Choir Baton

The American Choral Director's Association National Conference in Kansas City provides amazing professional development for choral directors across the world. But beyond the amazing interest sessions and concerts are the conversations with share with the people we meet during the week. Listen in on some impromptu conversations I had and get a taste of what ACDA National Convention 2019 was li...

Ashton Humphrey is a 4th year teacher at Croatan High School on the bank of the North Carolina ocean. (But seriously, his office overlooks the intracoastal waterway.)  I met Ashton at a Carol Krueger conference two summers ago where we sat next to each other. Over the course of that 3 day experience we connected through social media and various statewide choral events.  I interviewed Ashton becaus...

Dr. Carol Krueger is revolutioning how and why music teachers are approaching music literacy in today's rehearsal. In this episode you'll hear insight into her book Progressive Sightsinging, her journey back to school to obtain her master's and doctoral degree after 25 years in the classroom, and further insight and encouragement in teaching literate musicians in both choir and inst...

Dr. Carol Krueger is revolutionizing how and why music teachers are approaching music literacy in today's rehearsal. In this episode, you'll hear her journey to understanding the gaps we have in our music literacy and how we can begin to close them. With her humorous candor, Carol helps you understand why you struggle in certain areas of music literacy and empower you to take the next st...

Lamar Davis and Nyi Nyi Myin, two senior Music Education majors at Wingate University just outside Charlotte, NC, are about to start their student teaching experience. In this episode, Beth asks why and how they came to choral music, why they chose Wingate, and what they are looking forward to in choral music student teaching.  Choir Baton Host: @bethphilemon | www.bethphilemon.com Choir Baton: @c...

The first Choir Baton episode gives a behind-the-scenes look at your host, Beth Philemon, and her history with choir, passion of the art form, and her idea(s) behind #choirbaton. As a passionate people person, Beth shares the top responses from people when they learn what she does and why she wants to change the conversation about singing in today’s society through the lens of choirs. Choir Baton...