A shared musical vision.
Guest conducting, honor choirs, and concert collaborations that connect individual singers to the expressive life of the ensemble.
Conducting & ensemblesDr. Joseph Paul Dease
Music making.
With purpose.
Conducting that brings people together. Teaching that turns musical intention into expressive singing.
Director of Choral Activities · Missouri Western State UniversityConductor · Educator · Clinician
The work
From the rehearsal
to the performance.
For singers, conductors, and educators, the work begins with clear musical goals—and the practical steps that make them possible.
Hear the next possibility.
Focused ensemble clinics on phrasing, vocal production, diction, and rehearsal strategies that singers can put to work immediately.
Explore clinic topicsLearn it. Then carry it forward.
Practical professional development for music educators, connecting clear instruction, useful feedback, and independent musicianship.
The teaching approach
Meet Paul
A conductor.
A teacher.
A builder of choirs.
Paul Dease serves as Director of Choral Activities and Assistant Professor of Music at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Missouri. His work connects choral performance, vocal pedagogy, and the preparation of future music educators.
Read the biographyFrom a collaborating musician
"It is rare to encounter a choral conductor whose engagement with period performance practice rises to this level, and I found the experience of performing under his direction both musically satisfying and professionally impressive."
A guiding idea
Everything all at once,
but one thing at a time.
Music making as learned behavior.
Expressive performance asks singers to coordinate many skills at once. Teaching makes that complexity manageable: identify a specific behavior, give singers a clear task, listen to the result, and provide feedback they can use in the next repetition.
Bring the work to your choir.
Clinics, guest conducting, and conversations about teaching.