Course curriculum

  • 1

    WELCOME TO FOLLOW & FLOW: Gospel Choir Directing

    • A Welcome Message from Lonnie

    • FOLLOW & FLOW CALENDAR

    • ZOOM LINK FOR SEMINAR SESSIONS

  • 2

    VIRTUAL HAND SIGNAL BOOK

    • For Humor's Sake :)

    • Gospel Hand Signals
  • 3

    DIRECTOR'S IMPROVISATION

    • How a Director Improvises a Gospel Song
  • 4

    SESSION 1 - The Art of Following and Flowing

    • Director's Warm Up: Oh Lord We Praise You

    • Dwell in the House - video clips

    • DWELL IN THE HOUSE (Score)

    • When I Rose This Morning - Mississippi Mass Choir
  • 5

    SESSION 2 - Key Hand Signals

    • AMEN - African American Spiritual (gospalized)

    • Video Challenge Option 1: Angels - Richard Smallwood

    • Angels by Richard Smallwood (Score)

    • Washington Post article of Richard Smallwood's life and music

    • Video Challenge Option 2:

  • 6

    SESSION 3 - The Art of the Vamp

    • EXPANDING THE CHORAL VAMP

    • Arpeggiation Vamp Directing Example
  • 7

    SESSION 4 & 5 - VERNACULAR & SCORE READING

    • Chilly Winds (Traditional Souther Black Gospel)

    • Glory, Glory (spiritual arranged in gospel style)
  • 8

    SESSION 6 - COALESCING FOLK STYLES WITH CLASSICAL - YES OR NO?

    • For Every Mountain (listening examples)

    • For Every mountain (Brooklyn Tabernacle Version)

    • For Every Mountain (Kurt Carr Version - Original)

    • Total Praise (listening examples)

    • Gospel and Spirituals with instrumental enhancement
  • 9

    ACHIEVING VOCAL ACCENTUATION & VOCAL EXERCISES

    • Vocal Accentuation

    • Rhythm Exercise (Example)

    • Chest Voice Builder (Modulation)

    • Gospel Vocalise (A Good Closing Exercise)

    • Contemporary Warm Up (For Agility)