Make Serious Music Unseriously

Selected Publications

Recording Review: Tapestry of Becoming
Luttig, M.E. (2025). Recording reviews: tapestry of becoming. The Choral Scholar and American Choral Review, 62(1). 31-32. https://issuu.com/nccochoralscholar/docs/ncco_choral_scholar_vol._62-1/30

Recording Review: Eternity
Luttig, M.E. (2023). Recording reviews: eternity. The Choral Scholar and American Choral Review, 61(1). 12-14. https://issuu.com/nccochoralscholar/docs/tcs_acr_spring_2024_full_issue/12

Pedagogical Values of Undergraduate Choral Conducting Faculty
https://www-proquest-com.proxy.lib.fsu.edu/dissertations-theses/pedagogical-values-undergraduate-choral/docview/2716546701/se-2

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Selected Research Posters

Undergraduate Choral Conducting Textbook Sequencing
American Choral Directors Southern Region Conference - 2024


Representation in Undergraduate Choral Conducting Textbook Repertoire Examples
American Choral Directors Association National Conference - 2023


Pedagogical Values of Undergraduate Choral Conducting Faculty
National Association for Music Education National Conference - 2022

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closeup photo of printer paper with musical notes

Selected Presentations

"What is the Music?": Transforming Markings into Experiences
CO ACDA - 2025​

Make Serious Music Unseriously: Cultivating Intuitive Singers
PA ACDA, CO ACDA - 2025​

Caution! Singers at Play: The Power of Engaging Rehearsals
MS MEA - 2025​

When Inspiration Won't Strike: Programming in the Modern World
AMEA - 2025​; GA ACDA - 2023

Engagement Over Management: Proactive Choral Rehearsals
LMEA - 2025

Gamification for the Choral Music Educator
Tuscaloosa County Choral Professional Development - 2025

The Immersive Rehearsal: From Chaos to Experience
AR-ACDA - 2024

Keep up the Momentum: Transitions for an Efficient Rehearsal
​FLACDA, MO-ACDA - 2023

Serious Fun: Revitalize Your Teaching through Play
Co-presenter with Dr. Kari Adams
AMEA, FMEA - 2023

Inside Out: Discovering the "It" in Choral Repertoire
Voices United Conference - 2022

Choose This AND That: Inclusive Choral Programming
NCMEA, CCDA, AR-ACDA, NAfME Eastern Region - 2021

Preparing Auditions in High School
ACDA National Student Leadership Conference - 2021

Research

Current areas of research include undergraduate choral conducting pedagogy, inclusive choral programming, student engagement, representation in the choral arts, and choral rehearsal techniques.