{"id":47535,"date":"2023-03-16T16:25:57","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T21:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/?p=47535"},"modified":"2023-03-17T10:52:39","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T15:52:39","slug":"students-from-five-minnesota-high-schools-attend-bsu-sings-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/16\/students-from-five-minnesota-high-schools-attend-bsu-sings-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Students From Five Minnesota High Schools Attend BSU Sings! Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bemidji State University&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/music\/\">Department of Music<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/directory\/facstaff\/yq3237ly\/\">Dr. Jennifer Olson<\/a>, assistant professor of music at Bemidji State, hosted more than 150 high school singers March 15 for the second annual BSU Sings! Day.<\/p>\n<p>The singers, representing five Minnesota schools, joined BSU faculty and students for a day of music theory and rehearsals before participating in a 4 p.m. recital.<\/p>\n<p>At the recital, students joined the Bemidji Choir, directed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/directory\/facstaff\/ei3299ee\/\">Dr. Dwight Jilek<\/a>, professor of music and director of choral activities, and performed three pieces. The recital, which lasted about 45 minutes, culminated with the debut performance of &ldquo;The Frozen Man&rdquo;, composed specifically for BSU Sings! Day by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/directory\/facstaff\/cc6499it\/\">Dr. James Bowyer<\/a>, associate professor of music at BSU.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/16\/dr-james-bowyers-the-frozen-man-debuts-at-minnesota-sings-day\/\">See our separate story on &ldquo;The Frozen Man,&rdquo;<\/a> which includes a video of part of the performance.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This gave Bemidji audiences a rare opportunity to hear what a 200-person choir sounds like,&rdquo; Olson said.<\/p>\n<p>BSU Sings! Day began in 2022 with 80 students from four high schools participating. This year&rsquo;s BSU Sings! Day schools included TrekNorth from Bemidji; Grand Rapids High School; Falls High School; Clearbook-Gonvick High School; and Chanhassen High School.<\/p>\n<p>Olson was interviewed on Bemidji&rsquo;s ChatAbout radio program prior to BSU Sings! Day; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kb101fm.com\/chatabout-on-campus-jennifer-olson-talks-about-bsu-sings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">that interview is archived and available online<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Four of the five schools participate in Olson&rsquo;s BSU Sings! program, which provides online vocal music educational resources to more than 44,000 high school choir students in 23 states.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9 clearfix my-4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title='Dr. Dwight Jilek conducts \"Ngothando\"' src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/808853428?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>About BSU Sings! Day<\/h2>\n<p>Students visiting for BSU Sings! Day spent the day working with BSU music faculty on theory and technique in addition to rehearsing their pieces for the afternoon recital.<\/p>\n<p>Jilek provided workshops on two pieces of choral music in four rotating sessions, with students separating into groups by voice type &mdash; alto, soprano, tenor and bass. Students also participated in master classes with either Olson or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/directory\/facstaff\/ml3999rk\/\">Dr. Cory Renbarger<\/a>, professor of music, and received instruction in rhythm from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/directory\/facstaff\/pe3848xd\/\">Eric Sundeen<\/a>, adjunct instructor of music.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the recital, students were able to ask BSU students who are members of the Bemidji Choir questions about their experiences in a university-level choir and as college students.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47546\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47546\" style=\"width: 991px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/20230315-BSUSings-06-Bowyer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-47546 size-large-image img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/20230315-BSUSings-06-Bowyer-991x661.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. James Bowyer speaks at a microphone\" width=\"991\" height=\"661\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/20230315-BSUSings-06-Bowyer.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/20230315-BSUSings-06-Bowyer-991x661.jpg 991w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/20230315-BSUSings-06-Bowyer-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/20230315-BSUSings-06-Bowyer-570x380.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/20230315-BSUSings-06-Bowyer-767x511.jpg 767w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/20230315-BSUSings-06-Bowyer-1365x910.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/20230315-BSUSings-06-Bowyer.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 991px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47546\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. James Bowyer speaks to the audience at BSU Sings! Day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47545\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47545\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/20230315-BSUSings-05-students.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-47545 size-thumbnail img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/20230315-BSUSings-05-students-250x250.jpg\" alt=\"A group of sitting students listens to a presenter\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/20230315-BSUSings-05-students.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47545\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students at BSU Sings! Day 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47544\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47544\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/20230315-BSUSings-04-students.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-47544 size-thumbnail img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/20230315-BSUSings-04-students-250x250.jpg\" alt=\"A group of seated students listens to a presenter at BSU Sings! Day\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/20230315-BSUSings-04-students.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47544\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students at BSU Sings! Day 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47543\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47543\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/20230315-BSUSings-03-Jilek.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-47543 size-thumbnail img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/20230315-BSUSings-03-Jilek-250x250.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Dwight Jilek speaks in a microphone\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/20230315-BSUSings-03-Jilek.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47543\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Dwight Jilek speaks at BSU Sings! Day 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47542\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47542\" style=\"width: 991px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-47542 size-large-image img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/20230315-BSUSings-02-Zhicheng-991x661.jpg\" alt=\"A BSU student speaks into a microphone\" width=\"991\" height=\"661\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/20230315-BSUSings-02-Zhicheng.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/20230315-BSUSings-02-Zhicheng-991x661.jpg 991w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/20230315-BSUSings-02-Zhicheng-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/20230315-BSUSings-02-Zhicheng-570x380.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/20230315-BSUSings-02-Zhicheng-767x511.jpg 767w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/20230315-BSUSings-02-Zhicheng-1365x910.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/20230315-BSUSings-02-Zhicheng.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 991px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47542\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BSU student Zhicheng He speaks to high school students during BSU Sings! Day 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47541\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47541\" style=\"width: 991px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/20230315-BSUSings-01-Jilek.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-47541 size-large-image img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/20230315-BSUSings-01-Jilek-991x661.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Jennifer Olson listens to Dr. Dwight Jilek, who speaks into a microphone\" width=\"991\" height=\"661\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/20230315-BSUSings-01-Jilek.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/20230315-BSUSings-01-Jilek-991x661.jpg 991w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/20230315-BSUSings-01-Jilek-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/20230315-BSUSings-01-Jilek-570x380.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/20230315-BSUSings-01-Jilek-767x511.jpg 767w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/20230315-BSUSings-01-Jilek-1365x910.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/20230315-BSUSings-01-Jilek.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 991px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47541\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Dwight Jilek introduces Dr. Jennifer Olson during BSU Sings! Day 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>About BSU Sings! video series<\/h2>\n<p>In Fall 2020, Dr. Jennifer Olson wanted some way to continue delivering music to high school students across the United States in spite of the challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic and remote learning. Her idea &mdash; BSU Sings!, a video series that would allow students to continue learning about singing and participate in choir activities while learning in a virtual world.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;BSU Sings! offered BSU the chance to reach into the void and provide a desperately needed service to music educators,&rdquo; Olson said.<\/p>\n<p>The video series has since developed into a full-service resource for music educators, which as of February 2023 was reaching more than 44,000 students representing more than 500 high school choirs in 23 states.<\/p>\n<p>Olson says BSU Sings! provides valuable resources for high school choir instructors at all levels &mdash; videos can be used to supplement instruction on days when a class has a substitute teacher, or as curriculum supplements for certain subjects or to allow students to have additional learning opportunities outside of the classroom.<\/p>\n<p>Olson said that BSU Sings! materials also help participating high school teachers demonstrate technology use standards for their professional development plans.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There are 52 videos, and we encourage people to use them however they want,&rdquo; Olson said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BSU&#8217;s Department of Music hosted more than 150 high school singers March 15 for the second annual BSU Sings! 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