Trailer: Finding the Balance: The Mixed Bag Choir
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Course Description
It’s time to tackle the challenge of managing your freshman or junior-varsity-level high school choirs with diverse experience levels. With years of middle school choir experience, Michelle Hank will offer effective strategies to balance the needs of true beginners and other students, ensuring all remain engaged and motivated. Learn practical approaches to quickly assessing skill levels, differentiating instruction, and using ear training and warmups to build essential musical skills for everyone. She will also explore how to select and adapt repertoire to accommodate various skill levels, allowing all students to be appropriately challenged during rehearsal, resulting in excellent performance. Create a positive and inclusive environment through team building, peer support, and creative teaching methods. Gain actionable tools and resources to “balance the scales” and foster a dynamic choir where every student can thrive.
About the Presenter
Michelle Hank has dedicated 18 years to choral music education, including 12 years in the classroom. She currently serves as the Assistant Choir Director and AP Music Theory Instructor at Klein Cain HS (Klein ISD). Her prior experience includes teaching in Tomball ISD and at Henry MS (Leander ISD), where her Varsity Treble Choir performed at the 2012 TMEA Convention. Ms. Hank is passionate about helping students find connection and discover the joy of singing together. She has presented at TMEA, TCDA, and CEDFA and remains an active choral clinician and adjudicator.