Overview

Getting Started with Middle School Chorus is designed to help you get started in a new position. As you approach your new experience, you may be filled with anticipation and, perhaps, feel some anxiety at the same time. This book is here to point you in the right directions. There is enough specific information here to “get you started” and on your way! The third edition of Getting Started with Middle School Chorus is thoroughly grounded in research and incorporates new information about working with young adolescent changing voices, designing optimal rehearsals for middle-schoolers, managing growing choral programs, and helping youngsters gain musical skills they can carry with them for a lifetime of making music. Getting Started with Middle School Chorus provides strategies to build your confidence as you take on the new responsibilities associated with teaching middle school chorus.

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Author:   Patrick K. Freer
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield
Edition:   Third Edition
Dimensions:   Width: 16.10cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.70cm
Weight:   0.531kg
ISBN:  

9781475855739

ISBN 10:   1475855737
Pages:   222
Publication Date:   08 August 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1 – In the Beginning Chapter 2 – Your School’s Choral Program Chapter 3 – Budget and Equipment Chapter 4 – Developing Your Schedule Chapter 5 – Finding and Choosing Choral Repertoire Chapter 6 – Recruiting Singers Chapter 7 – The Young Adolescent Chapter 8 – The Young Adolescent Voice Chapter 9 – Revoicing Choral Repertoire for Young Adolescent Singers Chapter 10 – Rehearsal Planning Chapter 11 – Teaching Strategies for Rehearsals Chapter 12 – Performances and Contests Chapter 13 – Teaching Tomorrow’s Adult …. Today Chapter 14 – Get Started and Keep Going Bibliography About the Author

Reviews

"In this third edition of Getting Started with Middle School Chorus, Freer revisits key teaching strategies, rehearsal techniques, and middle school choral management within the framework of new information from the latest research and current standards in music education. As with the previous editions, the information is presented in a clear, practical manner which is both meaningful and engaging, particularly for pre-service and beginning choral teachers. Seasoned choral educators will also gain insights from the most current developments related to the areas of changing voice, gender, and related issues that they encounter in the day-to-day world of middle school music teaching. Once again, Dr. Freer provides us with a bold and clever update on his most widely read book. It is an extraordinary text that offers thoughtful reflections on the ""why"" and ""wherefore"" of each topic. This third edition enhances all of the utility and versatility that the book has always offered for every choral educator."

"In this third edition of Getting Started with Middle School Chorus, Freer revisits key teaching strategies, rehearsal techniques, and middle school choral management within the framework of new information from the latest research and current standards in music education. As with the previous editions, the information is presented in a clear, practical manner which is both meaningful and engaging, particularly for pre-service and beginning choral teachers. Seasoned choral educators will also gain insights from the most current developments related to the areas of changing voice, gender, and related issues that they encounter in the day-to-day world of middle school music teaching.--Jamila L. McWhirter, Middle Tennessee State University Once again, Dr. Freer provides us with a bold and clever update on his most widely read book. It is an extraordinary text that offers thoughtful reflections on the ""why"" and ""wherefore"" of each topic. This third edition enhances all of the utility and versatility that the book has always offered for every choral educator.--Alfonso Elorriaga, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain"

Author Information

Patrick K. Freer is Professor of Music at Georgia State University. He has more than three decades of experience as an internationally known conductor, teacher, clinician, author, and advocate for young adolescent singers.

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