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10/06/2026

Middle school through collegiate โ€” a surprisingly rich workout for attention and rhythm.

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐จ๐ง๐  is a catchy melody counting from 1 to 20. Then Jonas adds rules linked to multiplication tables: ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฉ ๐จ๐ง ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ’-๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž. ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ ๐จ๐ง ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ‘. When both rules combine, number 12 gets both a clap and a stomp.

The bonus level: ๐ƒ๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ‘ ๐š๐ญ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ. Leave precise little gaps. Anyone who forgets becomes an involuntary soloist โ€” which is often the funniest moment in rehearsal.

Exercises by Jonas Rasmussen | The Playful Choir, Volume 1 from Galaxy Music Corporation.

30 exercises. Link in first comment.

09/29/2026

Middle school through collegiate โ€” a deceptively sophisticated circle game.

๐“๐ก๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฉ ๐†๐š๐ฆ๐ž travels a clap around a circle on the pulse. The rules: 1 clap passes clockwise. 2 quick claps reverse direction. 3 quick claps skip one person.

As the game speeds up, direction changes and skips come unpredictably. Singers must know exactly where the beat is, who's "๐ง๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ" and how the rules have just changed โ€” all without losing the pulse. Recovering from a mistake without stopping is part of the exercise.

Exercises by Jonas Rasmussen | The Playful Choir, Volume 1 from Galaxy Music Corporation.

30 exercises. Link in first comment.

09/22/2026

Middle school through collegiate โ€” one of the most unusual exercises in the book.

๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ ๐จ ๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง ๐š๐๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฆ๐ž? ๐˜๐ž๐ฌ, ๐ˆ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐š ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐๐ฒ.

Two singers catch each other's eyes. They take a shared breath and start the melody, walking toward each other, swapping places while they sing. Then they find new eye contact with someone new. The room gradually fills with overlapping versions of the same short melody โ€” different pairs, different moments, paths crossing.

What it builds: inner pulse independence (no conductor to follow), courage to initiate, and the social fabric that makes a choir a choir.

Exercises by Jonas Rasmussen | The Playful Choir, Volume 1 from Galaxy Music Corporation.

30 exercises. Link in first comment.

09/15/2026

Middle school through collegiate โ€” and this one will challenge your strongest singers.

๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž builds a growing sequence of claps in different body locations โ€” up, down, behind the back, under one leg, then the other, then both โ€” and Jonas adds a new element without warning. The choir must observe the new clap and jump back in without stopping.

What it actually teaches: the same flexible concentration required when singers must absorb a new rehearsal instruction, adapt mid-phrase, and keep the music going.

Exercises by Jonas Rasmussen | The Playful Choir, Volume 1 from Galaxy Music Corporation.

30 exercises with video demonstrations. Link in first comment.

09/08/2026

Advanced middle school through collegiate โ€” most choir directors will recognize this song immediately, and none will recognize what Jonas does to it.

๐Œ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ž ๐‹๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ž๐œ๐ž๐š๐ง โ€” with three simultaneous rules:
Every B-word: switch arms.
Every M-word: shift your weight.
Every O-word: nod your head.

B and M and O appear at completely different moments in the song. The three movements are never synchronized. Singers must track the text, anticipate the letters, keep singing โ€” all at once.

The book notes: "๐‘บ๐’•๐’†๐’‘ 4 ๐’Š๐’” ๐‘ฏ๐‘จ๐‘น๐‘ซ, ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’• ๐’„๐’‚๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’† ๐’…๐’๐’๐’† ๐’Š๐’‡ ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’“๐’†๐’—๐’Š๐’”๐’Š๐’• ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’๐’๐’†๐’๐’ˆ๐’† ๐’˜๐’†๐’†๐’Œ ๐’‚๐’‡๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐’˜๐’†๐’†๐’Œ."

Exercises by Jonas Rasmussen | The Playful Choir, Volume 1 from Galaxy Music Corporation.

