Indianapolis Children's Choir

Indianapolis Children's Choir

The Indianapolis Children’s Choir nurtures and inspires student achievement through quality music education and the pursuit of artistic excellence in choral music performance.

Indianapolis Children’s Choir envisions a future where excellence in choral singing is valued and supported for all children in the community – bridging cultures, ethnicities and economic backgrounds.

The ICC is committed to offering opportunities to all children, families, and educators in Central Indiana through several different formats:

  • Choir/Class membership
  • Teacher Professional Development
  • In-School Workshops and Clinics
  • In-School Choir membership
  • Student Camps, Festivals and Workshops
  • Cross-Curricular Artist in Residence
  • Side-By-Side Choir Performance Opportunities

EDUCATOR CONTACT INFO

lsouthar@icchoir.org

https://icchoir.org/

  Butler University, 4600 Sunset Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46208

Marion

317-940-9640

317-940-6129

Summer Teacher Symposium

Program description

Four days of professional development for music teachers with documentation of hours.
Runs concurrently with the ICC Summer Choral Fest.

Workshops covering a wide range of topics, including:
• Conducting
• Vocal warm-ups
• Classroom management
• Technology
• Exceptional learners
• And more!

Additional hours included for optional Conducting Intensive with Joshua Pedde, Artistic Director.

This post will be updated in January with announcements of this year’s sessions and presenters!

Booking / scheduling contact

Lauren Southard

   317-940-8065

 lsouthar@icchoir.org

Program detail
Artistic discipline: Music
Cultural Origin:
Program type: Professional Development
Population served: Pre-K, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Adults, Students with Disabilities
Subject: Fine Arts: Music
Bilingual: No
Available dates:

Monday-Thursday, June 3rd-6th, 2019

Available times:

9:00am-2:30pm each day

Optional Conducting Intensive extension 2:30-4:00pm each day

Length of program: 5.5-7 hours per day, for 4 days
Location(s):

Lilly Hall

Butler University, Indianapolis

Fees / Ticketing:

$25.00 per teacher for the week-long Symposium

Lunch and snacks included each day

IDOE STANDARDS

FINE ARTS: GENERAL MUSIC:
Anchor Standard 1 - Connect with a varied repertoire of music by exploring the relationships between music and personal experience:
Anchor Standard 2 - Connect with a varied repertoire of music by exploring the relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
Anchor Standard 3 - Connect with a varied repertoire of music by exploring the relationships between music and history and culture.
Anchor Standard 4 - Listen and respond to a varied repertoire of music by audiating music.
Anchor Standard 5 - Listen and respond to a varied repertoire of music by describing, interpreting, analyzing, and evaluating music and its elemental components.
Anchor Standard 6 - Listen and respond to a varied repertoire of music by interpreting and expressing music through movement.
Anchor Standard 7 - Perform a varied repertoire of music by singing, alone and with others, from rote memory and written notation.
Anchor Standard 8 - Perform a varied repertoire of music by playing instruments, alone and with others, from rote memory and written notation.
Anchor Standard 9 - Create a varied repertoire of music by improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
Anchor Standard 10 - Create a varied repertoire of music by representing audiated and aurally perceived music.
Anchor Standard 11 - Create a varied repertoire of music by composing and arranging music with both traditional and non-traditional notation.

Qualifications

Conducts educational programming for 2 or more years: Yes
Performs criminal background checks on staff with youth contact: Yes
Maintains general liability insurance: Yes
Three letters of recommendation / references available: Yes
Provides study guides for teachers and or students: Yes
Provides tools to assess student learning (workshops and residencies): Yes
Provides scholarship and reduced fees: Yes
Conducts ongoing assessments of program quality: Yes
Connects to State (IDOE) and/or Common Core Curriculum Standards: Yes