All students who signed up to audition were invited to a meeting on Tuesday, September 26 during homeroom, where Mr. Cloonan invited them all to a Google Classroom and to complete an information form. Students will be broken up into sections and those sections will meet one day per week in Music Room A011. Every 2 weeks, the full group will meet in the auditorium. A list of who is in each section and a rehearsal calendar will be posted in the Google Classroom by the beginning of next week.
The Concert Choir is a group for students who want to be part of a choral ensemble made of all 3 grade levels (instead of our separate 6th, 7th, and 8th grade choruses) who enjoy singing and can attend rehearsals during homeroom 2 days per week. This is also the group for students in band, orchestra, general music, or music appreciation to be able to sing since students can only be in one music class in their regular schedule. Concert Choir typically learns 2 or 3 songs of their own that they perform at our chorus concerts, and last year they traveled with the band and orchestra to HersheyPark to sing in the Music in the Parks festival. Anyone interested in joining Concert Choir should plan to attend a meeting on Tuesday, September 19 during homeroom, and make arrangements with parents for a ride to stay after school until as late as 4:00. During homeroom, we will meet in the auditorium to go over the song and discuss the meeting times and attendance policy for being in the group. We will then go downstairs to the hallway outside of music room A011 for auditions. Students may leave once they have done their audition or work on homework in the hallway until a ride arrives. ScHEDULE & ATTENDANCE POLICYMost rehearsals will take place during Homeroom on Tuesdays or Thursdays, with a few exceptions depending on the school calendar and high school commitments for Mr. Cloonan. There will be an attendance check in form to verify attendance each rehearsal. If a student misses more than 3 rehearsals that are not excused (absent from school, another teacher needs them for homeroom), they may be asked not to perform with the group. Rehearsal dates are as follows during homeroom (2:30-2:50PM) in Room A011: Tuesday, September 26 Thursday, September 28 Tuesday, October 3 Thursday, October 5 NO TUESDAY, October 10 (HS students at County Chorus festival) Thursday, October 12 Tuesday, October 17 Thursday, October 19 Tuesday, October 24 Thursday, October 26 Tuesday, October 31 Thursday, November 2 Thursday, November 9 Tuesday, November 14 Thursday, November 16 Tuesday, November 28 Thursday, November 30 NO TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5 (HS students performing in afternoon) Thursday, December 7 Tuesday, December 12 Thursday, December 14 Tuesday, December 19 MORNING during period 3 in Auditorium on stage Perform Tuesday, December 19 on Chorus Concert AUDITION MATERIALSStudents will be asked to sing the first verse of "America (My Country 'Tis of Thee)." They may come in with a partner to give them confidence, but each person will sing alone. Students will be scored on ability to: match pitch, sing in tune, and use good breath support.
Here's a video with a children's choir singing the melody: This is a video of the music on the screen with just the piano playing in the background for you to practice singing alone: |
Concert ChoirConcert Choir is an auditioned ensemble, open to all students in grades 6, 7 and 8, and includes students in chorus, band, orchestra, and music appreciation classes. The Concert Choir has minimal rehearsal time – meeting only 20 minutes during homeroom two days per week. We also meet at least once a month after school! Concert Choir performs during each of the regular choral concerts as well as at Arts Alive, Veteran's Day assembly, and for the School Board. Additionally, they participate in the High Note Festival at Carnegie Mellon University each year and consistently earn superior ratings for their performances. Archives
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