Habits of a Successful Choir Director
eBook - PDF

Habits of a Successful Choir Director

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Habits of a Successful Choir Director

About this book

Habits of a Successful Choir Director presents effective teaching principles and provides a practical approach to everyday issues choir directors face. Building on the successful Habits series, Eric Wilkinson and Scott Rush have created a practical guide to all aspects of a successful choral program, including:

Program organization and management Teaching the components of singing Rehearsal strategies and ensemble fundamentals Music literacy and repertoire selection Strategies for assessment The significance of music making

Additional sections address musicianship, classroom management, working with parents and colleagues, the importance of warm-up time, building student leadership, professional development, field trips, fundraising, schoolwide scheduling, developing a mission statement, and quality of life issues.
This is a comprehensive book that will exponentially inspire as teaching skills grow. It will serve as a constant and essential companion throughout the career of any choir director.

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Information

Publisher
GIA Publications
Year
2021
eBook ISBN
9781622775811
Edition
0
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Music

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Thoughts about Reading This Book
  4. Foreword
  5. CHAPTER 1—Let’s Start at the Very Beginning
  6. CHAPTER 2—Developing a Professional Mission Statement
  7. CHAPTER 3—Working with Parents, Principals, Faculty, and Staff
  8. CHAPTER 4—Managing the Classroom
  9. CHAPTER 5—The Importance of the Warm-Up
  10. CHAPTER 6—Teaching the Components of Singing
  11. CHAPTER 7—Music Literacy
  12. CHAPTER 8­—Effective Rehearsal Strategies
  13. CHAPTER 9—Quality Repertoire Is the Key to Success
  14. CHAPTER 10—The Importance of Appropriate Assessment
  15. CHAPTER 11—Building Student Leadership
  16. CHAPTER 12—A Myriad, Plethora, and Cornucopia of Other Things Necessary for Success
  17. CHAPTER 13—Continuing Education and Professional Development
  18. CHAPTER 14—Work and Quality-of-Life Issues
  19. Acknowledgments
  20. APPENDIX A: Life of a Choir Director
  21. APPENDIX B: Timeline for the Academic Year
  22. APPENDIX C: The Choir Handbook
  23. APPENDIX D: Parent Profile Form
  24. APPENDIX E: Solfége Hand Sign Chart
  25. APPENDIX F: Teaching Inventory Sheet
  26. APPENDIX G: Music Diagnostic Exam
  27. APPENDIX H: Rubrics
  28. APPENDIX I: Additional Harmonic Progressions and Minor Scale Exercises
  29. References
  30. About the Authors