In taking this 10 Question Midterm, we must evaluate the progress of ALL OF OUR STUDENTS in ALL OF OUR CHOIRS; this includes the students in our select ensemble, beginner ensemble and any ensemble in between. How all students in our program are doing is the true assessment of how impactful we truly are as a teacher.
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This 10 question choral midterm is the most effective way to measure the success of our students. This midterm will require no studying or preparation on the part of our students. It will, however, require some reflective thinking. Oh and one more important thing: This exam is NOT for your singers........it's for you -
If you've made it past the interview round, there's a good chance you may be asked to give a choir demo lesson.Download our complimentary 9-page handout with 17 Choir Demo Lesson Tips!
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Available for instant download! This simple, customizable spreadsheet could be used within a one-teacher choral program or shared between multiple teachers/feeder schools in order to prevent attrition between schools.. This simple, adaptable spreadsheet if used in google sheets will allow multiple teachers to communicate with one another in one place regarding potential continuing students. -
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This is my most recent choir handbook in editable form. Here is what is included: -an editable copy of my Handbook in Microsoft Word with commentary for your personalized changes -a copy of the Behavior Re-direction form that is listed in the handbook. This is what you can give to students who don't follow your rules/guidelines. (also sold separately) -a list of 20+ Guidelines (Rules) to choose from - all of which are concise, clear, and worded positively. -copy of my 2018-2019 Treble Choir Handbook as a PDF Please read: How to Write A Choir Handbook; Everything you need to know! https://www.choralclarity.com/how-to-write-a-choir-handbook-everything-you-need-to-know/ -
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DOWNLOAD INSTANTLY AS BOTH PDF AND EDITABLE WORD DOCUMENT (change the guidelines to suit your ensemble)School Consequences for Behavior - an alternative approach!
The biggest problem even seasoned teachers face revolves around handling behavior.
Do you want to Redirect students who aren't following your Guidelines without impacting your schedule?
This one-page Re-Direction Form will help students who aren't following your Guidelines!
School Consequences for Behavior - an alternative approach!
This one-page form is intended to:- Make it easy to follow-through with a system to Re-direct student behavior that doesn't meet your rehearsal guidelines
- Re-direct students in a fair and consistent way
- Improve student's behavior
- Involve parents when necessary
- Create minimal work and time for the teacher and/or administrators
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Download the 12 Summer "Do Nows" to ensure you are PREPARED for the 1st Day of Rehearsal. -
This is a printable version of the blog, How to Voice Your Choir Quickly & Effectively. Print this out and if you are interested, download the Choir Voicing; Easy and Effective Spreadsheet in order to get a head start on preparing for accurate voicing. -
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ONE PURCHASE GIVES YOU UNLIMITED COPIES FOR YOUR ENSEMBLE!
This SSA A-Cappella arrangement is a winner! It is patriotic, full, easy to learn, and has a vocal range of G3-F5! Click here for link to audio files for each vocal part -
This form will give your students to point out musical issues & ask specific musical questions without ever stopping the flow of the rehearsal! -
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This is a rubric to assess the aural skills of a singer based on the their performance of the The Best Aural Training Exercise. You may duplicate this rubric for use within your ensemble and your private studio. -
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Singing a scale is not an "all or nothing" skill.
An in-tune skill is essential for students to sing in-tune, hold their vocal parts, and learn how to sight-singing. This Rubric is broken down into 5 tangible Levels (which are steps for growth). *You will receive a 2-page PDF Rubric for immediate download. This rubric is a positive tool to encourage singers with 5 Levels for success! -
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The simple pattern of singing "do, mi, sol" followed by "do, re mi" is one of 6 key elements in preparing to sight-sing.
Here is a rubric that will assess this skill. There are 5 levels of development of this very simple pattern.