Choralosophy Podcast
1) The First Days of Choir Part 6: Installing a Personhood Curriculum
What is the POINT of a solid, well installed, Choral/Vocal Pedagogy for young people? Why does it matter? Just to make good performers? Or is it something deeper… The episode is the sixth part of a se...Show More
2) Episode 258: Crafting Identity Through Music with Shruthi Rajasekar
“Everything in my music journey was my own drive… I actually love this.” Shruthi’s story of “falling in love at first sight” will inspire you. In this edition of the Oxford Series we explore the vibra...Show More
3) The First Days of Choir Part 5: Voicing, Reflecting and Redirecting
Even when all the plans are best laid, we sometimes miss. How do we reflect and redirect before we lose the whole school year? The episode is the FIFTH part of a series titled “The First Days of Choir...Show More
4) Episode 257: Music is My Language with Ananya Venkateswaran
Ananya has made music in many places around the world, and she believes that “choir is everywhere” and for everyone. This week, I am discussing music with a unique guest for this show! Ananya Venkates...Show More
5) Episode 256: Teaching Expression from Day One with Craig Hurley and Rebecca Atkins
A an honorary addition to the “First Days of Choir Series” could not have been more serendipitous. In this episode, the two researchers and I delve into effective strategies for teaching musical expre...Show More
6) The First Days of Choir Part 4: Repertoire with Intent
“In an effective classroom, students should not only know what they are doing, they should also know why and how.”- Harry Wong. In this episode, we delve into the critical role of repertoire selection...Show More
7) The First Days of Choir Part 3: The Feedback Cyle
“Assessment continues learning,” -Harry Wong. When we are making decisions about what gets “graded” it is important first to decide, “what is crucial?” This list might be different for all of us. But ...Show More
8) Episode 255: Uncovering the Overlooked with Hilary Apfelstadt and Alan Davis
We often say we value diverse voices in the choral world, but programming habits don’t always reflect that. What are the biggest structural or cultural barriers still keeping women composers under-pro...Show More
9) The First Days of Choir Part 2: The Power of Infrastructure
“It could be dangerous to teach the way you were taught.”-Harry Wong. Research is not something only scientists do. Businesspeople do research; so do baseball players, chefs, plumbers, lawyers, dentis...Show More
10) The First Days of Choir Part 1: Introduction and Day 1
“You will be able to be successful, because what we do here works.” Day 1 is when the indoctrination begins. You heard it here. We ARE indoctrinating students… into believing that they can sing and be...Show More