Our members are committed to sharing best practices as they’re developed. We share them in weekly meetings and training sessions, but also through the resources found below.
ChorAmor Shared Folder of All Resources
Link to “How to Make a Virtual Choir” Slideshow
Link to “Early Success with Rounds, Partner Songs, and Loops” Slideshow
Creating scores, guide tracks, and video guides is a big step in readying yourself for distance and hybrid learning. These resources also provide potential f...
Lauren Ramey shared her knowledge and skills with Final Cut Pro to help us get a grasp on the basics of video editing. You can view the accompanying slidesho...
Tucker Biddlecombe and Troy Robertson review their experience with audio mixing and mastering procedures.
Laura Sam brings incredible creativity to the process of video editing, and she's a great teacher. Join in with her to learn some new techniques and up your ...
Evan Powers and Troy Robertson describe the technical procedures necessary to use rounds, partner songs, and loops in building early success in hybrid and di...
Worried about distance and hybrid choir rehearsal and performance? David Tang, Kathleen Hansen, Laura Sam, and Troy Robertson teamed up to create an overview...
Scot Hanna-Weir did some fantastic work with his choir even in the opening weeks of the pandemic, innovating and imagining new procedures for use this coming...
Join Michael Hanawalt, Morgan Luttig, and Lauren Ramey in exploring some techniques for ensuring that your first distance project is a success.
Lesley Maxwell Mann presented some of the basic techniques associated with Flipgrid and the ways in which those techniques might apply to choir. Find her han...
Morgan Jolley Burburan stopped by to give us some excellent exercises and reminders to boost our vocal health.
Derrick Fox has been working with volunteers from around the country to create an invaluable resource. Explore what the work they've done (so far!): https://...
Amy Kotsonis and Erynn Millard organized a series of discussions on issues related to choral music. This session provided a recap and summary. https://drive....
Evan Powers uses Canvas Studio for his middle school program. He talked to us about Studio's applications for Choral music.
Tesfa Wondemagegnehu stopped by to share lessons from an intense spring of online work at St. Olaf as well as a summer of preparation.
Caron Daley presented a session on movement techniques for the virtual/hybrid choral rehearsal. Remote learning has created a new instructional context for c...
What can we as choral conductor-teachers do to promote equity and antiracism? In this discussion, Josh Palkki will share resources and lean into justice-rela...
Felicia Barber, Michael Hanawalt, Andrew Last, and Matthew Udland led a discussion of their plans for rehearsal safety for the fall.
Camilla Tassi joined us to describe her conception of audiovisual storytelling, both in pre-recorded and live formats. How can we move beyond putting our sin...
As music teacher educators, we know the value of active learning. Yet in online and hybrid settings, moving beyond lecture can be challenging. In this intera...