concert choir dec 14

today we continued to work on our projects :)
announcements:

Concert Choir: Interims go home Today-you will also receive all work you have turned in. Save this work so you can use it to study after the break. 

Concert Choir - As you leave 2nd period today, you need to do so silently.  The Nutcracker is being performed for local elementary schools and we need to be silent so as not to disturb the performance. 

Concert & Beginning - If you are coming to tutorials today for lunch make sure you come down the hall silently. The Nutcracker is being performed for local elementary schools and we need to be silent so as not to disturb the performance. 

Tutorials are available all lunch Thursday and Friday to do makeup work, use laptops and ask questions.  

Auditions for next year’s Colla Voce Advanced Choir will be January 3rd and 4th and call backs will be January 5th.  You will need to sign up for one day either January 3rd or 4th, and then ALL who audition must attend January 5th for call backs.  There is no make-up day for auditions or for call backs.  You must make sure you schedule your audition in your calendar and Call Backs.  Auditions will run from 2:30-6:30 pm on the 3rd and 4th and you will only need to be available for about 10 minutes one of those days.  Call backs will run from 2:30-4:30 on Friday Jan 5th, and again, all who auditioned must attend. Students who will be in the 11th or 12th grade in 2018-2019 are eligible to audition for Colla Voce. Sign-ups to audition will be posted by the time we leave for winter break.  You need to be prepared to sing “Once Upon a Time” and sight-read at the equivalent of Level 5 on Sight-readingfactory.com under “choir unison”. 

Auditions for Concert choir will be in class once we start 2nd semester.  If you will not be in choir 2nd semester this year but would like to audition for Concert Choir, you can schedule a time with Mrs. Patchett to audition starting January 23rd. Those auditions will be scheduled individually. 

CV, Wednesday 12/13/17

Happy Wednesday :-)

MUSIC JOKE OF THE DAY: 

What did Bach say when he left for his lunch break?
I'll be Bach in 30 minutes.

Announcements:

-If you are singing on Saturday for the 5k, make sure you are there early and meet everyone on the course.
-We will be going to the middle schools to sing on Friday so you will miss part of 1st period, all of 2nd and we will go out to lunch somewhere during lunch/3rd period so bring money. Meet in the chorus room by 8am. Wear your CV shirt and jeans
-CV auditions for next year will be January 3rd, 4th, and 5th. You can sign up online by going to the chorus website and signing up for a time slot. Please sign up by Monday!

Sight Singing:
-None

Rehearsal Notes:

-Today Mrs. Patchett taught a lesson on music theory. It was all review and we talked about unit 5 which is identifying intervals with key signatures, and circle of 5ths.

Music Theory: 

-We did 30 examples of Interval ID on musictheory.net. All key signatures ON!

- We were also handed a Circle of 5ths packet to complete

A brief overview of music theory if you are confused......

CIRCLE OF 5THS: this is super helpful and you need to have it memorized. In music, you can find relative major/minors and key signatures within the circle of 5ths. Start with C. The key signature for C major is clear. Go up a 5th and you get G. The key of G has one sharp. Go up another 5th from G and you get D. The key of D has 2 sharps and you keep doing that all the way up to the key of C#. For flats, it's the same but you go down a 5th. Start on C, down a 5th is F which has one flat. Down a 5th from F is B flat which has 2 flats and so on. That's a really basic description of he circle of 5ths but you need to know it because it's SUPER helpful throughout theory.

INTERVAL ID WITH KEY SIGNATURES: when identifying intervals you need to first look at the bottom note. IGNORE the key signature unless it affects any of the notes in the interval. If it does not affect any of the notes, just figure out the bottom note, think in terms of that key (if the note on the bottom is D, think 2 sharps) and then decide whether or not the top note is within the scale of the key signature of the bottom note. If it fits in the scale, then great! Count your interval and then it will be either major or perfect. If it does not fit in the scale, decide whether it's raised or lowered. If it's raised, it is augmented, if it's lowered a half step, it's minor (or diminished if it's a 1, 4, 5, or 8), and if it's lowered a whole step, then its diminished! If the notes are affected by the key signature, just do the exact same thing, but apply the accidental s to the notes. NOTE- this may change the bottom note and that's okay, now you're thinking in terms of whatever your new root note is.

If you need help with any of this, come to tutorials or ask someone from our class. Lots of people are good at this and there are several different methods to learn this so if one method is tricky, another one might work for you. I'm always available to help if you need it and so are lots of other people in our class!! :-)

Homework: 

-Music Theory sheet on Circle of 5ths
-30 examples of Interval ID on musictheory.net
^^^^^ DUE TOMORROW ^^^^^^

Beginning choir 12-7-17

Today we worked on naming the Key signature.

