The way the music piece sounds strongly depends on what directions a choral conductor gives the choir. This study aims to investigate the characteristics of an innovative learning environment (ILE) for teaching choral conducting. The study involves 111 students from Hangzhou Normal University to evaluate the significance of the proposed ILE principles, determine their levels of performance mastery, and identify the advantages of innovative learning environments over traditional learning. The uniqueness of the study lies in developing principles for interactive choral conductor teaching. These principles are that conductors have to understand the music piece, develop a conducting technique, self-learn, and participate in open rehearsals. The innovative learning program integrates Adobe Audition, Sibelius Software, and Chaoxing APP apps and provides learners with video recordings of open rehearsals. Using the coefficient of intensive properties, it was found that the conductor's technique development had the most significant impact on the mastery level (0.81) than the independent work (0.61). The ILE environment was more effective compared to traditional learning, as evidenced by the higher frequency of high knowledge levels at the end of the academic year. The mean grade on the final exam was also higher. The best results were obtained with simple music compositions (0.87), whilst the worst outcome was recorded with moderate-complexity pieces (0.79). The significance of the study lies in the fact that it shows the possibility of using innovative technologies to improve the teaching and learning process in the choral classroom. Empirical evidence to support this claim was obtained by comparing the effectiveness of traditional and innovative learning.