Team Teaching
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nafmeadminI am very excited that I will have a co-teacher for my middle school program in the fall. The choruses are separated by grade level and range in size from 75-115 (over 350 students total!). We have one large rehearsal space and will also have access to a regular sized classroom during rehearsal time. The other teacher seems quite capable, even though she is new to the field.
Has anyone ever team taught chorus before? How have you done it? What have you found was the best use of your time? How did you divide responsibilities? I have some ideas, but I am curious about what has worked for you!
Thanks!
nafmeadminHere’s a suggestion:
Each of you choose a few pieces and agree on what will look like a good program.
Start splitting boys/girls and just working in sectionals. Maybe do warm-ups together based upon what numbers you plan to work on/sections of those pieces and learn the notes first for 3/4 of the rehearsal. Then the last quarter of time, bring everyone together and see how those sections all fit together. When notes get more firm, run rehearsals with the entire group and just take turns/amounts of time working on individual pieces. It would be nice to play for each other – and of course when one person is absent, there is always someone else to run the entire rehearsal. Be flexible!
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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