Virtual Choirs
Student Thoughts on Taking Performance Online By NAfME Members Bobby Olson and Scott N. Edgar Reprinted with permission from Music in a Minuet Blog https://nafme.org/virtual-choirs/ […]
Choir
From Research to Practice: Support Middle School Boys Through the Voice Change and They Will Continue to Support our Choral Programs
Reprinted with permission from the fall 2018 issue of the Missouri School Music Magazine. Adolescence presents many challenges for students navigating through middle school. Choir […]
Meet the 2019 KMEA ISW All-State Middle Level Choir Conductor
The KMEA All-State Middle Level Choir is excited to welcome Jim Papoulis as the 2019 guest clinician. Jim Papoulis composes in many genres and is […]
Essential Somatics: A Somatic Series for Musicians
This is the first of a three part series of articles related to the use of somatic principles in freeing the body in order to sing (and […]
New Teacher Choral Festival Preparation
It is finally here! Festival time! This is my favorite time of year and I hope you are looking forward to it as well. I […]
How and Why to Incorporate Movement in Choral Rehearsals
The use of movement in the choral rehearsal has yielded enthusiastic support from conductors, producing numerous studies, presentations, and articles demonstrating movement’s effectiveness as a […]
You Should Start Your Own Middle School Boys Singing Group
Reprinted with permission from the Winter 2016 issue of the Massachusetts Music Educators Journal. It’s the age-old conundrum for many middle school choral directors: We […]
Beyond Methodology & Curriculum: What They Don’t Have Time to Teach You Before the First Year
Freshly graduated, newly employed in my first real, grown-up job, I was ready to take on the world in an inner-city middle school choral position. […]
KMEA All-State Choir
We are looking forward to a great All-State choir experience! This year, 2690 students auditioned from all over the state. The choir consists of 256 […]
Signing and Singing – the Power and Emotion of Music
Reprinted with permission from the November, 2016 issue of High School Today by the National Federation of State High School Associations. By Steffen Parker, Williston, Vermont […]
