Choral Director Mock Interview

Master 30 Choral Director interview questions covering repertoire selection, vocal pedagogy, and ensemble leadership.

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How do you create different choir formations?

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Shane Reinhard is a high school English teacher focused on English 9 Honors, English 11, Yearbook/Journalism, and AP Seminar.

Having different choir formations allows your choirs to be successful in different ways. Speak to a time you had separate formations for different choirs and/or at different venues. This way, you can prove to the interviewer that you create schemes for best results.

Shane Reinhard

Shane Reinhard is a high school English teacher focused on English 9 Honors, English 11, Yearbook/Journalism, and AP Seminar.

"A couple of years ago, my Madrigals choir had the opportunity to sing at the local Cathedral. The echo in the church is real and our normal formation going boy, girl, boy, girl was causing some problems during rehearsal. So, I separated the choir apart to help them hear each other better. It worked out in the end and the effect had an even better sound from the students. The students certainly were frustrated at first and then positive when they could hear each other at the end."

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30Choral Director Interview Questions & Answers

1.How do you handle a student who is constantly late to rehearsals?

2.How do you create different choir formations?

3.When a choir does not like the piece they are working on, how do you solve the problem?

4.What is the protocol if a soloist calls in sick the day of the concert?

5.How do you work through jealousy in a choir?

6.What are your thoughts on same-sex ensembles?

7.How should sacred music be used in a choral setting?

8.When should a student begin private lessons and why?

9.How important is an accompanist in a choir setting?

10.Are 'show' choirs vital to a choral program?

11.How imperative are musicals in a school setting?

12.What makes a quality choral sound?

13.How do you handle a situation where a choir member is also on the football team, and there is a conflict with both things happening at the same time?

Choral Director Mock Interview

How do you create different choir formations?

30Choral Director Interview Questions & Answers

1.How do you handle a student who is constantly late to rehearsals?

2.How do you create different choir formations?

3.When a choir does not like the piece they are working on, how do you solve the problem?

4.What is the protocol if a soloist calls in sick the day of the concert?

5.How do you work through jealousy in a choir?

6.What are your thoughts on same-sex ensembles?

7.How should sacred music be used in a choral setting?

8.When should a student begin private lessons and why?

9.How important is an accompanist in a choir setting?

10.Are 'show' choirs vital to a choral program?

11.How imperative are musicals in a school setting?

12.What makes a quality choral sound?

13.How do you handle a situation where a choir member is also on the football team, and there is a conflict with both things happening at the same time?

14.How do you attract male voices to choir?

15.What does the balance of voices in a high school choir sound like?

16.How many choruses should there be in a choir program?

17.How does chorus impact a community?

18.How many public performances should take place in a school year?

19.What do you think through when planning a trip with a choir?

20.How would you build a choir culture?

21.How do you get parents involved with chorus?

22.How would you handle a situation where the administration wants to run your concert one more night because it was sold out? What would you do?

23.How important are choir festivals in your estimation?

24.How do you mix up your teaching with choir?

25.Speak about a time where you gave a solo to the wrong student. How did you change your course of action the next time?

26.What question do you have about our choral program?

27.How do you create a healthy culture with a mixed choir?

28.How has choir impacted you?

29.Share a time you successfully handled classroom discipline.

30.What do you still want to accomplish in your teaching career?