First we did some practice on the board with cite reading
Then reviewed the names of the key signatures and naming them.
Then we went over the rules for drawing the key
We also did practice on drawing the key

Homework-  we got a page of drawing the Key practice and if you did not finish I️t is homework

CV, Wednesday 12/06/17

Happy Wednesday :-)

MUSIC JOKE OF THE DAY: 

I keep hearing music from the printer... I think it's the paper jamming.

Announcements:

-We are going to downtown Raleigh after school on Friday for our first Wintour performance at the capitol building. After that, we will grab dinner and head back to Holly Springs to sing for Christmas on Main Street.
-BRING YOUR CONCERT ATTIRE TO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY
-Next Friday, December 15th, we will be traveling to FVMS, HGMS, and HRMS to sing for their choirs. This is a field trip so let your first and second period teachers know you will be absent.
-There is a Caroling opportunity on December 16th! Come out to the Snuggly Sweater 5k at Bass Lake. Let Mrs. Patchett know if you are interested in singing or leading! You can get Tri M hours for this.
-Composite pictures will be December 12 so bring your concert attire.

Sight Singing:
Today we did a Sight Singing example at a level 5 on the board. We started off doing a unison example in the key of E flat, then we moved to the key of C, and ended with a 4 part Sight reading example in the key of C. The goal is to be able to pull up quartets and accurately sing an SATB level 5 Sight reading example!

Rehearsal Notes:

-Today we worked on the following songs:
Joy to the World: we focused on sounding triumphant and working with the dynamics. Remember, we will be singing this at the tree lighting so it needs to be good!!
The First Noel: briefly talked about dynamics. We mainly went over questions about notes.

Music Theory: 

-We reviewed our music theory packet today and focused on unit 4. Unit 4 talks about relative minors, minor scales (harmonic, melodic, and natural) and interval/interval quality. We also got a homework sheet that is due tomorrow... if you were absent today, review those at home tonight and get the missing work tomorrow!

Homework: 

-Music Theory sheet on minor scales

CV, Tuesday 12/05/17

Happy Tuesday :-)

MUSIC JOKE OF THE DAY: 

What did the baby fermata say?

Answer: Hold me

Announcements:

-We are going to downtown Raleigh after school on Friday for our first Wintour performance at the capitol building. After that, we will grab dinner and head back to Holly Springs to sing for Christmas on Main Street.
-BRING YOUR CONCERT ATTIRE TO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY
-Next Friday, December 15th, we will be traveling to FVMS, HGMS, and HRMS to sing for their choirs. This is a field trip so let your first and second period teachers know you will be absent.
-There is a Caroling opportunity on December 16th! Come out to the Snuggly Sweater 5k at Bass Lake. Let Mrs. Patchett know if you are interested in singing or leading! You can get Tri M hours for this.
-Composite pictures will be December 12 so bring your concert attire.

Rehearsal Notes:

-Today we worked on the following songs:
Joy to the World: we focused on sounding triumphant and working with the dynamics. Remember, we will be singing this at the tree lighting so it needs to be good!!
The First Noel: briefly talked about dynamics. We mainly went over questions about notes.

Music Theory: 

-We got a packet today covering all of the music theory curriculum we need to know (units 1-4) this was basically note naming, key signatures, and relative majors and minors. We then did a worksheet front and back on identifying key signatures and naming relative minors. Pretty easy stuff, we didn't learn anything new! If you were absent today make sure you get the music theory packet/classwork tomorrow :-)

Homework: 

-None

Beginning choir 11/28/17

It’s concert week!
We have the risers in the room all this week to practice.
On Friday we will meet in auditorium for class.
Dress rehearsal is Thursday and is a test grade- 2:30-5:30
Concert on Friday-  required to say after school and be at both concerts: 4:30 and 7:30 and will need to stay after to help clean up.

CV, Tuesday 11/28/17

Happy Tuesday :-)

MUSIC JOKE OF THE DAY: 

Wanna hear a joke about the staccato?

Nevermind, it's too short.

Announcements:

-Our dress rehearsal is on November 30, and the concert is December 1st. Both are required!!
-We are performing the national anthem at the basketball game on December 2nd. Meet in the chorus room that day at 1:30 to warm up.
-There is a Caroling opportunity on December 16th! Come out to the Snuggly Sweater 5k at Bass Lake. Let Mrs. Patchett know if you are interested in singing or leading! You can get Tri M hours for this.
-Composite pictures will be December 12 so bring your concert attire.

