kari Adams"
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  • Episode 205: Teaching Our Choirs to Listen with James Jordan

    Episode 205: Teaching Our Choirs to Listen with James Jordan
    Jul 5 2024
    “If you don’t learn what listening is, your choirs will never sing in tune.” James Jordan is one of the most prolific choral conductors in the modern era. Not just in terms of performance and recordings, but also in scholarship and pedagogy. Introducing, the NEW GIA/Walton Series on Choralosophy! I recently had the privilege of … Continue reading "Episode 205: Teaching Our Choirs to Listen with James Jordan"
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  • Episode 204: Literacy Live Hive Mind (Highlights with the Community)

    Episode 204: Literacy Live Hive Mind (Highlights with the Community)
    Jun 28 2024
    Recently, we offered a free virtual meetup to practice “Choir Nerdery.” If you missed it, I have carefully curated some of the most useful and interesting moments for this episode. Discussion topics were derived from survey responses from 120 educators. The full 2 hour and 15 minute work session is available unedited over at Patreon … Continue reading "Episode 204: Literacy Live Hive Mind (Highlights with the Community)"
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  • Episode 203: Programming as Storytelling with Donald Nally

    Episode 203: Programming as Storytelling with Donald Nally
    Jun 21 2024
    “It is not my job to answer the questions. It’s my job to ask the questions.” Programming for our choirs carries with it a wide range of challenges, from the skill levels of our groups, and their needs to the considerations of speaking to an audience. There are many ways to wrestle with this balance. … Continue reading "Episode 203: Programming as Storytelling with Donald Nally"
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  • Episode 202: Excluded in the Name of Inclusion with Michal Dawson Connor

    Episode 202: Excluded in the Name of Inclusion with Michal Dawson Connor
    Jun 13 2024
    “I cannot believe I’ve been muzzled by my own people.” All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena, CA cancelled a concert that was set for June 2nd, 2024 citing the “pain and anguish felt by 18 Black members of the church.” The response was that Michal and the choir, and the music they were set to … Continue reading "Episode 202: Excluded in the Name of Inclusion with Michal Dawson Connor"
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  • Episode 201: Music is Movement with Mark Changizi

    Episode 201: Music is Movement with Mark Changizi
    Jun 6 2024
    The scientific consensus is that our ability to understand human speech has evolved over hundreds of thousands of years. After all, there are whole portions of the brain devoted to human speech. We learn to understand speech before we can even walk, and can seamlessly absorb enormous amounts of information simply by hearing it. Surely … Continue reading "Episode 201: Music is Movement with Mark Changizi"
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  • Episode 200: Expanding the Boundaries of Choral Music with Katerina Gimon

    Episode 200: Expanding the Boundaries of Choral Music with Katerina Gimon
    May 30 2024
    Standard music notation that is now used ubiquitously around the world does some things really well. But it also has limitation. Katerina Gimon is a composer who is actively working to dream up new ways to use notation to communicate sound ideas to musicians that expand our written music vocabulary. Katerina first exploded onto the … Continue reading "Episode 200: Expanding the Boundaries of Choral Music with Katerina Gimon"
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  • Episode 199: Singing Alone, “The Boogey Man in the Closet”

    Episode 199: Singing Alone, “The Boogey Man in the Closet”
    May 25 2024
    Standard #1 from NAfME is the best one I think. “Singing alone AND in small groups a varied repertoire of music.” It is of course, crucial in vocal and general music. But it’s value is also present in instrumental focused courses as well. In this return of “Car Thoughts” I will take you through a … Continue reading "Episode 199: Singing Alone, “The Boogey Man in the Closet”"
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