Clinician & Guest Conductor

 

In clinic and festival settings, these characteristics distinguish Dr. Potter’s method:

• Diverse repertoire selections carefully and intentionally chosen to craft a varied program and engage both singers’ intelligence and emotions

• An emphasis on skill development from the first warmup exercise to the culminating performance, including vocal techniques and critical thinking approaches that transfer immediately to singers’ home choirs

• Incorporation of systematic music literacy concepts that avoids “note banging” from the piano

• A collaborative and cooperative posture that celebrates and supports other music educators and advocates for music as an integral component of every child’s education

• Process-oriented rehearsals that enhance rather than sacrifice the final concert product

• Fostering of a relentlessly positive spirit of openness, transparency, respect, and vulnerability in which all singers are safe to explore and express themselves through song

• A balance between hard work and good fun so every singer not only leaves the experience musically edified, intellectually stimulated, and with a new set of skills but also having enjoyed the experience with a sense of accomplishment

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Dr. Potter delights in working with singers of all ages. To discuss engaging him to work with your choir in school, church, and festival settings, contact him via email.