ANNOUNCEMENTS

ASSIGNMENTS

Chorus 6: F Major Challenge

Chorus 7: F Major Challenge

Chorus 8: F Major Challenge

General Music: Note Challenge

World Music: Indian Music Puzzles

Curriculum Night

Chorus Handbook

Use the link below to access the Chorus Handbook.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gpeyx1SlmlAhTX_UAKOZc8qacyWs7qG8DKyJuelj0JQ/edit

What Are We Singing?

Sixth Grade

Vidalita

Light of Grace

Tallis Canon

La Violette

Bahana

The Swing

Seventh Grade

Every Night When the Sun Goes In

Ah Robyn!

Mi Yitneni Of

I Am Being Woven

Riversong

Shine on Me

Eighth Grade

Laudate Dominum

Lean On Me

Keep Your Lamps

Take a Chance On Me

Amavolovolo

Carry the Light

TEACHER INFO

Ron Korbitz

Chorus

General Music

World Music

ronald_korbitz@ipsd.org

630-428-6200 extension 9449

  Ron Korbitz holds both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in music education from VanderCook College of Music in Chicago.  He is currently on faculty at Hill Middle School in Naperville, where he directs three curricular grade level choirs, Coro Cambiara-changing voice ensemble, Una Voce-treble ensemble, teaches general music, world music, and co-directs the annual school musical. He is also the Assistant Director for the Metea Valley High School Madrigal Ensemble. Since 2006, Mr. Korbitz has been on faculty at VanderCook College of Music where he currently teaches Methods of Teaching Children’s Choir and serves as an advisor for graduate research projects. Ron has also presented numerous classes for the Music Education Center of America program at VanderCook. In January 2023, Ron took over as the Artistic Director for the Palatine Children's Chorus. Ron was the Associate Conductor for the Ragazze Ensemble of Spirito Singers from 2015-2021. Prior to his current positions, Ron taught K-5 general music and chorus for twenty-two years, first in Palos District 117 and then at Brookdale Elementary in Naperville. Ron also worked for four years with Anima Young Singers-Glen Ellyn Children’s Chorus. During his tenure with Anima, the group received the Chorus America Award for Outstanding Programming and his singers performed with Lyric Opera, The Grant Park Music Festival and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.  He has been a guest conductor, presenter and adjudicator for clinics, competitions, and workshops throughout Illinois. His groups have been invited to perform at the 2015 and 2017 Illinois Music Educators Conference and IL-ACDA’s inaugural “Voices, Chicago” conference. Ron is a member of ILMEA.

    Ron performs regularly as a classical guitarist with his wife, soprano Angela Presutti. They have appeared together on numerous concert series throughout the Midwest and on Dame Myra Hess, CSO Radiothon, Live from Studio One broadcasts on Classical 98.7 WFMT.

     Recently, he has been playing lead guitar and singing in the rock cover band Schtillrokken.

     Mr. Korbitz has been honored by the International Bluegrass Music Association for his lessons that utilize bluegrass and fiddle tunes in the general music classroom. He has been featured in NAfME’s “Teaching Music” magazine for his innovative approaches to teaching music literacy. He was also selected for inclusion in “Who’s Who among American Teachers.” 

     Ron’s writing credits include the IL-ACDA journal “The Podium,” The ASTA Journal, and “Mr. Everybody’s Recorder Book.”