Welcome to Chorus! 
 Here is a list of what you will purchase outside of class and then there are some items that you will need to purchase in class and the information is listed below. 
​Please make sure you have all class supplies by August 12, 2022 
Students will need: 

• 3 ring 1 inch binders any color  
• Pencil that you keep in your binder 
• Page Protectors 25   
• Hand sanitizer for personal use before class each day. 
• Music Spirit Shirt-Spirit Shirt Orders Order forms are available online in the welcome letter for the first day of school. These shirts are required and can be worn on spirit day.  Parents are also welcomed to purchase a shirt. The link to order is in the welcome letter. Size orders and information will be entered on-line, and payment will be sent into Mrs. Baker.  The cost is $15.00 per shirt.   
• Formal Concert Attire- fittings will take place in class in August and more information will be sent home.  These outfits are for our major concerts and competitions. You may purchase consignment attire through the consignment shop on a first come first serve basis. Otherwise you will be getting fitted and ordering a new outfit as these are required.
• Music T-Shirt orders are due by August 19, 2022.  

Please sign up for reminders on Remind- for parents and students.   
You have 2 options: 

• Follow this direct link https://www.remind.com/join/lcma21 
• Text 81010 to   @lcma21 

Parent Volunteers are needed! Please sign up here to help.
​A detailed list of dates is coming, but please go ahead and reserve the following dates for our major concert events: 
October 6, 2022 Fall Harrison Concert Harrison School for the Arts Call time 5:30p.m.
Concert at 7p.m. Advanced Chorus Students
December 6, 2022 Florida Southern College Branscomb Auditorium 6:30p.m. 
May 9, 2023  Florida Southern College Branscomb Auditorium 6:30p.m. 

Christina Baker’s contact information:
Email: christina.baker@polk-fl.net
Phone: 863.440.7744 (you can call or text this number) Please make sure to tell me who you are when you call or text as I do not know every phone number.
Website: lcmamusic.com
 
Here are some quick links to order forms as well as information for our class.
Music T-Shirt orders are due on September 3, 2020. Here’s the link https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=qVnhPFk7W0K5ZgTTnwmbulwoTqeknkNJrFxtQwmkvTdUM05PTlVBQ1VQVEQ2SjFWUkZZTVdUR0FWRy4u
Remind Sign Up Codes You may go directly to remind.com to join or you can text 81010 and then in the message section put the code for your class.  It will not allow you to join until you respond with your name of who you are.
Text 81010         In the message put the code for your class.
Chorus 20-21                    Code is: @lcma21
Assignments:     Schoology will host our assignments as well as information on them. The codes to sign up will be posted once they are assigned. Supplies are a little different this year due to Covid and I will provide a supply list for each class section on a separate document.

Here are some sites to help you prep for All State auditions. 
A little information for you- it is a 3-step process.
Step 1 and 2 Happen on the Same Day it is Music Theory Test and Sight Reading
Pass these 2 levels and make it to the next round
Step 3- Sing the All State music (3 portions are chosen of the All state music)

1. Vocalizes
2. Announced Song Selected
3. 2 songs announced at the audition

You will need to make sure that you make 70% or higher of the music theory test and get 8 measures of sight reading to proceed to the next level.  Here are a couple of websites to help you begin preparing for the auditions.
https://floridaallstateprep.com/
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ISZlze35CUUtVLUGBU2pOK12XDiMqYay
https://fva.net/all-state/
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While we are out, here are links to some of our songs, so you can get a head start on learning the rep. Just click the link and it will take you to each song. Keep Singing!

Warm with the Fli Fla Flo challenge :)
Into the Unknown- Advanced Chorus ( Link shows you music and plays audio)
The Lonely Carnarvon- Advanced Chorus
Sing Out A Joyful New Song- Advanced Chorus
Ain't No Mountain High Enough- Advanced Chorus

Reflection- Mixed Chorus/Beginning Chorus ( Link shows you music and plays audio)
Accentuate the Positive- Beginning Chorus ( There's only a you tube version- if you find a better one let me know!)
One Love- Mixed Chorus
The Clouds- Mixed Chorus/Beginning Chorus
Stodola Pumpa- Mixed Chorus/ Beginning Chorus

MPA is going to be rescheduled. I will let you know when I hear more as we know what is going on with the schedule.
Students who still need to audition for advanced chorus need to email christina.baker@polk-fl.net. You can email me your audition or we can set a time to do an online audition.

I will be posting music and practice tracks next week so that you can prep for our spring concert. Stay safe and healthy everyone!

Weekly Reminders

• After School Rehearsal for Combined Choir After School on Monday, March 9th until 4:00p.m. This is a required rehearsal to prepare for MPA.
• Portfolio Night is March 10 from 6-7p.m. Performers please let Mrs. Baker know on Monday who is staying until portfolio or if you are coming back for performance at 5:45pm
• Advanced Chorus Audition Form - Follow this link to audition for Advanced Chorus
• Wednesday is Early Release Day
• MPA is on Tuesday, March 17th and the schedule is slightly changed. Students will report to the Bistro to eat lunch at 11:00a.m. and then report to the bus loop at 11:30 to go to Frostproof. Make sure you have all of your things ( bookbag, homework, etc and that you bring $ for dinner.) Dinner purchases include: Pizza, Nachos, Chips, Candy or you can bring your own.
• youtu.be/rfOx4CmQWLs= Walk off the Earth Beatles Rendition

Music Focus
Review Solfedge
Sight Read as Ensemble
Warm Up and Focus exercises
MPA Music- Work on: Sing a Joyful New Song, The Lonely Carnarvon
1st and 2nd Will work on Refining MPA music of The Clouds and Stodola Pumpa, Sight Reading Challenge
Wednesday Listening  Walk off The Earth BEatles MEdley
assessment- https://youtu.be/rfOx4CmQWLshttps://youtu.be/uhzi7Shi2H
Target:  Develop Skills that are important to becoming a successful sight singer.St Learning Activities:  Daily performance of new music, Warm Up- Work on Breath Control and New ways to enforce better singing posture
Knowledge and skill acquisition: Identify common patterns in major scales.  You can identify them aurally through the use of solfedge
Standards: 
​MU.68.C.2.2Critique, using correct music vocabulary, changes in one's own or others' musical performance resulting from practice or rehearsal.
MU.68.O.3.2Perform the expressive elements of a musical work indicated by the musical score and/or conductor, and transfer new knowledge and experiences to other musical works.
MU.68.O.3.1Describe how the combination of instrumentation and expressive elements in a musical work can convey a specific thought, idea, mood, and/or image.
MU.68.S.1.4Sing or play melodies by ear with support from the teacher and/or peers.
MU.68.S.2.2Transfer performance techniques from familiar to unfamiliar pieces.
MU.68.S.3.3Sight-read standard exercises and simple repertoire.
MU.68.S.3.6Develop and demonstrate efficient rehearsal strategies to apply skills and techniques.
MU.68.S.3.5Notate rhythmic phrases and/or melodies, in varying simple meters, performed by someone else.