Important Dates for Varsity Choir

November 14 Pre Area Audition Mount Pleasant
November 17. Senior Citizen Luncheon
December 12 Christmas Concert

Varsity Choir

Sightreading Week 11

Intense work for Senior Citizen Luncheon

Pre Area students will be gone Tuesday November 14. Substitute

Students here will work on Veni and White Winter Hymnal

Christmas Songs when not working on Senior Performance

JV Choir

Skills: 1:  Beats 2.  Lesson 6 Time Signature. Lesson 7 Dots

Tuesday; Sub Plans

Christmas Songs

7/8th Grade Choir

December 12 Christmas Concert

Let There Be Peace on Earth

Christmas on Broadway

Last Christmas

6th Grade Choir

Holiday Road Trip

Work with individual scenes for memorization

The Road Home

Monday Scene one and two

Christmas in California

Tuesday Scene three and four

City Lights

Wednesday Scene five and six

Jingle Bell Boogie

Thursday scene seven

Holiday Street Party

Fridays – Students  Choice. any scene not memorized

Important Dates for Varsity Choir

November 10 Kilgore College comes to White Oak to work with Pre Area
November 14 Pre Area Audition Mount Pleasant
November 17. Senior Citizen Luncheon
December 12 Christmas Concert

Monday – There will be a sub. President and VP will lead rehearsal

Sightreading this week Week 10 Days one through 5

Prep for Senior Citizen Luncheon and Christmas Concert

Pre Area will have Friday to work on competition Songs

Sub plans will be detailed and will involve composer study for 6/7/8 and JV

Songs covered this week:  ABBA FOREVER, Veni, The Lord Bless, Winter Weather, I’ll Be On My Way

JV Choir

Skills:

Songs Covered This Week :  Hallelujah Begin Christmas Songbook with Student Choices

7/8th Grade Songs

Last Christmas

Important Dates for Varsity Choir

• October 26 Varsity Students invited to perform with Kilgore College
• November 4 Region clinic and Concert * for those qualifying  Mount Pleasant
• November 10 Kilgore College comes to White Oak to work with Pre Area
• November 14 Pre Area Audition Mount Pleasant
• November 17. Senior Citizen Luncheon
• December 12 Christmas Concert

Week 8 Sightreading

Monday  Abba Forever – work on memorizing

Tuesday Veni Emmanuel – work with Tenor/Bass

Wednesday – The Lord Bless You and Keep You

Thursday I’m On My Way

Friday – Group work – Pre Area, Choose Solos for competition

Junior Varsity

Skill Lessons  Monday Unit 2 Lesson 8 Ties,   Tuesday Lesson 9. Treble Clef Notes

Wednesday Lesson 10 Treble Clef NOtes Cont.. Thursday Lesson 11 Bass Clefl Notes

Friday Student Choice

Songs:   Abba Forever.  Hallelujah. The Lord Bless You and Keep You

Middle School

7/8th.

Important Dates

November 4 All Region for those who made it – this will be in Mount Pleasant

December 12 Christmas Concert

Celebrate All Region being over!

Move on to Christmas Music!

Broadway Christmas

This Christmas

6th Grade

Continue Sol Feg work

Rounds  – Ghost of JOhn

Trick or Treating on the Traintrack

Holiday Road Trip – first 2 songs

Important Dates for Varsity Choir

• October 14 quartet sings for Alzheimers Walk
• November 4 Region clinic and Concert * for those qualifying  Mount Pleasant
• November 10 Kilgore College comes to White Oak to work with Pre Area
• November 14 Pre Area Audition Mount Pleasant
• December 12 Christmas ConceCome support our quartet Saturday morning as they sing for the Alzheimer’s Walk.   This is a great cause and a great group singing.

