The Elementary Music area of the Kansas City Metro District #3 of the Missouri Music Educators Association offers an avenue to provide support for students in the elementary and early middle school through grade six. For several years, Metro District #3 has hosted an honor choir for schools within the Kansas City area to increase student achievement by providing an opportunity for students to advance their experience in a choral setting.

Music teachers select students to participate in a day-long clinic by obtaining music selected by the clinician, teaching the students the music (memorized) in advance of the clinic, A fee is charged for each participating student to cover the cost of custom shirts, snacks, clinician and accompanist fees, printing costs for programs and certificates, and a CD recording of the concert. The clinics take place in late April or early May.

Music teachers meet on the same Saturday morning in January that the high school All-District ensembles perform. Teachers collaborate with colleagues to further music education goals. All music teacher are welcome and encouraged to attend this annual meeting.

 

Elementary KC Metro District #3 update:

The Kansas City Metro District #3 Grades 4, 5, 6 Honor Choir rehearsed and performed on Saturday, April 26, 2008, at William Chrisman High School in Independence. Paulette Votava Resch was the clinician who inspired over 100 students selected to participate in this event.

Eleven Schools from five districts participated.
The following teachers spent much time and effort preparing their students for this rewarding experience:

Brenda Allen-Procter Elementary School: Independence
Amanda Brown-Ingels Elementary School: Hickman Mills Elementary School
Tressie Brown-Woodland Elementary School: Kansas City
Mary Jo Freeman-Spring Branch Elementary School: Independence
Athena Gillespie- Lewis Elementary School: Excelsior Springs
Marilyn Gunn- Blackburn Elementary School: Independence
Christy Lovenduski- Benton Elementary School: Independence
Mark Murphy- Cler-Mont Elementary School: Fort Osage School
Cindy Smith-William Southern Elementary School: Independence
Karen Spalding- Ott Elementary School: Independence
Bill Williams- West Rock Creek Elementary School: Kansas City

We would like to thank all of the families, teachers, administrators, and school districts who supported the students in this valuable venue and William Chrisman High School for providing the facility.

We look forward to meeting as music teachers in January to collaborate in January 2009 to further music education in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area.