Cross Choral Training®
Vocal Pedagogy Workshop
November 8, 2025 | 1:00pm-6:00pm
Fee: $125 (Students: $25)
Ready to take your choral teaching to the next level?
Join the Cross-Choral Training® learning community for an immersive one-day workshop on applied vocal pedagogy! Whether you’re a veteran classroom teacher or a new teaching artist, this course is packed with actionable tools to help you elevate your teaching and unlock your students’ full vocal potential.
Experience Cross-Choral Training® firsthand as conductor Dianne Berkun Menaker shares her proven techniques in dynamic lectures and live demonstrations with the talented young singers of Brooklyn Youth Chorus. This is the perfect opportunity for treble choral teachers working with students ages 11-18. Transform your teaching and inspire your singers!
Questions? Email us at media@brooklynyouthchorus.org
“I was immediately able to incorporate the ideas in my next chorus rehearsals. I’m already hearing and seeing a difference in my students.“ - Past CCT workshop attendee
In this one-day workshop, renowned conductor and educator, Dianne Berkun Menaker presents her proven techniques in lectures, interactive discussions and demonstrations with the young singers of the Brooklyn Youth Chorus. Participants will learn the Cross-Choral Training approach to:
Applied Vocal Function in the areas of:
Breath Management
Laryngeal Registration
Vowel Sound Resonance
Developing Vocal Exercises
Varying Vocal Adjustments Across Musical Styles
Appropriate for all choral teachers and music educators with a special focus on young treble-voices.
Transform your choral sound from the inside out!
Hailed by The New York Times as “a remarkable choral director,” Dianne Berkun Menaker has created Cross-Choral Training® a proven program of vocal and musicianship pedagogy, to help singers develop healthy, reliable and flexible vocal technique working in group settings. This approach has led the Grammy Award-winning Brooklyn Youth Chorus to be the chorus of choice for top orchestras and recording artists worldwide–from Beyonce & Elton John to The New York Philharmonic & John Adams.
Applicable for elementary, high school, and community choruses, beginners to advanced, Cross-Choral Training® is built on two foundational pillars - Vocal Training: Functional voice pedagogy for healthy, authentic singing across a range of musical styles and Musicianship: Music literacy and sight-singing approaches based on experiential and sequential learning
Testimonials
Here’s what past Cross-Choral Training participants have said…
“It surpasses every music workshop I have ever attended.”
“I very much enjoyed the workshop and was immediately able to incorporate your ideas during my chorus rehearsals. I’m already hearing and seeing a difference in my students. “
“It is by far the most practical and applicable workshop I have taken in many years.”
“I came away with both big over-arching ideas as well as concrete techniques I can try on myself and my students.”
“I would recommend this workshop in a heartbeat! This workshop is taught by professionals with a passion for music and children, who teach it in a relaxed, welcoming and extremely informational and practical format.”