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

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!

Varsity Choir

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

The following students competed at Pre Area Thursday December 1

I AM SO THANKFUL FOR EACH ONE OF YOUR!   HAPPY THANKSGIVING

6th Grade Choir

We will continue with Snow Biz!     Tentative performance date will be Tuesday December 13 during class!

7/8th

Concert December 8 6:00. Choir shirts need to be purchased or located(last years) .  Money is due November 18.

We will be singing Give Us Hope, I Will Sing you The Stars and several Christmas selections.  We will be working on all of those the next two weeks

Students will join Varsity for the Finale – Let There Be Peace

JV/HIGH SCHOOL

Students will be singing for Senior Citizen Luncheon on Friday, November 18.  They will need to wear choir t-shirt and bring 50’s/60s props for Jerzee Boy Song

Citizens 55 and over are invited for a free lunch!  Parents are welcome to stand in the back and enjoy your child’s performance.

Christmas Concert – December 8!    Concert begins at 6. Be here at 5:40 dressed in all formal attire  and ready to warm up.

Congrats to Middle School and High School students who performed in an amazing workshop and concert Saturday

IMPORTANT DATES. 7/8 CHRISTMAS CONCERT DECEMBER 8 AUDITORIUM!

VARSITY AND JV CHOIR WILL PERFORM FOR SENIOR CITIZEN LUNCHEON ON NOVEMBER 18 AT LUNCH

6th Grade

Snowbiz

All Parts are now assigned.  Students may be bringing home parts to study!  They are so cute!

7/8

Preparation for Christmas Concert

JV

Preparation for Senior Citizen Luncheon

Varsity

If you are advancing to the next level, you should be practicing 30 minutes outside of class each day!  Your next competition is December 1 in Pittsburg Texas This is a school day so prepare in advance for classes you will miss

Private Voice lessons are available and encouraged!

We will be choosing Solo and Ensemble Songs for Contest. This contest is February 3 in Pittsburg Texas. Competition is not mandatory but encouraged.  If you do not compete, you are still responsible for learning a solo and performing for a grade in class. Students choosing a class one solo and scoring a one at competition advance to state!!

We will be performing for the Senior Citizen Luncheon on November 18 at lunch.  Parents are invited to attend and stand in the back.  Citizens 55 and older are invited to lunch free of charge.  Please call Julie Bodovsky at the main office to make a reservation.  Each student needs a little prop for the 50’s number – black jacket, sunglasses, etc.

IMPORTANT – ALL REGION THIS SATURDAY

Meet at choir room 7:00  Saturday am.  Wear a White Oak shirt and jeans.    Remember we will change clothes there.  Bring a change of clothes.  Please read the note sent home for all details.  Concert at 5!

Happy Halloween

Monday – we will do Halloween songs/activities in all classes!!!

Tuesday -Friday

All Region members will be working on their songs and their next competition(high school)

6th Grade

6th Grade

Working on Snow Biz!!

We will complete solo and speaking part assignments!

Friday is Student’s Choice Music Day.  Remember to send your choices before lunch on Thursday

7th/8th Grade

We will be working on All Region Music and Christmas Muisc

Sub Varsity and Varsity

Memorizing Jersey Boys

Preparation for Senior Citizen Luncheon – November 18th!  Parents are invited to stand in the back and listen.  Citizens over 55 are all invited.  Call Julie Bodovsky at the main office to make a reservation.

6th Grade

Work on Show Biz

Students will be give opportunities for solos and speaking parts this week.

Fridays are your music days. Students must submit songs for approval before lunch on Thursday

7th and 8th Grade

Let There Be Peace on Earth/A Very Merry Christmas/O Come All Ye Faithful

Remember All Region Members.  We will have concert in Sulphur Springs on November 5. We will leave school around 7:20.  Bring black dress attire for concert.  You will come in school clothes and change.  Parents will attend concert and bring you home.  Guys will wear black pants and white dress shirt.   Letter to Follow

JV. Let There Be Peace on Earth. The Jersey Boys

Varsity

Senior Citizen Luncheon November 18!   We will be performing and parents are invited to stand in the back and listen to the choir. It will be in the cafeteria

All Region is November 5.  We will leave at 7:20.  Parents will attend concert and bring students home.  Letter to follow  Varsity will wear formal choir attire to concert.  They will change at the venue in Sulphur Springs

Pre Area is December 2 in Pittsburg Texas. Students should be working daily in preparation for this concert.

Enjoy your Monday!