30 exercises. Link in first comment.

09/01/2026

Middle school through collegiate โ€” and a reliable 5-minute rehearsal opener.

๐‡๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐”๐ฉ, ๐‡๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง has four positions: up, down, out, in. The key step: Jonas says the word "๐‡๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ" only when he means it. "๐”๐ฉ!" with no ๐ก๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ prefix โ€” even while his arms are rising โ€” means don't move.

Singers must control their impulse to copy the gesture and respond only to the correct verbal cue. That inhibition โ€” watching the conductor move and not responding โ€” is the same mental muscle that makes ensembles follow instructions precisely rather than automatically.

Exercises by Jonas Rasmussen | The Playful Choir, Volume 1 from Galaxy Music Corporation.

30 exercises. Link in first comment.

08/25/2026

Middle school through collegiate โ€” and especially powerful for shy singers and non-singers.

๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐•๐จ๐ข๐œ๐ž starts with a clear frame from Jonas: ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’† ๐’Š๐’” ๐’๐’ ๐’“๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’‰๐’• ๐’๐’“ ๐’˜๐’“๐’๐’๐’ˆ ๐’”๐’๐’–๐’๐’… ๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’† โ€” ๐’๐’๐’๐’š ๐’„๐’–๐’“๐’Š๐’๐’”๐’Š๐’•๐’š. Then he demonstrates deliberately odd sounds first โ€” bright buzzy "๐ง๐ฒ๐š-๐ง๐ฒ๐š," dark "๐จ๐จ," witchy cackle, breathy sigh โ€” and invites the choir to join.

What it builds: a rehearsal culture where it's safe to experiment, sound strange, and make ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ noises on the way to something beautiful. When a whole group has laughed together over vocal weirdness, it becomes much easier to take artistic risks.

Exercises by Jonas Rasmussen | The Playful Choir, Volume 1 from Galaxy Music Corporation.

30 exercises. Link in first comment.

Ysaรฏe M. Barnwell spent nearly three decades with Sweet Honey In The Rock before turning to workshops on vocal community...
08/24/2026

Ysaรฏe M. Barnwell spent nearly three decades with Sweet Honey In The Rock before turning to workshops on vocal community building rooted in African American musical traditions โ€” work she's now led on three continents.

Her catalog with Galaxy gives that same approach to your ensemble: repertoire built around voice, tradition, and community, not just notation on a page.

Explore the full catalog: https://f.mtr.cool/e3us509csl

30 field-tested rehearsal games for the first day of choir โ€” each with its own video demonstration from author Jonas Ras...
08/21/2026

30 field-tested rehearsal games for the first day of choir โ€” each with its own video demonstration from author Jonas Rasmussen.

The Playful Choir, Volume 1 works middle school through collegiate. Print and digital both include all 30 companion videos.

Get games for week one: https://f.mtr.cool/qivadxathl

Where you'll hear us next ๐ŸŽถ Galaxy Music titles are heading to the stage โ€” from Carnegie Hall to London.๐Ÿ“ Jan 17, 2027 โ€”...
08/20/2026

Where you'll hear us next ๐ŸŽถ Galaxy Music titles are heading to the stage โ€” from Carnegie Hall to London.

๐Ÿ“ Jan 17, 2027 โ€” DCINY performs "A Vision Unfolding" by Kyle Pederson at Carnegie Hall, guest conducted by Dr. Kenney Potter
๐Ÿ“ Jun 6, 2027 โ€” MidAmerica Productions performs "Shoe Jazz" by Gwyneth Walker at Carnegie Hall (treble voices program)
๐Ÿ“ Jun 17, 2027 โ€” Vox Anima London performs "A Vision Unfolding" by Kyle Pederson at Cadogan Hall
๐Ÿ“ Jun 17, 2027 โ€” Vox Anima London performs "Love Never Fails" by Reginal Wright at Cadogan Hall

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