Choral Music – Page 7 – Jed Scott Music

Pressure Valve

October 28, 2024October 28, 2024 jedscottChoral Music, Education, Human Nature

On top of everything else, music classes are an essential release valve for over-pressured kids.

How Much Repertoire?

October 27, 2024October 27, 2024 jedscottChoral Music, Conducting, Programming

Do you mega-load or micro-load repertoire for your ensembles?

Other-Focused Ensemble Members

October 25, 2024October 25, 2024 jedscottChoral Music, Human Nature

What can I add to this ensemble?

Level of Difficulty

October 19, 2024October 12, 2024 jedscottChoral Music, Programming

“Level of Difficulty” is a poor analog for quality of repertoire.

Talk About The Physics

October 10, 2024October 10, 2024 jedscottChoral Music, Music Literacy, Rehearsal Technique

I’m a talk-about-the-physics kind of a guy.

Unified & In The Moment

October 6, 2024October 6, 2024 jedscottChoral Music, Performing

The best ensembles are both.

Phonology and Choir

September 28, 2024September 25, 2024 jedscottChoral Music, Human Nature, Rehearsal Technique

Understanding advanced linguistics might help your students sing better.

Sing With Main Character Energy

September 26, 2024September 26, 2024 jedscottChoral Music, Music Literacy, Rehearsal Technique

It’s important for each singer to know where they stand in the musical tapestry at any moment.

Double Warmups

September 12, 2024September 12, 2024 jedscottAces, Choral Music, Conducting, Rehearsal Technique

I was so busy that I doubled my time for warmups in today’s rehearsal.

Pretend Things & Real Things

September 7, 2024September 7, 2024 jedscottChoral Music, Education

What I love about teaching ensembles is that we’re doing real things.