The Choir Director Corner Podcast – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Maybe you got your class registrations for next year and thought, "Maybe I should do some recruiting!"  But all of your time and energy didn't produce the results you wanted, resulting only in stress and frustration.

In Episode 101 of the podcast, I'm sharing the audio from my recent video over on YouTube (Yes, I have a YouTube channel!) where I discuss five of the common reasons why your recruiting efforts aren't working as well as you'd like.  At the end of the video, I also share a resource where I share five of my favorite recruiting strategies--cause they work, and because they are a lot of fun!

Need some specific choir recruiting strategies? I got you--head on over to:

choirdirectorcorner.com/recruitingstrategies

Need help to make your end-of-the-year recruiting push?   Check out my online workshop:

choirdirectorcorner.com/boostyourchoirnumbers

Need more recruiting strategies and resources?  You can find more inside of the Choir Director Corner Community Membership:

choirdirectorcorner.com/membership

It seems like just yesterday, I uploaded the first episode of the Choir Director Corner Podcast, not knowing where the road might take me.  And here we are, at 100 episodes!

In Episode 100, I'm going back into the podcast archives and sharing with you ten of top 10 episodes of the podcast.  Not only are these some of the most downloaded episodes, but they are also episodes that cover topics that are often discussed inside of our CDC Community.   If you are new to the podcast, these are great episodes to start with!  And if you are a longtime listener, these are episodes that you may want to go back and have a second listen.

A big thank you to all of my loyal, longtime listeners--I couldn't have gotten this far without you!  It is an honor to serve you, and I look forward to the next 100 episodes! :)

Ready to dive into more topics related to your work as a choir director? Then you should really check out the Choir Director Corner Community Membership!  Inside the membership there are Online Courses, a Resource Library with over 50 PDF's and Google Docs, and "Monthly Missions" Trainings where we focus on a specific topic, and you can ask questions and get feedback on how to tackle your biggest teaching challenges.  And, as a member, you'll get access to our brand new CDC Searchie Hub, the AI tool created specifically for choir directors!

And now, when you sign up for the annual option, you'll get two months free: 12 months access for the price of 10!

Leading a choir doesn't have to be a DIY endeavor--it's better when it's done together!  Come join an awesome online community of choir directors just like you over at:

choirdirectorcorner.com/membership

I've run into numerous choir directors, just in the past couple of weeks,  all describing the same problem--singers that won't sing out!   The directors have tried everything, and are at their wits end.  What do you do???

This episode is a replay of Episode 62--I feel like I have a fresh perspective on the problem, and there are choir directors that continue to struggle in diagnosing the true root of the problem.  In this episode I discuss the five potential causes of this issue, and I provide practical solutions to tackle each one.  At the end of the original episode, I also jump back into the discussion with some new quick tips that you might try as a way to get started diagnosing the true cause and solving the issue for good.  By the end of this episode, you'll have a whole toolbox of strategies to encourage your singers to unlock their true vocal potential!


If you want to dive deeper into topics just like this one, then you should really check out the Choir Director Corner Community Membership!  Inside the membership there are Online Courses, a Resource Library with over 50 PDF's and Google Docs, and "Monthly Missions" Trainings where we focus on a specific topic, and you can ask questions and get feedback on how to tackle your biggest teaching challenges.  And, as a member, you'll get access to our brand new CDC Searchie Hub, the AI tool created specifically for choir directors!

And now, when you sign up for the annual option, you'll get two months free: 12 months access for the price of 10!

Leading a choir doesn't have to be a DIY endeavor--it's better when it's done together!  Come join an awesome online community of choir directors just like you over at:

choirdirectorcorner.com/membership

For many choir directors, in-person singing has not been possible for quite a while, so we’ve had to shift to trying to rehearse online.  And whether you use Zoom, Google Meet or some other software, the experience will be different.  But, with creative and specific guidance for our singers, we can make singing online a productive and valuable experience for everyone involved.  In this episode, I’m going to talk about how a Zoom rehearsal can work, and give you some best practices to use so that your rehearsals are time well spent.

To get your free copy of the Best Practices for Zoom Rehearsals PDF Graphic, just click on this link:

https://choirdirectorcorner.com/ZoomRehearsals

Looking for an activity that you can do with your choir virtually as well as in-person?  Check out the solfege game, "The Choir Room is LAVA!"
www.ChoirDirectorCorner.com/thechoirroomislava

For more great resources, hop on over to our website:
www.ChoirDirectorCorner.com

Make sure you check us out over on Facebook!  You can find our private group at:
www.ChoirDirectorCornerGroup.com

You've heard of the flipped classroom model, but what about The Flipped Choir Rehearsal?  In this episode, I discuss my idea of The Flipped Choir Rehearsal, and how we might use some "flipped" concepts to keep our singers singing utilizing different technology resources.  There are also great ideas for singer assessment, which you can use whether you are teaching in-person or virtually. 