Rehearsal Notes:

-Today we worked on the following songs:
Carol of the Bells- Ding dongs need to be tall vowels and make sure you are watching the conductor
The Sleigh- Sang the whole thing through. Don't rush it.
O Come- ran it through once
Holly and the Ivy- ran it through once (learn the words!!!)
Nutcracker Jingles- ran the whole thing & fixed a few notes
Hallelujah- reviewed it and went over a few notes

Music Theory: 

-None

Homework: 

-Know Angels We Have Heard On High

CV, Monday 11/27/17

Happy Monday :-)

MUSIC JOKE OF THE DAY: 

Wanna hear a joke about the fermata?

Nevermind, it's too long.

Announcements:

-Our dress rehearsal is on November 30, and the concert is December 1st. Both are required!!
-We are performing the national anthem at the basketball game on December 2nd. Meet in the chorus room that day at 1:30 to warm up.
-Rehearsal A lunch tomorrow. Know where you stand.
-There is a Caroling opportunity on December 16th! Come out to the Snuggly Sweater 5k at Bass Lake. Let Mrs. Patchett know if you are interested in singing or leading! You can get Tri M hours for this.
-Composite pictures will be December 12 so bring your concert attire.

Rehearsal Notes:

-Today we worked on the following songs:
Glow- we sang the whole song. Make sure to follow the conductor. We also worked on dynamics.
The Sleigh- Sang the whole thing through. Don't rush it.
Angels We Have Heard On High- went over all of the notes because nobody actually knows it. Talked about which Gloria's go where and some dynamics. Memorize it by tomorrow
-We also got new spots for the songs.

Music Theory: 

-None

Homework: 

-Know Angels We Have Heard On High
-Rehearsal A Lunch tomorrow 

CV, Tuesday 11/21/17

Happy Tuesday :-)

MUSIC JOKE OF THE DAY: 

What do choirs use to pay for things?

Answer: Har-money

Announcements:

-Our dress rehearsal is on November 30, and the concert is December 1st. Both are required!!
-We are performing the national anthem at the basketball game on December 2nd. Meet in the chorus room that day at 1:30 to warm up.
-There is a Caroling opportunity on December 16th! Come out to the Snuggly Sweater 5k at Bass Lake. Let Mrs. Patchett know if you are interested in singing or leading! You can get Tri M hours for this.
-Composite pictures will be December 12 so bring your concert attire.

Rehearsal Notes:

-Today we worked on the following songs:
Carol of the Bells- we sang the whole song and stopped on specific parts checking notes. If you have a "ding or dong" make sure you close to the "ng" but still have a tall vowel behind it. Pay attention to dynamics!!
The Sleigh- we went through the whole song and it was pretty good!! Just remember that diction is SUPER important so people know what we are saying. It can be easy to mumble since it's so fast, but use strong consanants and have tall vowels!
Angels We Have Heard On High- we studied our music for about 5 minutes on our own to try and absorb the order of all of the lyrics and "Gloria's". Then we went through the song, specifically "Gloria's".

Music Theory: 

-None

Homework: 

-Have a super wonderful break everybody!!! :-)

CV, Thursday 11/16/17

Happy Wednesday :-)

MUSIC JOKE OF THE DAY: 

What is Beethoven's favorite fruit?

Answer: A ba-na-na-naaaaa.

Announcements:

-Ladies have a lunch rehearsal tomorrow B lunch
-SINGING QUIZ TOMORROW
-Men bring your men's invitational forms by TOMORROW
-If you haven't already, turn in your peanut forms, they were due yesterday!!
-Great job to Fran, Cameryn and Kyle on Sunday! The HC concert was amazing!.
-Our dress rehearsal will be November 30 after school and the winter concert is December 1. You are REQUIRED to be at both. They are test grades. If you have a conflict, email Mrs. P
-The standing chart went around for all Choir pieces and the women's/men's pieces
-There will be a singing quiz next Friday on any one of the songs we are performing for the concert. Make sure you know your notes and the music is memorized by then

Rehearsal Notes:

-Today we watched ECU's chamber choir perform and they were phenomenal!! We warmed up with them and they told us about the music program at ECU :-)

Music Theory: 

-None

Homework: 

-Reveiw your music... we have a lot to learn and a singing quiz TOMORROW!
-Also!! Try to log into your Wake ID portal tonight so we don't have to do quartets on tomorrow. Hopefully everyone can get into their portal so we can submit Singing quizzes online.  If you have a problem, talk to Mrs. Patchett tomorrow.

concert choir 11-15

in class today we tried some new warm ups, worked on hallelujah in lat last 4 pages and men auditioned for solos in tshotsholoza. Our mystery singin quiz is friday so BE PRACTICING. Please look over God rest he so we will know our notes!!! YAY!! CHORUS!!

Wednesday Nov 15

We have 10 more rehearsals before the winter concert!

