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    Recruiting New Staff Members: Where to Post Your Choral Job Opportunities

    Which channels should you use when recruiting staff members to join your team? Here are some of the best places you can post your choral job opportunities!
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    Tori Cook

    Leading a Children’s Choir: How to Maintain High Morale and Engagement

    How do you keep kids, who are readily distracted and easily lose interest, engaged and motivated in doing repetitive rehearsals? Follow these tips!
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    Alison Cole

    Lessons Learned in the First Year of Managing a Children’s Chorus

    Getting the opportunity to lead the Milwaukee Children’s Choir taught me countless things. Here are some lessons learned along the way!
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    Erik Jacobson

    A Pre-Performance Checklist for Choral Directors

    Are you and your singers ready for the next choral performance? Here's a helpful checklist any choral director can use to prepare for a successful concert.
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    Tori Cook

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    Inspiring Through Music: One Solution to Choral Elitism

    There's been increasing awareness to the growing problem of choral elitism. We can all agree on one thing: elitism is an obstacle to choral music growth.
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    Erik Jacobson

    Things They Never Told You in Music School - For Artistic Directors of Community Choruses

    So you recently graduated from a music program, landed your first Artistic Director job, and are eager to take the choral world by storm. You are ready for every situation that might come your way. Right? Think again. Here are things you have to do that they never told you about in music school.
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    Erik Jacobson

    How to Self-Assess Your Vocal Health - Vital Tips for Community Chorus Singers

    A quick guide for community chorus singers on self-assessing their vocal health. Stay on the lookout for these three warning signs that your vocal health is in danger and use this series of questions for guidance on next steps.
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    Jennie Weyman

    5 Tricks for Staying Motivated to Practice Your Choral Music

    Practicing choral music is difficult work. It requires extreme focus and the ability to be simultaneously critical and supportive of oneself. So, it’s no wonder why musicians often struggle with maintaining motivation. Here are five tricks to staying motivated during your practice sessions!
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    Andrew Swinney

    The Anatomy of a Great Choral Warm-Up

    A lot of people say that vocal warm-ups are for "warming up the voice." And while that is generally true, warm-ups for choir have a more important role: they provide a chance for us to hone in on teaching vocal technique to our singers. Find out what a great choral warm-up entails!
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    Tori Cook

    Great Vocal Warm-Ups for Choir Rehearsals and At-Home Practice

    When preparing your choir for a successful rehearsal, a good vocal warm-up is key. Vocal warm-ups don’t need to be terribly complicated. In fact, it’s best to keep them fairly simple and fun! This article will provide several examples of helpful warm-ups for your choir.
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    Tori Cook

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