Greetings, You AMAZING CHOIR CONDUCTOR!!!
My name is La Nell Martin, and I am super excited to serve you as the Repertoire and Resource Representative for the Children and Youth Community Choirs. Please send a holler to say “HEY”, or share resources that everyone needs to know. We’re all in this together, especially at this time where COVID-19 has caused us to shift, and to advocate for our singers even more. If you see me, please feel free to introduce yourself. I want to get to know you, and what you are doing in your choirs! I hope to see you at future conferences and gatherings. Check back for more updates. See you soon!
Currently Reading:
- The Bel Canto Buzz by Debra Lynn
- Teaching with Respect: Inclusive Pedagogy for Choral Directors by Stephen Sieck (Hal Leonard Corporation)
- Culturally Responsive Teaching in Music Education: (From Understanding to Application) by Vicki R. Lind & Constance McKoy (Routledge & Kegan)
Virtual Apps and Add-ons that I am playing with:
A capella App
Flipgrid
Screencastify- For recording
Nearpods- For Google-slides
Flat: Music Notation in your google docs
EdPuzzle
California Children’s Choir Contact List
Church Choirs
Diana Landis
Our Lady Queen of Angels, New Port Beach
dilu52@aol.com
Stephanie Naifeh
All Saint’s Episcopal Church, Pasadena
snaifeh@allsaints.pas.org
Community Choirs
Ofer dal Lal, Artistic Director
Cantabella Children’s Chorus
ofer@cantabella.org
website: cantabella.org
Beth Klemm
Artistic Director
Central Coast Children’s Choir
cccc-slo@charter.net
website: www.centralcoastchildrenschoir.org
Jennah Delp Somers
Artistic Director
Ising Silicone Valley
jennah@isingsv.com
website: https://isingsv.com/
Shane Troll
Artistic Director
ISing Silicone Valley
shane@isingsv.com
website: https://isingsv.com/
Fernando Malvar-Ruiz
Artistic Director
LA Children’s Chorus
fmalvar-ruiz@lachildrenschorus.org
website: https://lachildrenschorus.org
Karyn Silva
Artistic Director
Peninsula Girls Chorus
ksilva@peninsulagirlschorus.org
website: www.peninsulagirlschorus.org
La Nell Martin
Artistic Director
Oakland Youth Chorus
lanell@oaklandyouthchorus.org
website: http://oaklandyouthchorus.org
Eric Tuan
Artistic Director
Piedmont Choirs
etuan@piedmontchoirs.org
website: https://www.piedmontchoirs.org
Kent Jue, Artistic Director
Ragazzi Boys Chorus
kjue@ragazzi.org
Website: https://ragazzi.org
Melissa Keylock
Artistic Director of San Diego North Coast Singers
mkeylock@northcoastsingers.com
Valérie Sainte-Agathe
Artistic Director
San Francisco Girl’s Chorus
website: https://www.sfgirlschorus.org
Lori Loftus, Director
Southern California Children’s Chorus
lorisccc@aol.com
Kristina Nakagawa
Artistic Director
Vivace Youth Chorus
Website: https://www.vivaceyouthchorus.org
Public Schools
Beth Klemm
Choral Director
Atascadero Fine Arts Academy
bklemm@atas.k12.ca.us
Theresa Jolley
Arts Coordinator of LA Unified Schools
thjolley@earthlink.net
Diane Simons
Director, South Bay Children’s Choir
South Bay Area
simonsdv@earthlink.net
website: www.sbcc.singer.net
Jo Anne Stoddard
Templeton Unified School District, Coastal Region
jstoddard@tusdnet.k12.ca.us