MEN have an all choir rehearsal at lunch on Thursday A LUNCH in the auditorium.  Women have an all choir rehearsal Friday B LUNCH in the auditorium.

The dress rehearsal for the Winter Concert is REQUIRED.  It is Nov. 30th from 2:30-5:30.  You must attend the entire rehearsal and it is a test grade. Conflicts must be communicated more than 2 weeks prior to the dress rehearsal. 

The Winter Concert is REQUIRED and it is a test Grade.  There are two concerts in one day. You are required to be at both.  All students are required to stay after school and dress at school for the concert. The concerts begin at 4:30 & 7:30 pm.  You are expected to stay after the concerts to help clean up.   Tickets to the concerts are $3 and will be available online to purchase starting Tuesday next week

Choir students will each take their composite picture on Dec. 12.  Students need to bring their concert attire again to school before school.

All classes will have a singing quiz THIS Friday.. It will be a small portion of one of your songs for the concert.  The song and the section will not be announced until the day of the quiz. It will be from memory.

Peanut order forms and money are due today. . 

Men who want to participate in Men’s Invitational, the paperwork to sign up is due Tomorrow.  Please turn in your forms to the blue folder.

The musical cast list will be posted at lunch today. Meet in the auditorium at A LUNCH

CV, Wednesday 11/15

Happy Wednesday :-)

MUSIC JOKE OF THE DAY: 

Why didn't Handel go Christmas shopping?

Answer: Because he was Baroque.

Announcements:

-Mrs. Patchett was back today!!!
-Men have a lunch rehearsal tomorrow
-Women have a lunch rehearsal Friday
-If you haven't already, turn in your peanut forms, they were due yesterday!!
-Great job to Fran, Cameryn and Kyle on Sunday! The HC concert was amazing!.
-Our dress rehearsal will be November 30 after school and the winter concert is December 1. You are REQUIRED to be at both. They are test grades. If you have a conflict, email Mrs. P
-The standing chart went around for all Choir pieces and the women's/men's pieces
-There will be a singing quiz next Friday on any one of the songs we are performing for the concert. Make sure you know your notes and the music is memorized by then

Rehearsal Notes:

-Today we worked on the following songs....
1. The Sleigh- We went over the end one more time to solidify notes and the 8 part split. Then we ran the whole thing at tempo and it sounded a lot better than before!
2. Angels- We sang the whole thing, but didn't have time to work on it because the bell rang. This piece needs a lot of work because the Gloria's are really sloppy. Make sure to work on this one at home.
3. Glow- Women worked on dynamics on the first and second pages. We also worked on making sure the song sounded smooth at the tenor and bass entrance. Dynamics are going to be really important for this song! We worked on where we want to get louder, slow down, make it legato, etc.
4. The First Nowell- Ran the whole thing. This one was pretty solid, make sure you aren't sacrificing the vowels for the consonants. Strong consonants are important, but when you have an 'r' or something, keep the space in your mouth tall so you don't accidentally chew the vowel. We also worked on dynamics!!

Music Theory: 

-None

Homework: 

-Reveiw your music... we have a lot to learn and a singing quiz on Friday!!
-Also!! Try to log into your Wake ID portal tonight so we don't have to do quartets on Friday. Hopefully everyone can get into their portal so we can submit Singing quizzes online.  If you have a problem, talk to Mrs. Patchett tomorrow.

Beginning choir nov 14th

Sang through have you seen the baby and how like winter and improved parts
Hallelujah pg. 8-9

REMEMBER
Nov 16th men’s choir meeting
Nov 17 th women’s choir meeting
Winter concert tickets are $3
Concert on December 1st

CV, Tuesday 11/14/17

Happy Tuesday :-)

MUSIC JOKE OF THE DAY: 

How can you tell if Alex is outside your door?

Answer: He can't find the key and he never knows when to come in

Announcements:

-Mr. Wilson was our sub today!!!
-If you haven't already, turn in your peanut forms, they were due today!!
-Great job to Fran, Cameryn and Kyle on Sunday! The HC concert was amazing!.
-Our dress rehearsal will be November 30 after school and the winter concert is December 1. You are REQUIRED to be at both. They are test grades. If you have a conflict, email Mrs. P
-The standing chart went around for all Choir pieces and the women's/men's pieces
-There will be a singing quiz next Friday on any one of the songs we are performing for the concert. Make sure you know your notes and the music is memorized by then

Rehearsal Notes:

-Today we worked on the following songs....
1. Nutcracker Jingles- Sang through the whole thing. We spent quite a bit of time working on the reed flute section. Remember when you're saying "jingle" make sure you don't completely close to the 'ng' because it messes up the vowels. It was cool to sing it with Mr. Wilson accompanying!
2. Angels- We sang the whole thing, specifically working the Gloria section and memorizing where our Gloria's are different throughout the song.
3. The Sleigh- We sang through the whole thing and made sure our tempo was correct. We need to make sure we aren't slowing down in certain sections. We also fixed a few note problems.

