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Becoming a Primary School Choir Conductor

8/16/2019

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Over the last year I have had the pleasure of working with 50 Grade 3-6 students to form a school choir and these are the things the students have taught me...
  • Children learn lyrics much faster than adults do
  • When they sing in time and together they melt my heart
  • Children  love to support and encourage each other 
  • Children LOVE getting rewards like praise in abundance, stickers and ribbons
  • Good conducting results in a cohesive, blended  sound
  • Singing and movement are intrisically linked
  • Choir kids rock
  • Children will sing and enjoy a song from any genre and decade if it is in a key that suits their pitch range
  • Some children will develop vibrato easily
  • The sound of 50 students singing in tune makes every second worth living






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    Polly Christie

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"We enjoyed ourselves immensely and came away from the rehearsals and the performance feeling fantastic." CAROLS AT THE ROCK CHORAL SINGER

"This was a wonderful opportunity and I thoroughly enjoyed rehearsing and performing with such a fabulous group of people. A truly uplifting experience. Thank you!" CAROLS AT THE ROCK CHORAL SINGER
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