Circle the State with Song
Circle the State with Song is a nation-wide effort to introduce quality vocal music and skills to elementary school age children. Many states have sponsoring organizations who co-ordinate the effort and the concerts in the states. The governing organization in Oklahoma is Oklahoma Music Educators Association (OkMEA).
Below is information taken from the OkMEA website pertaining to Circle the State with Song.
Registration Information:
The goals of Circle the State with Song are to provide an opportunity for:
· Exceptional music students to work with guest choral clinicians on challenging music and for an exciting choral experience with other students
· Music teachers to observe and learn as the clinician works with the students and to share vocal pedagogy ideas with other teachers
· Students to perform children’s choral repertoire of excellent quality
· Both students and teachers to participate in the 2015 All-OMEA Children’s Choir
Teacher and School Eligibility:
· Teachers must be an active member of OMEA to register students
· Any school in Oklahoma whose enrollment includes grades four, five, six, seven or eight may enter their students in one of the CTSWS Festivals
· In this context, the word school also applies to ‘home school’
* This is only applicable to the CTSWS and All-OMEA Children’s Chorus
· Music teacher(s) may bring the following number of students per school building, according to their school building’s population in grades four through eight
School Enrollment / Maximum Number of Students in CTSWS1 - 300 / 12
301 - 601 / 24
601 - 900 / 36
901 and larger / 40
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For more information on CTSWS in TPS, especially for funding information, please attend our annual Fine Arts Convocation and stay current on reading informational emails from the elementary fine arts chairpersons.