Showtime! A Choral Movement DVD: Choral DVD

This DVD gives you choreography already worked out for 11 songs your singers probably love, eliminating the guesswork of creating movement from scratch. Albrecht's staging is built for real choirs—playful without being precious, energetic without requiring dancers—and the visual demonstrations make teaching it quick and painless. Adding the sign language interpretation for "Seize the Moment" opens doors for accessibility and meaningful inclusion in your performances.

These pieces bring joy and purpose to the stage. Movement connects your singers to the meaning of each song, turning what might feel like standing-and-singing into genuine performance where voice, body, and expression work together. There's a lightness here—celebration, humor, seasonal warmth—that makes rehearsing these pieces feel less like work and more like building something the audience will actually remember.

Choral directors at the middle school, high school, and early college levels who want to add visual interest and ensemble cohesion to secular repertoire without the complexity of full-scale choreography. This works especially well for concert singers who enjoy the theatrical side of choral performance and for groups that perform at assemblies, community events, and festival settings.

• Watch the DVD as an ensemble before rehearsal so singers see what they're building toward. Knowing the full picture helps them understand why certain moves matter to the song.
• Break staging into small sections and layer movement gradually over multiple rehearsals. Combine singing and staging only after students own both separately.
• Keep the energy consistent across your ensemble. Have students rehearse the choreography with actual voices and dynamic, not flat or half-hearted execution.
• If sign language feels unfamiliar to your group, invite a deaf or hard-of-hearing community member or professional interpreter to clinic your students on "Seize the Moment" before performance.

Program these throughout the year as concert openers, finales, or standalone entertainment pieces that feel complete on their own. The holiday titles ("December Nights," "Gettin' Ready for Santa Claus," "Let's Hear It for Mrs. Claus") work naturally in winter concerts, while the patriotic and general-purpose songs fit spring or spring pops concerts. These are ideal for school assemblies, community performances, and informal settings where movement enhances the connection between performers and audience.

• Executing choreography while maintaining vocal accuracy and tone
• Working as a synchronized ensemble with intentional movement
• Interpreting lyrics through physical expression and blocking
• Using sign language as an expressive and inclusive performance tool
• Performing with confidence in visual, theatrical contexts