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Choir behavior ideas...

by almost 4th year

Jun 19, 2015

Hi all,

This is my second year with the first choir my school has ever had. The first year I had about 20 4th and 5th (total) and this year I have 30. Well, our kids have done an amazing job on their concerts, so now I have over 80 kids signed up for next year!! We do choir during the school day, so I'll probably have 60 4th graders and 20 5th graders. What are your thoughts on how to reign in such a large group? I won't have any assistance. This year, my students did a music listening to start class (with writing), we warmed up, song a round, did some reading music learning (solfege, treble clef, rhythm), then worked on choir material. Ideas?

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joyfulmusicteacher Hi, almost 4th year

Will you have daily or weekly instruction? How long do you see your students? If they do not rehearse together, how many full rehearsals will you need to put on concerts?

If you have the time I would work in examples of other choirs for your students. Audio or even You Tube clips. Show them a great, average, an...See More

Jun 19, 2015

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Almost 4th year Thanks, JMT.

I'm in a pretty unique situation. We have band, orch, and choir at my school. And 4th and 5th graders choose which one they want to do for their twice weekly music class.

This past year, I had the small groups (15) and orch and band had large groups...sometimes up to 60 kids. We don't have any outside assistance.
...See MoreThanks, JMT.

I'm in a pretty unique situation. We have band, orch, and choir at my school. And 4th and 5th graders choose which one they want to do for their twice weekly music class.

This past year, I had the small groups (15) and orch and band had large groups...sometimes up to 60 kids. We don't have any outside assistance.

I will see 4th and 5th separately for 45 minutes, twice per week.

Since band, orch, and choir all perform for the fall and spring concerts, I'm only responsible for 2-4 short songs for each concert...since band/orch/choir each get about 10-15 minutes to perform. Then I take 2 of the spring concert songs and we do an amusement park competition at the end of the year.

I like the idea of row captains.

Since this is going to be such a large group, my idea for 45 minute classes is: a listening at the beginning of every class (youtube of a good choir or good choral soloists) with students writing about what they see, warm up, a new round each class, working on solfege and treble clef music reading, then ending with working on our concert songs. 4th grade will learn and sing the melody, 5th grade will learn and sing the harmony.

Any more help would be appreciated!

On 6/19/15, joyfulmusicteacher wrote: > Hi, almost 4th year > > Will you have daily or weekly instruction? > How long do you see your students? > If they do not rehearse together, how many full rehearsals > will you need to put on concerts? > > If you have the time I would work in examples of other > choirs for your students. Audio or even You Tube clips. > Show them a great, average, and less than average > performance. Challenge them to name what groups can do > well, and what they could do better. > > If you are going to have large groups you may want to > consider having "row captains". This way Jimmy or Sarah is > in charge of the students in their row...who is absent, who > should sit up straight, etc. This job can rotate every week > so that all students have a role in making the choir > successful. > > You do need to ask for at least 1 adult in the room, does > not have to be a teacher. In the case of a fire drill, your > school might be in violation of local or state safety > rules. (1 adult to 60 children is not usually recommended.) > > How will the students be able to follow you and the pianist > if you are always playing? If the students wish to perform > in the local area during choir time (community outreach), > again, how will this happen with only one adult? > > > Please post more so others can share as well. > > jmt :o) > > > > On 6/19/15, almost 4th year wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> This is my second year with the first choir my school has >> ever had. The first year I had about 20 4th and 5th > (total) >> and this year I have 30. Well, our kids have done an >> amazing job on their concerts, so now I have over 80 kids >> signed up for next year!! We do choir during the school >> day, so I'll probably have 60 4th graders and 20 5th >> graders. What are your thoughts on how to reign in such a >> large group? I won't have any assistance. This year, my >> students did a music listening to start class (with >> writing), we warmed up, song a round, did some reading > music >> learning (solfege, treble clef, rhythm), then worked on >> choir material. Ideas?

Jun 23, 2015

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DonnaR/CA For your listening portion, check out YouTube videos of Indianapolis Children's Choir, San Francisco Girls' Choir, and Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus.

Donna

Jun 23, 2015

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