Congrats to all the Varsity Choir Member tried out for All Region Choir this past Saturday.

6th Grade

It’s a new 9 weeks.  Welcome to Choir.  We will be continuing to learn Sol-Feg, Sight Reading, Music Theory.

We will also start on a Christmas Musical Soon called North Pole Star.  Your child may need a binder .  They also will need a highlighter and pencil to keep in their binder so they can mark their music

7/8 Grade Choir

We will begin preparing for Christmas Concert

We will also continue sight reading and vocal skills.

*If your child made All Region Choir, remember the concert will be in  Sulphur Springs on November 5.  Girls will need to wear all black and boys will need black pants and white dress shirt.  We will ride the bus there that morning, but you will need to come to Sulphur Springs that evening and attend the concert and pick up your child.  You wouldn’t want to miss this!

Varsity Choir

We will be singing for the Senior Citizen Day Lunch in November.   We will be working on Jersey Boys as well as performing 2 or 3 of our All Region pieces.

We will also add Christmas music to our rehearsal schedule.

If your child made All Region Choir, remember the concert will be in  Sulphur Springs on November 5.  High School students will wear tuxes and formal dresses  We will ride the bus there that morning, but you will need to come to Sulphur Springs that evening and attend the concert and pick up your child.  You wouldn’t want to miss this performance.

The next round of competition is December 1.  Students will need to independently  prep for this.  There are private voice lessons available during class time.  Please let me know if you need more information.

6th Grade

Our 9 weeks of Music is almost over.  Thank you for sharing your children with me.  It has been fun to get to know them.  We have learned about several composers and done a little 50’s medley.  To culminate our 9 weeks we will have a 50’s party and sing through the medley.   This should take about 10 – 15 minutes.  We will celebrate with coke floats afterwards.  Thanks so much for the parents who have volunteered to send ice cream, cups, spoons, napkins, cokes, etc.  You are AWESOME.Please feel free to come and watch your kiddos sing!  We will begin at 2:30 in the choir room(This is a little different than our normal time because of the pep rally going on that day)Do not feel any pressure to come.  I just wanted them to have a fun activity to finish out the reporting period.If you are coming, you are welcome to stay for the pep rally afterwards.  I do need just a couple of moms/dads that would help with serving the floats!Also, make sure the students are dressed in 50’s clothes.  They can choose to wear these all day or change right before class or after P.E. – whatever works best for them.  It will just need to be a fast change.  We will wear our 50’s clothes to the pep rally!Thank you so much for sharing your most prized possession!

This week we will be rehearsing and preparing

Finish our final composer study of the 9 weeks

Middle School – 7/8

Tryouts are Saturday – please read the entire letter posted on Google Classroom. Most importantly have your child here at 7:20 Saturday at the Choir Room

We will celebrate Monday, then move on to Christmas Music!

Varsity Choir

Tryouts for you are Saturday 7/15

We will leave from the school at 7:30. Students must be here at 7:20.  I will put a full letter in google classroom with all the details.  I will also post cuts there as soon as they are available.

This week will be intense focus on contest music.

Diction, dynamics, note values, musicality, etc.

Students should be practicing at least 15 minutes a night on these songs!

JV

Review whole note half note, quarter note, eight notes.  Add dotted half note

Begin to learn lines and spaces of treble clef

Sight reading

Broadway Songs

50’s Songs

HAPPY FALL YA’LL

Varsity Choir

Begin Jersey Boy Medley

Intense All Region Practice

Secure all pitches on VerduRon, Soon I Will Be Done, We will Remember, TeDeum

T-Shirt money is due!

Remember October 15 is All Region.  I will let you know times and cuts asap

JV

Complete Broadway

Review 50s music

Listen to The Jersey Boys

T-shirt opportunity

Middle School

All Region is this Saturday.  I will receive cuts and times on Wednesday. I am thinking we will meet at the school around 7:30 or 8 but I will let you know as soon as I know   There are 400 students auditioning, so this may be a long day.  Please wear regular school clothes.  You may bring your phones but they have to stay on the bus(unless they make an exception this year with the large crowd). I am asking the school to give us some money for lunch, but please bring extra for snacks and water if you desire.

We will be working intensely on your songs this week, and adding a little Christmas music!

6th Grade

Our last full week of preparation for The Fifties.  Remember next week, we will have our coke float party. Make sure your 50’s clothes are ready to go.  Parents are invited to hear you sing, and help serve coke floats.  This parent group has been amazing.  Thanks for your willingness to make the last day of 6th grade choir so much fun!