Assignments

Due Tuesday, November 10:

1. Read Chapter 16 (Building Early Choral Experiences:  The Middle School Choral Program) in your text.
2. Outline the chapter in Google Docs, make it available to me before the class begins.
3. Be prepared with three questions about Middle School Choral Music for our guests.

Due Tuesday, November 17:

1. Find 5 examples of High School or Middle School choir handbooks.  Link to them on your blog.
2. From the materials you have looked at, assemble your own High School or Middle School Choir Handbook.  Incorporate ideas from article on discipline that was emailed to you on 11/3.  Make the handbook detailed and professional looking.  Bring enough copies for everyone.
3. Be prepared with three questions about High School Choral Music for our guests.

Due Tuesday, November 24:

1. No class this night.
2. Interview is due.  (detailed here)

Upcoming Classes

November 3rd:  Rehearsal on Middle School Piece, Conversation about Behavior Modification and Discipline

November 10th:  Visiting Choral Music Teachers:

• Heather Cantwell (Liberty Park Middle School)
• Brent Coleman (Pizitz Middle School)
• John Kincaid (Simmons Middle School) (not confirmed yet)

November 17th:  Visiting Choral Music Teachers

• Diana Mayhall (Hoover High School) (not confirmed yet)
• Margaret Heron (Mortimer Jordan High School) (not confirmed yet)
• Allen Gillespie (Hewitt-Trussville High School) (not confirmed yet)

Interview Questions

DUE DATE:  Tuesday, November 24. We don’t have class that night.  Email it to me by Midnight on 11/24.

For this project, you must contact 3 high school/middle school choir directors and have conversation regarding the following topics. Please either record and transcribe your conversation or take excellent notes. I would like for this conversation to be verbal—not e-mail…although, feel free to set up the phone appointment via e-mail.

You may want to send the directors the questions in advance so that they have time to think about their answers. The conversation itself should last from approximately 15-30 minutes.
You should open the conversation by explaining that you are in Dr. Copeland’s secondary methods class at UAB and that there are several questions you would like to discuss as a future music educator.

1. What has been your biggest challenge in the development of your
program?

2. How do your choir parents contribute to your program? Do you ever run
into difficulties with them?

3. How do you choose music for your group?

4. How do you prioritize budget items?

5. Does your group travel? How often?

6. What is the biggest challenge facing a first year choral director?

7. How do you pace yourself and your students to stay motivated throughout the year? Over a multi-year period?

8. What else can you tell me that you think a future choir director should
know that I might not learn in a class?

Schedule for Tuesday, Oct. 27

Online Myers-Briggs Test

Here is the link to an online Myers-Briggs Personality Test.  Due by next Tuesday night.

Middle School and the Changing Voice

Class subject area for October 27

1. Read Chapter 16 in Textbook: “Building Early Choral Experiences: Part Two – The Middle School Choral Program” (The School Choral Program)

2. Download and read. Be prepared for a quiz.
File 1
File 2
File 3

Principles of Leading Rehearsals

Here is the link to the presentation.

Presentation – Programming

I should build on this, but these are the basic ideas I went over with you yesterday:

The link.

Programming

PROGRAMMING

assignments

1.  Turn in lesson plan in WRITTEN format, include additional materials.

2.  Read Chapter 4 in Text

3.  Come prepared to discuss Ch. 4 and lead a 6 minute rehearsal on a selected piece.