| | Welcome to Ms. Smith's page for
~ Senior High Choir ~
Singing is an act, and as such, its study will be undertaken with action.
Through attending to our sound and our concept of the sound we want to hear, we refine the act of singing to produce meaning and beauty. | |
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| | September 7 - September 13The syllabus was handed out on Friday, and also appears here.
Please have your parent sign the slip and then return it by Friday, September 18.  | 
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| | September 14 - September 20Simply singing ~ a variety of work that helps set our course for the semester. |
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| | September 21 - September 27Piano Skills - Playing the C scale and naming the notes
Michigan Morn - learning parts/using solfa
I Will Remember You - learning parts
Continuing work with solfa in C
Carols in parts - Keys of C and F only
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| | September 28 - October 4Melodia work (sight-singing)
Parsely Sage Rosemary and Thyme
I'll Be Seeing You
Why We Sing
Cantar
Hymns in parts |
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| | October 5 - October 11Piano Skills - Cantar pages 2-3
Solfa - Ongoing increase in skill and knowledge
Note names - Keep at it!
Knowledge is Power
Beauty of Tone is always the goal: Are you relaxed? |
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| | October 12 - October 18Conferences on Monday.
Practice on the stage; work on sound production.
Rehearse (of course!) |
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| | October 19 - October 25Wow! Great work: We are starting to sound beautiful!
Watch the Moodle page for concert reminders and other events...
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| | October 26 - November 1Thsi week we will continue to rehearse songs we have begun:
Cantar, Jubilate Deo, carols and the ever-popular Why We Sing.
We will continue work on Venite Adoramus and Happy Holidays.
There will be sight-singing (Melodia) on a regular basis, so that when those new arrangements come in, we will be better able to sing through them...
Keep up your excellent work, choir ~ We are going somewhere good!
!If you are not enrolled in Choir for the 2nd trimester, please let Ms. Smith know: We are choosing Christmas music at this time! |
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| | November 2 - November 8Wrapping up our preparations for the concert (Nov. 17)
Memorization
Identifying and fixing errors
Attending to form (correct posture, shoulders relaxed, eyes on the director)
Caring for our voice: warming up, attending to how our voice sounds and feels, getting the sound we want to hear |
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| | November 9 - November 15Intent: What do we mean?
Getting our message across Beautifully!
(Christmas music/Thanksgiving music) |
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| | November 16 - November 22Concert on Tuesday this week! |
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| | November 23 - November 29The 1st trimester ends on Wednesday. |
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| | November 30 - December 6Preparing our Christmas music
The concert is on December 17. |
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| | December 7 - December 13Christmas music
(This will be updated when our selections have been finalized.) |
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| | December 14 - December 20Concert Thursday night
7pm in the auditorium |
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| | December 21 - December 27Reading new music this week.
Vacation begins on Wednesday.
Merry Christmas! |
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| | December 28 - January 3 (Not available) |
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| | January 4 - January 10We're back! |
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| | January 11 - January 17 |
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| | January 18 - January 24 |
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| | January 25 - January 31 |
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| | February 1 - February 7 |
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| | February 8 - February 14 |
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| | February 15 - February 21 |
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| | February 22 - February 28 |
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| | March 1 - March 7March 2 is the end of the 2nd trimester. |
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| | March 8 - March 14 (Not available) |
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| | March 15 - March 21 (Not available) |
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| | March 22 - March 28 (Not available) |
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| | March 29 - April 4 (Not available) |
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| | April 5 - April 11 (Not available) |
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| | April 12 - April 18 (Not available) |
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| | April 19 - April 25 (Not available) |
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| | April 26 - May 2 (Not available) |
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| | May 3 - May 9 (Not available) |
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| | May 10 - May 16 (Not available) |
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| | May 17 - May 23 (Not available) |
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| | May 24 - May 30 (Not available) |
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| | May 31 - June 6 (Not available) |
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| | June 7 - June 13 (Not available) |
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