Volume 2, Issue No. 3
Recruit, Retain, Repeat
Explore how to be the “the place” your students have been looking for.
This issue features an assortment of articles on recruitment, retention, and so much more.
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Encouraging Choir Participation
This article gives suggestions through two different frameworks for how to create singing spaces that are affirming, safe, and exciting to young singers.
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Musical Theatre Pathways: Vocalist or Actor Training?
This study compares the development and education for music and theatre college students to identify the most effective model of training of musical theatre actors.
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Student Grades for Concerts?
We all do it - participation grades for concerts and performances. Turns out, it’s not such a great practice after all.
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Forests of Song: Building Environmental Stewardship through Choral Singing
The creation of music in any ensemble setting is something spectacular. But what happens when we connect both nature and music? This article reminds us of that beauty as both the singer and the listener.
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Student Retention in School Bands and Orchestras: A Literature Review
Student Retention in School Bands and Orchestras: A Literature Review offers insight on 35 years of student retention research in band and orchestra programs.
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PODCAST
Special guest Dr. Brian Shaw from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University joined us to discuss Mike's Riff on participatory assessment practices in performing ensembles.