Choir Fam Podcast
Choir Fam Podcast
Latest Episodes
Ep. 156 - Building Choral Programs by Putting Students First - J. Edmund Hughes
“There’s three things we have in music: the choir, the rehearsals, and the concerts. We put the people first, not the product. There’s a lot of coaches who have this collateral damage thing about winning, and we choral directors have this colla...
Ep. 155 - On the Changing Landscapes of Choral Music - Jocelyn Hagen & Timothy Takach
“There’s still so much we can say through choral music, and a good portion of the music that gets put on the concert stage revolves around similar themes that are timeless, that humans are always wrestling with. At the same time, life moves on,...
Ep. 154 - Composing Idiomatic and Empathetic Music for Vocalists - Raphael Fusco
“Nobody really teaches you how to write for the voice because every voice is different. We’re given these standard ranges, which is fine for harmony exercises that aren’t meant to be sung. The information we have guiding us is half-knowledge th...
Ep. 153 - Developing the Creative Potential of the Choral Director - Sherry Blevins
“If you give attention to the right behaviors, they will multiply. If they sing well and supported and you encourage that, that is going to multiply. If you give attention to the bad behaviors – and that doesn't just mean behavior things like t...
Ep. 152 - Developing Choral Skills in All Vocal Styles - Tiago Marques
"I have to say that the best experience was to conduct choirs on many levels, with amateurs who loved what they did, it was a pleasure working with them just because of that, and also working with higher-level groups and being able to do other ...
