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Contents October 2025/Volume 66, Number 3

Features

6 From Groans to Grins:
A Play-Based Approach to Teaching Music Literacy
by Saleel Adarkar Menon

16 The Life and Choral Works of Jester Hairston

by Micah Bland

Articles

39 Rehearsal Break
Beyond the Attendance Sheet:
Addressing Assessment in the Choral Classroom
by Skyler Bluemel
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69 Choral: Rollo Dilworth’s Weather
Since 1959, the Choral Journal has been the refereed,
international journal of the American Choral Directors
Association. Each issue features: scholarly articles, News
anonymously peer-reviewed by the editorial board;
refereed articles on pedagogical or scientific issues for
the choral conductor; refereed articles with practical 15 In Memoriam: Phyllis Merritt
advice and ideas for the choral conductor; reviews of 34 New Canon Project: Bringing New Voices to the Canon
books, recorded sound, and choral works by choral
experts; and editorials from association leadership. 49 In Memoriam: James Laster
The January issue previews each year’s regional or 59 Call for Proposals: 5 Symposium on Research in Choral Singing
th
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