Black History Festival is on Friday, February 28th!
Dress code for the Festival performance is your Black History T Shirt ( If you ordered one) or your music shirt.
Performance Schedule 11:512:10 Performance
Report to Stage by 11:50a.m.
12:50  Anthem ( Ray Sings)
1:00 Ain't No Mountain High Enough
1:05 Sisi Ni Moja
1:08 One Love ( 2nd Period Chorus)

Guitar Report to Stage by 1:15
Perform from 1:30-1:45p.m.

• Wonderful World
• Stand By Me

Weekly Activites:

• Monday: No School

Review Solfedge
Sight Read as Ensemble
Warm Up and Focus exercises
MPA Music- Work on Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Sing A Joyful Song, Lonely Carnarvon
1st and 7th period will work on Sisi Ni Moja, The Clouds, Stodola Pumpa

• Worksheet- vocabulary worksheet and rhythm worksheet
• Test on Intervals is Friday

Target: Complete learning basic notes of MPA music and continue working on mpa music and preparing for the black heritage festival performance.


Review Solfeddge and Students will be tested in small group ensembles on sight singing for their end of 9 weeks assessment;

Sight Read as Ensemble
Warm Up and Focus exercises
MPA Music

Weekly Reminders
2/4 Valentine Group Project performances begin.
2/5 Early Release
2/6 Singing summative on MPA music Lonely Carnarvon small ensembles first half of song

Chorus Solo and Ensemble Week!  S& E is taking place at Kathleen High School on Friday, January 31st. Make sure you wear your concert attire and arrive early for your block of performances. Parents are welcome to attend your performance.
Wednesday- S&E practice final run-thru with the accompanist
Friday- S&E event
Target: Clear understanding of dynamics, what they mean and how they effect music. Work on MPA music and begin Black Heritage music
St Learning Activities:  Daily performance of new music, Warm Up- Work on Breath Control and New ways to inforce better singing posture
https://www.waldorfschoolsongs.com/song/vocalise-(1)-canon/

Knowledge and skill acquisition: Identify common patterns in major scales.  You can identify them aurally through the use of solfedge
Warm Up Working on Blending and Vowelswww.waldorfschoolsongs.com/song/vocalise-(1)-canon/; Review Solfeddge and Students will be tested in small group ensembles on sight singing for their assessment;
Sight Read as Ensemble
Warm Up and Focus exercises
MPA Music- Work on  SiSi Ni Moja, Lonely Carnarvon, Ain't No Mountain High Enough, One Love
Worksheet- Label newest rhythm and solfedge worksheet
Team Building Project Wednesday or Thursday
Quiz on sections of MPA music on Tuesday quartet size groups

Happy New Year! We have many exciting events happening this semester! Please make sure that you are checking the board and website each week for information. Chorus Solo and Ensemble are coming on January 31 and February 1st. The Schedule will be ready next week and you will need to have music memorized and ready the week of the event.  Next After School Rehearsal is on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 and you will need a ride by 3:45p.m.
Weekly Warm Up Focus is: 
Wade in the Water

• Wade in the Water – Part 1 (Wade in the Water) (WAV)
• Wade in the Water – Part 2 (Motherless Child) (WAV)
• Wade in the Water – Part 3 (Easy When I Die) (WAV)
• Wade in the Water – All Parts in Harmony (WAV)

downloads.bbc.co.uk/tv/thechoir/gonnasing-sheetmusic.pdf

 Target:  The student will develop a group performance with a holiday theme to perform.Balance, blend, listening across the ensemble 

Perform new notes and rhythms on my instrument. Daily performance of new music, and sight reading exercises,Caroling music Congratulations on a fantastic Winter Concert Performance!

Weekly Reminders
Wednesday, Solo and Ensemble help session after school until 3:45p.m.
Thursday Group Performances
Friday Concert Viewing
Sing Alleluia, Allelu - https://youtu.be/sP76CM7zNhQ
The Bird's Courting Song - https://youtu.be/qFxHY-rxRmA
Feliz Navidad & We Wish You A Merry Christmas - https://youtu.be/Dxno5ne58Mg
Hot Chocolate - https://youtu.be/0hEUTdhukbY
Hey Ho, Nobody Home - https://youtu.be/O_dXRaQ-n28
Christmas In About 3 Minutes - https://youtu.be/PWuHh7fMLSs
Cold Snap - https://youtu.be/1ei2yCJBK8c
Christmastime Is Here - https://youtu.be/frQVVmpJBdE
Paper Cranes - https://youtu.be/_UxMMZE3zGI
A Swingin' Christmas - https://youtu.be/S3ynkSrs82I

MU.68.C.2.Pa.b Use a teacher-selected criterion to recognize improvement in one's own or others' performances after practice or rehearsal.
MU.68.F.1.In.b Create, interpret, and respond to music that integrates traditional and contemporary technologies.
MU.68.F.1.In. Create new interpretations of melodic or rhythmic pieces by using visual, kinesthetic, digital, and/or acoustic means to manipulate musical elements.

Target:   The student will exhibit expressive qualities  and how they affect the performance of a song. The student will demonstrate appropriate concert etiquette.

Class Procedure
Warm Up
Sight Read
Music- work on music for winter concert
Understand and demonstrate etiquette
Watch short video clip and reflect on musical performance
Prepare for Winter Concert that is on 12/10. Song moves and note perfection
Weekly Reminders
Monday- Accompanist comes to rehearse
Work on Introductions and on and off Stage Entrances
Tuesday- December 10th CONCERT DAY at Florida Southern Call time is 6pm and Concert is at 6:30p.m. this is a REQUIRED EVENT Dress Code is formal concert black, black dress shoes.
Wednesday- After School Rehearsal for Solo and Ensemble need ride at 3:45p.m.
Evaluate Concert Reflection ( Summative in Class due on Thursday)
Thursday- Begin Caroling Project Group Songs and Selection