Resources for Elementary Choirs Friday, October 15, 2010
If you missed our Elementary General Music Clinic this August, you can still check out these new titles recommended by the elementary/classroom music specialists at Stanton's Sheet Music :
Sight-Sing a Song! (Set 2)
Teach your students to sight-sing with confidence! Set 2 of this popular series expands sight-singing skills to the Keys of D and G with a step-by-step approach through six lessons in each key signature that culminate with a special song students will be able to sight-sing! Helpful Teacher Tips focus on the music concepts being presented, provide a suggested teaching sequence to use when presenting each exercise, and give keys to sight-singing success. Two student reproducible pages filled with sight-reading exercises are provided for each lesson. After students have perfected the exercises a cappella on their own, they can reinforce the learning process by performing with the rhythm accompaniment tracks on the enclosed CD. The ENHANCED CD also offers performance/accompaniment audio tracks for the 2 songs included, plus PDFs of all the sight-singing exercises for projection options. For teachers who are new to this series, this material starts at the beginning and assumes no previous sight-singing knowledge. You can start right now!
Choir Builders for Growing Voices
When do you start teaching proper vocal technique to young voices? RIGHT NOW! Here are 19 fun and original exercises that will get your students’ growing voices on the right track to producing a quality sound. Posture, breathing, flexibility, range of voice and more are all addressed in these wonderful exercises for young voices. Sing along with the demonstration tracks on the enclosed CD for quick learning, or use the accompaniment-only tracks for ear training and assessment options. Get ready to workout to a better sounding choir!
For more suggestions for your beginning singers, contact Stanton’s choral department!