Field Trips
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nafmeadminI want to take my chorus students on a fun, educational field trip. I teach 5th and 6th grade students and have around 165 in the program. Not all the students will go, but I want as many as possible to attend. The problem is that there really isn’t anything choral related around my area or places to visit during the day. I am trying to get creative, but am running out of ideas. So, I guess my question is, what are some things that you do for field trips with your chorus?
nafmeadminIs there a University in your area? It is a possibility that one of the choral teachers would host your children at the University and provide a place for them to sing and have a choral presentation for them. They could have a cookie or some kind of treat to add to the fun.
This would also work with your local high school with an energetic high school choral director.
LeAnna Willmore
Chair, Choral Education Council
nafmeadminWe are actually near FSU, so I may be contacting them very soon. It would be very nice to have one of the professors work with my students. I may be contacting them very soon. Thank you for you help!
nafmeadminThis might not work in your area, but I teach the same age group and each year I take my classes to see a musical. Luckily we’re close enough to NYC that I can take the 6th graders to a Broadway show, but with the 5th graders I just take them to a regional theater in the area or to a traveling theater company. (If you’re near a university I’m sure they get touring productions!) Of course you have to be careful to make sure the show is age-appropriate. Once I’ve picked the show, I program a song or two from the show to sing at our concerts so that the kids make a connection to what they are seeing.
nafmeadminLink up with another school in your area and have choirs perform for each other! At the next choir rehearsal talk about what they liked and disliked about the other school’s performance, ideas they saw which they would like to use, and things about their and the other school’s performance which they would change.
Universities are a great idea. My district usually has a partnership with a local univ; they give workshops for high school choirs and offer free performances for younger audiences. Another option is to bring in professionals to perform for your group, but that’s usually expensive. Last year I was informed of a high school choir in town which specializes in sea chanties. I had them come and perform for my choir; parents brought their kids. The high school students gave a very interesting and interactive performance. Interactive is something you should look for when bringing an elem group. Getting involved better holds their attention.
Christopher M. Johnson, Professor of Music Education and Music Therapy, is currently the Chair of the Music Education and Music Therapy Department and Director of the Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas. Johnson earned his Ph.D. from the Florida State University.
Since his arrival at The University of Kansas, Johnson has taught courses in Instrumental Conducting, Teaching Instrumental Music, Managing Behaviors in the Music Environment, Psychology and Acoustics of Music, and Research Methods in Music Education and Music Therapy. Johnson served two terms as the editor of the International Journal of Music Education: Research, the research publication of the International Society for Music Education. He is currently serving his second term on the National Association for Music Educations Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. He also served on the editorial board of the Journal of Research in Music Education, and one earlier term as the Chair for the MENC Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. Johnson also served as the Chair for the Research Commission of the International Society for Music Education.
Johnson’s research interests include applied research in music education, and basic research in all aspects of the psychology of music. He has published articles in many journals including the Journal of Research in Music Education, the International Journal of Music Education, the Journal of Music Therapy, Journal of Band Research, Contributions to Music Education, and the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, among others. Johnson has also been an active member and contributor to the Research Seminar of the International Society for Music Education and World Alliance for Arts Education.
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