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Middle School Choir Class Advocacy, Kara Vombrack

Graduate Research Showcase

This research is based on a survey given to surrounding middle school choir teachers regarding if their choir is a class or not in their district. The study looks into the benefits of having choir during the day and as a graded class. The study also analyzes school schedules and how they affect choir during the day. Choral advocacy is addressed and suggestions are given for how to grow a program that isn’t a class; which is the current problem at my school. This study also addresses how choir directors can gain more choral advocacy in their district and increase …