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Celebration of Song! Online · Pender's Sing-a-bration 2021 July 8, 2021 Online Event Join clinicians Andy Beck and Krista Hart as they showcase the best new materials from Alfred Music. Get ready to be inspired! |
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Clinic Details |
Thursday, July 8
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CDT
Click to view Elementary Session
Elementary Session Digital Packet and Resource Links
Elementary Session
Andy Beck and Krista Hart
It's amazing what kids can do when given the right materials! Tune in and see clinicians Andy Beck and Krista Hart present the newest 2-part chorals, songbooks, and classroom resources-perfect for those energetic young singers of yours!
Thursday, July 8
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM CDT
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Middle School Session Digital Packet and Resource Links
Middle School Session
Andy Beck and Krista Hart
Join clinicians Andy Beck and Krista Hart to review the best and most appropriate repertoire selected specifically for middle school singers. Music in this session will address your big concerns, like finding music for changing voices, balancing fun selections with educational repertoire, motivating teen singers, and more.
Thursday, July 8
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM CDT
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High School Session Digital Packet and Resource Links
High School Session
Andy Beck and Krista Hart
Tune in to see Andy Beck and Krista Hart present exceptional new High School choral literature from Alfred Music. Discover solid concert, contest, and popular repertoire designed to bring out the very best in your mixed choral ensembles. Along the way, pick up rehearsal strategies, teaching tips, and programming ideas.
Clinician Details
Andy Beck
Andy Beck received a bachelor's degree in music education from Ithaca College and a master's degree in music education from Northwest Missouri State University. Andy currently is the Director of Choral Publications at Alfred Music.
A prolific composer and arranger, he has over 450 popular choral works, vocal resources, and children's musicals currently in print, including the highly regarded method books Sing at First Sight, Foundations in Choral Sight Singing and Vocalize! 45 Vocal Warm-Ups That Teach Technique. Andy is in demand as a guest conductor, choreographer, adjudicator, and clinician for educators and students throughout the United States and beyond.
Krista Hart
Krista Hart is a former music educator with a passion for choral music. She attended Wichita State University and taught middle school music in public schools. Following her teaching years, she spent nearly a decade assisting directors in choosing literature for their own choirs, and curating selections for dozens for choral reading sessions and clinics at Senseney Music in Wichita, KS. She continues to help people experience the joy of making music now by working for the Marketing and Editorial teams at Alfred Music, and performing with the Pasadena Master Chorale.