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are using TikTok to show off their students’ work while also • What do you call a note in the second space?
giving behind-the-scenes looks at their classroom manage-
ment, conducting, instruction, and daily life. Additionally, • What do you call a note on the third line?
we have choir teachers using TikTok as a coping tool and
space for critique—sharing their struggles and receiving • What do you call a note on the space above the staff?
support from within the music education community. And
finally, some choir teachers are simply using TikTok as a • What do you call a note on the space below the staff?
fun and silly space.

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Examples: TikTok Lessons for Choir
Here are a few lessons to help ease you into using TikTok In groups of 3-4, find examples of the following on Tik-
with your ensembles of any age. These lessons work best Tok. Be prepared to share with the class.
if you are able to project the prompts along with a QR
code or post in your virtual classroom (Google Classroom, • Vocal Technique: Find a tip on singing technique from a
Moodle, Facebook Group, etc.) for students to complete on- voice teacher, speech pathologist, or professional vocalist
line. When enacting any of these lessons, it is important to
set boundaries with students regarding their use of social • Performance: Find a performance of a song we are working
media during the lesson and beyond. If a student does not on together. Use Instagram or YouTube if no pieces are
have access to or is not permitted to use social media apps, on TikTok yet.
either pair them up with another student, or encourage
them to complete a similar exercise using YouTube. As you • Behind the Scenes: Find a behind-the-scenes look at a profes-
read these examples, I encourage you to consider how you sion in music: performer, producer, arranger, composer,
might be able to adapt them to your singers’ needs and/ conductor, songwriter; sound mixer, etc.
or incorporate videos you have seen on a variety of social
media platforms. Partner Warm-Up List Creation

Voice teacher Cheryl Porter shares warm-
Bell Ringer Listening
ups for vocalists on TikTok like the one
Scan the QR code to watch the excerpt linked in the QR code. With a partner, do
of “Waloyo Yamoni” by Christopher Tin one of the following:
with soloist Jimmer Bolden, the Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Angel • Create a warm-up routine of 5-7 vocal warm-ups from
City Chorale. Address the following prompts: TikTok. Be prepared to share the list with your choir col-
leagues.
• Describe the tone and timbre of the choir.
• Make a Warm-Up TikTok for others. (You do not need to
• What expressive techniques did the soloist and ensembles post publicly—download and submit for credit.)
utilize?
Group Parody Project
• How would you describe the overall effect of the perfor-
mance? Parody is an imitation of the style of a particular writer,
artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic ef-
Music Theory Challenge fect. TikTok is full of parodies by amateur and professional
musicians alike. In groups of 3-4, complete the following:
Scan the QR code to watch the video
“How to read music in one minute” and • Find a parody of a popular tune on TikTok. What did
address the following prompts: the singer(s) change about the piece to make it a parody?

ChorTeach Volume 15 • Issue 4 9 Summer 2023