Getting Started with Middle School Chorus

Patrick K. Freer

doi:10.5771/9781475855753

Summary

Getting Started with Middle School Chorus is designed for choral music educators getting started in a new position, as well as experienced educators wanting to keep up with current developments in choral music education. This third edition is thoroughly grounded in the latest research and incorporates new information about working with changing adolescent voices, designing optimal rehearsals for middle school students, managing growing choral programs, and helping youngsters gain the musical skills they will need for a lifetime of making music. For new educators, this book features strategies for building confidence in taking on the responsibilities associated with teaching middle school chorus.

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Edition: 3/2023
Copyright Year: 2023
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4758-5573-9
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4758-5575-3
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 200
Product Type: Monograph

1. Contents No access
2. Introduction No access
1. In the Beginning No access Pages 1 - 18
2. Your School’s Choral Program No access Pages 19 - 34
3. Budget and Equipment No access Pages 35 - 46
4. Developing Your Schedule No access Pages 47 - 54
5. Finding and Choosing Choral Repertoire No access Pages 55 - 76
6. Recruiting Singers No access Pages 77 - 82
7. The Young Adolescent No access Pages 83 - 88
8. The Young Adolescent Voice No access Pages 89 - 112
9. Choral Repertoire Modifications for Adolescent Male Singers No access Pages 113 - 128
10. Rehearsal Planning No access Pages 129 - 146
11. Teaching Strategies for Rehearsals No access Pages 147 - 168
12. Performances and Contests No access Pages 169 - 180
13. Teaching Tomorrow’s Adults . . . Today No access Pages 181 - 188
14. Get Started and Keep Going No access Pages 189 - 194
Bibliography No access Pages 195 - 198
About the Author No access Pages 199 - 200