For more great resources, hop on over to our website:
www.ChoirDirectorCorner.com

Make sure you check us out over on Facebook!  You can find our private group at:
www.ChoirDirectorCornerGroup.com

If you're new to the world of the Choir Director Corner, this is a short episode where I share a little bit about myself and why I created the Choir Director Corner. 

We've all felt overwhelmed and frustrated at some point in our career.  My hope is that this podcast will support you and help you tackle the challenges that you face as a choir director.  Thanks for coming on this journey with me, and for all you do!

For more great resources, hop on over to our website:
www.ChoirDirectorCorner.com

Make sure you check us out over on Facebook!  You can find our private group at:
www.ChoirDirectorCornerGroup.com

A "teaser" for the brand new Choir Director Corner Podcast!  We'll be bringing you tips, strategies, resources, interviews and more every week to help you tackle your biggest teaching challenges.

For more info, check out our website:  www.ChoirDirectorCorner.com

and our Facebook group:  www.ChoirDirectorCornerCommunity.com

I've had choir directors ask about a "Beginning of the Year To-Do List", but our jobs as directors can differ greatly, just because of the particular school district or organization we work for.  However, I do believe there are some universal key elements that help us to give ourselves, and our singers, the best possible chance to be successful.

In today's episode of the podcast, I'm focusing on 11 key elements to consider at the start of your choir year.  If you haven't incorporated any of these into your program, that's okay!  There's never a bad time to start making these elements an important part of your program.  By doing so, you will be setting your choir program up for a successful year!

Here are a couple of the resources that I mention in this episode:

Choir Stations PDF Handouts: choirdirectorcorner.com/stations

Choir Director Bootcamp--Laying the Foundation: choirdirectorcorner.com/bootcamp

OR.....you could just become a member of the Choir Director Corner Community Membership!  Inside the membership there are Online Courses, a Resource Library with over 50 PDF's and Google Docs, and "Monthly Missions" Trainings where we focus on a specific topic, and you can ask questions and get feedback on how to tackle your biggest teaching challenges.  And, as a member, you'll get access to our brand new CDC Searchie Hub, the AI tool created specifically for choir directors!

And now, when you sign up for the annual option, you'll get two months free: 12 months access for the price of 10!

Leading a choir doesn't have to be a DIY endeavor--it's better when it's done together!  Come join an awesome online community of choir directors just like you over at:

choirdirectorcorner.com/membership

In order to market your choir program to prospective singers, you need to get the heart of what motivates singers to join your program, as well as the obstacles that prevent them from joining your program.

When you talk to prospective singers about why they haven't yet joined your program, you'll hear a lot of different reasons--we call these objections.  Once you have a better understanding of what those objections might be, you can then go about addressing them, and helping prospective singers overcome them.

One great way that you can address some of the objections that prospective singers might have is by constructing an "Objection-Conquering Article"! You can then use this Objection-Conquering Article to market your program to prospective singers in lots of different ways.  In this article you'll discuss all of the best aspects of your choir program, while at the same time addressing some of the challenges and obstacles that your prospective singers are facing.  I'm sharing all of it in Episode 89 of the podcast--the process I went through to construct my article, a quick and simple article outline, some of the benefits and challenges that I discussed in my article, and more! 


Want it all done for you?  I'm sharing the template for my Objection-Conquering Article, as well as the template for my Choir Program Marketing Brochure, inside of the Choir Director Corner Community Membership!  Inside the membership there are Online Courses, a Resource Library with over 50 PDF's and Google Docs, and "Monthly Missions" Trainings where we focus on a specific topic, and you can ask questions and get feedback on how to tackle your biggest teaching challenges.  And, as a member, you'll get access to our brand new CDC Searchie Hub, the AI tool created specifically for choir directors!

And now, when you sign up for the annual option, you'll get two months free: 12 months access for the price of 10!

Leading a choir doesn't have to be a DIY endeavor--it's better when it's done together!  Come join an awesome online community of choir directors just like you over at:

choirdirectorcorner.com/membership

While it's always a good time to recruit, the end of the year is the perfect time to recruit more singers to your program.  Students are making plans for the following year and finalizing their schedules, so now is a great time to get potential singers to consider joining your program.

In this last month of school we are making a "recruiting push" for our program, and in Episode 88 of the podcast, I'm sharing with you three things that we are doing to bring more singers into our choir community.  Not only will you get some recruiting ideas from this episode, but there's also resources available that will do all of the organizational work for you!


If you want to dive deeper into topics just like this one, then you should really check out the Choir Director Corner Community Membership!  Inside the membership there are Online Courses, a Resource Library with over 50 PDF's and Google Docs, and "Monthly Missions" Trainings where we focus on a specific topic, and you can ask questions and get feedback on how to tackle your biggest teaching challenges.  And, as a member, you'll get access to our brand new CDC Searchie Hub, the AI tool created specifically for choir directors!

And now, when you sign up for the annual option, you'll get two months free: 12 months access for the price of 10!

Leading a choir doesn't have to be a DIY endeavor--it's better when it's done together!  Come join an awesome online community of choir directors just like you over at:

choirdirectorcorner.com/membership