In order for us as choral musicians to ensure the continued growth and relevance of our art form and profession, I feel that it is vital for us to become advocates for ourselves and our field. Too often, as musicians we allow non musicians to determine our value. It is well known how frequently people expect musicians to work for free. The frequent exchange of memes on this topic is proof of this, so I won’t discuss that much here. Given that this is part of musician culture, we have three options in response. One: work for free. If you can afford to do this, more power to you, but you kind of drag down the market for the rest of us… Two: you could apologetically inform people that you have a rate, and then apologize again for how much you charge. Or three: become an ADVOCATE for your profession. One who is capable of explaining in ways anyone can understand why music performance, music study, music in worship and music education are not luxuries to pay for when you have extra, but are ESSENTIAL to life in a civilized society that wants to grow intellectually and spiritually. This page is dedicated to driving a conversation for choral musicians with the PHILOSOPHY of Choral Music at the hart of every post and podcast episode. Topics will be wide ranging from the technical aspects of our jobs and careers all the way to the artistic interpretations and values that make us who we are as artists. Join me in this conversation in which I hope we can learn from each other.

Podcast Launch: Feb 21st!!

Choralosophy Podcast