Tumwater Middle School

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	Name: Kathleen Alviar (Director)
	Room: Distance Learning Model (Until further notice)
	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. 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 completed a Master of Music degree (with distinction) in choral conducting at the University of Washington.
	Years Teaching: 23
	Email: kathleen.alviar@tumwater.k12.wa.us Twitter: @blackhillschoir
	Phone Number: 709-7894

Schedule

Concert Choir: Mondays & Thursdays 8:00AM-9:45AM (Watch for Zoom links in Google Classroom!)

Varsity Singers: Mondays & Thursdays 9:55AM-11:40AM (Watch for Zoom links in Google Classroom!)

Note: Wednesdays are Asynchronous days! No live meetings.

Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic all live music performances and events are cancelled for the 2020/2021 School Year until further notice. However, students will be learning music virtually and will have the opportunity to participate in virtual performances. Additionally, students will continue to study other aspects of music (history, appreciation, technology) as we always have! Please make sure that you are signed up for the TMS Choir Google Classrooms for announcements and assignments.

TMS Concert Choir Google Classroom link: https://classroom.google.com/c/MTMwMTUwNDQzOTc0?cjc=4n4gllf

TMS Varsity Singers Google Classroom link: https://classroom.google.com/c/MTMwMTUwNDQzOTM4?cjc=rd54j3f

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