Here’s a name that has instilled dread in many a music education student:   Edwin Gordon. Remember Gordon?  I had a music ed class in…

Having your singers listen to and evaluate choral performances can serve a lot of different purposes, including: -Activity that a substitute teacher can do -Cover…

Okay, first off…..if you’re reading the title of this post and you can’t figure out what the reference is, here’s a hint: We’re talking rehearsal…

I had a coaching call this past week with a middle school/high school choir director who is in the first year of their position.  This…

I was talking with another choir director over coffee during Christmas break, and the topic of assessment came up.  Individual assessment in the choral program…

In my last post, I discussed how I re-evaluated my Concert Rubric a number of years ago, and made the choice to change what I…

Whenever it gets to be concert season, I see a LOT of posts from directors talking about two things that can easily be thorns in…

With all of our Winter/Christmas performances this month, one thing that you will need to do (or have done already) is make a concert program….

A few months ago I ran across the book “Atomic Habits” by James Clear (you can find it HERE).  I know it’s not quite 2020…

With all of the different things going on right now, I am very thankful to have been able to attend the Iowa Music Educators Conference…