HIGH SCHOOL

VASITY/JV

*Remember All Region October 9.  Be at the school at 7:00 We will drive to Sulphur Springs.  I am not sure what time we will get back, but I am thinking 7 p.m., but we will certainly keep you posted!!!  If any parent wants to be a chaperone, we would love to have you.  I will be judging so I will not be able to be with the kids.  Each student should be practicing 30 minutes every evening when possible.  It will have such an impact on their audition.

INTENSE ALL-REGION WORK

Monday- Arirang

Tuesday – You Will Not Walk

Wednesday – Le Daute

Thursday – This is the Day

Friday – weakest link!

October 4 – 8

FINAL PREPARATION!!!

MIDDLE SCHOOL

All-Region Tryouts October 16.  We will be leaving here about 7!  Yikes.  I will be judging so it would be awesome if we had a parent or two come with us to be with the kids and make sure they make their audition times/places.  There will be a snack bar open.

September 27-October 1

October 4- 8

7/8 PREP FOR ALL REGION.

Ad Astra

The Poet Sings

Nothing Gonna Stumble My Feet

TB

Dies Irae

The Seal Lullaby

Rest Not

 

 

 

High School Varsity/JV

Permission slips for the Kilgore Workshop were  due Friday September 17.  We will be riding the bus to Kilgore College to study our all-region music even more intently!  There is no cost to the student, but please bring money for lunch. We will be wearing our choir shirts. Students are responsible for all work in other classes

All-region tryouts are October 9  This is a Saturday and all students are expected to try-out unless there is a school/family conflict that we have discussed previously.( The school will pay audition fee, but if student doesn’t try out, they will have to reimburse the school

We will continuing All-Region Songs.  Please remember to do 30 minutes of outside practice as well(unless you attended Saturday workshop)

Middle School

7/8

We will continue to work on All-Region Try out music.  Try outs are Saturday, October 16 in Sulphur Springs.  I will be getting commitments this week for auditions.  I strongly encourage your student to try out.  They have worked very hard on this music and I think they will do great.  It is also a great experience to build on this audition as they eventually will have harder criteria in the years to come.

I will be asking for commitments this Friday, so please discuss this with your child.  The school will pay the audition fee, but if a student doesn’t show up, they must reimburse the school.

We will take a bus from school.  Students will just need money for lunch.  It will be an all-day event. I will give you exact times as they are given to me.

6th grade Choir

We are over half way with this 9 weeks and I am so pleased with their progress.  They are a great group and extremely talented. We hope to share with you the little “Heroes” program they have been working. on.  They also did a unit on 911 and I will share the video with parents as soon as I have copyright permission.

I am certainly enjoying this sweet group of students.

 

 

Happy Homecoming Week

White Oak Celebrates Homecoming in an incredible way!!!  The High School Choir will be part of the celebration at the Friday night game!

VARSITY/JV CHOIR

REMEMBER WE ARE SINGING AT THE HOMECOMING GAME SEPTEMBER 17.

Our choir shirts should be in and if you are not already in a uniform(like band or football) you will be wearing this shirt when we sing between 3rd and 4th quarter.  We will be singing God Bless America.  Please plan on attending(not optional)

Permission slips for the Kilgore Workshop are due Friday September 17.  We will be riding the bus to Kilgore College to study our all-region music even more intently!  There is no cost to the student, but please bring money for lunch.

All-region tryouts are October 9  This is a Saturday and all students are expected to try-out unless there is a school/family conflict that we have discussed previously.

We will be working this week on God Bless America and our All-Region Songs.  Please remember to do 30 minutes of outside practice as well(unless you attended Saturday workshop)

Choir students are awesome!  I am so proud of you!

7th/8th Grade choir

Middle School Choir is working on All-Region selections.

Contest is October 16.  Please put this date on your calendar and plan on your student attending

The students also have access to the music online so they may practice outside of class

We are also learning to sight read!

There are some great voices in this choir!  I cannot wait to see where they will go!

6th Grade choir

Friday we recorded “We Remember” – a tribute to the heroes of 911

We are also working on a series of songs that they will be ready to perform soon!

6th graders are learning the fundamentals of sight reading including pitch and note value!

VARSITY/JV CHOIR

REMEMBER WE ARE SINGING AT THE HOMECOMING GAME SEPTEMBER 17.

Our choir shirts should be in and if you are not already in a uniform(like band or football) you will be wearing this shirt when we sing between 3rd and 4th quarter.  We will be singing God Bless America.

If you have not purchased your choir t-shirt, this is very important!  $15 cash or venmo michelle-stone -8 ($1 extra for each x on size)

The workshop we were hoping to attend in Paris has been cancelled because of Covid.  I am looking to see if there are other opportunities, but we may be on our own.  This means your commitment to practicing is even more important.

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.

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

*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 and Rest Not

Also working on sight reading

Theory Book  to p. 28

Challenge Sight reading pp. 22-23 Spanish Guitar

Evaluation 25 C scale

Rhythm – eighth notes and eighth rests

6th Grade Choir

Hero Medley

We Remember

Continue to introduce sol/feg and key signatures!

Beginning sight reading

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!