Choir, Elementary Music

How to do Auditions for an Elementary Musical

Are you doing an elementary musical? Need to pick your characters? You need to hold auditions. I know, I know. Nobody wants to audition elementary school kids. They think they are too young, too sensitive, whatever. But you should. My choir did a musical this year. It was super simple, all of thirty minutes. But… Continue reading How to do Auditions for an Elementary Musical

Elementary Music

Things to DO when Directing an Elementary Musical

At the beginning of my first year of teaching, I got a great idea. We should do an elementary musical. I needed some microphones, applied for a grant, and forgot about it. And then I got the grant. And because it was now January and I was significantly more worn out than I was in… Continue reading Things to DO when Directing an Elementary Musical