Subject: Re: [MK8] question for elementary chorus teachers

I do chorus during the day where I am (during recess). If I am not in school, chorus is cancelled. I have a sub in to teach my other classes, but he/she doesn't have to run the rehearsal. The kids then just go out to recess instead (along with the non-chorus kids). Once our May concert is over, I don't continue chorus since we don't have another performance.

Melanie

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> On Dec 9, 2013, at 1:37 PM, Tracy King wrote:
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> 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
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> Sent: Monday, December 9, 2013 12:28 PM
> Subject: [MK8] question for elementary chorus teachers
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> Seasons Greetings!
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> I have a question for all elementary, in-school chorus teachers.
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> 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!
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> 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?
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> Many thanks for your input!
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> Jody
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> Jody Parisi
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> Caledonia-Mumford Elementary School
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