In last week’s blog post, I tried to make the case for the use of movement in children’s choir rehearsals. In this blog post, I have included a variety of resources to help even the most unsure of movers to get started. This list is by no means exhaustive; it is merely a jumping-off point to the great wide world of musical movement.
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Resources to Get You Moving!
Posted on Mar 25, 2013 7:34:31 AM by Bekah Schulz in Choral Techniques and Repertoire, in review-prelude
Movement in the Children's Choir Rehearsal
Posted on Mar 18, 2013 7:30:20 AM by Bekah Schulz in Choral Techniques and Repertoire, in review-prelude
As anyone who works with children can attest, children are movers. They are bodies in constant motion. As conductors, we often spend much of our time fighting against that natural urge by requiring them to sit in adult-sized chairs for the good portion of an hour. How much more would our littlest singers get out of choir if their natural propensity for movement was woven into the rehearsal, rather than squelched?
Read More > >No Need to Triage: They Can Do It! - Part Two
Posted on Jul 16, 2012 8:00:09 AM by Bekah Schulz in Choral Techniques and Repertoire, in review-prelude
Part Two: A Proposal for Children’s Choir Rehearsals
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Posted on Jul 9, 2012 9:19:55 AM by Bekah Schulz in Choral Techniques and Repertoire, in review-prelude
Part One: A Philosophy of the Children’s Choir
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