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Ep #02: How to Rehearse Like Jonas Rasmussen: Practical Tools for Building Precision and Joy

What if your warm-up wasn’t just about waking up voices, but snapping a whole room into one mind? We sit down with Danish conductor, educator, and arranger Jonas Rasmussen—leader of Academic Choir Aarhus and a youth mixed choir, and the creator behind millions of views of rehearsal craft—to unpack how synchronicity, risk, and razor-sharp cues turn good choirs into magnetic ensembles. Jonas shares the origin of his viral videos and the pedagogy behind them: never the same warm-up twice, seven words or less to protect momentum, and the audacious “kamikaze” first read that embraces mistakes to surface what matters fast. We explore how to prioritise fixes when everything feels broken, why articulation and phrase often unlock pitch, and how short, focused repetitions keep motivation high without grinding singers down. His take on score use is refreshingly practical: hold music high, read ahead in quick bursts, and keep peripheral contact so communication never dies at the page. Performance gets a human reset, too. Jonas trains choirs to sing to Bob—the audience—with feet and focus aimed outwards, transforming connection and stage presence without gimmicks. On competitions, he rejects outcome obsession and centres potential: work to a peak, then tour lightly with the level intact. Along the way, we chart his journey from intense young pianist to conductor-mentor, his adaptable approach with kids, adults, and weekend workshops, and his belief that choir is the analogue antidote to an AI-saturated world—pure voices, shared pulse, real community. If you’re a choir director, conductor, or vocal leader hungry for smarter rehearsals and richer performances, this conversation is packed with actionable ideas: flow-preserving cutoffs, intelligent triage, audience-first staging, and warm-ups that feel like play but deliver results. Jonas also previews The Playful Choir, his new book of 30 exercises with companion videos, plus a year of workshops across Europe, the UK, and the US. Subscribe, share with a fellow director, and leave a review—then tell us the one rehearsal habit you’ll change this week. Find Jonas Rasmussen: • Website: jonasrasmussen.dk (https://jonasrasmussen.dk/) • Instagram: @choirconductor (  / choirconductor  ) • YouTube: @choralconductor (   / @choralconductor  ) • Facebook: facebook.com/choirconductor (  / choirconductor  ) Contact the Studio (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/tex...) Support the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2598004/su...) www.thechoirdirectorpodcast.com Find Russell Scott: • Website: russellscott.org (https://russellscott.org) • Instagram: @russellscottofficial (  / russellscottofficial  ) • Facebook: facebook.com/russellscottofficial (  / russellscottofficial  ) • X: @russellscottuk (https://x.com/russellscottuk) (c) Russell Scott 2026. All rights reserved.