What happens when a grieving person finds comfort in a song — and then discovers it was made by AI? That question is the heart of this episode, and it captures everything that matters about the moment we're in as choral musicians.

This episode is a deep dive into AI: what it actually is, how we got here, and why Beth believes it represents one of the greatest opportunities choral music has had in a very long time — but only if we're paying attention.

In this episode:

• A brief history of technology and choral music, from the printing press and the Petrucci Collection (1501) to the phonograph, the internet, and social media — and what each shift tells us about where we are now
• The four phases of AI: Classical AI, Machine Learning, Generative AI, and Agentic AI — explained with musical analogies
• Why choral music has historically been a late adopter of technology, and why this time we can choose to do it differently
• The Industrial Revolution parallel: how a shift in human labor created the conditions for a rise in choral societies — and why agentic AI may do the same thing
• Why choral musicians are in the business of unrepeatable human moments — and why that business has never had a bigger market

Coming up next: Beth gets practical with 5 specific ways you can start using AI in your choral work right now — with examples and prompts.

Interested in going deeper? Beth is putting together a short masterclass: From Basics to Breakthroughs: AI for Choral Artists — covering foundations, practical applications, ethics, and advanced implications for your work and community.

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This episode in 2019 is the most downloaded Choir Baton Podcast Episode ever. And I get it. This time of year is insane.

But last year it wasn’t. Or if it was crazy for you, chances are it wasn’t because you were in a million different performances - you were probably dealing with the pandemic in your own way and with your own family stuff.

Did you promise yourself last year that you wouldn’t let your life get too stressful again? And yet find yourself stressed again?

You are not alone. And here are several tips and reminders I want to share with you to remind you it doesn’t have to be the most stressful time of the year.

Download this Program Template to help simplify and de-stressify your concert preparations!

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