2018 Workshop Talk | 1:02:15 | All Grade Levels, Art & Music
Summary
Our schools should be impacting culture by sending out the best composers, musicians, and worshippers of the coming generations. Choir, a bit of classical music in the background, and hymns during chapel convocations are not enough. Let’s talk about how classical Christian schools are poised to serve the kingdom in the recovery of true music literacy and why they should be doing it. But with class schedules already strained to pack in the basics, how can a school also teach all students to sing, read, and write music? Here’s a fun and practical peak into the full throttle style of an ACCS music teacher and choir director who has tried it all. Come gather the tools you need to breathe new life into your school and music program.
Speaker
Jarrod Richey has been teaching K4 through 12th grade general music and choir at Geneva Academy in Monroe, LA, since 2008. Previously, Mr. Richey taught choir, voice, and music appreciation classes at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. He received his bachelor’s degree at Louisiana Tech University before completing his master of music at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. He also completed his national Kodály music teacher certification from Wichita State University. He is an active choir clinician and also serves on the board of the Louisiana chapters of the Organization of American Kodály Educators and the American Choral Directors Association. He believes that a classical Christian school is the most ideal place to recover true music literacy. He is the author of the recent book Bach to the Future: Fostering Music Literacy Today. Jarrod and his lovely wife, Sarah, have four sons and two daughters.
Additional Materials
The Association of Classical & Christian Schools presents Repairing the Ruins, the ACCS annual conference, copyright ACCS. You may make additional copies of this recording for use by your school but please do not sell any copies of the recording, or post it on the internet.
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