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!

6th Grade

REMINDER!!!

OCTOBER 13 – 50’s PARTY!!!

Parents, you guys are so awesome.  I have ice cream, cokes, and cups donated.   Some have sent money to help as well.  Thank you so much.  6th graders rock!(and their parents)

I will send a note reminding you of your items the week of the party!

I am encouraging all students to wear 50’s attire that day.  Please make this simple.  Jeans and a white t-shirt are perfect!  If you already have a poodle skirt or black leather jacket, go for it!!!  It will be a fun last day of music!

New:  We will review  Sergei Profofiev –  “march”.from the Love for Three Oranges.  Study dynamic markings and do a worksheet/listening map on “p”, “mf”, “f”, and “ff”

New Composer – Beethoven – songs A Heart Full of Music   and “Moonlight Sonata”

We have started adding some choreography to our music .  We will continue to add more “moves” !

We will continue our 50’s music adding the last song and reviewing all previous songs.  We will start memorizing.

7th/8th Grade

We have 15 kiddos trying out for All Region.  That is awesome.  We will travel to Sulphur Springs October 8.  More information as time gets closer.

We will also design and order a middle school choir t-shirt this week.

Continued work on All Region Music

Continue Lean On Me

Introduce first Christmas Song!

JV

IMPORTANT:  THURSDAY WIL WILL BE TRAVELING TO MARSHALL FOR A CHOIR FAIR.  THE STUDENTS WILL LISTEN TO CHOIRS FROM SEVERAL LOCAL COLLEGES AND MEET DIRECTORS AND CURRENT STUDENTS.  BRING MONEY FOR LUNCH

We will continue to sing “Back to the 50’s for warm up and fun

We will add our last song to our Broadway Musical songs “The King and I”

Continue to work on Sound of Music, Oklahoma, South Pacific

Add musical, “Carousel”

Continue sol-feg, note values, rhythm,

New:  Add  music from “The State Fair” musical

Varsity

IMPORTANT:  THURSDAY WIL WILL BE TRAVELING TO MARSHALL FOR A CHOIR FAIR.  THE STUDENTS WILL LISTEN TO CHOIRS FROM SEVERAL LOCAL COLLEGES AND MEET DIRECTORS AND CURRENT STUDENTS.  BRING MONEY FOR LUNCH

Sight Reading Week 4

Begin Jersey Boys Music

Finalize all pitches on TeDeum

Begin to sing in quartets and individually in preparation for All REgion Tryouts

 

 

 

 

Sightreading – Week 3

 

 

Commitment and sign up for All Region. Remember this is October 15!!

We will also assign and distribute tuxes and dresses.  These are your responsibility for the rest of the year.  Please keep them clean and in good condition.

We will begin songs for Senior Citizen Luncheon

All Region Songs – intense practice

We will take critique from Friday clinician and build on this

Sightreading – Week 3

 

 

6th Grade

REMINDER!!!

On October 13, we will have a little 50’s party  We will sing our music and have ice cream floats to celebrate!  If  you would like to donate cokes, ice cream, or bowls, spoons, please let me know. Thank you already for the parent who have volunteered.  We will divide and conquer close to the date

I am encouraging all students to wear 50’s attire that day.  Please make this simple.  Jeans and a white t-shirt are perfect!  If you already have a poodle skirt or black leather jacket, go for it!!!  It will be a fun last day of music!

New:  We will review  Sergei Profofiev –  “march”.from the Love for Three Oranges.  Study dynamic markings and do a worksheet/listening map on “p”, “mf”, “f”, and “ff”

New Composer – Beethoven – songs A Heart Full of Music   and “Moonlight Sonata”

We will continue our 50’s music adding the last song and reviewing all previous songs.  We will start memorizing.

7th/8th Grade

Commitment forms were due last week.  We will sign up for All Region Try Outs this week!

Continued work on All Region Music

Continue Lean On Me

JV

We will continue to sing “Back to the 50’s for warm up and fun

We will add our last song to our Broadway Musical songs “The King and I”

Continue to work on Sound of Music, Oklahoma, South Pacific

Add musical, “Carousel”

Continue sol-feg, note values, rhythm,

Varsity

Commitment and sign up for All Region. Remember this is October 15!!

We will also assign and distribute tuxes and dresses.  These are your responsibility for the rest of the year.  Please keep them clean and in good condition.

