The 7 Deadly Sins of a School Choir Director

Description

Roger Emerson will point out the most challenging elements of teaching school choir and some of the areas that are easily overlooked. Examples of choral pieces that “solve” the problem facing the School Choir Director will be demonstrated.

​About Roger Emerson

Roger Emerson is a professional composer and arranger with over 900 choral titles in print and over 30 million copies in circulation. He is the most widely performed composer/arranger of popular choral music and vocal jazz in the world today. His works include the choral arrangements of Josh Groban’s You Raise Me Up, Season’s of Love, from RENT, Defying Gravity from WICKED, Joyful, Joyful from SISTER ACT, Don’t Stop Believin’ from GLEE, and most recently, My Shot from HAMILTON.

In addition, his vocal jazz arrangements of Over The Rainbow, Vincent, Blue Skies and I Wish are some of the most performed of all-time. He is in constant demand as a lecturer on pop music, vocal jazz and the changing voice and has appeared at numerous MENC, ACDA and JEN conferences.

This webinar with Roger Emerson was recorded on May 28, 2026, and is approximately 2 hours long.