Choral Warm-Up: The sequel

Here is an image of my choral warm-up, in case the link in my other post will not open :)

Performing Music: The One-Stop Shopping to get Performance Ready

As a musician, and future music educator, performing music is perpetually going to be a part of my life.  However I feel that the best part of a performance is finding the right performance piece for one's particular group.  There would be no performance without the music to start the process.  JW Pepper and other online choral music sites are perfect for this browsing of performance ready material.  I have many a fond memory of lunch periods spent with my high school choral director going on these such websites and listening to samples of the endless supply of choral music.
JW Pepper is so well organized, and they have an incredible selection of music.  From SATB Worship pieces, to Elementary level pop music medleys.

A choral performance wouldn't be a performance if an ensemble didn't have the repertoire to learn.  JW Pepper is an easy one-stop shop for any performance under the sun!

Choral Warm-Up

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Music Making

Music making and production has become something that almost anyone can do nowadays with the countless programs available on the Internet!  We recently had an assignment to create either an original composition or a recreation of a song on GarageBand.  GarageBand is a software preloaded onto Apple computers and laptops and is easily purchased on the App Store to be transferred to Apple Tablets.  It's a software easy to understand for all ages, and the loops of prerecorded material makes"original" compositions something accessible to all ages.

Another way to incorporate music making technology in the classroom is the various instrument apps available on the App Store!  Recently I downloaded a keyboard app for my ear training class that allows me to not only record my playing, but records my voice as well.  This is incredibly helpful to me when learning different parts of a song, and it can be helpful to students across the board.

The technology we have available today really inspires musical creativity and I feel it should be encouraged.