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  • Episode 276: Your Program Depends on the “Beginners” with Bruce Rockwell

    Episode 276: Your Program Depends on the “Beginners” with Bruce Rockwell
    Feb 6 2026
    It can be so tempting for ensemble music directors to fall into a kind of tunnel vision where all roads lead to the “top group” or most advanced ensemble. After all, they are often the ones able to showcase the “culmination” of what our program can do. But this must not be done at the …

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  • Episode 275: The Duality of HBCU Musicians with Dr. Craig Robertson

    Episode 275: The Duality of HBCU Musicians with Dr. Craig Robertson
    Jan 30 2026
    As much as we would love it to not be the case, Americans still see Black Musicians and make certain assumptions. Black Choir? It must be gospel? Black Band? It must be high steppers and baton twirlers. The issue is not these proud musical traditions. The issue is the box that stereotypes put people in. …

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  • Episode 274: Work Less Hard than Your Students

    Episode 274: Work Less Hard than Your Students
    Jan 23 2026
    When I scroll around the internet, I see more and more examples of great choir rehearsals going on around the world. It’s an exciting time to be a member of this profession! But, it also gives me a sense of how hard we all are working to get sound out of kids. Do we need …

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  • Episode 273: Applying the Whole Language of Music

    Episode 273: Applying the Whole Language of Music
    Jan 16 2026
    Pedagogy, it could be argued, is a meaningless academic fantasy if it isn’t proficiently applied. In music, we can do all of the “right” methods. Solfege, Takadimi, count singing etc. But, does it matter if they can’t use it to make music? In this next iteration of the “The First Days of Choir,” inspired by …

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  • Episode 272: In Service of a Singing Culture with Tori Longdon

    Episode 272: In Service of a Singing Culture with Tori Longdon
    Jan 2 2026
    Sometimes as performing artists, we are hyper focused on “the polished finished product.” Tori Longdon creates stunning finished products, but along the way, she is letting people in to see how the sausage is made in warm ups. And people LOVE it. Maybe there is something important there. An insight brought about by the social …

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  • How to have “The Perfect Choir”and 2025 Top 10!

    How to have “The Perfect Choir”and 2025 Top 10!
    Dec 26 2025
    Don’t you love it when everything about a performance, and it’s preparation is completely perfect?! Well, it must be nice for you… I am pretty sure this does not exist. But, we can pretend with this new epic poem, “The Perfect Choir.” In this episode, we reflect on the year 2025 and its most critical …

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  • Episode 271: Responding to the Challenge in Education with Clelyn Chapin

    Episode 271: Responding to the Challenge in Education with Clelyn Chapin
    Dec 19 2025
    “Education’s Race to the Bottom of the Brainstem,” episode 264 generated a lot of discussion. But, none more productive than this one. This week’s guest did it right. She listened, and let me know that more needs to be said on this. “Can I chime in?” Enter, Dr. Clelyn Chapin Dr. Chapin, a professor at …

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  • Episode 270: Balancing Tradition with Innovation with Jocelyn Hagen and Timothy C. Takach

    Episode 270: Balancing Tradition with Innovation with Jocelyn Hagen and Timothy C. Takach
    Dec 12 2025
    The Choral Music Art form, AND the economics of the art form are changing. That makes some people uncomfortable. But, others, like Jocelyn and Tim are driving their fair share of that innovation. Jocelyn Hagan and Tim Takach, co-owners of Graphite Publishing, discuss their journey in the choral music industry, the evolution of their publishing …

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