Music Theory: 

-None

Homework: 

-Reveiw your music... we have a lot to learn and a singing quiz on Friday!! 

concert choir 11/14

we did SOME AWESOME work on hark i hear and put more energy into many songs and reviewed god rest he. also we looked at betelehemu. Mrs patchett is back tomorrow :) !!

Tuesday Nov 14

We have 11 more rehearsals before the winter concert!

MEN have an all choir rehearsal at lunch on Thursday A LUNCH in the auditorium.  Women have an all choir rehearsal Friday B LUNCH in the auditorium.

The dress rehearsal for the Winter Concert is REQUIRED.  It is Nov. 30th from 2:30-5:30.  You must attend the entire rehearsal and it is a test grade. Conflicts must be communicated more than 2 weeks prior to the dress rehearsal. 

The Winter Concert is REQUIRED and it is a test Grade.  There are two concerts in one day. You are required to be at both.  All students are required to stay after school and dress at school for the concert. The concerts begin at 4:30 & 7:30 pm.  You are expected to stay after the concerts to help clean up.   Tickets to the concerts are $3 and will be available online to purchase starting Tuesday next week

Choir students will each take their composite picture on Dec. 12.  Students need to bring their concert attire again to school before school.

All classes will have a singing quiz Friday. Nov. 17. It will be a small portion of one of your songs for the concert.  The song and the section will not be announced until the day of the quiz. It will be from memory.

Peanut order forms and money are due today. . 

Men who want to participate in Men’s Invitational, the paperwork to sign up is due Thursday.  Please turn in your forms to the blue folder.

We are lucky to have Mr. Wilson here to work with us today. We need to remember to not talk during transitions and treat him with the up-most respect. 

Beginning choir 11/13/17

We had Mr. Wilson as a sub today

Songs we worked on
•Betelehemu
•Nutracker Jingles
•Shalom Chaverim

concert choir 11/13

today mrs patchett was absent, mr wilson was here! and he will be tommorrow too. we worked on tshotsholoza( focusing on energy and movement) and silent night plus hallelujah. Monday Nov 13

We have 12 more rehearsals until our Winter Concert. 

The dress rehearsal for the Winter Concert is REQUIRED.  It is Nov. 30th from 2:30-5:30.  You must attend the entire rehearsal and it is a test grade. Conflicts must be communicated more than 2 weeks prior to the dress rehearsal. 

The Winter Concert is REQUIRED and it is a test Grade.  There are two concerts in one day. You are required to be at both.  All students bring their concert attire to school and drop it off in the chorus room before 1st period.  All students are required to stay after school and dress at school for the concert. The concerts begin at 4:30 & 7:30 pm.  You are expected to stay after the concerts to help clean up.  Tickets to the concerts are $3 and will be available online to purchase starting Tuesday (tomorrow) on the chorus website.

Choir students will each take their composite picture on Dec. 12.  Students need to bring their concert attire to school before 1st period.

All classes will have a singing quiz Friday. Nov. 17. It will be a small portion of one of your songs for the concert.  The song and the section will not be announced until the day of the quiz. It will be from memory.

Are you selling Peanuts??? This is your last chance to fundraise toward your student acct! You earn 50% of what you sell! Use this fundraiser to your advantage.  The Money and order forms are due TOMORROW!

Men who want to participate in Men’s Invitational, the paperwork to sign up is due Thursday. Turn in forms to the BLUE folder on the piano. 

We are lucky to have Mr. Wilson here to work with us Monday and Tuesday. We need to remember to not talk during transitions and treat him with the up-most respect. 

CV, Monday 11/13/17

Happy Monday :-)

MUSIC JOKE OF THE DAY: 

C, E flat, and G walk into a bar.
"Sorry," the bartender says,
"We don't serve minors here"

Announcements:

-Mr. Wilson was our sub today!!!
-Great job to Fran, Cameryn and Kyle yesterday! The HC concert was amazing!.
-Our dress rehearsal will be November 30 after school and the winter concert is December 1. You are REQUIRED to be at both. They are test grades. If you have a conflict, email Mrs. P
-The standing chart went around for all Choir pieces and the women's/men's pieces
-There will be a singing quiz next Friday on any one of the songs we are performing for the concert. Make sure you know your notes and the music is memorized by then

Rehearsal Notes:

