Name: Mr. Zachary R. Ruppel

Department: Vocal Music

E-mail Address:zruppel@cdeducation.org

Education: Bachelor of Music - Music Education: Ohio University


Schedule by Period

1 Feeder Schools
2 Feeder Schools
3 Feeder Schools
4 Lunch Choir
5 Lunch Choir
6 Lunch/Concert Choir
7 Music Theory
8 Select Mixed Ensemble
9 Bach to Rock

Homework

Music Appreciation

Music Theory

/files/zach-ruppel/music-theory-syl.doc

Select Mixed Ensemble

/files/zach-ruppel/ssme.pdf

Mixed Chorus

/files/zach-ruppel/mc-syl.pdf

http://chorus101.com/chorus101/documents/SightReading_06.pdf

 

 


Daily Notes

Choir Officer Job Descriptions

/files/officer-description.doc 

Choir Exam and Rehearsal Tracks

Download Finale Reader from this website (it's free and you will use this a lot this year)

http://www.finalemusic.com/reader/default.aspx      <------------- click download in the upper right corner for your                                                                                               computer type. Create YOUR OWN account for this.

 

Go to my dropbox

1. Dropbox.com

2. Log in from the upper right hand corner - Username = zruppel@cdeducation.org Password = zr080986

3. Drag the cursor over your part, click the dragdown arrow at the right, download the part.

4. Open the file in Finale Reader and hit play to hear your part.

 

 


Useful Sites

Music Theory Song Writing Link

http://smu.edu/totw/melody.htm

General Music World Music Links

1. http://www.worldmusicalinstruments.com

*choose different countries from the toolbar on the left

2. http://www.asza.com/ihm.shtml

3. http://www.yourworldinstruments.com/

4. http://www.sunreed.com/

5. http://finearts.grinnell.edu/instruments/worldmusic/index.html

*Click the browse button at the bottom then select one of the four categories to research.

Note Reading and Key Signatures

http://musicards.net/

Sight Reading Websites

http://www.bwoodchoir.org/SRPractice.html

*Click on any set of the exercises as well as the links on the left. The website is PACKED with examples/resources I will utilize and you should as well.

Rhythm Reading 

http://www.emusictheory.com/practice/rhythmPerf.html

** Scroll to the bottom under rhythm performance

A Capella Sample

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYMH4W0zwUQ

Not only do these girls project their voices well, they move appropriately to the beat AND one of our arrangers is on the right end :)

GENERAL MUSIC GAMES!

http://www.musictechteacher.com/musicquizzes.htm

Here is a link to the website with exact height and space for each vowel that we sing. Pardon the odd shaped picture of the head...

http://www.musicedted.info/SingingBetter2/Vowels.html

INTERVAL SONGS TO HELP WITH MEMORY

http://www.earmaster.com/intervalsongs/

MY VOKI 

http://www.voki.com/pickup.php?scid=4048245&height=267&width=200