Make Serious Music Unseriously

Session Handouts

A person plays music on an organ.

A person plays music on an organ.

black and silver microphone on black table

black and silver microphone on black table

Arkansas Choral Directors Association Conference Headliner

2026

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people facing light

CORORIO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE HEADLINER

SOUTH DAKOTA CHORAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION HEADLINER

(Password to combined sessions is same as for final session "Serious Fun")

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red white and gray jigsaw puzzle

LEE UNIVERSITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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assorted-color pencil lot

What is the Music?: Transforming Markings into Musical Experiences

Music as Storytelling

AMEA Collegiate Summit 2025

The Wheel of Choral Pedagogy: Rehearsing Beyond Notes and Rhythms

red and white Game On LED signage

red and white Game On LED signage

Play with Purpose: Gamification for Musical Excellence

FMEA 2026

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worm's eye view of red, orange, and yellow Ferris wheel

black flat screen tv turned on at the living room

black flat screen tv turned on at the living room

no smoking no smoking sign

no smoking no smoking sign

Caution! Singers at Play: The Power of Engaging Rehearsals

y'all have fun now ya hear! singed chalkboard

y'all have fun now ya hear! singed chalkboard

Make Serious Music Unseriously: Cultivating Intuitive Singers

person holding opened song book

person holding opened song book

When Inspiration Won't Strike: Programming in the Modern World

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text, shape, arrow

Engagement Over Management: Proactive Choral Rehearsals

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red and yellow light streaks

The Immersive Rehearsal: From Chaos to Experience

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silver and gold steel tool

Keep Up the Momentum: Transitions for an Efficient Rehearsal

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the word play spelled out of legos on a blue surface

Serious Fun: Revitalize Your Teaching through Play

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green red and yellow wall

Inside Out: Discovering the "It" in Choral Repertoire

Voices United 2022