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🎤 Fun Ways to Polish a Choir Performance
Concerts & Repertoire Melanie Butcher 10/20/25 Concerts & Repertoire Melanie Butcher 10/20/25

🎤 Fun Ways to Polish a Choir Performance

Adding a little fun and laughter into those last rehearsals before a concert can immediately help polish a choir performance. Check out these tips! 

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🎶Must-Haves for Every Choir Sub Tub!
Choir Sub Plans Melanie Butcher 10/20/25 Choir Sub Plans Melanie Butcher 10/20/25

🎶Must-Haves for Every Choir Sub Tub!

Be prepared for those unexpected illnesses with ready to go choir sub tub resources!

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🎵Top Tips for Your First Year Teaching Choir 
New Teachers, Beginning of the Year Melanie Butcher 10/20/25 New Teachers, Beginning of the Year Melanie Butcher 10/20/25

🎵Top Tips for Your First Year Teaching Choir 

Your first year(s) of teaching are bound to be a rollercoaster ride. Here are some helpful tips and don’t forget we are all in this together!

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🎶💙Mentoring in the Choir: How We Build Connection Through “Adoption Day” 
Beginning of the Year, High School Choir Melanie Butcher 9/7/25 Beginning of the Year, High School Choir Melanie Butcher 9/7/25

🎶💙Mentoring in the Choir: How We Build Connection Through “Adoption Day” 

Looking to add a mentorship program to your choirs? Choir Adoptions is an easy way to get your students excited about it!

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⚡Building Back-to-School Routines in the Choir Classroom
Beginning of the Year, New Teachers, Planning & Organization Melanie Butcher 8/30/25 Beginning of the Year, New Teachers, Planning & Organization Melanie Butcher 8/30/25

⚡Building Back-to-School Routines in the Choir Classroom

Building routines on the first day of school is crucial! Check out these 8 easy tips for finding success in the choir classroom!

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💥Tried-and-True Songs for Beginning Middle School Choirs
Beginning of the Year, Concerts & Repertoire Melanie Butcher 8/11/25 Beginning of the Year, Concerts & Repertoire Melanie Butcher 8/11/25

💥Tried-and-True Songs for Beginning Middle School Choirs

Choosing the right repertoire for your beginning choir is crucial! Here are 13 of my favorite songs to start with for the beginning choir!

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➡️🎵Top 10 Tips When Choosing Choir Music
Beginning of the Year, High School Choir, Planning & Organization Melanie Butcher 8/10/25 Beginning of the Year, High School Choir, Planning & Organization Melanie Butcher 8/10/25

➡️🎵Top 10 Tips When Choosing Choir Music

Planning the right choir repertoire requires thoughtful consideration of voicing, variety and so much more! Save time with these helpful tips!

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My No-Stress First Day of Choir Formula (20 Years in the Making!)
Beginning of the Year, Music Games, New Teachers Melanie Butcher 7/25/25 Beginning of the Year, Music Games, New Teachers Melanie Butcher 7/25/25

My No-Stress First Day of Choir Formula (20 Years in the Making!)

Not sure what to teach on the first day of choir? I’ve got an easy lesson plan formula to make the first day stress-free for everyone!

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🚌 How to Plan a Successful Choir Field Trip (Without Losing Your Mind!)
Beginning of the Year, High School Choir, New Teachers Melanie Butcher 7/15/25 Beginning of the Year, High School Choir, New Teachers Melanie Butcher 7/15/25

🚌 How to Plan a Successful Choir Field Trip (Without Losing Your Mind!)

Tips before and during choir field trips from a teacher who has taken a few hundred bus rides!

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🎵 How to Make Your Choir Classroom More Inviting 🎵
Beginning of the Year, Planning & Organization Melanie Butcher 7/8/25 Beginning of the Year, Planning & Organization Melanie Butcher 7/8/25

🎵 How to Make Your Choir Classroom More Inviting 🎵

Looking to give your middle school or high school choir space a little makeover magic at the beginning of the school year or anytime? ✨ I’m sharing 6 fun and creative ways to make your music classroom more inviting for students (and yourself!)

