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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 Choir Games: a Growing Bundle

Choir Games: a Growing Bundle

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Need some post-concert activities for your choir? How about group building, sight-reading, or vocabulary-building activities that your singers will enjoy? This growing bundle includes games to help introduce and review all of these concepts and more. The current bundle includes 12 individual games and grows all the time. **New Bonus Game: Paper Airplane Tic-Tac-Toe added May 2020*** Buyers will be notified as new games are added to this growing bundle. Buyers will receive access to the new games
Preview of 100 Music Trivia Questions (Google Slides)

100 Music Trivia Questions (Google Slides)

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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 included in the Choir Games Growing Bundle*
Preview of This or That Game Growing Bundle

This or That Game Growing Bundle

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Are you enjoying This or That Games? Download the Growing Bundle for a fraction of the price! The final bundle will include 10 games (a value of $18.00) plus t-notes. Get the growing bundle early and save big bucks. The current bundle includes: *Composer or Capital City? *Musical Term or Baby Name? *Musical Term or Ethnic Food? *Tempo or Cooking Term? *Instrument or Dr. Seuss Character? *Musical Work or Failed Film? *Opera or Bad Poetry? *Famous Singer or Song Title? *Young Adult Fiction or Orch
Preview of Post-Concert Choir Activities

Post-Concert Choir Activities

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This packet includes 5 different music-related activities to fill time after concerts or at the end of the school year. Some activities are group-building while others are individual. *This game is included in the Choir Games Growing Bundle*
Preview of Sing or Dare Game

Sing or Dare Game

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Game Instructions: Divide students evenly into teams. Team members take turns drawing either a Sing or Dare card. For each completed card, the team is awarded 2 points. If a student draws a card, he/she must do the task on that card to earn 2 points OR may select the top card from the other category for 1 point. Great team-building and confidence-building activity for junior high and high school choirs. Choose specific cards to adapt the game to elementary choirs or add more advanced cards for y
Preview of Solfege Wars: Beginner Level

Solfege Wars: Beginner Level

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A long-term resource for inspiring sight-singing in your choir. There are three levels of Solfege Wars:Beginner: The key is identified for singers. Emphasis is placed on recognizing stepwise motion, skips, and leaps. Intermediate: Students must identify all 12 major key signatures. Emphasis is placed on understanding sharps and flats and finding “Do”. Advanced: Students must identify minor key signatures and accidentals within major/minor keys. Emphasis is placed on major/minor relationship
Preview of New Teacher Starter Pack (Bundle)

New Teacher Starter Pack (Bundle)

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Are you a first year choir teacher? Perhaps a band or orchestra director stepping into a choir role for the first time? This large pack is designed to give you resources and ideas to get you started. BONUS CONTENTS (not available for download individually):Rehearsal Tactics to Keep Them Engaged Calendar Template Audition Info Template Articulations Worksheet Broadway Quiz Posture Score Card
Preview of Choir Olympics: Digital Download

Choir Olympics: Digital Download

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*This product is setup for use in a traditional classroom setting. For a virtual/distance learning experience, purchase Choir Olympics: Google Classroom* The resources included in the purchased bundle are:1. Google Spreadsheet to track events & scores 2. Description of several Olympic events 3. Games: CategoriesHappy Birthday Rhythm ChallengeNational Anthem Solfege ChallengePaper Airplane Tic-Tac-ToeQuiz Pack4. Other: Team DraftSuggestions for Cross-Curricular Tie-ins (Based largely on the or
Preview of 100 Music Trivia Questions

100 Music Trivia Questions

Created by
Changing Meter
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 Classic Listening Maps

Classic Listening Maps

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A collection of 10 listening maps featuring the most popular Baroque, Classical, and Romantic compositions. Includes charts for appropriate grade level and content areas to help you lesson plan. Links to music clips and tips/keys are provided at the end. Featured Works Include: Waltz of the Flowers (Tchaikovsky) Winter Allegro (Vivaldi) Ride of the Valkyries (Wagner) Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Mozart) and More!
Preview of Popular Music Bingo

Popular Music Bingo

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Reward your choir or general music class with this fun trivia game in the style of BINGO. Read clues about popular musicians, albums, and terminology while students mark off the answers on their score card. Music topics are varied and include: The Beatles Elvis Michael Jackson Classic Rock Bands Film Scoring Styles of Music (country, rock, R & B, rap, jazz) Music Technology Industry Terms Broadway Musicals Jazz Musicians Popular Instruments *This game is included in the Choir Games Growing Bund
Preview of Band Celebrity Recruitment Bulletin Board

