Weekly Reminders:

• Monday- No School
• Tuesday- All County Chorus Rehearsal Dundee Ridge MS 5:30-8:15pm and is required for All County Students
• Wednesday- Rhythm challenge Day
• Thursday- Final Collection for Walk the Wire Participation! Those who raise $100 will have opportunity to dunk tank their teacher ) There are prizes for turning in your donations please help support your music program.

The student will begin to prepare repertoire with attention to technical, stylistic, and expressive elements as indicated in the music.

• Note and Rest Values
• Dynamic and Expressive Markings
• Articulation Markings
• Rehearsal Procedures
  Bell Work- Test on Rhythms & Sol Fedge 
  Stretch
  Vocal Warm Up- Technique Focus Warm Ups this week will be to Work on Range as Well as Fun Songs:
  
  Music Focus
  1st- Bird Courting Song, Sing Alleluia, Hot Chocolate, All County Chorus Music
  2nd-  section blending and harmonies- improve vowels, unification and dynamics on Cold Snap, Sing & Dance, All County
  3rd- Stodola Pumpa, Christmas Time is Here, All County Chorus, begin selecting Solo and Ensemble Music
  
  
  

Target:The Student will demonstrate the ability to follow the conductors beat pattern and expressive gestures.
Vocabulary- Beat Pattern, Conductor, articulations
Rehearsal Procedures
Bell Work- Worksheet to Review Time Signatures due by Friday
Stretch
Vocal Warm Up- Technique Focus
Music Focus
2nd     Work on Hey Ho Nobody Home, When I Close My Eyes and begin new song
3rd      Begin new music and continue blending and harmonies- improve vowels, unification and dynamics
1st        Music for Hispanic Heritage Festival Oct 11th, Work on Round with Chimes Sing Alleluia
Weekly Reminders
10/8      AM All State Prep Practice ( 7:20-7:45a.m.)
10/10   Walk the Wire Collection #1 EARLY BIRD PRIZES! Support your music class and get sponsors!
10/10 All State Chorus Auditions Round 3 Bartow High School
all_state_chorus_vocal_quality_audition_2019.pdf
10/11  Drug Lessons & Hispanic Heritage Festival schedule is:

• 6th Period 6th Grade ( schedule given to students in class for performers)
  
• 7th Period 7th Grade
  
• 8th Period 8th Grade
  

Weekly Reminders
Tuesday: Turn in Reflection of Why Music Matters to Me.
Wednesday: Walk the Wire Kick-Off
Thursday: Students performing at concert Thursday can wear their chorus shirt and uniform bottoms to school.  Advanced Chorus Performs at Harrison Report to Harrison by 3:50p.m. in your black formal concert attire for rehearsal and dinner
Concert Begins at 7:00p.m. Friends & Family that want to purchase a ticket can do so online or click HERE
Target:The student will improve the intonation and tone of the chorus.
Vocabulary:  Unison, Harmony, Melody
Rehearsal Routine:
Warm Up
Havana Vocal Warm Up with youtube link https://youtu.be/VIkIGmtN_1Q

Sight Sing
Music Rehearsal
Music for Fall Concert When I Close My Eyes, Harvest Moon
Sight Sing
Beginning Chorus Work on Guantanamera, Yo Vivo Cantando
time signature identification and rhythm drills
Music for Hispanic Heritage Festival

Congratulations to Everyone who made the All County Chorus 2019! Make sure you are working on your music. Links to the practice are found below.
All County Practice Tracks
6th Grade All County Choir Practice Tracks are HERE
7&8 grade All County Choir Practice Tracks are HERE

Weekly Reminders
All State Prep is Monday until 3:45p.m. and practice in the mornings bring your music begins at 7:20a.m.

What steps do I use to begin learning to sight read?
Warm Up, New Warm Up Havana is HERE
Havana Vocal Warm Up with youtube link https://youtu.be/VIkIGmtN_1Q


Stretch
Sight Sing with Solfedge
Review for Time Signature Test on Friday All Classes
Rhythm Review
Rhythm & Solfedge Worksheet Completion & Performance this week
Test in Small Groups on Harvest Moon 3rd Period
Test in Small Groups on Yo Vivo (1st)
Test on D-End of When I Close My Eyes 2nd Period
Review
Ukuthula, Harvest Moon and When I Close My Eyes Music for Fall Concert on 10-3

Weekly Reminders
Monday- No School
Tuesday- All County Chorus Auditions at Auburndale HS check in the cafeteria at 6:30p.m. Auditions begin at 6:45p.m. for LCMA registered students. Bring a photo ID.
Wednesday- Quiz on Paper Cranes song, Quiz on A-D of When I Close My Eyes,
Thursday- Special Guest Dr. K ( work with all classes)
Friday- Paper Crane making day,Record performance of Paper Cranes and Ukuthula remember International Day of Peace & Sadako's story

LSI: What steps do I use to begin learning to sight read?
Warm Up,
Stretch
Sight Sing with Solfedge
1st and 2nd
Review for Grand Staff test on Wednesday
Wall for Peace Project
Advanced Chorus
Quiz 68 time signature labeling and understanding Tuesday
Ukuthula, Water is Wide and other Music for Fall Concert on 10-3
Permission Slips are due Friday!
Friday is the International Day of Peace! 

