The conductor of a chorus needs to be as well informed about the voice as a private vocal teacher is. They need to understand how all the voices in their choir are doing and they need to understand the levels they are at so they won't pick music that is beyond or below their vocal ability. There are lots of ways to have effective sessions without actually singing. Thinking about the music as a choir can help students learn just as much as singing does, if not more. Intonation is usually a problem among choirs, this is something that the conductor must be able to identify and correct.
Key concept: a choir director must be a good voice teacher, he/she must be able to understand and help the voices he/she directs.
Key connection. I thought this was a very important chapter! I feel like at some point in our Ives we will have opportunities/jobs with some kind of chorus and we need to know the best ways to help them learn and feel comfortable.
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