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Getting Started with Middle School Chorus

Third Edition

Patrick K. Freer

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.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / National Association for Music Education (NAfME)
Pages: 222 • Trim: 6⅜ x 9½
978-1-4758-5573-9 • Hardback • September 2023 • $90.00 • (£69.00)
978-1-4758-5574-6 • Paperback • September 2023 • $30.00 • (£25.00)
Subjects: Music / Instruction & Study / General, Education / Arts in Education, Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / Arts & Humanities

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.

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

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 Autónoma 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


Getting Started with Middle School Chorus

Third Edition

Cover Image
Hardback
Paperback
Summary
Summary
  • 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.

Details
Details
  • Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / National Association for Music Education (NAfME)
    Pages: 222 • Trim: 6⅜ x 9½
    978-1-4758-5573-9 • Hardback • September 2023 • $90.00 • (£69.00)
    978-1-4758-5574-6 • Paperback • September 2023 • $30.00 • (£25.00)
    Subjects: Music / Instruction & Study / General, Education / Arts in Education, Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / Arts & Humanities
Author
Author
  • 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.

Table of Contents
Table of 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
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 Autónoma 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


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