Piecing Together the Uniqueness of Individuals

1. Pitch Is A Specific Address NOT A ZIP CODE!!!!!!!!!

2. I Think We Can All Agree THIS IS A PUG

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6. Dress Them Up However You Want To, But They Are Still Dogs!

7. Intonation problems tend to fall into two fundamental categories: physiological and psychological. Physiological Way that singers produce the tone Psychological How singer hears tone before they sing Wine, Thomas, Check Your Intonation, The Choral Journal, (April 2004): 23-27.

8. The majority of intonation problems stem from faults in vocal technique. This is mentioned to dispel one of the biggest myths regarding intonation: one with good ears does not always sing in tuneThe biggest mistake choral conductors make is attributing a problem with intonation to singers' understanding of a pitch, rather the production of it. Skelton, Kevin D, Choral Intonation, The Choral Journal, (September 2005): 28-49.

9. Vowels Open vs Closed Tongue, Jaw, Lips Modification Vowel/Placement/Production Closed (front) Closed (back) i e a o u Lips Tongue Open

10. Breath Often lack of energy or commitment Quality of exhalation Posture Vocalisms Tongue Trills/Lip Flips V Gestures/Movement Twirl or Belly Slaps Shake The Monkey Fire Feet

11. Placement/Registration Typical Issues Fuzz, lack of resonance Pressed/Chesty/Heavy Swallowed Funny Hum Funny Hum Text It Is A Fa Fa Fa Day Top Down falsetto or [tri-u]

12. Engaging and connecting the minds ear to the vocal process is critical to developing independent singers with good intonation. Johnson, Eric A & Klonoski, Edward, Connecting the Inner Ear and the Voice, The Choral Journal, (October 2003): 35-38.

13. Audiation Multiple keys!!!?? Imaginary Rehearsal Multiple Keys Nursery Rhymes Twinkle (C) Mary (Bb) Row Row (D) My Bonnie (G) Stop Playing The Piano!

14. Change Keys Sing a monophonic line and modulate gradually Change the key of the piece might fix your problem! Overtones Nasal [i] [si e a] Shaw 16 Chords Root, 5 th , 3 rd

15. Building the chord

16. Building the chord 1. Root

17. Building the chord 1. Root 2. Fifth

18. Building the chord 1. Root 2. Fifth 3. Third

19. Building the chord 1. Root 2. Fifth 3. Third 4. Added tones

20. Choristers must posses knowledge of musical and expressive concepts pertaining to intonation and well-tuned singing, particularly the establishment of a systematic approach to music reading Grant, Joe, Improving Pitch and Intonation, The Choral Journal, (December 1987): 5-9.

21. Literacy Dont train your kids to be mocking birds! Teach them to read! Inhibitions Fear of being wrong Culture of testing If I dont play it for them? No, but we can read it together! Raise your hand if you perceive youve made a mistake

22. Literacy Probing Questions Was it correct? What was wrong? How was it wrong? Too High? Too Low? Etc. How might we fix it? Basics Direction Step vs leap Kids will get dangerously close!!!!! Just take the time to talk about it

23. Literacy Try and teach/incorporate a little theory Scales, intervals, chords Teach them the vocabulary Error detection General rehearsal idea CORNERS Give them responsibility Solfege is your friend! Hand-sign solfege can be your BEST friend!

24. Scales (paired with solfege also) Major Minor Chromatic Whole Tone In Combination???!!!! Round??? Call & Response Neutral syllable Solfege Solfege Interval Neutral Syllable Interval Literacy

25. Literacy - Solfege Moveable Do La Based Minor Hand-signs Assessment Visual may not sing it but you see it Writing similar cognitively get it, just cant perform Range of Motion A singers button?

26. Literacy - Solfege In the Air First Patterns Descending minor 3 rd Arpeggio Scales Do, mi, re, fa, mi, sol, etc Do, do re do, do re mi re do, etc skip a note Make it a game Do, re do, mi, do fa, do sol, etc

27. Literacy - Solfege Transfer to written page NO STAFF Circles first (whole notes) Stack thirds New chord next to it Add lines spread them out (scale) Key Signatures WAY later!! Farthest Flat is Fa Last Sharp is Ti

35. Literacy - Solfege Write Solfege Into Score Its Ok!! Resources John Armstrong http://www.armstrongmusicliteracy.com/solfege-by- the-sea.html http://www.armstrongmusicliteracy.com/146.pdf http://www.armstrongmusicliteracy.com/movieclip.ht ml

36. Literacy - Solfege More Resources Masterworks Press http://www.masterworkspress.com/files/catalog.pdf American Folk Songs 371 Bach Chorales Palestrina Motets http://www.masterworkspress.com/files/palestrina.pdf Choral Net http://www.choralnet.org/list/resource/1888

37. It wasnt raining when Noah built the ark. ~ Howard Ruff (financial advisor)~ Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start. ~ Nido Qubein (President of High Point Univ) ~ REMEMBER!!!

38. REMEMBER!!! Takes Longer Slow And Steady Wins The Race!!!! Better in long run Incorporate into your teaching/rehearsal style Be discerning Every publisher has something they are willing to sell you! IT WILL PAY OFF!!!!!! I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion. ~ Muhammad Ali ~

39. Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. ~ Robert Louis Stevenson (author: Treasure Island) ~

40. Teaching, like any truly human activity, emerges from ones inwardness, for better or worse. As I teach, I project the condition of my soul onto my students, my subject, and our way of being together. The entanglements I experience in the classroom are often no more or less than the convolutions of my inner life. Viewed from this angle, teaching holds a mirror to the soul. If I am willing to look in that mirror and not run from what I see, I have a chance to gain self-knowledgeand knowing myself is as crucial to good teaching as knowing my students and my subject. -Parker Palmer from The Courage to Teach

41. When You Look Into the Mirror, What Do You See? Are you teaching and developing skills, independence, and LITERACY? Or simply pounding parts? What do youre students deserve to see?

43. Thank You! Ryan Beeken Indiana University Of Pennsylvania ryan.beeken@iup.edu

44. Just Give Them The Pug! BUT MAKE IT A GOOD ONE!