-Today we worked on the following songs....
1. Carol of the Bells- Sang through the whole thing. Sopranos remember to stress the first note in each measure at the beginning. Altos and tenors need to sound like Bells when they come in, closing to the "ng". We also specifically worked on gradually crescendoing to the climax of the piece which is "Gaily they ring while people sing". One more note.. only ONE song!! It's not "songS of good cheer" we took out the S so make sure to mark it in your music.
2. Betelehemu- We sang the whole thing making sure not to slow down on page 5. We need to keep the tempo and make sure the song sounds upbeat and happy. We also touched on making sure we have tall vowels and adding some dynamics to make certain places really stick out. There were a few note issues that we worked through, but overall we did pretty well with that one!
3. Glow- We sang through the whole thing and stopped to solidify a few particular sections. One section we worked on was the "in gentle tones of warmest white" section going into page 2. We went over some notes because this piece is tricky and we also tried hard to fit the parts together to make it flow and blend more smoothly!
4. The First Noel- We sang the whole thing and worked on the part where the tenors and basses are singing alone. Remember that if "the" is before a word with a vowel or vowel sound, it's "theeee" if it is in front of a consonant, it's "thuh"

Music Theory: 

-None

Homework: 

-Reveiw your music... we have a lot to learn and a singing quiz on Friday!! 

CV, Thursday 11/09/17

Happy Thursday :-)

MUSIC JOKE OF THE DAY: 

What do you get when a throw a piano down a Mine shaft?

Answer: A flat minor!!!!

Announcements:

-Forms for our middle school field trip in December and the Wintour field trips went out and they need to be signed ASAP
-We were also given a form about the concerts we are required to attend each semester in order to get our CV Honors credit. If you were absent, see Mrs. Patchett tomorrow.
-Our dress rehearsal will be November 30 after school and the winter concert is December 1. You are REQUIRED to be at both. If you have a conflict, email Mrs. Patchett.
-Honors Chorus concert is on Sunday in Winston Salem and it's going to be incredible! Go out to support Cameryn, Fran, and Kyle!!
-Remember to check your calendars for December 2nd to see if you are available around 1:00. We have been asked to sing the national anthem at school for a basketball tournament so make sure you try to get off work!
-There was a lunch rehearsal today
-The standing chart went around today for all Choir pieces and the women's/men's pieces
-There will be a singing quiz next Friday on any one of the songs we are performing for the concert. Make sure you know your notes and the music is memorized by then

Rehearsal Notes:

-Today we worked on the following songs....
1. Angels We Have Heard On High- We worked on pages 5-7 sepcifically on piecing together the "Gloria" sections. As you're rehearsing, try to remember which Gloria's go where because there are several different sets. Also pay attention to things like staccato and crescendo markings.
2. The Sleigh- we learned from page 5 to the end and then put the whole thing together.. once we are more comfortable with it, we will speed it up a lot!
3. Carol of the Bells- we went through the whole song making sure the "Ding Dongs" sound percussive and the sopranos are following the conductor. Remember we will crescendo through the whole "Gailey" part. Also don't forget to close to the "ng" and pay close attention to dynamics!
4. Holly and the Ivy/ O Come- Women went into the hallway and sang in circles with their voice parts and the men stayed in the classroom and worked on O Come with Mrs. Patchett

Music Theory: 

-None

Homework: 

-Check your calendar for December 2nd
-Reveiw your music... we have a lot to learn and a singing quiz next Friday!! 

Beginning choir 10/8

All choirs met at A lunch tomorrow
Today we:
    Discussed the informance last night
    Warmup
     Have you seen the baby p.7-8
     Nutcracker p.61
   
Listen to practice tracks for hallelujah
Have peanut roasters ready on November 14th

Questions
 1. What were three specific things you did well at the information last night as an individual?
2.  What were three things you’re choir did well at the informance last night as an ensemble?
3. What were three specific things you could have improve on the informance last night as an individual?
4. What were three specific things your choir could have improved On at the informance last night as an ensemble?
5. What are the thoughts/comments do you have or did you parents have after the informance last night?

Make sure concert attire in ready by the 1st of December

CV, Wednesday 11/07/17

Happy Wednesday  :-)

Announcements:

-Forms for our middle school field trip in December and the Wintour field trips went out yesterday  and they need to be signed ASAP
-We were also given a form about the concerts we are required to attend each semester in order to get our CV Honors credit. If you were absent, see Mrs. Patchett tomorrow.
-Our dress rehearsal will be November 30 after school and the winter concert is December 1. You are REQUIRED to be at both. If you have a conflict, email Mrs. Patchett.
-Honors Chorus concert is on Sunday in Winston Salem and it's going to be incredible! Go out to support Cameryn, Fran, and Kyle!!
-Thanks to all who came out last night for the beginning Choir informance!
-Remember to check your calendars for December 2nd to see if you are available around 1:00. We have been asked to sing the national anthem at school for a basketball tournament
-Ther will be a lunch rehearsal tomorrow during A lunch so make sure you are there to run Hallelujah and Nutcracker Jingles!

