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Strategies for Living Large in Middle School: Unlocking Success and Fulfillment

Discover essential strategies for thriving in the middle school world, from education tips to finding the best literature for your choir. Gain insights on empowering your middle school choir with purpose, visibility, and musical excellence for success. Learn how to create meaningful moments and instill love and truth in your choir community. Enrich your teaching with resources and tools recommended by a seasoned presenter.

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Strategies for Living Large in Middle School: Unlocking Success and Fulfillment

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  1. Life in the Middle (or, enjoying a good Picardy third) Strategies for Living Large in a Young Teen World Anthony Sears, presenter KY ACDA Summer Conference Louisville, KY July 14, 2014

  2. Life in the Middle • How do YOU live large in this middle microcosm? • The #1 way to be successful is to… • BE EDUCATED! • 1) Constantly check ranges • Apps to help: • (Android) Da Tuner Lite, Musical Piano Free, Pitch Lab • (Apple) Pitch Me! $2.99, Pitch Perfect for iOS (free)

  3. 2) Be aware of what is readily available to you. • a) Working with Adolescent Voices by John Cooksey • The Boy’s Changing Voice by Terry Barham and Darolyne L. Nelson • b) Finding Ophelia’s Voice, Opening Ophelia’s Heart by Lynne Gackle • c) The Gordon Institute for Music Learning http://giml.org/gordon/ • d) Cambiata Institute of America http://music.unt.edu/cambiata • e) www.teacherspayteachers.com for activities and games!

  4. 3) Search high and low for the best literature. • “Make your lit fit your choir, not your choir fit your lit!” SOURCES: • a) www.jwpepper.com (bottom of the page- “State and Festival Lists”) • b) www.acda.org – Repertoire and Standards tab (Junior High/ Middle School) • c) www.choralnet.org (resources tab, forums, search) • d) Look for reputable publishers (Boosey and Hawkes, Earthsongs, G. Schirmer, ECS, Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Colla Voce, Alliance Music, Walton Music, Pavane Publishing, BriLee, Carl Fischer) • and not-so-familiar publishers (Cambiata Press, Independent Classical Music Publishers) • e) www.cpdl.org • 4) NEVER STOP LEARNING!!

  5. How do we get our middle school choir to live large? • GIVE YOUR CHOIR…. • PURPOSE • SUCCESS • VISIBILITY • STRUCTURE • POWER • strong musical VOCABULARY and solid MUSICIANSHIP • LOVE • TRUTH • MOMENTS • YOU

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