Rowman & Littlefield Getting Started with Middle School Chorus (Third Edition) - Freer - Book

Author: Patrick K. Freer
Format: Book
Subject: Music Text

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.

Patrick K. Freer is professor of music at Georgia State University. He has more than three decades of experience as an internationally known conductor, teacher, clinician, author, and advocate for young adolescent singers.

Contents:

• Introduction
• Chapter 1 - In the Beginning
• Chapter 2 - Your School's Choral Program
• Chapter 3 - Budget and Equipment
• Chapter 4 - Developing Your Schedule
• Chapter 5 - Finding and Choosing Choral Repertoire
• Chapter 6 - Recruiting Singers
• Chapter 7 - The Young Adolescent
• Chapter 8 - The Young Adolescent Voice
• Chapter 9 - Revoicing Choral Repertoire for Young Adolescent Singers
• Chapter 10 - Rehearsal Planning
• Chapter 11 - Teaching Strategies for Rehearsals
• Chapter 12 - Performances and Contests
• Chapter 13 - Teaching Tomorrow's Adult ... Today
• Chapter 14 - Get Started and Keep Going
• Bibliography
• About the Author

Reviews:
"In this third edition of Getting Started with Middle School Chorus, Dr. Freer has thoughtfully expanded each chapter to include current topics and trends related to teaching choral music at the middle level. He offers pedagogical tools and organizational strategies that are research-based and relevant. This book is an essential resource for both early career and experienced choral music educators who work with adolescent voices." - Rollo A. Dilworth, professor of choral music education, Temple University

"Once again, Dr. Freer provides us with a bold and clever update on his most widely read book. It is an extraordinary text that offers thoughtful reflections on the "why" and "wherefore" of each topic. This third edition enhances all of the utility and versatility that the book has always offered for every choral educator." - Alfonso Elorriaga, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain

"In this third edition of Getting Started with Middle School Chorus, Freer revisits key teaching strategies, rehearsal techniques, and middle school choral management within the framework of new information from the latest research and current standards in music education. As with the previous editions, the information is presented in a clear, practical manner which is both meaningful and engaging, particularly for pre-service and beginning choral teachers. Seasoned choral educators will also gain insights from the most current developments related to the areas of changing voice, gender, and related issues that they encounter in the day-to-day world of middle school music teaching." - Jamila L. McWhirter, Middle Tennessee State University