Reinvigorate your teaching and take your singers to the next level of vocal development.

Join the Cross-Choral Training learning community for a special one-day workshop on applied vocal pedagogy in choral/group settings. 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

  • Special Focus on Treble Voice Singers

Cross Choral Training® Vocal Pedagogy Workshop

November 5, 2023
11:00am-5:00pm

Fee: $125
(Students: $25)

Important Info

  • The workshop will be held at Brooklyn Youth Chorus Headquarters, 179 Pacific Street, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn

  • We reserve the right to cancel this workshop if minimum enrollment is not met. In that case, participants will receive a full refund.

  • Students, email workshops@brooklynyouthchorus.org with a student ID or similar to receive the student discount.

  • All payments are final / no refunds will be issued.

ABOUT CROSS-CHORAL TRAINING®

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 NY 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

  • 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.”