Elementary choir

My Favorite Warm-ups for Children's Choir. Organized Chaos. So many amazing warmup exercises for elementary choral ensembles!

Teaching Elementary Choir. Organized Chaos. All of the best teaching strategies for elementary chorus.

Cumulative songs are great for children because they feature built-in repetition, help with recall and provide a mental challenge (keeping track of all those lyrics!), and help children develop their singing voices. Here are 17 cumulative songs to use with your children's choir or elementary music c

Lesson Planning for Elementary Choir. Organized Chaos. Step by step strategy for planning out rehearsals to prepare beginning choirs for performances and address meaningful skill development through the rehearsals.

Singing games are a great way to teach musical concepts, incorporate movement, and give children an opportunity to sing alone and with others. They're perfect as gathering activities, ice-breakers, or a quick change-of-pace in the middle of rehearsal. A few months ago, I shared seven fun

If you've been thinking about starting an elementary choir, but have no idea where to begin, than this blog post is for you.

It's a rainy evening and the 1st graders in your children's choir are extra wiggly. You need a quick change-of-pace to keep their attention and get through rehearsal. Been there? I think we all have. There are lots of games you could play, but I like choosing games and activi

Elementary Choir: to sheet music or not to sheet music (that is the question). Organized Chaos. Comprehensive considerations for determining whether you should use sheet music in your elementary choir rehearsals or not, with tips for using sheet music in different ways, organizing sheet music storage and distribution in rehearsal, and more,

“Good! Now, sing it again.” How many times do you hear yourself saying these words in rehearsal? We all know the importance of repetition. This is how we learn - by trying, experiencing, and doing it again and again. The problem is, often, this becomes something we do mindlessly. When we

Favorite Songs for Elementary Choir | Organized Chaos