Grades 3rd-6th Choir FESTIVAL

January 24th, 2027 8:30am-4:30pm

The Tucson Girls Chorus & Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus introduce the event: EMERGE for boys & girls in grades 3–6 who love to sing! The festival's focus is to introduce training in vocal technique while also building a fun and inviting community for those without prior experience! Using what they learned and rehearsed, participants will sing in a free showcase concert for all friends and family to enjoy at the end of the day. For more details and registration information, please visit tucsongirlschorus.org/choral-festivals. We hope you can join us for EMERGE 2027!

Our Mission

The Arizona Society for Music Educators is a constituency organization of the Arizona Music Educators Association (AMEA). Together, we work with AMEA to uphold state and national standards for general music classrooms. To us, general music classrooms are everyone and range from classes like: guitar, elementary choir, steel drum ensemble and even mariachi. We strive to offer current and educational opportunities for general music educators all over Arizona. We strive to create a safe space for all music educators and expose our students to all kinds of music. AZGM is all of us!

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In addition to Kodaly, Orff, Feierabend, and Dalcroze trainings, using MusicPlay.com, and Quaver Music, many of us also like to include new and old songs into our curriculum.

Here are some favorite YouTube videos that we have used in our general music classrooms! If you have favorites you would like to share, please e-mail azsgmpresident@azmea.org

Pass the Pumpkin! A favorite of all ages! There are a ton of versions of this game, the really fun ones include playing an instrument when you are "out". Found on TeachersPayTeachers and on YouTube. After Halloween, you can change the words and item being passed around (apple, snowflake, heart, shamrock, etc.)

Stephanie Brewer, AZSGM President

This is one of my favorite Finger Plays to perform with 2nd graders during the fall. I hope you enjoy it too!

- Jaici Brewster, AZSGM President Elect

Anything by Stephanie Leavell is wonderful for Pre_K-1st graders! She has an amazingly calm voice, great steady beat activities, and my students love singing her KIND song with a positive message!

Want an engaging activity that practices active listening, identifying rhythm, and helps students to spell?! Check out "Mystery Word" Activities on YouTube that even act as a great sub plan!

AzSGM is Part of the Arizona Music Educators Association

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Our Mission

FREE Online Resources

AzSGM is Part of the Arizona Music Educators Association

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