So Awkward! Think Like a Museum Curator for Foolproof Audience Engagement, with Ryan Guth (2 of 4)

Your concert can be more than a curriculum review. Capture and maintain your audience’s attention throughout the duration of your concert by minding your flow, mimicking an art museum, and telling them everything.   Tweet This: Give your concert “French portions”: small servings, intense flavors. Click to download episode! Show Notes: Do everything “briskly” all movement must be rehearsed so it goes quickly Rehearse ALL logistics No dead air Connect everything together with music feature soloists with speaking Make sure your flow is intentional Do you start with the youngest group just because they’re the youngest? Beware of arbitrary programming account for choir members in multiple groups uniform changes who needs to be where and when sometimes you’ll have to rework the physical layout of the concert and rehearse the logistics more Make every piece important to your audience Think of walking an art museum YOU are the curator of your own musical museum Every piece has a reason for being share that with the audience make it easy for them to follow Make sure programs contain ALL texts/translations Even English Even Popular Music No budget for printing a million pages? Make an e-program available project texts on the wall Introduce your pieces Put the piece in context historically politically what was the story? what was the composer’s/poet’s “why”? why did YOU program this piece? Assure that there’s balance within the program tempos texts (heavy/light-hearted) length of individual selections Your concert should pack a punch French portions (rich flavor - small portions) Keep it under 75 minutes if it’s more than that, you have two concerts Send em home humming! 3 Key Takeaways: It’s all about the flow of the show, so make it intentional. Make every piece important to your audience. Put EVERYTHING in your program. Or on a screen. Or in a script. But by God, put it somewhere. Resources/links Mentioned: Support Choir Ninja on Patreon My course on Teachers Pay Teachers: Design Gorgeous Programs using Canva  Sponsored by: Sight Reading Factory (Use promo code “NINJA” at checkout for 10 free student accounts!)