Elementary choir

My Favorite Warm-ups for Children's Choir. Organized Chaos. So many amazing warmup exercises for elementary choral ensembles!

Teaching Elementary Choir. Organized Chaos. All of the best teaching strategies for elementary chorus.

Solfege is a useful tool for developing aural skills and teaching music-reading. Here are some step-by-step strategies and resources for introducing it into your elementary music classes and children's choir rehearsals.

Lesson Planning for Elementary Choir. Organized Chaos. Step by step strategy for planning out rehearsals to prepare beginning choirs for performances and address meaningful skill development through the rehearsals.

Singing games are a great way to teach musical concepts, incorporate movement, and give children an opportunity to sing alone and with others. They're perfect as gathering activities, ice-breakers, or a quick change-of-pace in the middle of rehearsal. A few months ago, I shared seven fun

Are you looking for inspiration to start or grow an elementary choir? Whether you are new or a veteran music teacher, these steps will give you multiple ideas to start or grow your successful choir. 1. Overcome recruitment challenges 2. Promote parental Involvement 3. Manage the Rehearsal space 4. Organize the choir materials 5. Plan rehearsal logistics 6. Repertoire selection 7. Create performance opportunities 8. Building a positive choir culture.

If you've been thinking about starting an elementary choir, but have no idea where to begin, than this blog post is for you.

It's a rainy evening and the 1st graders in your children's choir are extra wiggly. You need a quick change-of-pace to keep their attention and get through rehearsal. Been there? I think we all have. There are lots of games you could play, but I like choosing games and activi

Cumulative songs are great for children because they feature built-in repetition, help with recall and provide a mental challenge (keeping track of all those lyrics!), and help children develop their singing voices. Here are 17 cumulative songs to use with your children's choir or elementary music c