Find ways to collaborate with other art forms to increase attendance at performances as your new program grows
Implement a structure that will allow your current groups to work with new genres/styles of groups
A way to open new doors
What is your goal as an educator? Who are your students? What are they like? Who are we missing? How can we get them in the door?
Authentically feel they belong
What might others on your campus need to find a place to belong? What else can we offer? What will they need? What do they want?
Research styles of music performed locally in your community to determine what styles will work best
How can you create space to help students use their own voice?
Use culturally responsive repertoire in an inclusive way
WHAT IS culturally responsive repertoire? What isn’t?
How can I broaden my scope of selections? Who ARE my students?
How can I expand cultural competence?
How can students build deep connections? With whom or what?
Strategies & Resources, Training Tools
What is my perfect-world scenario? What does this look like after I have overcome any hills or hurdles? Is it worth it?
Examples of Core Content Standards Used
Build a Gig Setlist
Work with staff & student producers on original works
Share & discuss original songs
Teacher inquiry in rehearsals
Student-led tech rehearsals & show week
Write & Collaborate on Original Songs
Record a demo track, write a chord chart
Setlist building for 85 gigs per school year, student-built criteria to justify selections
Lobby Display Project Presentations, write-up & discussion responses to songs during rehearsal
Design a show for a specific purpose
Teacher inquiry in rehearsals
Lobby Walk Presentations
Student-led development of timeline & pacing for show run
Original song & student-selected show
Arts Enterprise course curriculum, all collaborative pieces throughout year