Weekly Reminders:

• 9/9 After School Prep for All State Chorus Auditions until 3:45p.m.
• 9/10 Open House 6-8pm
• 9/11 Early Release Day & Schedule
• 9/12 All State Chorus Auditions for registered students

 Exam #1  Tuesday, September 12th All State Exam and Sight Singing Check in at 4:30p.m. @ Lake Region High, Eagle Lake, Florida
 School Test begins at 5p.m. NO LATE ENTRIES! Cell phones are not allowed in the testing or audition rooms, so have a meeting spot for your parents.  You will need a chaperone as Mrs. Baker is administering the test and auditions to students and cannot supervise.
You will need:  Water, 2 #2 Pencils, Patience
The written test takes around 45 minutes and begins at 5p.m. It will be graded as soon as you finish. They will give you a ticket if you pass to audition in the second round immediately following the test.  In this round you will complete the sight singing round and will be notified the next day if you made it to round 3. You may leave as soon as you finish your sight singing round.  (This may take a while.)

• 9/13 Interim/ Spirit Day

LSI Focus: Use the five primary vowels for singers to improve my tone?
Vocabualy:  Tone, Resonance, Focus, Placement, Diction, Vowel, Consonants
Rehearsal Routine:
Warm Up 
Stretch
Sight Read
Music Literature
 1st & 2nd Period
Work on finding correct vocal placement for better tone, Work on new song, begin working on notes on Bass Clef and Grand Staff Quiz on Time Signatures and Notes on Treble Clef Notes on Friday!

3rd Period:  Vowel Placement, Intervals signing and visual identification, Harrison music for fall concert and all state prep
Writing Reflection on Music Performance on Thursday.

Weekly Reminders:

• Formal Concert Attire: Make sure you have been fitted for formal concert attire. Dresses are ordered through the music department and guys need to go to Nathan's Menswear to be fitted and purchased there. Order forms and info will go home when we return from hurricane.( you can find them now on the forms section of the website.)
  
• All County Chorus Live auditions are on September 17th at Auburndale High School beginning at 5:30pm. Students who turned in their form are registered to audition and will need to be there to audition between 5:30-6:00p.m.  6th grade students are recording their auditions
  
• All State Chorus auditions are on September 12th at Lake Region High School. Check in is at 3:30p.m. in the cafeteria. Please make sure you leave your cell phone with your parents as they are not allowed in the testing room or at the sight singing audition.
  
• T-shirts are ordered and will be delivered soon.
  

LSI focus:
Demonstrate proper posture and breathing to produce a characteristic sound in an ensemble setting.
Stretch
Warm-Up
Sight Read SR factory exercises
Begin working on Fall Concert music Ukuthula, Paper Cranes, Harvest Moon, Si Si Moja
Review Note Name for Quiz on Treble Clef 1st & 2nd Period
Interval review for Adv chorus aural and visual identification
Work on Concert Literature
Worksheet of the Week rhythm and solfedge review label lesson 1 on rhythm and sight singing

Weekly Reminders
Turn in assignments/forms to your class box

• All County Chorus Forms are due by Tuesday!
• All State Chorus Practice Monday until 3:45pm
• All State Chorus Forms & Fee are due by Wednesday!
• All County Audition Prep Thursday & Friday
• Dress Fittings are Thursday during class
• This week's focus is on audition strategies, sight singing and how to create your best tone.
  
• Define and identify the qualities of a characteristic sound.
  Stretch
  Vocal Warm-Ups
  Review posture for the correct set up
  Sight Reading
  All County Audition Process/ Music
  Advanced Chorus Begin working on All State Audition,all county audition, Ukuthula, Record America the Beautiful Wed or Thursday( memorized please) begin fall concert music
  Beginning Chorus-All County Audition Music, Reading Treble Clef Note ledger lines, Lines and Spaces ID
  Intermediate Chorus-All County Music Audition, All State Process, Reading Treble Clef ledger lines