Hardy, Sarah - MS Vocal Music / Meet the Teacher

	Sarah Hardy Sarah.Hardy@slps.org Room Numbers: 229 and Piano Lab 050 Subjects: 6-12 Choir and HS Piano
Ms. Hardy is in her 8th year teaching choir. 2019-2020 is her second year at McKinley. She got her Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory and her Masters of Music Education from the Florida State University. Besides teaching choral music, Ms. Hardy sings professionally in two choral ensembles, Pro-Arte and St. Louis Chamber Chorus. Additionally, Ms. Hardy has been cantoring at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis and a section leader for the past 7 years. When not singing or teaching, she enjoys reading, hiking, playing with her cats and rock climbing.
Useful Links: Choir Syllabus Choir Contract Winter Concert: December 5th, 2019 at 6:30 PM in the McKinley Auditorium. Call time is 5:45. Spring Concert: April 30th, 2020 at 6:30 PM in the McKinley Auditorium. Call time is 5:45. Dress code 6th and intermediate choir: Black bottoms, white top, your nicest pair of shoes. Ties are optional. Dress code concert choir (HS): Concert black & your nicest pair of black shoes. The concerts are a huge grade in quarters 2 & 4. Excused abscences are handled on a case by case basis. Grades are 25 points. Criteria can be seen in the syllabus. Additional grades are written class work, some do-nows, singing/clapping tests, etc. Participation grades are EFFORT, not TALENT based.