Teaching Choral Concepts

Review

     Instructor's Kit  also contains a copy of the complete test, including the individual answer sheet and the scoring guide. All these materials can be photocopied for distribution to each student. The  Instructor's Kit  includes the worksheets found in the Student Learning Guides so the teacher can run them off for the lessons as needed if the Learning Guides have not been ordered for each student.  But the kit contains much more. The key concepts for each lesson have been typeset in large letters on 8½" x 11" sheets. These concepts can be mounted in a notebook and used as flipcharts for lesson presentations to smaller groups. Or, modern photocopiers can be used to reproduce them as overhead transparencies for presentation to larger groups, enlarging them or reducing them to fit available equipment. The typeset contents also can be photocopied, then appropriately arranged as parts of bulletin board displays which support and teach the contents being presented. The charts can be enlarged while photocopying to create posters of key items.  In total, the  Instructor's Kit  contains more than 600 sheets of carefully typeset materials which creative teachers can adapt to their specific needs by using the school's photocopier and transparency-making materials. The kit will save literally hundreds of hours of preparation time for those who would attempt to prepare the separate items personally. It's an extremely valuable tool, and should be ordered along with the course curriculum book. 

Table of Contents

How to Use the Teaching Choral Concepts Instructor's Kit, 3

Unit 1
Unit 1 Teaching Schedule, 4

Lesson 1: Introductions and Course Participation Commitment, 5-14

Lesson 2: Correct Sitting Posture, 15-21

Lesson 3: Correct Standing Posture, 22-26
Study Guide: Fundamentals of Good Singing Posture, 26

Lesson 4: The Breathing Mechanism, 27-35
Study Guide: The Breathing Mechanism, 35

Lesson 5: Controlled Breathing, 36-48
Study Guide: Key Concepts About Breath Control,46-48

Lesson 6: Voice-Part Classifications, 49-57

Lesson 7: Vocal Ranges, 58-63
Study Guide: Vocal Resonance, 63

Lesson 8: The Reed-Flute Tone Continuum, 64-74

Lesson 9: Change-of-Color Points, 75-84

Lesson 10: Audition Preparation, 85-93
Audition Record, 93

Unit 1 Notebook Checklist, 94
Unit 1 Review, 95-102

Unit 2
Unit 2 Teaching Schedule, 103

Lesson 11: Objectives of Vocal Training, 104-113
Study Guide: Objectives of Vocal Training, 112-113

Lesson 12: The Singing Mechanism, 114-133
Study Guide: The Singing Mechanism, 132-133

Lesson 13: Open Throat, 134-152

Lesson 14: Personal Warmup, 153-159

Lesson 15: Care of the Voice, 160-1 65

Lesson 16: Vocal Resonance, 166-1 81
Study Guide: Vocal Resonance, 181

Lesson 17: Good Singing Tone, 182-190
Study Guide: Good Singing Tone, 190

Lesson 18: Tone Color, 191-208

Lesson 19: Attacks and Releases, 209-226

Lesson 20: Effective Practice, 227-239

Unit 2 Notebook Checklist, 240
Unit 2 Review, 241-275

Unit 3
Unit 3 Teaching Schedule, 276

Lesson 21: Dynamic Levels, 277-289

Lesson 22: Extending Vocal Ranges, 290-308
Study Guide: Key Ideas About Extending Your Vocal Range, 308

Lesson 23: Head Resonance and Head Tone, 309-334

Lesson 24: Humming, 335-349

Lesson 25: Basic Musical Styles, 350-367

Lesson 26: Correct Phrasing, 368-393

Lesson 27: Vocal Flexibility, 394-407

Lesson 28: Intonation, 408-424
Study Guide: Lick Your Intonation Problems, 423-424

Lesson 29: Introduction to the Phonetic Alphabet, 425-439
Study Guide: The International Phonetic Alphabet Symbols for the English Language, 439

Unit 3 Notebook Checklist, 440
Unit 3 Review, 441-472

Unit 4
Unit 4 Teaching Schedule, 473

Lesson 30: Balance and Blend, 474-493

Lesson 31: Singing the Vowels, 494-508
Study Guide: Lip Positions for Singing the Vowels, 507
Study Guide: The Vowel Triangle Diagram of Tongue Positions for Vowels, 508

Lesson 32: Diphthongs, 509-525

Lesson 33: Articulation, 526-548

Lesson 34: Enunciation, 549-562
Study Guide: Questions for Observers: Choir Enunciation Evaluation, 562

Lesson 35: Pronunciation, 563
Study Guide: A Guide to Good Singing Pronunciation, 563

Unit 4 Notebook Checklist, 564
Unit 4 Review, 565-585

Testing Materials
Test, Part 1: A Review of Fundamentals of Artistic Singing
(Multiple Choice: 33 Questions), 586-589

Test, Part 2: A Review of Fundamentals of Artistic Singing
(True or False: 67 Questions), 590-593

Answer Sheet: A Review of Fundamentals of Artistic Singing, 594-595
Scoring Guide: A Review of Fundamentals of Artistic Singing, 597-598

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