Preparing for Success: Clint Hardy's Back-to-School Strategies

<p>Clint Hardy, Middle School Choral Director in Keller, TX, is here to share several great ideas for teaching expectations and sharing information, activities to help you learn about your students, helping students get to know each other, and teaching us a fun music game involving rhythms.   These are fabulous ideas to use at the start of the year or integrate at other times as well.</p> <p dir="ltr">Instagram - @choirwithclint</p> <p dir="ltr">Twitter - @tsms.choirs</p> <p dir="ltr">Podcast - <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-choir-chronicles/id1632127143"> The Choir Chronicles</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Facebook Group: <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/thechoirchronicles">The Choir Chronicles</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Teachers Pay Teachers - <a href= "https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Choir-With-Clint">Choir with Clint</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Facebook Group:  <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/choirwithclint">Choir with Clint</a></p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p>Meet Clint:</p> <p dir="ltr">Clinton Ray Hardy is in his fifteenth year of directing choral music, and is the head choral director at Trinity Springs Middle School in Keller ISD. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Texas Christian University and earned his Master’s degree in Music Education from the University of North Texas. </p> <p dir="ltr">At Trinity Springs, Mr. Hardy directs seven choirs and serves as the head of the fine arts department.  His choirs consistently have earned Sweepstakes awards for superior ratings at the yearly University Interscholastic League Concert and Sight-Reading Contest. Mr. Hardy’s Varsity Treble Choir was invited to perform at this past year’s 2023 Texas Music Educators Association Convention. Previous to this, his Varsity Treble Choir performed at the 2022 Southwestern American Choral Directors Association Convention, his Varsity Tenor-Bass Choir performed at the 2021 National American Choral Directors Association Convention. In addition, his Varsity Treble Choir performed at t