If you’re not
a middle school teacher, you may be thinking that Patrick Freer’s workshops are
not for you. If that’s the way you feel –
I want to respectfully disagree! Dr.
Freer is a world renowned pedagogue, and although I mainly work with college
students, I always pick up something I can use when I attend a workshop with
someone like him. Here’s a synopsis of
what he’ll be presenting on the Thursday of our convention:
"This series of workshops and discussions will center on four
topics that are critical to placing middle school choral music at the core of
pK-12 vocal music education. Middle
school choral education needs to be pedagogically, philosophically, and
artistically valid & independent, even while it connects to music education
at the elementary and high school levels.
The topics explored will include two focused on male singers: recruitment & retention, and working with
reluctant singers during the voice change.
And, two sessions will deal with topics in pedagogy and repertoire: teaching beginning-level vocal improvisation
and selecting high quality repertoire."
Remember, convention registration goes up at
midnight on June 7, so don’t delay.
See you in Topeka on July 11-13,
Dave Gardner, KCDA President
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