Rehearsal Notes:

-Today we worked on the following songs....
1. Betelehemu- We worked through the end of the song. Since we have been learning it in sections, we specifically focused on being able to put all parts together. We briefly went over pronounciation of the Nigerian words but they're said pretty much exactly how they look.
2. The Sleigh- we learned from page 5 to the end and then put the whole thing together.. once we are more comfortable with it, we will speed it up a lot!
-Class was cut kind of short today because a lot of us had club pictures and a good portion of us had Tri-M pictures which interrupted class so we just had kind of a chill day.

Music Theory: 

-None

Homework: 

-Check your calendar for December 2nd!
-LUNCH REHERSAL TOMORROW A LUNCH IN THE AUDITORIUM
-Reveiw your music... we have a lot to learn :-)

CV, Monday 11/06/17

Happy Monday :-)

Announcements:
-Mrs. Smith was our substitute again today and we got lots of work done!

-Forms for our middle school field trip in December and the Wintour field trips went out yesterday  and they need to be signed ASAP
-We were also given a form about the concerts we are required to attend each semester in order to get our CV Honors credit. If you were absent, see Mrs. Patchett tomorrow.
-Our dress rehearsal will be November 30 after school and the winter concert is December 1. You are REQUIRED to be at both. If you have a conflict, email Mrs. Patchett.
-Honors Chorus concert is on Sunday in Winston Salem and it's going to be incredible! Go out to support Cameryn, Fran, and Kyle!!

Rehearsal Notes:

-Today we worked on the following songs....
1. Betelehemu- We worked through the end of the song. Since we have been learning it in sections, we specifically focused on being able to put all parts together. We briefly went over pronounciation of the Nigerian words but they're said pretty much exactly how they look.
2. Glow- We worked through page 7 with this one! We reviewed what we had previously worked on and learned 2 new pages. Then we went over specific note/rhythm questions for each voice part.
3. Nutcracker Jingles- We sang pages 3 through the top of 11. Not much time was spent on this one because it's really easy so we picked it up pretty quick. Just a reminder, if any of the ladies ever get lost, just remember a lot of times the sopranos & altos are singing ether in 3rds or 5ths!
5. Angles We Have Heard On High- learned notes for pages 3-7 keep strong consonants, this song will sound super cool if it's really clean!

Music Theory: 

-None

Homework: 

-Reveiw your music... we have a lot to learn :-)

CV, Friday 11/03/17

Happy Friday :-)

Announcements:
-Mrs. Smith was our substitute today and we got lots of work done!

-Forms for our middle school field trip in December and the Wintour field trips went out yesterday  and they need to be signed ASAP
-We were also given a form about the concerts we are required to attend each semester in order to get our CV Honors credit. If you were absent, see Mrs. Patchett tomorrow.
-Our dress rehearsal will be November 30 after school and the winter concert is December 1. You are REQUIRED to be at both. If you have a conflict, email Mrs. Patchett.

Rehearsal Notes:

-Today we worked on the following songs....
1. Betelehemu- We worked through pages 3-7, specifically focusing on being able to put all parts together. We briefly went over pronounciation of the Nigerian words but they're said pretty much exactly how they look.
2. Glow- So this one was a little rough.. we decided it's probably the fact that it's in the Key of B, but we're getting there!! We looked at pages 2-5. Make sure you are counting because our entrances were a little rocky.
3. Nutcracker Jingles- We sang pages 3- the top of 10. Not much time was spent on this one because it's really easy so we picked it up pretty quick. Just a reminder, if any of the ladies ever get lost, just remember a lot of times the sopranos & altos are singing ether in 3rds of 5ths!
4. The First Nowell- sang through the whole thing and it was pretty good!!
5. Angles We Have Heard On High- learned notes for pages 3-5 keep strong consonants, this song will sound super cool if it's really clean!

Music Theory: 

-None

Homework: 

-Get your forms signed and turn in MONDAY if you have not done so
-Reveiw your music... we have a lot to learn
-Monday, Mrs. Smith will still be our substitute. She is going to help us learn our music and everyone needs to continue being super respectful and nice to her!! Be focused this month because we need to learn 10 songs before December 1st!!!
-Have a GREAT weekend everyone :-)

CV, Thursday 11/02/17

Happy Thursday :-)

Announcements:

-Forms for our middle school field trip in December and the Wintour field trips went out today and they need to be signed ASAP
-We were also given a form about the concerts we are required to attend each semester in order to get our CV Honors credit. If you were absent, see Mrs. Patchett tomorrow.
-All Choir rehearsal was today during lunch
-Our dress rehearsal will be November 30 after school and the winter concert is December 1. You are REQUIRED to be at both. If you have a conflict, email Mrs. Patchett.