Band Celebrity Recruitment Bulletin Board

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Show your beginning band students how music can help them succeed with this colorful bulletin board. Featuring 25 celebrities who played in their school bands, your students are sure to find inspiration! Celebrity examples are varied in age, gender, ethnicity, and career. They include actors, athletes, presidents, Grammy and Emmy award winners and nominees, and even a celebrity chef. Includes: 4 flutists 3 clarinetists 1 bassoonist 3 saxophonists 4 trumpeters 2 trombonists 3 French horn players
Preview of Google Drive Production Organizer: Shrek the Musical

Google Drive Production Organizer: Shrek the Musical

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Keep your cast and crew organized while saving time with this set of teacher resources! Each graphic organizer is tailored to the casting requirements for the musical "Shrek" and/or "Shrek Jr". Several templates are for general use To be used only with MTI Licensed Productions of "Shrek":Scene Breakdown Casting Requirements Orchestration Details Cast List Microphone Plot/Cue-to-Cue Sheet To be used with any theater production (fully editable):Digital Program Template Rehearsal Calendar Template
Preview of Choir Olympics: Google Classroom

Choir Olympics: Google Classroom

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*This product uses Google Drive and is intended for virtual/distance learning. For resources to use in a traditional classroom setting, purchase Choir Olympics Digital Download* The resources included in the purchased bundle are:1. Google Classroom Code 2. Google Spreadsheet to track events & scores 3. Description of several Olympic events 5 Games: Air SupportCategoriesInterval IdentificationNational Anthem Solfege ChallengeVocal Anatomy Quiz5. Other: Team DraftSuggestions for Cross-Curricula
Preview of Create-Your-Own: Film Score

Create-Your-Own: Film Score

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The Create-Your-Own Series is designed for middle school and upper elementary students to flex their creativity through project-based learning (PBL). In this project, students will write a short story, listen to music, and select a series of musical examples that will enhance the plot of their film. It also allows for visual artwork, graphic design, video and audio editing, and composition tasks for older students. The text uses inclusive, gender-neutral language and prompts students to chose h
Preview of Growing Bundle: Visual Aides

Growing Bundle: Visual Aides

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Embellish your classroom with educational posters, charts, and diagrams targeting music theory, vocabulary, and technique. Currently included in this bundle: 11x17 Full Color Posters"Just Beat It" Circle of Fifths Order of Sharps and Flats How to use dots and flags Measuring Dynamics with air flow Common rules for German diction Vocabulary guide for writing about music Blueprint: The Human Voice Blueprint: Soprano Blueprint: Alto 8.5x11 Full Color/BW PostersWelcome Sign Music Returns Hand Saniti
Preview of Handmade Music Classroom Decor

Handmade Music Classroom Decor

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Decorate your classroom with handmade banners and pinwheels made from reused sheet music. Pinwheels with magnetic or clip backing make great gifts or prizes for your music students! Banners spruce up the music classroom or studio. Customized to your school colors Decor options include: 4 in. pennants on banner 3 in. pinwheels in groups of 24 5 in. pinwheels in groups of 12 Variety Pack (Pennants & Pinwheels) in groups of 24 For all questions or to see samples of products, email river.k.fishe
Preview of Orchestra Celebrity Recruitment Bulletin Board

Orchestra Celebrity Recruitment Bulletin Board

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Show your beginning band students how music can help them succeed with this colorful bulletin board. Featuring 20 celebrities who played in their school bands, your students are sure to find inspiration! Includes: 5 violinists 1 violist 4 cellists 4 pianists 2 harpists 1 bassoonist 2 oboists 1 orchestral brass player (additional brass and winds included in band bulletin board)
Preview of Poster Pack Bundle

Poster Pack Bundle

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Save $$$$ with this 30-item poster bundle. Includes: 10 Choir Posters, 10 Band Posters, and 10 Piano Posters. All Posters are formatted for 8.5x11 paper. Includes the bonus resource "Coffee Carl" as an 11x17 poster.
Preview of Production Organizer: Into the Woods

Production Organizer: Into the Woods

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Keep your cast and crew organized while saving time with this set of teacher resources! Each graphic organizer is tailored to the casting requirements for the musical "Into the Woods" and/or "Into the Woods, Jr". Several templates are for general use. To be used only with MTI Licensed Productions of "Into the Woods":Scene Breakdown Casting/Doubling Requirements Orchestration Details Cast List Prop List Scenic Design To be used with any theater production (fully editable):Digital Program Template
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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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