RESOURCES

Choral conductor and voice teacher Rebecca Achenbach offers simple warm-up exercises to help you keep singing and singing.

Given the situation at the federal, state, and local levels, Chorus America developed this guide to help chart a path toward proactive advocacy on behalf of choral music education. Contains...

In the 21st century, America’s manufacturing-driven economy is being replaced by a creative economy. President Obama is calling for a “complete and competitive education” to ensure our place in the...

The top 10 reasons why choral singing is a great activity!

Chorus America’s member choruses all across North America are leading the way in working with school music programs to support, revive, or expand choral music education. Here are some examples...

A list of useful quotes from influential leaders in support of the arts and choral music.

The goal of this supplemental guide is to specifically help parents build a solid case for having choral music as part of the school curriculum. Working with your child’s teacher...

A PowerPoint template that you can adapt for use when making a presentation on the value of choral singing.

A question-and-answer worksheet to help you expand your network of choral music supporters.

Use this matrix as a worksheet to help formulate an action plan to support choral music in schools.

This annotated and linked bibliography for Making the Case for Your School Choir provides data from more than 40 different studies, advocacy guides, and publications at your fingertips.

A comprehensive evaluation tool for choruses that addresses nine areas: organizational purpose, programs & evaluation, governance, planning, fundraising, financial stability & transparency, marketing & public relations, human resources, and operations...