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Concerts, GAD, and Homecoming...OH MY!!!

Week of September 26 We have a busy week in the choral department! Please read carefully for content and let me know if you have any questions.  MONDAY: Women's Ensemble - practice music for concert Concert Choir - practice music for concert Old School Edition - clean choreography & practice music for GAD Madrigals - practice for GAD AMS Guys (Trojan Warrior Chorus) - predress rehearsal for concert AMS Ladies (Trojan Treble Chorus) - predress rehearsal for concert TUESDAY:  Women's Ensemble & Concert Choir - practice music for upcoming concert Old School Edition - clean choreography & practice for GAD Madrigals - practice for GAD AMS Guys & Gals - dress rehearsal during class at AHS auditorium AMS CHOIR CONCERT  Tuesday @ 7:30pm AHS Auditorium Students need to arrive by 7pm in the AHS Choir Room Wear Khaki slacks or skirt, choir polo, and dress shoes/dress sandals WEDNESDAY: Women's Ensemble & Concert Choir - practice mus
This week in choir: Jackets, tees, polos, whatever you ordered for your student should be arriving within the next 2 weeks. Thank you for your patience in this process. AHS Women's Choir: Reviewing songs for concert Learning large group piece Concert Choir:  Learn Kyrie Review parts on known songs Work on group piece Old School Edition:  Review & Clean Choreography for Boogie Shoes Review, Learn Remainder & Clean Choreography for Best Song Ever Review Vocal Parts - Dancing in the Street Madrigals:  Fine tuning of concert pieces continue work on Stabat Mater Learning large group pieces AMS Guys' Choir: Fix trouble spots on concert pieces work on group piece Take Assessment on Wednesday Ladies' Choir:  Fix trouble spots on concert pieces work on group piece Finish Assessments if needed Have a great week! Mrs. Hallford

Week of September 12-16

This week in choir: AHS Women's Choir: Reviewing songs for concert Learning large group piece Concert Choir:  Learning the remainder of our 2 pieces Learning large group piece Old School Edition:  Review & Clean Choreography for Boogie Shoes Learn Choreography for Best Song Ever Finish learning vocal parts on Dancing in the Street Madrigals:  Learning the rest of The Eternal Gates Begin working on Stabat Mater Learning large group piece **All high school students interested in auditioning for district/state honor choir will be given information on auditions and materials this week.  AMS Guys' Choir: Fix trouble spots on concert pieces work on group piece Ladies' Choir:  Finish learning Dance of the One-Legged Sailor work on group piece **All middle school students will be taking a singing assessment on Thursday. Students are asked to bring a cell phone or tablet to class to record their songs. If they do

Week of September 5th

I hope you all had enjoyed some relaxation and had a great Labor Day weekend! This week in choir we are doing our first singing assessment & our first sight-singing assessment. Students will record themselves and submit the recording via google classroom. If you haven't yet, the parent form is due. you can access the syllabus and the parent form by accessing my webpage  and selecting syllabus. Don't forget t-shirt, polo, and jacket money is due this Friday. Have a great week!