Ed Bauer has been in publishing for over twenty years. In his early career years, he worked on the staff at Mount Union College and for the last twelve years as publisher and managing partner at Flaherty Media has been privileged to tour many private higher education campuses and talk with numerous staff members who manage these multiple building facilities. He can be reached at ed@pupnmag.com.

Hearing the Difference: How Acoustics Shape Show Choir Performance—and How to Plan for Every Venue

There’s a moment in every show choir performance when everything either locks in or falls apart. The choreography is sharp, the costumes...  More

Engineering the Show: TECH TIPS FOR PERFORMING ON THE ROAD

In the world of competitive show choir, performance quality is only as strong as the infrastructure supporting it. While vocal precision...  More

Camp Confidence: Why Show Choir Camps and Clinics Might Be the Best Investment You’ll Make All Season

There’s a moment—usually somewhere between the third full-out run and a slightly questionable lunch—when a show choir camp stops...  More

When the Trophy Isn’t Yours: Managing Disappointment in Show Choir Competition Season

There is a particular kind of silence that happens at a competition. It comes right after the announcer reads the final placement your...  More

Planes, Buses, and Belt Notes: Managing the Many Pitfalls of Show Choir Travel

If you’ve ever loaded 42 teenagers, 16 garment bags, 12 mic packs, a rack of sequins, a fog machine (that you were specifically told not...  More

What Does Show Choir Mean to You?

A December Reflection on a Year of Sparkle, Sweat, and the Unmistakable Sound of Someone Yelling “FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT!” in Their...  More

Sound of Sales: How the Best Fundraisers Keep Show Choir In Tune (and in business)

If you’ve ever stood at a booster meeting trying to explain to a group of well-meaning parents why sequins cost more than their first...  More

Dressed to Tell the Story: The Art and Challenge of Show Choir Costuming

If you’ve ever zipped a ballgown while kneeling behind a velvet curtain, pinned a sequin jacket at intermission with a safety pin and a...  More

Taking the Show on the Road

TAKING THE SHOW ON THE ROAD: A COMPLETE GUIDE TO SHOW CHOIR TRAVEL—LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND REWARD TRIPS  More