Choir Fam Podcast
The Choir Fam Podcast is a venue for conversations about the current state of choral music. Hosts Dean Luethi and Matthew Myers seek to bring the worldwide choral community closer together through their discussions with a variety of guests who work with choir in its various forms. The goal of the podcast is to provide listeners with interesting tidbits of knowledge they could use in day-to-day choral rehearsals and to bring light to the ways that issues in the choral field are being observed and addressed.
Podcasting since 2022 • 165 episodes
Choir Fam Podcast
Latest Episodes
Ep. 152 - Developing Choral Skills in All Vocal Styles - Tiago Marques
"I have to say that the best experience was to conduct choirs on many levels, with amateurs who loved what they did, it was a pleasure working with them just because of that, and also working with higher-level groups and being able to do other ...
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Season 7
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42:43
Ep. 151 - The Collaborative Spirit of Choristers and Conductor - Craig Hella Johnson
“I didn’t want conducting to be only about telling people what to do and they respond. I’ve been in situations like that, and it’s sometimes very effective, but it wasn’t something that I felt I could ever do naturally. I can bring my full arti...
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Season 7
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55:25
Season 6 Wrap-Up
Thank you for listening to our show this season!!Here are the favorite choral pieces from our guests in the sixth season:Christ lag in Todesbanden by Johann Sebastian BachAgnus Dei - Samuel Barber
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Season 6
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15:43
Ep. 150 - Encouraging Singer Ownership in the Rehearsal Process - Grant Gershon
“It’s not until you’re leading an ensemble that you really figure out how to make the music happen and how to motivate the people around you. It’s humbling in a lot of ways, and it’s so gratifying. As a conductor, you’re providing the framework...
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Season 6
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52:06
Ep. 149 - Enhancing Choral Pedagogy with Voice Science - Brian Winnie
“This is a way to understand how the voice operates in all its parts – perceptually, physiologically, and acoustically -- so that we can learn to stop doing things that are unnecessary for a particular outcome. A lot of people get worried when ...
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Season 6
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49:12