Monday October 16 – students do not have school

Tuesday – Abba Forever as a class – will choose soloist this week

Wednesday – I’m on my Way and The Lord Bless You and Keep You

Thursday – Christmas Music

Friday Christmas Music

JV – Abba Forever and Christmas  M

Begin Music Theory Packet

7/8

Important Dates for MIddle School

October 21 Those trying out for All Region Choir will leave the school at 7:45 for auditions.  Meet in the choir room.

• November 4 Region clinic and Concert * for those qualifying  Mount Pleasant
• December 12 Christmas ConceCome support our quartet Saturday morning as they sing for the Alzheimer’s Walk.   This is a great cause and a great group singing.

Intense week of All Region Prep

Auditions this Saturday in Sulphur Springs

Choose additional Christmas Song for concert

6th Grade

Welcome to Music!

We will be working on Holiday Road

Day 1 – distributing materials and discussing expectations

Day 2-3 Singing

Day 4 Students choice of music – details given in class!

Varsity Choir

Important Dates

• October 11 College Choir Trip Marshall
• October 14 quartet sings for Alzheimers Walk
• November 4 Region clinic and Concert * for those qualifying  Mount Pleasant
• November 10 Kilgore College comes to White Oak to work with Pre Area
• November 14 Pre Area Audition Mount Pleasant
• December 12 Christmas Concert

Monday – Sightreading Week 6 Day 1, Abba Forever

Tuesday Sightreading Week 6 Dav 2 and Day 3 I’m Going Home, The Lord Bless You

Wednesday Field Trip to Marshall

Thursday SR Day 4/5 Abba Forever – assign solos

Friday Work in Groups.  Senior Quartet – National Anthem, Pre Area students – Audition Music, Everyone else with Mrs. Stone for Abba work

JV Day 1 recorder skills and sight reading

Day 2 – Abba Forever

Day 3 Field Trip

Day 4 Recorder skills

Day 5 Students choice

7/8 Grade Choir

Important Dates

October 21 – Middle School All Region Audition – Sulphur Springs

November 4 Region Clinic and Concert – all day Mount Pleasant

December 12 Christmas concert

Day 1 Preparation for Contest – Musica Dei

Day 2 Prep – This is Your Time

Day 3 Sub – Songs in the NIght

Day 4 Different Songs individualized

Day 5 Christmas Songs

6th Grade Last Week of 9 weeks

Recorder Work each Day 1 – 4

Holiday Road Songs – 2nd half of class

Friday. – Students Choice Songs and Class Celebration

No School on Friday!

6th Grader

Continue Recorder Skills

Review new note C.  Review new note D

Monday  The Escalator

Jelly in the Bowl

Tuesday Lightly Row Jingle Bells

Wednesday Aura Lee, Sounds of Autumn Pop Goes the Weasel, The Farmer in the Dell

Thursday Catch up and Songs of Choice

Disney Spectacular

Review. I’ve Got No Strings, Bippidy Boppity Boo,  Add all Mary Poppins.

If J.W.Pepper order comes in , begin Christmas Songs

7/8 Grade

Soprano Alto All Region Songs

Monday Songs in the Night/Anything

Tuesday Musica Dei/Hold On

Wednesday Song of Myself/This is Your Time

Thursday Student Choice of which All Region Song to work

Friday. Christmas Music Dance Evolution

Every day:  Sight reading skills, Sol Feg, Warm up Soprano and Alto Warm up in Sol Feg – independently then together

JV Choir

Recorder Songs – Review C and D  Songs:  The Escalotor, LIghtly Row, Jingle Bells, Aura Lee, Sounds of Autumn, Pop! Goes the Weasel, The Farmer in the Dell, Andante, When the Saints, and Starlight, Starbright

Review all Note Values

Abba Forever,  Choose Christmas Songs

Varsity Choir

Celebrate All Region Qualifiers

Introduce Pre Area Songs – choose one to learn as a choir!  Give students 10 – 15 minutes to practice on these songs

Begin I love Rock and Roll for Senior Citizen performance and  The Lord Bless You and Keep You

