https://www.chase-simpson.com/home daily 1.0 2025-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6033cc96aa9c0953c8c370c3/1619101151601-AF52UNUU9BVEGOMIIQLP/2021.04.08_+chorale+_lewis-0069.jpg Home - About Chase Chase is a music educator and choir director based in Baltimore, MD. He teaches middle school chorus at St. Paul’s Episcopal School for Boys and is the Director of Music at Hunt’s Memorial UMC. He earned his MM in Choral Conducting from Western Kentucky University in 2022 while working as a graduate assistant to the choral department. In addition to his work at WKU, he was the Director of Gathering and Choir for St. James Methodist Church of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Prior to attending WKU, he earned his bachelors degree in music education from Central Michigan University (2016). After graduating, he taught 6th-12th grade choir and 9th-12th grade orchestra in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan for four years and was the Choirmaster at St. John’s Episcopal Church of Mt. Pleasant, MI. Chase is an experienced singer in a variety of vocal styles and teaches classical, musical theatre, and rock/pop singing. He also enjoys working as the music director for musical theatre performances. https://www.chase-simpson.com/education daily 0.75 2021-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847898345-D40VLF9LAM9L2XYZ5A1B/image-asset.jpeg Education https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847896972-M6Z43LS56WX5T1S74A5I/image-asset.jpeg Education https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847897715-EWKVJ35VXQ5P9CDGSYVT/image-asset.jpeg Education https://www.chase-simpson.com/bioheadshot daily 0.75 2025-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6033cc96aa9c0953c8c370c3/1618597691514-QJ49C5GTJRT9FW8EBFMJ/Simpson+Headshot.jpg Bio and Headshot Photo Credit: Clinton Lewis https://www.chase-simpson.com/church-music daily 0.75 2025-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6033cc96aa9c0953c8c370c3/9b1fba3f-bc46-43a1-aa0a-2c7e1d70408a/Hunts+Church+image.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6033cc96aa9c0953c8c370c3/1615248831001-VMDWMOYW359KTM9VUVND/Screen+Shot+2021-03-08+at+6.10.33+PM.png Church Music https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6033cc96aa9c0953c8c370c3/1617160249276-3O7QD3H1K7X1WP9BUJ7H/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-03-08%2Bat%2B6.12.56%2BPM.png Church Music https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6033cc96aa9c0953c8c370c3/1617160579639-T8AK2X084WM9QELGUHHX/File_000.jpg Church Music From 2014-2020 Chase served as the Choirmaster of St. John’s Episcopal Church of Mt. Pleasant, MI. He lead a choir of between between 6-12 parishioner singers and a staff of 4-7 choral scholars (number varied year-to-year) in Sunday morning and Evensong services. https://www.chase-simpson.com/video daily 0.75 2025-06-27 https://www.chase-simpson.com/take-action daily 0.75 2021-03-18 https://www.chase-simpson.com/resume-and-rep daily 0.75 2025-05-23 https://www.chase-simpson.com/curriculumandplanning daily 0.75 2022-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6033cc96aa9c0953c8c370c3/1618597798494-5NU85Y44DLPNPOSJM47Z/2021.04.08_+chorale+_lewis-0095.jpg Curriculum and Planning - Music Theory Curriculum Plan This theory curriculum plan starts small, allows for content differentiation and pacing without overwhelming the instructor, and lays out a four year plan with the potential to take a student from no music literacy skills to the beginning steps of composition. It is a malleable template that can be easily adjusted to the needs of an individual school. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6033cc96aa9c0953c8c370c3/1618598173990-OGT02WUEP812S606UL4L/2021.04.08_+chorale+_lewis-0108.jpg Curriculum and Planning - Pacing is Important! Good rehearsal planning isn’t just about efficiency. It’s also about maintaining positive energy. No rehearsal should feel like a slog, and a smart rehearsal structure can keep energy high without sacrificing efficiency. This is the general template I follow for every rehearsal-based lesson to maintain forward momentum.