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Tom Shelton– Working with Children, High Schoolers, College Students and Professionals!

November 28, 2014 By Eric Leave a Comment

Rebecca Dias talks with Tom Shelton, Assistant Professor of Sacred Music at Westminster Choir College of Rider University and President-Elect of the American Choral Directors Association.

  • 0:05:  On his work with the Princeton Girlchoir Cantores
  • 0:43:  How to make rehearsals fun and playful for members of Cantores
  • 2:06:  How he learned his rehearsal techniques
  • 2:53:  On his greatest mentor:  Hilary Apfelstadt
  • 3:27:  On his favorite concerts with the Princeton Girlchoir
  • 4:15:  Striving for variety with his choirs
  • 5:03:  On his own compositions
  • 6:02:  Why he enjoys working with children
  • 7:13:  Why he founded the Westminster Neighborhood Children’s Choir
  • 7:48:  His advice for student conductors
  • 8:32:  A heart-warming story from his 3rd-grade classroom
  • 9:52:  His extensive service for the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA)
  • 11:58:  His goals for his presidency of ACDA
  • 13:06:  Teaching at Westminster vs. teaching middle and high schoolers
  • 14:00:  His trouble balancing work and social life
  • 14:48:  His advice for music education majors
  • 15:36:  Learning classroom management

You can read Rebecca’s reflections on this interview here.

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Filed Under: Classical Music, Music and Ideas, Oral Histories Tagged With: American Choral Directors Association, Princeton Girlchoir, Tom Shelton, Westminster Choir College of Rider University

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