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Getting Started with Middle School Chorus is designed to help you get started in a new position. As you approach your new experience, you may be filled with anticipation and, perhaps, feel some anxiety at the same time. This book is here to point you in the right directions. There is enough specific information here to “get you started” and on your way! The third edition of Getting Started with Middle School Chorus is thoroughly grounded in research and incorporates new information about working with young adolescent changing voices, designing optimal rehearsals for middle-schoolers, managing growing choral programs, and helping youngsters gain musical skills they can carry with them for a lifetime of making music. Getting Started with Middle School Chorus provides strategies to build your confidence as you take on the new responsibilities associated with teaching middle school chorus.

Getting Started with Middle School Chorus is designed for choral music educators getting started in a new position, as well as experienced educators wanting to keep up with current developments in choral music education. This third edition is thoroughly grounded in the latest research and incorporates new information about working with changing adolescent voices, designing optimal rehearsals for middle school students, managing growing choral programs, and helping youngsters gain the musical skills they will need for a lifetime of making music. For new educators, this book features strategies for building confidence in taking on the responsibilities associated with teaching middle school chorus.

Whether you're new to working with middle school choirs or seeking advice on improving your effectiveness, you'll appreciate the useful hands-on strategies in The First Weeks of Middle School Chorus. Implement Freer's specific, ready-to-use tips immediately in your rehearsals. He reminds you of things you've forgotten, prompts you to reframe what you already do, and encourages you to try new approaches. Organized in lists for easy reference, the book takes you through the first weeks of school and covers setting up your classroom, choral activities for day one and beyond, repertoire for the first weeks, warm-ups for changing voices, rehearsal strategies, placing students into groups and voice parts, and resources. Readers who find TIPS: The First Weeks of Middle School Chorus helpful may want to consult Freer's Getting Started with Middle School Chorus, Second Edition for more detailed information about the tips, strategies, and techniques found in this practical guide.