If time, start Christmas Songs

6th Grade

Recorder. Review – measure, bar line, quarter, half, eighth, dotted half,

Review. BAG

Introduce the New Note C

Disney Spectacular

Friday – Fun Songs

7/8

Monday Songs in the Night/Anything

Tuesday Musica Dei/Hold On

Wednesday Song of Myself/This is Your Time

Thursday Student Choice of which All Region Song to work

Friday. Christmas Music Dance Evolution

Every day:  Sight reading skills, Sol Feg, Warm up

JV

Abba Forever

Recorder Skills

Varsity

This is the week!   Saturday, September 23 is All Region. Please check Parent/Student Square for contest information

We will work intensely on All Region Songs this week and prep for auditions

6th Grade Choir

Vocal Pieces:  Unison Songs.  Alma Mater

Sol Feg. Continue do re mi fa so la ti do

Know terms:  chord, 2nd, 3rd, 4th , 5th 6th.

Recorder Skills  Continue BAG. Review quarter, eight, half whole

Monday All Aboard. Tuesday Down at the StationWednesday. Long-Legged Sailor. Thursday Old MacDonald and Bullet Train

If time, introduce note C !  p. 11. Playing the Note C. Juba

Friday:  Songs of Student’s Choice. Fun Day

7/8th Grade

Continue

Basic Sightreading.

Monday  Hold ON

Tuesday Songs in the Night

Wednesday: Song of Myself

Thursday :Anything

Friday:  Christmas Song! and Student Choice

JV Choir

Continue Skill Lessons

Monday Quarter Rest  Eighth Rest

Tuesday Barlines and measures

Wednesday Beats

Thursday Time Signature

Songs for the Week:  Hold On Anything, Song of Myself. Listen and Choose favorites to practice

Varsity:  Intense work on all 3 All Region Songs. Friday practice with Peter Cunningham from Kilgore College

Sightreading Week 4   Goal:  To be able to record songs by Thursday

Upcoming All Region September 23

MONDAY – HAPPY LABOR DAY

6th Grade

Continue sol feg

Identify 2nds (steps) 3rds(skips) and challenge 6th (My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean

Review Treble clef lines and spaces, also half notes and rests, quarter notes and rests

New whole rests, dotted half notes

Recorder Express

Review p. 7 Triple Meter, Wacky Waltz, The Frog, Good News

New:  Eight Note Encounter, Lucy Locket Hop Old Squirrel, Marys Busy Lamb

Through whole group, small group and individual performance, check to make sure all students know bag

Culminating songs. All Aboard and Down at the Station. Record on phones and send to Mrs. Stone for evaluation!

Fun Closure. Long-Legged Sailor and Old MacDonald

If time start new note C!  Learn fingering

Go on to p. ll  Playing the NOte C, Juba, Triple Meter Trip and Humpty Dumpty

Friday Fun Day  Send in your songs to [email protected]

Vocal Songs.  Alma Mater, Star Spangled Banner, and one pop song – choirs choice!

7/8th Grade

Continue introduction to sight reading

Practice sol-feg. Begin to be confident on 2nds, 3rds, 4ths.  Introduce 5ths 6ths

Sight Reading for Soprano/Alto

Lesson 5. Do Soprano and Alto separate, then together

Rhythm for the day quarter half hole. drmf , ltd

Wednesday Lesson 6. Rhythm. quarter half dotted half whole

Thursday Lesson 6 Revew

All Days 5-10 minutes on Christmas on Broadway -It’s Beginning to Look alot Like Christmas, Pine Cones and Holly Berries, Toyland

Tuesday Anything TB.

Wednesday. This is Your Time SSA

Thursday. Musica Dei

Friday Dance Evolution and Christmas on Broadway

Varsity

Prepping for Saturday Clinic

Tuesday – Sightreading Day 1 and 2

Kyrie

confirm all registration for All Region Auditions

Wednesday Sightreading Day 3 and 4

I’ll Be On My Way

Thursday

Sightreading Day 5

O Schone Nacht

Friday

All 3 All Region Songs