Tag Archives: school

Mass Shootings: Please, don’t scare the children.

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Lady Fair

Note: This is not a political statement either for or against guns, just something worth noting if you teach children. Most of my students are either young and blissfully unaware of the shooting that ocurred last week, or they are … Continue reading →

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Simple Music Symbols Quiz

Posted on August 26, 2017 by Lady Fair

This is a quiz appropriate for probably 3rd-6th beginners to music. I’ve realized that most kids easily get basic symbols confused, and often do not know the name of the symbols they are reading. This assessment gives some brief explanation … Continue reading →

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Vocal Technique Tips

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Lady Fair

I found this article the other day, which goes over some interesting vocal techniques and links for other tips. DISCLAIMER: I have not read through all of the tips on this website and so cannot confirm their validity or safety. … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching Chorus, Teaching Voice | Tagged article, class, classroom, help, how-to, learn, links, scale, school, sing, song, teach, technique, tips, tricks, twitter, vocal, voice, warm-up, website | Leave a comment

Parts of the Stage – Test or Review

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Lady Fair

A quiz I designed for my students in “musical theatre”. Leading up to this we had done a labeling worksheet, played “stage directions tic-tac-toe” (yes, I taped out the stage like a tic-tac-toe board), and discussed in-depth how the directions … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching Musical Theatre, Teaching Other Music Classes | Tagged center, class, directions, down, middle, musical, parts, school, stage, stage left, stage right, theater, theatre, up | Leave a comment

Website: Teachers Pay Teachers

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Lady Fair

It’s been a while…I am currently teaching two classes of orchestra, two classes of chorus, guitar, and “musical theatre” at a middle school, along with my evening lessons (about 12 students per week). I am sitting in a rehearsal for … Continue reading →

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Don’t Do That! (Try This Instead!)

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Lady Fair

By Dr. Matthew McCutcheon This is a list of common pitfalls that many school ensemble directors unknowingly fall into. While directed more toward wind ensembles, these can be applied just as easily to chorus or strings. The basic concepts are … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching Band, Teaching Chorus, Teaching Orchestra, Tips and Tricks | Tagged bad habits, band, chorus, conduct, direct, directions, do, don't, ensemble, habits, help, high school, how-to, listen, mccutcheon, middle school, music, orchestra, pitfalls, practice, school, teach, tips | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Teaching Chorus | Tagged articulation, balance, beat, blend, choir, chorus, diphthong, expression, high, how-to, intonation, middle, nasal, nasality, nose, palate, raise, rules, school, sing, singing, soft, stress, tips, tricks, vowel | Leave a comment

Orchestral Bowings

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Lady Fair

Hello all! Long time no write! I have finally landed a position in a school this year, teaching two classes of chorus and one class of orchestra. It has been fun but also very challenging at times. My orchestra class … Continue reading →

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Forget STEM, it’s time for STEAM!

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Lady Fair

Finally, someone is getting a clue that something is missing from the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) program, and that is the letter “A”, for Arts! Read this article on a new project starting in New York. http://nationswell.com/well-rounded-education-new-york-city-revive-arts-additional-teachers/

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Some Academic Benefits of Music

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Lady Fair

Posted in Inspirational | Tagged academic, education, grades, intelligence, mozart, mozart effect, music, school, statistics, stats | Leave a comment