SYMPHONIC CHOIR (5^TH PERIOD)

Feb. 13-14

Wednesday, Feb. 13

Student Leaders: Aaron Wheeler, Zach Cottrell, Austin Lenz, Angel Vincamp

This is a “solo/ensemble” day. Many of the students are rehearsing or solo/ensemble contest on Saturday, Feb. 23.

Michelle Schuh will be coming in to rehearse with them. Please make sure that as many solos or groups as possible have a chance to practice with her. This will happen again next Wednesday.

Thursday, Feb. 14

Happy Valentines’ Day

Student Leaders: Aaron Wheeler, Zach Cottrell, Austin Lenz, Angel Vincamp

Warm up using CD. Have a student leader, probably Aaron, lead the breathing exercises before singing with the CD.

Pass out and do SATB Sightreading exercise #6 using numbers. Be sure to do a G Major scale and some interval practice first. Sopranos/Altos sing lines 1-3 (I have the altos sing them in 2,3,1 order so they’re not in unison), Tenors sing lines 4,5,4 and Basses sing lines 6.7.8.

If they have difficulty singing all four parts together, have each section sing their lines alone.

Have students sing contest music together. Two of the three pieces are a cappella, so you can direct them! Hopefully, I will have an accompaniment CD for “Witness” before I leave. Please DO help them with phrasing, breaths, dynamics, diction, etc.

SYMPHONIC CHOIR (5^TH PERIOD)

Feb. 19-22

Tuesday, Feb. 19

Student leaders: Aaron Wheeler, Zach Cottrell, Austin Lenz, Angel Vincamp

Use the same procedure for warming up.

Do the song “Skip to My Lou” as a sightreading exercise. Have them sing it on numbers a couple of times before they try the words. Also, try to lead them to discover that the Sopranos and basses sing the same thing and so do they altos and tenors, so it’s really only a two-part song.

Use the same procedure for rehearsing that you did on Thursday.

Wednesday, Feb. 20

Michelle Schuh will be here again to rehearse solo/ensemble pieces. The difference here is that students are to have their songs PERFORMANCE READY—that means memorized and polished. If it is not, or if it doesn’t sound good, after conferring with Michelle if you both agree, tell the student/s that they have until tomorrow to get it down or they don’t go. I don’t want anyone to be embarrassed or to be “worked over” by a judge in front of everybody. I have told the students that you and Mrs. Schuh will have the final decision.

Thursday, Feb. 21

Same procedure as yesterday. If there is anyone not going to solo/ensemble, please let Mr. Patterson know so he can mark them off his attendance list. Also, please give me a call at 532-4437.

Friday, Feb. 22

Fridays are going to be movie days. This class will be watching “Across the Universe. If you have problems

with the projector or DVD player, ask Mr. Patterson. Also, if there are students who want to practice solo/ensemble music, please allow them to do so.

SYMPHONIC CHOIR (5^TH PERIOD

Feb. 25-29

Monday, Feb. 25

Student leaders: Aaron Wheeler, Zach Cottrell, Austin Lenz, Angel Vincamp

Begin class with a discussion of solo/ensemble contest.Pass out judges’ comment sheets. If they want copies of the ensemble sheets (there will only be one per group) tell them I’ll make copies for them when I get back. Then be sure to collect the ensemble sheets.

Have students warm-up and then go into sectionals. As always, please circulate.

Tuesday, Feb. 26

Student leaders: Aaron Wheeler, Zach Cottrell,

Follow warm-up procedure

Do SATB Sightreading exercise #15, with Sop. Lines 1,2,3; Altos Lines 2,3,1; Ten. 4,5,4; Basses 6,7,8. Use the same procedure as last week.

Follow rehearsal procedure

Wednesday, Feb. 27

Same procedure as Monday.

Thursday, Feb. 28

Same procedure as Tuesday.

SATB Sightreading “The Three Rogues”, using same procedure as “Skip to My Lou” last week.

Friday, Feb. 29

Show DVD of “Across the Universe”.^’

SYMPHONIC CHOIR

Mar. 3-7

Follow procedures from previous week.

Tuesday—SATB Sightreading exercise # 11, sing parts as indicated.

Thursday—SATB Sightreading song “To Make a Prairie” following same procedure as previously.