ABOUT CROSS-CHORAL TRAINING®

Cross-Choral Training® (C-CT) is a functional, science-informed approach to vocal development applied in group settings. 

It focuses on improving the coordination of the muscular systems of the voice in order to support long-term vocal health, increased technical capacity, and full freedom of expression across musical styles. It underscores the belief that technique does not compete with musicality—it enables it, expanding expressive possibilities.

At its core, this approach treats singing as a learnable physical skill—like any athletic activity. It presents a systematic training program to recalibrate vocal systems—neuromuscular coordination and acoustic conditions—so that the individual’s true voice can emerge fully and freely.

Hailed by The New York Times as “a remarkable choral director,” Dianne Berkun Menaker has led the Grammy Award-winning Brooklyn Youth Chorus to be the chorus of choice for top orchestras and recording artists worldwide–from Beyonce & Elton John to The NY Philharmonic & John Adams.