Harmony College Northwest 2026

Have you ever gotten feedback from a "hater"? In everyday life, we are all taught how to be excellent criticizers, and many of us are inclined to observe critically when coaching a singer or ensemble. However, this approach is often disparaging, and can leave singers and ensembles feeling discouraged (if you know, you know). In this class, we remodel the traditional coaching paradigm and turn it on its head by emphasizing two skills that are less commonly practiced: 1) learning to identify what is working well within a performance, and 2) finding creative ways to enhance those qualities (or further draw them out) by asking for what we do want, rather than discouraging what we don’t want.