Choir Ninja, With Ryan Guth

Conrad Weber is a white, middle class man who has spent his entire music education career in a black, high-poverty school. Conrad talks to Ryan about how to build bridges across the cultural chasm, in a situation where none of the usual standards apply. This interview is raw and heartfelt, and is one everyone should hear, but will especially resonate with those who have ever felt out of step with the choral majority. Listen [Subscribe on iTunes] [Subscribe on Android] Highlight to Tweet:         “We have to understand the culture of our students. We have to become a student of their culture” - Conrad Weber Show Notes: Begin where your students are...and where they are isn’t good or bad--it just is. Become a student of your student’s culture. This is their normal. They don’t care about what you think they should become until you connect with who they are right now. Create your own definition of success. Success in your program may be defined as progress, rather than a contest win or festival invitation. If th