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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 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 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 Music Style Stations: Unit Lesson for Grades 5-8

Music Style Stations: Unit Lesson for Grades 5-8

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This zip file includes a month of activities revolving around 5 popular styles of music. The Style Station Packet allows students to explore jazz, Broadway, hip-hop, country, and rock music through hands-on activities. The Listening List provides 80+ school appropriate songs featuring rap, hip-hop, jazz, blues, Broadway, country, folk, and rock music. The updated version (now available) includes QR codes to music playlists and online activities. As a "freebie", I have also included the listening
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 Sing It! Charades

Sing It! Charades

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This group activity encourages students to sing solo without risk of judgement. Each clue in Sing It Charades is a musical artist or band. Students may act out the clues or sing the suggested song to lead their team to a correct answer. Games includes 150+ clues and 10 blank cards.
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 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 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 Bell Ringers for High School Choir

Bell Ringers for High School Choir

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40 slides full of bell ringers for choir students. Each day is themed (e.g. "Future Friday" or "Warm Up 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 ("map your range on the chart..."). There are ample critical thinking questions! Each slide also includes a "Song of the Day" for each slide to be played while students write or discuss their responses.
Preview of Recorder Stations

Recorder Stations

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This zip file includes 5 stations to enhance recorder playing. It's a great way to keep students learning while testing individuals and small groups. Station 1: Recorder Fingering Puzzles (with time for Recorder Playing Test if you use Recorder Karate in the classroom) Station 2: Recorder Rules Station 3: Rhythm Tic-Tac-Toe Station 4: Recorder Dice Game Station 5: Treble Clef Sentence
Preview of Name That Tune: a Solfege Review (Volume 2)

Name That Tune: a Solfege Review (Volume 2)

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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 Create Your Own Kabuki Theater

Create Your Own Kabuki Theater

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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). Widen horizons with this world music unit designed around the Japanese art of Kabuki. In this lesson, students will learn what kabuki is through live and animated demonstrations. They will use the basics of Kabuki to transform a folk legend into a Kabuki masterpiece! Complete Unit Includes: *History of Kabuki *Basic Elements of Kabuki Performance
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 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 Blend & Balance Choir Activity

Blend & Balance Choir Activity

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Document includes a short vocabulary refresher for your choir with instructions to the activity. In the activity, students select words to describe their tone while receiving anonymous feedback from others. Great critical thinking exercise, allowing students to reflect on achieving balance and blend in an ensemble. A wonderful exercise for those singers who stick out in your choir and don't know they do! *This assessment is included in the New Teacher Starter Pack*
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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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