Self Talk (Educational Slides)

Educational Slides to accompany teaching of Jocelyn Hagen’s “Self Talk.”

We’ve done some of the score prep for you! With over 50 slides, these student-centered visuals can help you teach efficiently and effectively. Each slide isolates key musical elements and incorporates social-emotional topics, making them a valuable resource for both SSA and mixed ensembles. These slides are broken down into FIVE COMPONENTS:

1. Text
2. Musical Excerpts
3. Putting It Together
4. All About That Bass – Three Part Mixed Score
5. Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Talking Points

(Creator Elizabeth Egger introduces the educational materials.)

At school, the choir classroom often becomes a safe place for students to be themselves, exploring art and song and the many emotions music evokes. Practicing positive self affirmations is a skill that everyone should practice throughout their lives. This piece gives teachers and students the opportunity to explore these ideas and learn how to improve their self confidence and empathy. This song gives them the gift of singing the words: “I am strong. I can do this.”

Elizabeth Egger (she/her) is a conductor and singer whose career is grounded in her mission to educate, create, and explore to help young singers develop their authentic voice. A passionate teaching artist, Beth incorporates playfulness with her students and always leaves room for exploration. Beth serves as the conductor of the Angelica Cantanti Youth Choir’s Concert Choir (ACYC) and as the choir director at Scott Highlands Middle School in Apple Valley, MN. With 18 years of experience, Beth has held teaching and conducting roles in various schools and churches across Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Under Beth’s artistic leadership, her ensembles achieved notable recognition, performing at the MMEA Midwinter Convention in 2014 and featured as a clinic choir for the ACDA Fall Conference in both 2015 and 2022. Notably, Beth conducted ACYC singers during the 2018 Super Bowl LII performance and led a 25-member ensemble in the children’s chorus for Director Osmo Vänskä’s season finale of Mahler’s Symphony of a Thousand in 2022. In the upcoming 2025 season, Beth is looking forward to directing the 7-8 SSA Honor Choir for ACDA of Minnesota, presenting sessions at MMEA and ACDA of Minnesota conferences, and directing the Children’s Chorus for Turandot with Minnesota Orchestra.

Beth is also a singer at heart, and has sung with several professional ensembles including The Singers – Minnesota Choral Artists, Milwaukee Choral Artists, Florentine Opera, and Skylight Music Theatre. She earned her MA in Music Education at the University of St. Thomas and BM summa cum laude in Vocal Performance and Music Education at the University of Minnesota. Follow her vibrant journey on Instagram: @choirsips.