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🎶 My Go-To School Supply List for the Choir Classroom
Beginning of the Year, Planning & Organization Melanie Butcher 6/30/25 Beginning of the Year, Planning & Organization Melanie Butcher 6/30/25

🎶 My Go-To School Supply List for the Choir Classroom

Implementing these 10 school supplies in my classroom has made teaching easier! 

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☀️🎶 5 Things Choir Teachers Should Do This Summer (That Aren’t Stressful!)
Beginning of the Year, New Teachers, Planning & Organization Melanie Butcher 6/16/25 Beginning of the Year, New Teachers, Planning & Organization Melanie Butcher 6/16/25

☀️🎶 5 Things Choir Teachers Should Do This Summer (That Aren’t Stressful!)

Don’t sleep on these 5 things you can do this summer to get you ready for a successful fall!

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🎤 Sing, Compete & Have Fun with Choir Music Olympics! 🏅🌟
Music Games Melanie Butcher 6/7/25 Music Games Melanie Butcher 6/7/25

🎤 Sing, Compete & Have Fun with Choir Music Olympics! 🏅🌟

If you’re looking for a way to add fun (or need a time-filling activity), Choir Music Olympics is perfect for your classroom!

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🎶 Why Every Choir Should Be Moving More (Yes, Even Yours!)
Concerts & Repertoire Melanie Butcher 4/23/25 Concerts & Repertoire Melanie Butcher 4/23/25

🎶 Why Every Choir Should Be Moving More (Yes, Even Yours!)

Add variety and FUN to you rehearsal with these easy to implement movement ideas and activities for your middle school or high school choirs!

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Spring Cleaning for Your Choir Room🌷🎵
End of the Year Melanie Butcher 4/8/25 End of the Year Melanie Butcher 4/8/25

Spring Cleaning for Your Choir Room🌷🎵

Springtime is here and it’s time for a little decluttering and organization in the choir room! Check out these practical tips to achieve this goal efficiently. 

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Choir Games, Singing Games, Music Games—Oh My! 🦁🐯🐻
Music Games Melanie Butcher 3/31/25 Music Games Melanie Butcher 3/31/25

Choir Games, Singing Games, Music Games—Oh My! 🦁🐯🐻

Looking for quick and easy games to add to your choir classroom? Check out these FREE 8 game ideas! 🎤🎉

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🎶 Secrets to End-of-Year Success for Choir Teachers…
End of the Year, Planning & Organization Melanie Butcher 3/22/25 End of the Year, Planning & Organization Melanie Butcher 3/22/25

🎶 Secrets to End-of-Year Success for Choir Teachers…

Summary: 7 tips to stay organized and keep your sanity at the end of the school year! 

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Choir Awards: Creative Tips for Teachers 🎶🏆
End of the Year Melanie Butcher 3/12/25 End of the Year Melanie Butcher 3/12/25

Choir Awards: Creative Tips for Teachers 🎶🏆

Check out these creative ways to honor your middle school & high school choir students at the end of the year with this guide to choir awards!

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⏰🏫🎵 Music In Our Schools Month: Top 7 Choir Ideas!
New Teachers Melanie Butcher 3/1/25 New Teachers Melanie Butcher 3/1/25

⏰🏫🎵 Music In Our Schools Month: Top 7 Choir Ideas!

Promote the importance of music education with these 7 easy ideas for your choirs! 

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Beating the Winter Blahs: How to Get Your Choir Excited to Sing🎶
Music Games Melanie Butcher 2/9/25 Music Games Melanie Butcher 2/9/25

Beating the Winter Blahs: How to Get Your Choir Excited to Sing🎶

Teaching in January is hard. Check out these 3 easy ways to make choir a little more inviting and fun in the Winter.

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