August 15-18 Middle School and High School

Welcome to White Oak Choir.  Its great to see you back!

6th Grade

Please have a 3 ring binder – any color is fine, a pencil pouch with a highlighter and 2 pencils.  You pay purchase a “used pencil pouch with pencils and a highlighter for $1 if you need.  These are due by Friday!

Classroom Procedures and Goals

Recorder Rules and Distribution

Fun Warm up Songs

Rounds

 

7th/8th Grade Choir

 SUPPLIES: FOLDERS AND MUSIC  DUE FRIDAY, AUGUST 18!

 Choir folders and music are comparable to textbooks of other classes. The student is responsible for having their folder with all contents for the beginning of each rehearsal. A storage bin is provided for the safekeeping of folders in the choir room. Below is the list of supplies required:

  • a 1” BLACK, “hard-surface” folder (with inside pockets) which has 3 rings
  • a 3-hole pencil pouch with 4 pencils, and 2 YELLOW highlighters

It is the student responsibility to put notebooks back in their respective slots each day.  Failure to do so will result in points being deducted from weekly grade.

 Our Music is very expensive. Special care of music is a necessity; therefore any lost, damaged or unnecessarily marked music is your responsibility; fines may be assessed accordingly.

If you lose your pencils, please replace them with other pencils, immediately.

NEVER USE AN INK PEN IN YOUR MUSIC, unless instructed by me to do so!

TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY

Getting to Know You Games:  Team Building

Classroom Procedures

Important Dates

THURSDAY/FRIDAY

Identify Voice Parts

Warm ups

Songs in the Night  by Johnson  Highlight Part. Begin listening to individual voice parts. Practice in groups

Vote on Choir Officers and assign Section Leaders

 

HIGH SCHOOL

 SUPPLIES: FOLDERS AND MUSIC

 Choir folders and music are comparable to textbooks of other classes. The student is responsible for having their folder with all contents for the beginning of each rehearsal. A storage bin is provided for the safekeeping of folders in the choir room. Below is the list of supplies required:

  • a 1” BLACK, “hard-surface” folder (with inside pockets) which has 3 rings
  • a 3-hole pencil pouch with 4 pencils, and 2 YELLOW highlighters

It is the student responsibility to put notebooks back in their respective slots each day.  Failure to do so will result in points being deducted from weekly grade.

 Our Music is very expensive. Special care of music is a necessity; therefore any lost, damaged or unnecessarily marked music is your responsibility; fines may be assessed accordingly.

If you lose your pencils, please replace them with other pencils, immediately.

NEVER USE AN INK PEN IN YOUR MUSIC, unless instructed by me to do so!

Tuesday/Wednesday

Procedures

Distribute All Region Music

Discuss Handbook and first assignment

Warm up song

Mango

Identify and Verify Voice Parts

Sight Reading Review

Thursday/Friday

Sol-Feg Review

Sight Reading Expectations and Assignments

Begin Kyrie from Missa Pange Highlight voice parts  Begin working in individual groups on parts

 

Friday. Student Parent Signatures Due and All Supplies

 

TEKS

Middle School

117.209

  1.  Foundations:  music literacy.  The student describes and analyzes music and musical sound
  2. a.  compare and contrast exemplary musical examples using technology
  3. c.  demonstrate knowledge of musical elements of rhythm, including whole notes, half, notes quarter notes. etc

High School 117.314 2a. Read and notate music that incorporates advanced melodies and rhythms

3b demonstrate rhythmic accuracy using complex tempos and  an appropriate tempo

6ie evaluate musical performances by comparing them to similar or exemplary models and offering constructive suggestions for improvement

 

 

 

April 24-28

IMPORTANT DATE   APRIL 27

CHOIR CONCERT FOR 7/8 GRADE AND HIGH SCHOOL

7/8 Be in the choir room by 5:45 in jeans and choir t-shirt.  Plan on staying for whole concert.  This is part of your grade.

High School

Check in the choir room by 545 and sit in the designated seats in auditorium as you wait for your time to perform!

High School will go to BJ’s after for celebration.  Please arrange your transportation

We will practice with accompanist on Wednesday.

6th Grade

Remember Annie is May 12 at 2:00. Make sure you have your costume ready to show me(photo text) by May 1

 

April 10-14, April 17-21

Happy Easter

Varsity Choir and Middle School Students(Alison Pendleton, Addi Morris, and Kinzlee Clower) did an amazing job at the First Fine Arts Showcase!

Monday – holiday

Important Dates

Varsity and Middle School

April 27 Concert!

6th Grade May 12 – Performance/Annie.

Varsity Choir

These next two weeks we will work on concert songs

Ave Maria

Exultate Justi

Besame Mucho

The Lord Bless You and Keep You

Quartet will be polishing Adieu, Sweet Amaryllis

Lauren and Ayla will be preparing senior song – representing all seniors

Lauren will be preparing solo

If you are state bound for solo/ensemble  contest May 28, be sure you are practicing one hour per week on both songs!  This is a big commitment.

