Choir Ninja, With Ryan Guth

A live interview with choral legend, Helmuth Rilling. The Maestro shares some heartwarming moments in his career and his opinion on American coffee...amongst other things.

Learn 10 ways Ryan Main gets his middle and high school choirs to be more expressive when they sing, preventing "Choir Zombie Syndrome".  Show notes and blog post at www.ryanguth.com/tt018 Join Choir Nation on Facebook!

Stevie Berryman, of Stevie Be Music, explains how she goes beyond programming to create concert experiences that entertain, sell out, and create raving fans. She gives examples of her own concert experiences and breaks down the essential elements. 

It's time to give solutions to your choir's attendance issues that don't suck. Stevie and I offer creative answers to common attendance questions in this co-hosted episode. Join Choir Nation on Facebook!

Tom Shelton, president-elect of ACDA, joins Ryan to explore his musical journey and offer tips on choosing repertoire for youth choral ensembles.  Join Choir Nation on Facebook!

An important episode for me (and hopefully you too)!  Ask yourself these questions to find your why.  1. Who do you have the most energy around? 2. What makes you excited to get up in the morning? 3. Where are you the happiest? 4. When was your most self-affirming moment? 5. How do you achieve those moments when you feel fulfilled?    

Angela (Angie) Broeker, Director of Choral Activities at The University of Saint Thomas (MN) stops by to speak about embracing the idea of inclusion as a choral director.

Here's why it's important to get your students to invest their own time outside of rehearsal. In today's episode, I explain the 3 essential steps to getting them to practice at home.

Choir Nation member, Topher Keene pops by my studio in NJ to dialogue with me about building programs with a strong music-centered set of values.

Always start with the text when you begin a choral piece. Here is a 5 step process to do a deep read of the text with your choir before you sing a note. Join Choir Nation on Facebook!

Time to take responsibility for your own choral experience and help grow Choir Nation by not sucking anymore. In this episode, Ryan explores the common problems he sees in the choral world and he proposes solutions. 

Middle School Sight-Singing Guru, Dale Duncan shares some stories from his early years and share this top 5 lessons for any middle school choral director. FREE SIGHT-SINGING WEBINAR MARCH 8th 2016, 8pm EST Sign-up at www.ryanguth.com/duncanwebinar

NYU Choral Director and Music Education professor, Nancy Shankman has established herself as a woman who knows how to get people of all ages singing together. She's brought together choirs from public schools to parents in the waiting room of their child's choir. Nancy discusses the importance of singing together at any age!

Country star, sweetheart, and mother of Lady Antebellum singer, Hillary Scott shares her expertise in creating engaging performances that transcend genre. Linda has been traveling with Kenny Rogers for over 20 years, has won a GRAMMY next to Reba McIntyre, and enjoys a lively singing career of her own.

Career coach, Dana Campbell, who specializes in helping professionals prevent and recover from burnout shares her secrets with Choir Nation.   Connect with Ryan on Twitter / Facebook / LinkedIn / Website ***** Leave a Rating and Review ***** Never miss and episode! Subscribe on iTunes (iOS)/ Stitcher (Android)  

The dreaded parent meeting, a choral director's rite of passage... Here's a tricky scenario that came up with a friend of mine, and how I advised her deal with it.

One more year has come and gone, so it’s time to reflect a bit. I’m going to do it for you in this episode and give you some handy takeaways to make 2016 your best year yet. MUSIC TEACHER MONEY SCHOOL FACEBOOK GROUP   Connect with Ryan on Twitter / Facebook / LinkedIn / Website ***** Leave a Rating and Review ***** Never miss and episode! Subscribe on iTunes (iOS)/ Stitcher (Android)  

Join Joe Buches, director of the Philadelphia Gay Men's Chorus as he talks about growing his organization from 30 singers in 2004 to over 150 in 2015 by making his audience and the choir's mission the top priority.    Connect with Ryan on Twitter / Facebook / LinkedIn / Website ***** Leave a Rating and Review ***** Never miss and episode! Subscribe on iTunes (iOS)/ Stitcher (Android)

You have to provide value WAY before you ask an influencer for anything. Here are 3 ways you can begin to provide value today so that influencers take notice and offer you opportunity.    Connect with Ryan on Twitter / Facebook / LinkedIn / Website ***** Leave a Rating and Review ***** Never miss and episode! Subscribe on iTunes (iOS)/ Stitcher (Android)