Music (ed) Matters

Looking for some FUN ideas and seeking ENERGY? This is a great episode to start with! Erik listened to the podcast a few episodes back with all my fav engagers and warm-ups and we are calling this the "follow-up" or level 2 :) Links and episode notes below - we hope you enjoy! (You can also watch this episode on YouTube https://youtu.be/oDbu9YCT-yE)

Outline:

• What brings us joy?
  
  
  • SLYC Stick
    • Explanation about summer camp culture
    
    
  
  
  • Rubber Spot
    
    
    • Explanation SCAD teaching policy (SPARK)
      • Lecture, Demo, Apply
      
      
    
    
    • Now - Rubber spots- THE BOMB FOR SO MANY THINGS
      
      
      • Use for intervals
      
      
      • Scales
      
      
      • Quality of chords
      
      
      
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• IDEAS
  
  
  • Tik Tok Counting Trend
    
    
    • SLYC- Numbers Version
    
    
    • Maria Ellis (Girl Conductor)- Solfege Version
    
    
    
    
  
  
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    Choir Olympics Slides
    • CREDIT: Juliana Woodill and Luke Frels from Fairfax, VA
    
    
  
  
  • Teachable Course: Navigating the New School Year With Confidence
    • CREDIT: Anola Douglas, Manassas, VA
    
    
  
  
  • Memorization Race
  
  
  • Relay Races
  
  
  • Boomwhackers
  
  
  • Use what you have:
    • Chairs- rhythm, intervals, musical chairs with rhythm
    
    
  
  
  
  


• WRAP IT UP
  
  
  • IT’S JUST CHOIR- Tucker Biddlecombe: Session on balance of life
  
  
  • Bring it back to what brings YOU joy?
    • The energy bus- CHEESY BUT GOOD
    
    
  
  
  
  

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