We will begin songs for Senior Citizen Luncheon

All Region Songs – intense practice

We will take critique from Friday clinician and build on this

Sightreading – Week 3

 

 

6th Grade

REMINDER!!!

On October 13, we will have a little 50’s party  We will sing our music and have ice cream floats to celebrate!  If  you would like to donate cokes, ice cream, or bowls, spoons, please let me know

I am encouraging all students to wear 50’s attire that day.  Please make this simple.  Jeans and a white t-shirt are perfect!  If you already have a poodle skirt or black leather jacket, go for it!!!  It will be a fun last day of music!

New:  We will review Handel this week and add Sergei Profofiev –  Music is the Bridge  and “March” from the opera, The Love for Three Oranges

We will continue our 50’s music adding the last song and reviewing all previous songs.  We will start memorizing.

7th/8th Grade

Continued work on All Region Music

Friday we will have a clinician come in and work with us in preparation for All Region Auditions

We will also add a pop song, “Lean on Me”. this week

JV

We will continue to sing “BAck to the 50’s for warm up and fun

We will add our last song to our Broadway Musical songs “The King and I”

Continue to work on Sound of Music, Oklahoma, South Pacific

Continue sol-feg, note values, rhythm,

Varsity

Navarro College Workshop September 17 3rd and 4th Periods

All Region Songs – intense practice

Focus this week Te Deum, Soon I will Be Done

Sightreading – Week 2

 

 

 

NO SCHOOL MONDAY

FUNDRAISERS DUE THIS WEEK

 

6th Grade

We will continue on Composers

We are also adding 50’s songs

Friday is YOUR music day – don’t forget to send in your songs

We will end the 9 weeks October 14

On October 13, we will have a little 50’s party  We will sing our music and have ice cream floats to celebrate!  If  you would like to donate cokes, ice cream, or bowls, spoons, please let me know

I am encouraging all students to wear 50’s attire that day.  Please make this simple.  Jeans and a white t-shirt are perfect!  If you already have a poodle skirt or black leather jacket, go for it!!!  It will be a fun last day of music!

7/8 Grade

Remember All Region is October 8

We will be practicing our songs diligently this week

We will continue to work on sight reading.

Your kiddos are doing great.

Students, please go to google classroom and practice 10 minutes each night.  I am so proud of those who are already doing that!

We will register for Contest this week.  This is a commitment to attend all day on October 8.  We will leave early that morning!  The school will pay your registration, but if you no-show, you must reimburse

I have at least one parent committed to going with us on the bus.  If you would like to go, please let me know, or you are welcome to take your own car.

JV

We will finish up Back to the 50’s and begin Broadway songs this week

We will continue to work on note values and musical terminology and sol-feg

We will also begin Fun Fridays where you get to tell me songs you would like to hear or possibly like to learn to sing

Varsity

Registration opens for All Region this week.  The school will pay your registration fee but you are committing to this event.  If you no-show for any reason, you must reimburse the school

All Region is October 16

We will review, Verduron, work hard on We will Remember Them, and add bits of Te Deum

Please make sure you are practicing at home in preparation for try outs and performance.  Several of you must docuement this with me for the next 6 weeks.  Don’t forget to do this since this is an important grade

We will also choose songs for the Family Day Performance in October.

Keep up the great work

 

FUNDRAISER

7-12  are doing a fundraiser right now.  We would so appreciate your help.  You may go to the Web Store link – fundraiser.biz/51284. You may then put your student’s name and grade so it will apply to their account!

Thanks so much for your support

Grade 6

6th Graders are doing so well.  They know all the way from low “do” to high “do”. We are  working on rhythms of whole note, half- note, eighth notes, and introduce rests.

We will complete Bach and introduce Handel.   Songs this week will be Don’t Wait/What’s the Hurry.  We will also be following a listening map of the Hallelujah Chorus

 

Middle School 7/8

All Region Songs

Treble Give Us Hope/Storm/I Will Sing You the Stars

Bass She Walks in Beauty/Rain/La Daute

Sight Reading Warm Up from “Flat Music”

Clap Snap Stomp for Rhythm Work

High School

JV Continue sight reading, rounds, and cannons.

Continue Back to the Fifties

Rhythm Exercises

Varsity

Sight Reading Warm ups – Key of G this week

Clap Snap Stomp

Part work!

Talk about Senior Citizen Luncheon in November

 

 

6th Grade

Working on beginning Sight Reading – Sol Feg  Low Do to high Do

I Write the Music Composer Chronicles

Review Mozart

Introduce-Bach/Chapter2

Chapter 3 if time – Handel

Students may sign up for UIL Music Memory if they want to participate- we will practice during enrichment or before school!

