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Cultivating Tone with Your
Middle School Choir
KAREN GRAFFIUS
istening to a choir sing with a beauti-
ful tone can be an extremely satisfying
L and aesthetically rewarding experi-
ence. A strong choral program consisting of
high-quality performances can contribute to
community and administrative support and
serves as advocacy for the choral program.
Karen Graffius, PhD Achieving a good choral tone, however, can
Assistant Professor of Music and be challenging. Especially with middle school
Director of Choirs choirs, it can be easy to make excuses and give
University of West Georgia in to the rationalization of “well, that’s just
kgraffiu@westga.edu
how they sound.” Helping your middle school
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