Shows
The Anacrusic PodcastTAP 068 - Teaching Middle School with Abby PagryzinskiToday on The Anacrusic Podcast, I’m talking with Abby Pagryzinski all about life as a middle school choir director. Now, hold the phone, music teacher friends! Even if you don’t teach middle school (and Lord know, I don’t!) our conversation was full of tips and tricks that I KNOW you will find valuable and meaningful for your classroom. Abby and I chat about all the things, including selecting repertoire, programming concerts, structuring rehearsals, and how to click with those older kiddos. Check out the full show notes here—> https://anacrusic.com/podcast/68
2019-10-2434 min
Singing in the MiddleSub Plans in the Choir RoomI don't know about you, but January always involves so many professional days out of school! We do elementary recruitment, I take students to Honor Choir and there's a Music Ed Professional Development Concert all in the same month. This means I'm making A LOT of sub plans, so I thought I'd share some ideas. Feel free to send me your thoughts at singinginthemiddle@gmail.com!
Have a great week!
Abby Pags
2019-01-2119 min
Singing in the MiddleGuest Conducting a Choral FestivalSorry for not posting in awhile, but it's been pretty busy over here! A couple weeks ago I had my first experience being a guest conductor for an area choral festival. It was an amazing time and I learned so much! Here are some thoughts about the event, some things I'd do differently, some things I loved and just some general comments. Thanks for listening and feel free to share your thoughts and ideas!
2018-11-1714 min
Singing in the MiddleWarm-ups for Middle School ChoirHere are some warm-ups I do in class! I stick with this set-up
1. Descending- warm-up lower range
2. Octave range - warm-up higher range
3. Tongue Twister - diction
4. Vowel Tuning
5. Round
2018-09-1518 min
Singing in the MiddleUtilizing Student Leaders in the Choir RoomHow do you use student leaders in your room? Here's a short snippet of how my students! Thanks for listening!
2018-09-0607 min
Singing in the MiddleTechnology in the Choir RoomHere are some ideas of using technology in the choir room! I want to hear what you do...share in the comments!
2018-08-0922 min
Singing in the MiddleFirst Day of School ActivitiesI wanted to share some first day of school activities since it's almost that time of year! I asked some teacher friends to share their thoughts on this too. Special thanks to Ben Waltz, Cindy Johnson and Rachel Knapp! Hope you enjoy!
2018-08-0127 min
Singing in the MiddleChoosing Repertoire for Middle School ChoirEver had a lack of inspiration for picking music for your choir? I know I have. Here are some tips to help in your search, along with some recommendations that I've had success with. Want to share your own rep ideas? Comment below!
Here are the recommendations of pieces I've done and had sucess with in the podcast:
Don't Be Seen - Stuart Chapman Hill
He Lives in You - Brymer
Sing to Me - Ramsey
Stand Together - Papoulis
Ritmo - Davison
Rise...
2018-07-2631 min
Singing in the MiddleWelcome to Singing in the Middle!A little bit about me and why I decided to create a podcast!
2018-07-2601 min