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Changing Meter

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Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
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A 10-year veteran teacher specializing in vocal music. I have taught K-12 general music and choir as well as private piano and voice lessons. In my "free time" I direct musical theater, both in the educational and community theater settings.
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Preview of Name That Tune: a Solfege Review (Volume 1)

Name That Tune: a Solfege Review (Volume 1)

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Practice your solfege and sight-singing with this team game designed for intermediate singers. Game Categories Include: Children's Songs Choir Skills Christmas Carols Disney Popular Oldies *BUNDLE ALERT: This game is included in the Choir Games Growing Bundle* *This product is a power point presentation*
Preview of Bell Ringers for Jr. High Music

Bell Ringers for Jr. High Music

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55 slides full of bell ringers for 5th-8th grade students. Each day is themed (e.g. "Funny Bone Friday" or "Wise Words Wednesday") with a question that students can write responses to. Some questions are personal ("what is your favorite...") while others relate to the content discussed in class ("what did you learn this week"). There are ample critical thinking questions!
Preview of Music Passport Bundle

Music Passport Bundle

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Take your class on a trip around the world with Changing Meter's interactive MUSIC PASSPORT! Learn about native instruments, language, culture, and folk songs from 8 diverse nations. Assess student comprehension as you go with the passport PDF (also available as an Easel product). All 8 Music Passport Nations: South AfricaJapanMexicoIsraelRussiaIrelandIndiaUnited StatesAll lessons are formatted as PowerPoint presentations. Activities include: Songs: Tina Singu (South Africa), Shalom Chaverim (
Preview of Name That Tune: a Solfege Review (Volume 2)

Name That Tune: a Solfege Review (Volume 2)

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Changing Meter
Practice your solfege and sightsinging with this team game designed for intermediate singers. Game Categories Include: Choir Classics Jazz Standards Famous Bass Lines Broadway Tunes Seasonal Songs *BUNDLE ALERT: This game is included in the Choir Games Growing Bundle* *This product is a power point presentation*
Preview of 100 Music Trivia Questions

100 Music Trivia Questions

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Use these diverse trivia questions daily as a bell-ringer for your music ensemble or spend a day playing the entire game! Questions cover a variety of topics, including: * Composers * Music History * Broadway * Jazz * Instruments * Vocal Technique * Note Reading * Musical Terms * Popular Artists *This game is NO LONGER included in the Choir Games Growing Bundle. A Google Slides version of this game has been added to the bundle and can be purchased separately HERE.*
Preview of Music Passport: Israel

Music Passport: Israel

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Changing Meter
Take your class on a trip around the world with Changing Meter's interactive MUSIC PASSPORT! Learn about native instruments, language, culture, and folk songs from 8 diverse nations. Each nation can be taught as a stand-alone lesson or you may combine multiple lessons for a multi-week unit. All 8 Music Passport Nations: South AfricaJapanMexicoIsraelRussiaIrelandIndiaUnited StatesIsrael lesson includes: 1. Powerpoint slides for the entire lesson 2. Instructions for an Israeli folk dance 3. Readin
Preview of Music Passport: South Africa

Music Passport: South Africa

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Changing Meter
Take your class on a trip around the world with Changing Meter's interactive MUSIC PASSPORT! Learn about native instruments, language, culture, and folk songs from 8 diverse nations. Each nation can be taught as a stand-alone lesson or you may combine multiple lessons for a multi-week unit. All 8 Music Passport Nations: South AfricaJapanMexicoIsraelRussiaIrelandIndiaUnited States***Get All the lessons, plus a PDF passport for students in the Music Passport Bundle***South Africa lesson includes:
Preview of Cabin Fever: Movement Activities for the Chilly Season

Cabin Fever: Movement Activities for the Chilly Season

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It's snowy and cold and the 1st grade hasn't had outdoor recess in 3 weeks. What to do with all that energy? Cabin Fever: Movement Activities aims to keep your youngest students moving in beatful, tuneful, artful ways while listening to winter-themed music. Perfect for music, PE, and the general classroom. Cabin Fever Includes:Bugler's Holiday (Anderson) Chili con Carne (Real Group) Dance of the Tumblers (Rimsky-Korsakov) Hazy Shade of Winter (Simon & Garfunkel) Lassus Trombone (Fillmore) Snow
Preview of Music Passport: Ireland

Music Passport: Ireland

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Changing Meter
Take your class on a trip around the world with Changing Meter's interactive MUSIC PASSPORT! Learn about native instruments, language, culture, and folk songs from 8 diverse nations. Each nation can be taught as a stand-alone lesson or you may combine multiple lessons for a multi-week unit. All 8 Music Passport Nations: South AfricaJapanMexicoIsraelRussiaIrelandIndiaUnited States***Get All the lessons, plus a PDF passport for students in the Music Passport Bundle***Ireland lesson includes: 1. Po
Preview of Music Passport: India

Music Passport: India

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Changing Meter
Take your class on a trip around the world with Changing Meter's interactive MUSIC PASSPORT! Learn about native instruments, language, culture, and folk songs from 8 diverse nations. Each nation can be taught as a stand-alone lesson or you may combine multiple lessons for a multi-week unit. All 8 Music Passport Nations: South AfricaJapanMexicoIsraelRussiaIrelandIndiaUnited States***Get All the lessons, plus a PDF passport for students in the Music Passport Bundle***India lesson includes: 1. Powe
Preview of Art Song Show & Tell

Art Song Show & Tell

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This resource is an unique project designed for the choir director who wears many hats. While preparing individual students for contest, use this activity to engage students in learning about vocal literature from the 20th century and earlier. Google Slide project includes: project instructions, examples of student work, 100+ song suggestions, and separate Google Form used to navigate students through the research process. After purchase, please download your individual copy of the Art Song Goog
Preview of Music Passport: United States