JV

Phantom

The Greatest Showman

and all songs from The White Book

7th and 8th Grade

Tryouts/Talent Show/Essays due Friday April 7

Concert Preparation – Harmony, Joshua, Opera, Be the Change

Fun song :  The Greatest Showman Medley

6th Grade:  Annie – Make sure you know all of your lines and songs

Start getting your costume and props together!

March 27-31 April 3-6

Varsity Choir

Wednesday, March 29 -We will leave White Oak School at 10:15 to travel to Texarkana for Sight Reading and Concert contest.

We should be back by four  I will keep you posted on times

April 4. All Fine Arts will be performing for White Oak’s First Fine Arts Show Day. All required to be here.  Plan on about 5:30 – I will keep you posted with details

Concert April 27

We will be performing our concert songs and The Greatest Showman for the Fine Arts Show

State-bound soloists should be practicing one hour(plus) each week.  This is a commitment you are making if you choose to go on this trip

7/8th Grade Choir

Concert April 27i

We will continue working on songs for concert

We are also have a contest for students to have a change to perform at the concert!

6th Grade

Annie

Tentative Performance Date March 12!  2:45

Be thinking about costumes for your part!!!

February 27 – March 3, March 6 – March 10

Varsity Choir

Preparation for Concert/Sightreading. March 29. Texas High School

*Extended Practice will be March 24 with Mrs. Clark from Kilgore College

*Reminder State Solo Ensemble is May 28-30 .  We will be traveling to San Marcos. I will need a firm commitment by April 5

This commitment will also involve one hour of  documented practice per week on your music outside of class.

JV – Shenendoah. Oh Danny Boy Gloria in Excelsis

Continued Sight Reading

Middle School Choir

Solo Competition is March 2

Remember to wear appropriate clothing and have your solo completely prepared

Friday March 3 we will celebrate our performances

6th Grade

Our 9 weeks is wrapping up.  I should have a firm commitment from you on next 9 weeks

We will perform SchoolHouse Rock on Friday March 3 in the cafeteria at 3:10. Parents/family are invited.

This is just a casual performance of what we have learned over the last few weeks.

We have almost made it to Spring Break

Hang in there!

February 6 – 10 February 13-17

Varsity Choir

Congratulations to those who competed in Solo and Ensemble Contests Friday.

If students made a 1 on a Division 1 solo, they will advance to the state level.  This contest is in San Marcos.  We will leave Sunday May 28 and return Tuesday May 30th tentatively.  Go ahead and put these dates on your calendar

Also, please add April 4 to your calendar.  It will be “A Night of the Arts”.  Choir, Band, Theatre, and Visual Arts will combine resources to host a wonderful night of great memories.  We will be performing so save this date!

In class, continued work on Ave Maria

Besame Mucho

Keep Your Light

Sight Reading Week 13

Friday will be Movie Day if we have made the progress necessary!

Varsity Choir has opted to make Valentine Boxes.  Bring your box by the 10th and we will have a party on the 14th!  We will have a sign up sheet for food and games!

JV

Joshuas Battle

A Million Dreams

Friday will be Movie Day if appropriate behavior

This week I will be attending TMEA conference in San Antonio so Wednesday and Thursday there will be assignments in google classroom

7/8

Joshuas Battle

The Greatest Showman

Charlottetown

Painless Opera

There will be assignments in Google Classroom for the days I am gone to TMEA

Work on Solos.  We will have a judge coming mid February to evaluate your solo so make sure you are prepared

6th Grade

Schoolhouse Rock

Google Classroom Assignments for the days I am at TMEA

January 23-27

Varsity Choir

Solo/Ensemble – February 3rd!  You should be practicing 30 minutes per day on your song to make sure you are ready

In class:

Time for solo and ensemble if possible

Week 11 Sightreading

Besame Much and Ave Maria acapella

Narrow down contest songs and prepare for contest on March

JV Choir

Work on Sol Feg and Rhythms

Sing Daniel and The Greatest Showman

7/8th Grade Choir

Work on all songs

Finish Rhythm sheets

Friday – solo day!

