Joel F. Plaag

How many volunteer choir directors come to the podium with little to no knowledge? How many of us have been put into positions of leadership in churches, community choruses, or various choruses with little or no knowledge or experience in directing? This book is part how-to, part how-it-is, and part how-it-happens to become a better choral director, conductor, musician, and leader. Through stories of overcoming failure, learning patience, and loving...

How do we get through life's challenges? How do we survive as Square pegs in a round world? With over twenty years of experience working with volunteers, Dr. Joel Plaag has a few suggestions to live in this moment. In his latest book, Dr. Plaag discusses some of the events he's experienced as a music director and as the author of Choir Notes, the weekly newsletter of the Cypress Creek Community Chorale. Relating to others is complex. Sometimes people...