Music Passport: United States

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Changing Meter
Take your class on a trip around the world with Changing Meter's interactive MUSIC PASSPORT! Learn about native instruments, language, culture, and folk songs from 8 diverse nations. Each nation can be taught as a stand-alone lesson or you may combine multiple lessons for a multi-week unit. All 8 Music Passport Nations: South AfricaJapanMexicoIsraelRussiaIrelandIndiaUnited States***Get All the lessons, plus a PDF passport for students in the Music Passport Bundle***U.S.A. lesson includes: 1. Pow
Preview of Music Passport: Russia

Music Passport: Russia

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Changing Meter
Take your class on a trip around the world with Changing Meter's interactive MUSIC PASSPORT! Learn about native instruments, language, culture, and folk songs from 8 diverse nations. Each nation can be taught as a stand-alone lesson or you may combine multiple lessons for a multi-week unit. All 8 Music Passport Nations: South AfricaJapanMexicoIsraelRussiaIrelandIndiaUnited States***Get All the lessons, plus a PDF passport for students in the Music Passport Bundle***Russia lesson includes: *KWL C
Preview of Scale Builders Relay Race

Scale Builders Relay Race

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Entertain your music classes with this face-paced music theory review game. Teams must race against each other to construct scales and win points. Game includes 40 major, natural minor, and harmonic minor scales in bass and treble clef. (Alto clef available by request...please contact me). Each round of the game gets progressively harder and can be played as a final assessment in one sitting, or as unit assessments throughout the school year. *This product is included in the Choir Growing Game
Preview of Music Passport: Mexico

Music Passport: Mexico

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Changing Meter
Take your class on a trip around the world with Changing Meter's interactive MUSIC PASSPORT! Learn about native instruments, language, culture, and folk songs from 8 diverse nations. Each nation can be taught as a stand-alone lesson or you may combine multiple lessons for a multi-week unit. All 8 Music Passport Nations: South AfricaJapanMexicoIsraelRussiaIrelandIndiaUnited States***Get All the lessons, plus a PDF passport for students in the Music Passport Bundle***Mexico lesson includes: 1. Pow
Preview of Music Passport: Japan

Music Passport: Japan

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Changing Meter
Take your class on a trip around the world with Changing Meter's interactive MUSIC PASSPORT! Learn about native instruments, language, culture, and folk songs from 8 diverse nations. Each nation can be taught as a stand-alone lesson or you may combine multiple lessons for a multi-week unit. All 8 Music Passport Nations: South AfricaJapanMexicoIsraelRussiaIrelandIndiaUnited States***Get All the lessons, plus a PDF passport for students in the Music Passport Bundle***Japan lesson includes: 1. Powe
Preview of Music Trivia: Women's History Month

Music Trivia: Women's History Month

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Celebrate Women's History Month all year long with this trivia game featuring female musicians and writers. This game is best suited for students age 12+. Categories are: Instrumentalists Quotes Song Titles "Firsts" Broadway Soprano
Preview of CMP Lesson Plan: Dies Irae

CMP Lesson Plan: Dies Irae

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This lesson plan includes a complete CMP (Comprehensive Musicianship Through Performance) unit plan, along with an online "Resource Hub" full of materials to use in your classroom. The unit plan is very in-depth and includes historical and biographical information, theoretical analysis, student learning outcomes, and assessment ideas. Choir directors are encouraged to collaborate with each other via the Resource Hub. Add your assessments, student work samples, and rehearsal strategies so that we
Preview of CMP Lesson Plan: Praise the Lord

CMP Lesson Plan: Praise the Lord

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Changing Meter
This lesson plan includes a complete CMP (Comprehensive Musicianship Through Performance) unit plan, along with an online "Resource Hub" full of materials to use in your classroom. The unit plan is very in-depth and includes historical and biographical information, theoretical analysis, student learning outcomes, and assessment ideas. Choir directors are encouraged to collaborate with each other via the Resource Hub. Add your assessments, student work samples, and rehearsal strategies so that we
Preview of CMP Lesson Plan: The Road Not Taken

CMP Lesson Plan: The Road Not Taken

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Changing Meter
This lesson plan includes a complete CMP (Comprehensive Musicianship Through Performance) unit plan, along with an online "Resource Hub" full of materials to use in your classroom. The unit plan is very in-depth and includes historical and biographical information, theoretical analysis, student learning outcomes, and assessment ideas. Choir directors are encouraged to collaborate with each other via the Resource Hub. Add your assessments, student work samples, and rehearsal strategies so that we
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About the store

Experience

A 10-year veteran teacher specializing in vocal music. I have taught K-12 general music and choir as well as private piano and voice lessons. In my "free time" I direct musical theater, both in the educational and community theater settings.

Teaching style

I'd call my teaching style "eclectic". I like to work with my students to understand their interests and I use music to enhance those interests. Sometimes this means warming up a choir with yoga set to Gregorian chant. Other times, it means being downright silly with first graders or playing rock band instruments with middle school. No matter what, I definitely have lot of fun exploring teaching with my kiddos!

Awards & shining teacher moments

I had my first "Hey, Mrs. Fisher, I'm going to college to be a Music Teacher" moment this year! One of my 4-year choir students who was always the odd-kid-out finally found her niche and will be studying to become a music teacher. I couldn't be more proud!

My own education history

B.A. in Music Education, Augustana College 2010 M.M.E., Choral Pedagogy, Illinois State University 2017

Additional biographical information

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