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Music Theory

Sight-Singing in the Choral Classroom

This workshop acquaints choral conductors with the tools and materials needed to integrate sight-singing instruction into rehearsals. First, an overview of an effective choral rehearsal plan, which includes warm-ups, tuning exercises, sight-singing, and rehearsing of literature, will be delineated. Next, the sight-singing portion of the rehearsal will be carefully examined. Tools for teaching sight-singing, including […]

Des Moines IA.
James Bowyer



The Answering Voice

Alice Parker’s soon-to-be-released textbook on teaching music theory is the successor to The Anatomy of Melody. It is based on the idea that improvising on a given melody is the pathway to composition, and the creation of one good line of counterpoint opens the way to the musical development of a melody. It is a […]

Seattle WA.
Alice Parker



Sight-Singing Alchemy: Transforming Singers into Musicians

This session will present techniques, strategies, tips, tools, and resources for creating and developing a comprehensive sight-singing curriculum in the choral classroom. Special attention will be given to teaching beginning singers with no background in sight-singing. Topics to be discussed include the role and methods of individual assessment, unison and harmonic sight-singing, incorporating reading skills […]

Jacksonville FL.
Joshua Markham



Sight-Singing from Step One

In community children/youth choirs and school elementary choirs, time is at a premium. It is imperative, both for the musical development of our students and the growth of our programs, that our singers start to become musically literate right from the beginning. Using an active three-step process rooted in Orff, Kodály, and Dalcroze philosophies, this […]

Cincinnati OH.
KellyAnn Nelson



Taking the Pain Out of Sight-Singing!

While almost every choral director wants musically literate musicians, the sight-singing process can often be a vulnerable and downright painful one, especially for middle and high school choristers. This interactive session will provide teachers with a practical and comprehensive Music Learning Theory-based skill set that will make sight-singing accessible, enjoyable, and successful, thus inspiring confidence, […]

Baltimore MD.
Amy Beresik



Owen’sPoetry Lecture: Britten’s War Requiem Talk

This lecture will explore the relationship between the poetry of Wilfred Owen and the Latin Requiem text in communicating Britten’s personal feelings about war. In addition, these texts will be related to Britten’s use of musical motifs and organizational structure in creating one of the most powerful, compelling, and aesthetically significant musical masterworks of modern […]

Dallas, TX
Dennis Shrock



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