From: Jody Parisi
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2013 13:38:50 -0500
Thanks for your response Tracy!
So, when does chorus end for you during the school year? Does it end after your final concert, or continue until the bitter end!?
Jody Parisi
Vocal Music
Caledonia-Mumford Elementary School
Caledonia, NY
jparisi@cal-mum.org
"The fact that children make beautiful music is less significant
than the fact that music makes beautiful children."
Cheryl Lavendar
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From: mk8-talk-bounces jparisil-mum.org@lists.musick8.com on behalf of Tracy King
Sent: Mon 12/9/2013 1:37 PM
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Subject: Re: [MK8] question for elementary chorus teachers
When I taught it during the day it was a planned, regular class and I always left plans for a sub. After concerts we would watch our performance video, have a fun day and the get back to singing. If there was a holiday we would sing holiday songs. If it was some other time we might do some pop stuff or things from MK8 and Music Express. We would do more singing games and sight reading activities and we would have song choice day. On song choice day I would use the Get America Singing books. Someone picks a song, we all sing it with the piano, then they would pick the next person to pick and so on. Some days we would get through the whole group!
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From: Jody Parisi
To: mk8list@musick8.com
Sent: Monday, December 9, 2013 12:28 PM
Subject: [MK8] question for elementary chorus teachers
Seasons Greetings!
I have a question for all elementary, in-school chorus teachers.
I have always (for 16 years) taught chorus after school. This year, however, my VERY small district has gone to 1 bus run per day for all K-12 students, thus getting rid of after school events. Long story short: now chorus is during the day. This has brought up issues I have not previously given thought to!
How do you in-school chorus teachers handle canceling chorus? Is chorus ever cancelled? Do your subs teach chorus? And do you still have chorus even after your concerts are over?
Many thanks for your input!
Jody
Jody Parisi
Vocal Music
Caledonia-Mumford Elementary School
Caledonia, NY
jparisi@cal-mum.org
"The fact that children make beautiful music is less significant
than the fact that music makes beautiful children."
Cheryl Lavendar