Tag Archives: choir

Article: Teacher NOSE Best – dealing with nasality in singing.

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Lady Fair

An excellent article from the “Vocal Process” blog, written by Jeremy Fisher, on how to remove that gross nasal sound from your choir or soloist. http://vocalprocess.co.uk/nasality-in-singing/ Enjoy!

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Selecting Choral Literature

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Lady Fair

Selecting literature for your music ensemble may be one of the most important tasks you do at the beginning of the school year, and also one of the most difficult and time-consuming. Guest clinician Jason Locker presents some things to … Continue reading →

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Music Curriculum Standards and Pacing Guide

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Lady Fair

Hi all! I’m currently sitting in a chorus/band summer training institute for teachers and we are discussing music standards, and how to work with them. Some useful websites for planning lessons and exploring standards are: 1. http://www.CPALMS.org, the site for … Continue reading →

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Article: Singing Changes Your Brain

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Lady Fair

Hello all! I apologize for the long time between posts. I have several tabs open in my browser, just waiting to be shared and added to my lists, but the complications of moving, having to put down my lovebird Buddy, … Continue reading →

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10 Rules for Expressive Singing

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Lady Fair

These are 10 rules that were demonstrated and explained at a music educator’s conference I attended recently. Most of these are things that choral people should know, but perhaps have forgotten and need to be reminded of. If you follow … Continue reading →

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Sing Your Way to Health!

Posted on December 28, 2014 by Lady Fair

Hello everyone! I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and that all the teachers out there are enjoying their time away from children. I can tell you that it’s VERY quiet at my house while I am home, … Continue reading →

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Gorgeous Icelandic Hymn

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Lady Fair

A gorgeous hymn sung by a men’s choir in a train station. Sure to enhance your evening. 🙂 Árstíðir is a band from Iceland. Here they are singing the 13th century Icelandic hymn “Heyr himna smiður” at a train station … Continue reading →

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Choral Music Scavenger Hunt

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Lady Fair

This is a scavenger hunt I borrowed from my colleague Miss B.; we used it when I substituted for her class, but it can also be used as a great way to get the students to become familiar with the … Continue reading →

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Lesson Plan Template – Middle School Chorus

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Lady Fair

This lesson plan template was given to me by a chorus teacher friend; it is used as a checklist to help the instructor (and administration) easily identify techniques and methods being used to implement specific standards.

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Voice Classification

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Lady Fair

John Cooksey (1999) and Lynne Gackle (2006) Steps for Classifying the Voice Group Classification for Males All students sing America in a key that will designate the phase of voice change. For example, playing in the key of F will … Continue reading →

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