Gaunt’s Music Studio focused this school term on preparing singers using “Ready to Read Music” by Jay Althouse. It is a series of sequential lessons in music reading readiness for soloists as well as choir members, or future choir members. In addition to these lessons students also learned better breath management skills, projection of tone, vowel shape, diction, connection to the text, and song presentation appropriate to their individual assigned literature. Students completing Unit 1 this Spring Semester included McKenzie Perez, of Larned and Haley Troyer of Ellinwood. Students completing Unit 2 included: Kiley Troyer, of Ellinwood; Caden Rowan, of Ellinwood; Clarise Snapp, of Great Bend; and Macy Munson, of Ellinwood. Students completing Unit 3 included; Clarise Snapp, of Great Bend; Kiley Troyer, of Ellinwood; and Caden Rowen, of Ellinwood