Choir Syllabus 2017-18
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Welcome to Choir! Choir is a fun and exciting way to gain many valuable skills for life! We will sing, perform alone and with others, improvise, compose, read and notate music, listen, analyze and evaluate music performances and understand relationships between music and other disciplines, history and culture. I hope that you come away with a new appreciation for yourself, your classmates, music and the world around you!
As this IS an academic class, you are expected to practice and study just as you would for any other class. Here is a breakdown of what you will be graded on:
Daily Participation 25%
Participation means following the class expectations of behavior- 3 pts. Available each day
You can lose points for not following class expectations or not having all materials needed to learn in class (instrument, pencil, music binder)
When there is a problem I will acknowledge the problem and give you a chance to work it out. If the problem behavior continues I will subtract a point. If there is a loss of 2 or more points in one period I will contact a parent so together with the student we can work on a solution to the problem.
- Be respectful
- Be on time and prepared to learn (pencil/music) Missing items is an automatic point loss.
- Encourage others
- Good communication with teacher, parents and each other.
- Be positive and have fun
Concerts 25%-You are expected to be at all performances. As choir is a performing art it is necessary that all participants rehearse and perform with the ensemble. If you must miss a concert because of an illness or family emergency please let me know as soon as possible. It is also expected that all choir members assist with set up, tear down, and STAY for the entire concert.
Concerts are schedule far in advance. Occasionally a performance may come up with short notice and I will inform you as soon as possible of any new concert dates.
Practice 25%Students are expected to practice and have their musical assignments prepared for class. Some lunch time rehearsals will happen throughout the year so that all choral students have a chance to practice together.
Performance or written tests and assignments 25%Each trimester there will be a least one test. This may be a singing test, a written test, or even an oral report. All students are required to perform a song and solfege as a final exam by the end of the school year.
Materials recommended
- One inch white 3 ring Binder with page protectors
- Pencil
Our casual concert outfit is a music tshirt and black pants. Our recommended formal concert outfit is
Girls: Long dress (provided by school) black shoes
Boys: Black vest/ purple tie (provided by school) Long sleeved white dress shirt/black dress slacks are recommended to be worn with the vest and tie.
Choir Shirt- Available for $15 from Mrs. Bell
I encourage all parents to join the Woodcrest JHS Music Boosters. This wonderful group supports all students in the program through volunteer work and fundraising for the needs of the program. We can’t have a high caliberprogram without you!