Middle school choir classroom

One of my favorite projects to teach with junior high or high school choirs is Choir Olympics. I love it for two main reasons:1. It is fun and engaging.2. It can be incredibly versatile. Each year, I use the same format to structure the games but I pick and choose from over 20 different games in order to meet the needs of the students I have from year to year. I generally end up choosing 6-8 games (I call them "Events"). Scroll down to the bottom of the post for a list of games I have used…

Working with a youth choir can be a fun, inspiring, rewarding, and deeply meaningful experience. As a director, you balance the responsibilities of building community, integrating service, sharing meaning, inspiring purpose, and fostering musical development. But how do you approach musical growth

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middle school chorus

middle school chorus

I recently shared this little sneak-peek of our school’s music room makeover with my fabulous Facebook followers, and from just this little pic, so many of you commented, texted and emailed the sweetest compliments. And I just wanted to say–I’m so glad you like it! I finally took the time to get the rest of […]

middle school chorus

Get some help with the difficult older students by using these 10 music activities for middle school with your students right away. [DETAILS]

The 5 Minute Challenge a Music Classroom Activity The 5 Minute Challenge is something I do with my students K-12, though mostly with K-8. We use MusicTheory.com’s Note Identification Ex…

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