Choral Conversations Podcast
1) Choral Director's Toolbox: Christmas Special 2025
As we come to the close of the year, The Choral Director’s Toolbox offers a special Christmas edition, airing December 22 and again on December 29. In place of our usual format, Dr. William Baker invi...Show More
2) Choral Director's Toolbox: A Compilation of Favorites Ep. 50
In this special Episode 50 of The Choral Director’s Toolbox, we pause at year’s end to reflect on the ideas that resonated most deeply with our listeners in 2025. This retrospective episode revisits t...Show More
3) Choral Director's Toolbox: The Ghosts of Christmas Presents Ep. 48
In Episode 48 of The Choral Director’s Toolbox, host Dr. William Baker takes a lighthearted but meaningful look at "The Ghosts of Christmas Presents," the sometimes awkward expectations surrounding ho...Show More
4) Choral Director's Toolbox: From Pattern to Purpose: Listening Like a Conductor Ep 47
In Episode 47 of The Choral Director’s Toolbox, guest presenter Dr. Jamea Sale, Executive Associate Director of the Choral Foundation and Director of the Institute for Healthy Singing & Voice Research...Show More
5) Choral Director's Toolbox: Christmas Collaborations Ep. 46
In Episode 46 of The Choral Director’s Toolbox, host Dr. William Baker shares timely insights in Christmas Collaborations, exploring how partnerships between adult, youth, and children’s choirs enrich...Show More
6) Choral Director's Toolbox: Considerations for Handel’s Messiah Ep. 45
In Episode 45 of The Choral Director’s Toolbox, host Dr. William Baker offers timeless insights in Considerations for Handel’s Messiah, drawing from decades of conducting experience. From editions and...Show More
7) Choral Director's Toolbox: When Something Goes Wrong Ep. 44
In Episode 44 of The Choral Director’s Toolbox, host Dr. William Baker shares real-world wisdom in When Something Goes Wrong, exploring how choral conductors can respond with grace, calm, and professi...Show More
8) Choral Director's Toolbox: Money-Ball Ep. 43
In Episode 43 of The Choral Director’s Toolbox, host Dr. William Baker reflects on "Money-Ball," exploring what professional sports can teach the arts about value, economics, and perspective. He chall...Show More
9) Choral Director’s Toolbox: Choral Communication Ep. 42
In Episode 42 of The Choral Director’s Toolbox, host Dr. William Baker shares insights on Choral Communication, inspired by the weekly letters of legendary conductor Robert Shaw. Drawing from Shaw’s e...Show More
10) Choral Director’s Toolbox: Robert Shaw’s Counting Method Ep. 41
In Episode 41 of The Choral Director’s Toolbox, host Dr. William Baker revisits one of Robert Shaw’s most enduring rehearsal techniques, "Count Singing." Learn how this disciplined approach to rhythm,...Show More