6th Grade

School House Rock

Review Sol Feg Sheets

Friday – Songs of your Choice

 

January 17-20,

Substitute Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday  January 17, 18, 19 2023

Pastor Jones

 

Schedule

Tuesday/Wednesday

9:40 – 10:25 3rd period Varsity

10:30 – 11:15 4th period JV

11:15  11:45 Music Memory

LUnch

12:28 -1:16  7/8th grade

1:20 – 2:06  7/8th grade

Conference

3:00=3:45 6th Grade

 

Varsity

Aleighna will take roll  She will take the paper copies to Mrs. Craig Carley will do phone check

 

First, David will lead in the warm up.  Section leaders will lead their sections in sight reading

Jack will pull up Besame Mucho and Ave Maria

They will sing through Besame Mucho 2 times

They will also sing through ave Maria 2 times

Goal is to have last 20 minutes to work on solos and ensembles

Then, They have solos to work on

I don’t let them have their phones   They can pull the songs up on their chrome books

You may let a couple work in my office

The quartet also needs to work at least 15 minutes on their song(David, Lexi, Mykey, and Jack)

Some in folder room and  some in closet,  some in practice rooms 

 

These students may go into cafeteria and work – Mykey, David, Carley, Lexi, Julia 

If there are any issues, I have two packets they can work on.  Don’t hesitate to assign them – once is a rhythm pattern and one is a sol feg packet.  If they lose their privilege to work on solo, please assign them the packets and keep them in a chair in the choir room with a pencil and working.

If they still have time, they may copy the words to their solo onto white paper or notebook paper.

 

Junior Varsity

Chloe can take attendance and turn it in to office each day  Chloe is like a student aide for you so she can do anything you need her to do like if you need more copies or need her to sit by someone and help them

Layla and Meagan are only in JV because of schedule conflict – they will work on their own.  Please make sure they are working in practice rooms

Mrs. Watson may come one day during this time to give a lesson

First they will sing through The Greatest Showman two times,  Chloe can pull it up on the computer.  Meagan and Layla will work on their solos each day.

  They can sing through 3 or 4 times   They can choose to sing  then they will work on packets

I don’t care if they work together if they are truly working

They can also sing Joshua’s Battle   Chloe will know how to pull it up – they can sing this songs through two or three times each 

Pass out their packets each day and have them work on their rhythm packets.  Ty is really good at it and can help if you need help

*Meagan Layla and Chloe

 

11:15 – 11:45

Middle School Music Memory – they can probably just work in groups of 2 or 3 or Kinzlee can play songs for them  You will have about 5-7 students

Remind them that contest is coming up in a week, so they really need to work hard

Addie can help with questions

 

7th and 8th Grade

5th period

Each day:

Kinzlee will take attendance, then she and another student may go turn in paper to office

They will sing  Joshua’s Battle 3 times

Then they will sing  Hallelujah from Shrek 2-3 times

They can also sing Harmony 2 times

Painless Opera

5th period Gracelyn will know how to pull this up on my computer

Then they will work on Rhythm packet

They need to work on this 15 minutes by themselves and then if they are doing a great job quietly they may work in pairs

  • Aleah, Jacklyn, Allison, and Kinlee need to go in my office and work the first 20 minutes on music memory

 

6th period

Bryce Smiddy is my aide for the next two periods

He will take Cole, Logan  and Jacie to work on music memory.  

Activities same as 5th period

Same as before Jacie/Addie/Claira are your people   Addie can take roll

Jacie and Addie will take to the office

Claira will pull up songs  Painless Opera, Hallelujah, Harmony and Joshuas Battle

Then this will be just like 5th period – same assignments

January 3-6, January 9-13

Welcome Back!  Happy New Year

Varsity Choir

Select solos and determine competition

Begin work on Concert and Sight Reading for  Contest

*February 3 is solo and ensemble in Mount Pleasant

Review and testing on Key Signatures

The Greatest Showman

JV Choir

The Greatest Showman

Middle 7/8

New Song:  Harmony – solo designation

Sightreading  and Rounds

Solo and Ensemble prep for in house competition

6th Grade

Schoolhouse Rock

If you don’t have a highlighter and pencil in your Choir Notebook, make sure you have this by Monday!

 

December 5-9

Varsity Choir

Concert Thursday!!! Wear Formal Wear. Check in is at 5:45

The following students competed at Pre Area Thursday December 1

Julia Lawrence, Aleighna Tuttle, Brylie Stone, Lexi Morris, Mykey Feldhauser, Lauren Odoms, Kenna Stewart, Layla Hidalgo, Jack Allen, David Watson
Advancing to the next round
Soprano. 3rd Chair Lexi Morris
Alto:  6th Chair Mykey Feldhauser
7th Lauren Odoms
Tenor:  2nd Layla Hidalgo
6th Chair:  Jack Allen
Bass:  5th Chair David Watson
I’m so proud of these amazing musicians!
Next stop – Tryouts for All State  January 7 at Stephen F. Austin. Woo Hoo
We will be prepping all week for concert!
7th/8th Grade
Concert Thursday, December 8
Wear denim and choir t-shirts
Props for  12 Groovy Days were due Friday.  Bring them now if you forgot
We will be prepping all week for concert
6th Grade
Practice for Snow Biz
Performance will be Tuesday December 13 @ 3:00 (unless we have to change because of band concert)
We will prepping all week