Choir Ninja, With Ryan Guth

I won’t lie. It’s worth listening to this entire podcast just because five and a half minutes into it Dr. Yarrington does an impression of an orchestra warming up, and it gave me life. Besides that, there is valuable information here about vocal warm ups, accountability, choosing appropriate literature, student conductors, and why adults are more frustrating than children. Listen: Highlight to Tweet: “I want my kids to sing well, and be happy they sang well. Other than that, what is there?” - John Yarrington Show Notes: You don’t have time not to warm up each week Warm ups should be timed (5 minutes is plenty), more about listening than producing, and intentionally productive. Program for your students, not for yourself or other directors. Put your singers first. That means hard work, hard rules, and no participation trophies. Bio: After 18 years as the head of the Choral Department at Houston Baptist University, Dr. John Yarrington has retired.  During these years, a significant change in the choral cultur