Tumwater Middle School

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	Name: Kathleen Alviar (Director)
	Room: Choir
	Position(s): Choir Teacher
	Education/Teaching Background: Kathleen Alviar is a graduate (Magna Cum Laude) of Eastern Washington University, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in music education in 1996. She has taught choral music for sixteen years, and is currently the director of choral music at Black Hills High School and Tumwater Middle School and serves as the Tumwater School District Music Coordinator. Prior to teaching in Tumwater, Kathleen was the director of choral music at Hermiston High School, in Hermiston, OR. Additionally, she directed the adult and children’s choirs at Lincoln Heights United Church of Christ in Spokane and a men’s chorus at the Two Rivers Correctional Institute in Umatilla, Oregon. Kathleen recently completed a Master of Music degree (with distinction) in choral conducting at the University of Washington.
	Years at TMS:
	Email: kathleen.alviar@tumwater.k12.wa.us Twitter: @blackhillschoir
	Phone Number: 709-7894

Schedule

Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic all music performances and events are cancelled for the 2019/2020 School Year. Please make sure that you are signed up for the TMS Choir Google Classroom for important announcements, updates, and continuous learning opportunities.

TMS Choir Google Classroom Code (Concert Choir/Varsity Singers): i4az62

2019/2020 TMS Choir Dates

October 3 - All-State Choir Audition Deadline (Optional Activity)

November 8 - Veterans Day Assembly (All Choirs)

December 11 - Winter Choir Concert (Mandatory Performance) 7:00 PM, Black Hills High School Performing Ars Center

February 1 - CMEA Regional Solo/Ensemble Festival, Timberline HS (Optional Activity)

April 22-23 - CMEA Regional MS Choir Festival (All Choirs, Mandatory Performance) Black Hills High School Hosting

May 19 - Final Awards & Recognition Concert, 7:00 PM, Black Hills High School Performing Arts Center

Resources

Private Voice Teachers

Washington State Music Standards

http://www.k12.wa.us/Arts/Standards/pubdocs/MusicStandards.pdf

Tumwater School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employee(s) has been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights Coordinator and Title IX Coordinator: Shawn Batstone, 360-709-7030, shawn.batstone@tumwater.k12.wa.us and Section 504 Coordinator: Kelli Ehresmann, 360-709-7040, kelli.ehresmann@tumwater.k12.wa.us Address: 621 Linwood Avenue SW, Tumwater, WA 98512

Alviar, Kathleen