VARSITY/JV CHOIR

Important dates to have on your calendar. September 17 – all  high school choir students will be singing at Homecoming!(This is not optional, so please put this on your calendar!)

All Region auditions will be October 9 in Sulphur Springs.  Please plan on attending.

We will have at least one more opportunity to attend a workshop to prepare for All-Region.  I will get you the date as soon as possible.

Remember your assignment each week is to have an additional 30 minutes of practice outside of class.  Some options are before school, 2nd enrichment/lunch 12:32 -1:00, or at home.  This is a grade and more importantly will make a big impact on you mastering this difficult music.

*Your all region music is all downloaded to your google classroom.  Please make sure you have access to this and are utilizing daily!

Daily Activities

Vocalizing, Sight Reading,  All Region Songs, Alma Mater, God Bless America

MIDDLE SCHOOL – 7TH/8TH GRADE

Your all region tryouts will be October 16!

We will be preparing for All Region try outs each day.    This weeks song:  The Poet Sleeps

Also working on sight reading

Theory Book  to p. 21. Sol/feg. all 8 pitches

Challenge Sight reading pp. 22-23 Spanish Guitar

Evaluation 25 C scale

Zudio for fun!

If time begin eighth note/eighth rest pp. 26/27

6th Grade Choir

Medley

We Remember

Continue to introduce sol/feg and key signatures!

Fridays are fun!  Students may send me a link to their favorite youtube song.  It needs to be clean and appropriate.

You need to have those turned in by Thursday at lunch to be eligible for playing!

 

Varsity/JV

What a great group of individuals with so much potential!

We will be working diligently on the four all-region contest songs.  If you are not attending the workshop on Saturday, I need students to document 8 hours of outside practice within the next four weeks.  This can easily be done by coming to my room mornings 7:30 to 8 and working on this music.

This week we will be adding sight-reading exercises to the mix!

We will continue to work on God Bless America

Important dates to have on your calendar. September 17 – all  high school choir students will be singing at Homecoming!(This is not optional, so please put this on your calendar!)

All Region auditions will most likely be held early October.  I have a meeting in Mount Pleasant today to get actual dates.

*Your all region music is all downloaded to your google classroom.  Please make sure you have access to this and are utilizing daily!

 

Middle School

7/8th Grade

Wow!  This group really has some talent!  I am so excited about their vocal abilities.  This week we will begin sight reading

Intermediate Singing Textbook.  pp 1-11.  Topics covered : beat, quarter note, quarter rest, pitch, half note, half rest,  do to sol

Come, Ye Sons of art pp. 40 – 44. Focus on dynamics. CD #1 9-10

The Star Spangled Banner with parts!

6th Grade:

Sol-feg   Whole scale. Solidify Do to So. Continue working on Hand Signs

Theory pp. 1-5

Sing:  Heros in Us – Medley

We Remember

 

VARSITY/JV

Saturday is an important day.  We will be traveling to LeTourneau University for All -Region Workshop.  Please be outside the choir room at 8:15 Saturday morning!  The workshop is $20 and you will need about $10 for lunch.  We will return about 4:15. If you are not attending the workshop, you will need to put the same amount of practice time in on your all-region songs at home, or come during a study hall to work on your songs.

This week we will introduce all of the songs that are involved in the contest.  We will also begin sight reading.

*Change of Plans – we will not be singing The Star Spangled Banner at halftime.  Instead, we will sing God Bless America after the 3rd quarter.  Please mark your calendars as every student needs to be there.

Choir T-shirt:  We will vote on a choir t-shirt design this week

Reminder:  All supplies are due Wednesday!

 

MIDDLE SCHOOL

7th/8th

We will begin Hey, Ho, Nobody Home and introduce the cup game

Continuation of Alma Mater

SoLFege practice

LEARN – I’VE BEEN TO HARLEM

SUPPLIES ARE DUE WEDNESDAY : Notebook, pencil pouch, highlighter and pencils!

ELECT OFFICERS.

6TH GRADE

SUPPLIES ARE DUE WEDNESDAY : Notebook, pencil pouch, highlighter and pencils!

SONGS THIS WEEK:  WE REMEMBER

BEGIN HEROES IN US/MEDLEY

TALK ABOAUT SOL-FEGE

 

 

 

 

Welcome back to choir!  I am so excited to see you again and to welcome new choir students!

Varsity Choir:  We will begin All Region Music immediately.  I want you all to try out this year.  I think you will really like the selections!  Please prepare to go to a workshop SaturdayAugust 21 from 9 to 3:30 at LeTourneau University.  The cost is $20 per student and it will help you so much.  I will go with you so we can learn together!  This will probably be the most helpful thing you do in your preparation toward all-state try-outs!!

Varsity Choir will also be featured at Homecoming  This is September 17 I think.  Please put that date on your calendar as we will be singing The National Anthem at the Homecoming game!

Junior Varsity:  You will learn the All Region Music also.  If you make all-region choir, you will be advanced to the Varsity Choir! If this is something you would like to do, please plan on coming to LeTourneau with us so you can prepare.

Varsity and Junior Varsity are all required to have a black binder with three rings and a pencil bag with a highlighter and 2 pencils.  This will be your first grade in choir is due August 20.

We will be electing officers and appointing section leaders also this first week as well as getting to know each other.  Its going to be a great year!!!!