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Continue reading →: Beginner Music Theory Unit 2: Major Scales, Key Signatures, Minor Scales, and 6/8 TimeOnce students understand the basics of music notation, accidentals, semitones, whole tones, and enharmonic equivalents, they can take the next big step in music theory: understanding scales, keys, minor tonality, and compound time. That is exactly what Beginner Music Theory Unit 2 teaches. This unit builds directly on the concepts…
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Continue reading →: Choir Rehearsal Strategies That Build Independent SingersOne of the biggest goals in choir rehearsal is helping students become more independent. Of course, we want the choir to sound good. We want students to learn their notes, sing with beautiful tone, blend with the ensemble, follow the conductor, and perform with confidence. But if students can only…
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Continue reading →: How I Structure a 60-Minute Choir RehearsalA strong choir rehearsal is not just about singing repertoire for an hour. Repertoire matters, of course. We need to learn notes, rhythms, text, phrasing, blend, balance, expression, and performance details. But if the entire rehearsal is spent simply singing through pieces from beginning to end, students may become familiar…
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Continue reading →: Rehearsal vs. Practice: What’s the Difference?As music teachers, we say things like “make sure you practise” all the time. But sometimes students do not fully understand what that means. They may think that attending rehearsal counts as practice. They may assume that if they sang or played the piece in class, choir, band, or ensemble,…
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Continue reading →: Easy Solfège Choir Warm-Ups for Better Sight SingingIf your choir struggles with sight singing, pitch independence, or confident part singing, adding a few minutes of intentional solfège work into your rehearsal routine can make a huge difference over time. One of the biggest misconceptions about solfège is that it needs to become a full theory lesson or…
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