Altoona Junior High School
Cooperating Teacher: Jessica Connell
I spent my time at the Junior High teaching choral music to 7th, 8th, and 9th grade students. There are two choirs a 7th Grade Choir and a Varsity choir consisting of 8th and 9th grade students. The choirs are broken into 5 periods (2 7th grade class, 2 8th grade classes, and 1 9th grade class) that meet for 45 minutes a day. I also worked with the auditioned choir (Vocal Ensemble) after school each Wednesday from 3-4.
In the video above I am begining an eighth grade choral rehearsal through various warm-ups. My warm-ups were planned to focus their attention and related to musical concepts covered throughout the rehearsal; such as, diction, tempo, dynamics, facial expression, etc.