Congrats 6th grade choir officers

Remember Monday through Thursday I choose the music, but Friday is music you choose – don’t forget to send in your clean song by Thursday at lunch time

Middle School 7th/8th

THURSDAY FUND RAISING INFORMATION GOES HOME

All Region Songs – should be posted by Wednesday on Google Classroom – Please practice 10 – 15 minutes per day

Sol -Feg

Jubilate 2 – measures each day

Friday – Don’t Give up on Me!

IMPORTANT DATES – OCTOBER 8 ALL REGION TRY OUTS –  SULPHUR SPRINGS  IT WILL BE AN ALL DAY EVENT.  PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A CHAPERONE

 

JuniorVarsityChoir

Review Treble clef, lines/spaces/.  NEW:  Bass Clef/F clef. Notes and Note values. Make flash cards – Whole Note Half Note

Quarter Note, Eighth note

Continue Jubilate

Back to the 50’s Review Jailhouse Rock, Who Put the Bomp in the Bomp – Finish Learning Will you Love Me Tomorrow

Introduce – Peppermint Twist

Work on Sol Feg

Varsity

SATURDAY ALL REGION WORKSHOP AT LETOURNEAU. MONEY AND PERMISSION DUE ASAP( THIS IS ALSO ON GOOGLE CLASSROOM)

You may attend or do the extra practice on your own – details in reminder!

THURSDAY – FUND RAISING INFORMATION GIVEN OUT AND FUND RAISING BEGINS

Warm ups!

ALL REGION SONGS TO PREPARE FOR SATURDAYS WORKSHOP

The Lord Bless You and Keep You

 

 

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Roughneck Choir

All grades:  supplies are due this week!  Binders/pencil pouch/2 pencils and a highlighter

Varsity Members have a choir handbook filled with tons of info, dates, and policies.  This must be signed by student and parent and returned by due date.

6th Grade – will be loaned classroom supplies

**** Remember LeTournea is August 27!!!

 

Varsity/JV

Students will listen to Round One All Region Songs.  They will highlight their parts so they can begin learning them

Officers will be announced.

The Lord Bless You and Keep You will be reviewed for past members and introduced to new members.

We will talk about songs for Senior Citizen Luncheon as well

Section Leaders will be chosen and sections will begin to work individually on their parts.

7th/8th Grade

All Region songs will be introduced  – one new one each day

Sight reading  begins

Also review Alma Mater

6th Grade

Monday – Mozart – Listen to me Begin Sof-feg

Tuesday Review Mozart Introduce Bach = Major Minor Add to Sol Feg

Wednesday Handel – Don’t Wait!   Begin Music Worksheets – Lines/Spaces

Thursday – Hallelujah Chorus by Handel – learn repeat, fortisimo, piano fermata

Listening Map

Friday – Send in student songs!

 

I’m so happy to see many returning faces and meet many new people. Please feel free to text me at 9037382680 for questions or e-mail me at [email protected]

 

Getting to Know You

The first couple of days of class we will warm up, learn about the lip trill and get to know each other.

We will go over supplies needed and procedures and expectations in the classroom

 

Varsity Choir Students will have a handbook to read.  Parents should also read.  Both should return the signature page

 

SUPPLIES

ALL VARSITY/JV AND 7/8 GRADE STUDENTS

BLACK NOTEBOOK/PENCIL POUCH

HIGHLIGHTER AND TWO PENCILS

6TH GRADE

NOTEBOOK/BINDER – ANY COLOR

PENCIL POUCH HIGHLIGHTER AND TWO PENCILS

May 2 – 20

6th Grade Choir

“Compose Yourself”.

Wednesday May 11 3:00 Auditorium or Cafeteria (based on availability)

7th/8th Grade Choir

Concert May 9 6:00 p.m.  Wear Denim and choir t-shirt.  This is your final exam grade!

G Force Trip May 12 12 – 3!  Make sure money is paid by this Wednesday(May 4)!

Varsity Choir

Concert May 9 6:00 p.m. – seated in chairs. 6:30 Performance. Final Exam Grade!  Formal wear required.  No exceptions – even shoes!  Please plan ahead.

Butcher Shop after!

Friday, May 20. Six Flags Trip.   Meet at school at 7:45 a.m.!  Bring money for concessions and meals.

Home by 7!