Katie Colby

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

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For the past 6 years I have taught high school choir and guitar in Chicago, settling down after 7 years of working in all manner of K-12 music classrooms. I am a pianist and vocalist who has taught choir, piano, guitar, general music, modern band, and more to all grades K-12 in curricular classrooms. I also taught private piano, guitar, and voice lessons for many years, as well as leading after school programs for modern band and musical theater. I anticipate becoming a National Board Certified Teacher in December 2023, and completing my master's in Teaching and Learning in May 2024. I have taken Estill Voice Training Levels 1 & 2 thrice and am working toward my Estill Figure Proficiency.

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Intro to Gordon Rhythm Syllables

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Introduce your students to Gordon Rhythm Syllables with this introductory handout and worksheet. This beat-function rhythm system was originally created by James Froseth, intentionally using "d" and "t" as starting consonants to help develop articulation skills in wind players; this method was later adopted and popularized by Edwin Gordon. I like to use this method because the vowels and consonants are never duplicated, so "de" and "di" always mean different things. Because there are no ending c

6th - 12th

Instrumental Music, Music, Vocal Music

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Teaching style

My goal is for students to leave my classroom with skills they can use to independently create, compose, and consume any kind of music. In my choir classes I use moveable solfege with do-based minor, Gordon rhythm syllables, IPA, and Estill Voice Training.

My own education history

I have a Bachelor of Music Education with a Choral Emphasis from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and am working on a Master's in Teaching and Learning (anticipated May 2024).