Cross Choral Training

Course Curriculum

    1. Cross-Choral Training: A Digital Guide for Educators

    2. Cross Choral Training Methodology

    3. Tell us about yourself!

    4. How it works..

    5. What is the Cross-Choral Training Program?

    1. Understanding Vocal Function

    2. ASSIGNMENT: 3 Systems of the Vocal Mechanism

    3. Check your work!

    4. Guidelines for C-CT Instructors

    5. What is my role as an instructor?

    6. Postural Alignment

    7. Checklist for Good Posture

    8. Quiz - Module 1: Vocal Function

    9. Think about it! Vocal Function

    1. Breath Management (Support)

    2. Breathing for Singing

    3. Breathing | Respiratory System

    4. Breath Management

    5. Quiz - Module 2: Breathing

    6. Think about it! Breathing

    1. Vocal Registers - Vibrational Modes

    2. Laryngeal Registration & Vocal Registers

    3. Register Development

    4. Quiz - Module 3: Phonation

    5. Think about it! Phonation

    1. Vowel Sound Resonance

    2. Vowel Sound Resonance

    3. Articulators

    4. Vowel Quality & Resonance

    5. Quiz - Module 4: Articulation

    6. Think about it! Articulation

    1. Vocal Conditioning

    2. Framework for Exercise Circuits

    3. Framework for Exercise Circuits (Downloadable)

    4. General Considerations for Constructing Functional Exercises

    5. Full Rehearsal Circuit- Part 1

    6. Full Rehearsal Circuit- Part 2

    7. Full Rehearsal Circuit- Part 3

    8. Full Rehearsal Circuit Exercises (Downloadable)

Cross Choral Training

  • Free
  • 40 lessons
  • 2 hours of video content

Instructor

Dianne Berkun Menaker

DIANNE BERKUN MENAKER is the Founder & Artistic Director of Brooklyn Youth Chorus. Under her visionary leadership for 31 seasons, the Chorus has become one of the most highly regarded ensembles in the country and has stretched the artistic boundaries for the youth chorus. She is the creator of Cross-Choral Training®, a proven holistic and experiential approach to developing singers in a group setting encompassing functional voice training pedagogy for healthy, authentic singing across a range of musical styles and music literacy and sight-singing approaches based on experiential and sequential learning.

Reinvigorate your teaching and take your singers to the next level of vocal development.

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