The Perfect Choral Workbook

The Perfect Choral Workbook. (Everything You Need to Organize Your Choral Program). Shawnee Press. Choral. Softcover with CD. 79 pages. Shawnee Press #M0759. Published by Shawnee Press.

Who knew that when you set out to be a choral conductor that your life would be completely filled with so many other activities and a plethora of roles other than just conductor? One of the main jobs of a choral director is that of a juggler, or a multitasker in the contemporary vernacular! The only way to survive and thrive in this world of music is to keep yourself organized. In The Perfect Choral Workbook, you will find the tools to organize your choral program and your career. There are over 50 forms and lists on the CD-ROM with printable files that will assist you with a range of tasks from making sure you are in the right place, to possessing the necessary tools, and to cultivating magic in your music program. This workbook provides the necessary tools to help you tailor the forms to your specific program.

Contents: Acknowledgements * Foreword * Introduction * List of "B.o.B."s (Back of Book: Forms Found on CD-ROM)

Chapter 1: Looking Back Things They Didn't Teach You * Who Am I? * Core Values * How Did I Get Here? * Life Highlights * What Is My Job? * Job Description (Sample) * How Am I Doing? * Self-Exam For Choral Conductors * Who Is In My Chorus? * Creative Brief

Chapter 2: Looking Ahead Six Principles of Balance * Principle of Balance * Musical Maps * Three Year Map * One Year Map * Rehearsal Map (Sample) * Song Map

Chapter 3: Looking Around Facilities - My Work Environment * Equipment - Nuts and Bolts * Adding Singers * Audition Form * Rehearsal Expectations * Where Should They Sit? * Sample Seating Charts * Looking Inside. . .The Music * Teaching the Text

Chapter 5: It's Time to Rehearse Planning Rehearsals * How to Warm Up * Musical Mishaps * Production Planning * Tech Script (Sample).