Rehearsal Notes:

-Today we worked on the following songs....
1. The Holly and the Ivy- Women stayed in the room with Mrs. Patchett & learned the whole thing. Since we learned the whole thing in 15 mins make sure you are going over your part at home!
2. O Come O Come Emmanuel- men went into the hallway to review & go over new voice parts
3. Carol of the Bells- worked on page 1-5 make sure to crescendo on the "Hark, Sweet, All, Throw"
4. The First Nowell- sang through pages 1-3 and learned notes
5. Angles We Have Heard On High- learned notes for pages 1-4
6. Joy to the World- learned notes for the song (lots of repetition)

Music Theory: 

-None

Homework: 

-Get your forms signed and turn in TOMORROW if you have not done so
-Reveiw your music... we have a lot to learn
-Tomorrow and Monday, Mrs. Smith will be our substitute. She is going to help us learn our music and everyone needs to be super respectful and nice to her!! Be focused this month because we need to learn 10 songs before December 1st!!!

CV, Wednesday 11/01/17

Happy Wednesday :-)

Announcements:

-Forms for our middle school field trip in December and the Wintour field trips went out today and they need to be signed by tomorrow
-We were also given a form about the concerts we are required to attend each semester in order to get our CV Honors credit. If you were absent, see Mrs. Patchett tomorrow.
-All Choir rehearsal during lunch tomorrow
-Our dress rehearsal will be November 30 after school and the winter concert is December 1. You are REQUIRED to be at both. If you have a conflict, email Mrs. Patchett.

Rehearsal Notes:

-Today we handed in our Disney music and the following songs were passed out and very briefly looked over...
1. Betelehemu
2. Hallelujah
3. The Holly and the Ivy
4. O Come O Come Emmanuel
5. Nutcracker Jingles
6. The Sleigh
7. Glow
8. Carol of the Bells
9. The First Nowell
10. Angles We Have Heard On High
11. Joy to the World
Obviously, that is a lot of music and we have less than a month to perfect all of it. Make sure you are reviewing your parts at home and making use of the practice tracks provided online.

Music Theory: 

-None

Homework: 

-Get your forms signed and turn in TOMORROW
-Reveiw your music
-ALL CHOIR REHEARSAL TOMORROW DURING A LUNCH

concert choir 10/30

Mrs Patchett was absent during class today and we watched the wingate choir in a youtube video, and did a critique in their songs.

CV, Monday 10/30/17

Happy Monday :-)

Announcements:

-Welcome back everyone:-) hopefully you all survived today, I know we were all SUPER tired from Disney. Make sure you have all of your makeup work done. The quarter ends TOMORROW. No school tomorrow so catch up on all of that sleep we missed!

Rehearsal Notes:

-Today was very mellow and we caught up on some work that we missed from other classes. We either worked on work or helped clean the chorus room.

Music Theory: 

-None

Homework: 

-Bring all of your music on Wednesday so we can have room for our new winter concert music
-Get some sleep tomorrow!!!

CV, Tuesday 10/24/17

Happy Tuesday :-)

Announcements:

-We leave for Disney TOMORROW!!!!!!
-Tell your teachers that you will be absent Thursday and Friday and remember that you are responsible for all makeup work!
-If you are going to Disney make sure you are in the GroupMe and Remind and check the email to make sure you are packing everything that you will need.

Rehearsal Notes:

-We worked through notes/rhythms for the following songs

Somewhere..... ran it all the way through
Loch Lomond..... ran it all the way through
Deep River...... ran it all the way through
Belle/Gaston..... ran it through without music

Music Theory: 

-None

Homework: 

-Work on the Belle/Gaston piece for Disney.. ALL parts must be memorized by tomorrow! If we do not sound good, we will have a singing quiz on it so make sure you learn all of the solos, harmonies, AND speaking parts and memorize them by TOMORROW! I will paste the link below with the backtrack and the song with vocals.

https://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/0B9cKLflidbZdVHZrYUxGQXZ6UGc

Beginning choir 10/23/17

We worked on three songs today

Hallelujah- pg 4-5

Music speaks- whole song and fixed certain notes and practiced crescendos.

O’come/ Ivy-  we worked on the men and women’s pieces.  Practiced through first three pages of women’s piece.

CV, Monday 10/23/17

Happy Monday :-)

Announcements:

-We leave for Disney in 2 DAYS!!!!!!
-Tell your teachers that you will be absent Thursday and Friday and remember that you are responsible for all makeup work!
-If you are going to Disney make sure you are in the GroupMe and check the email to make sure you are packing everything that you will need.

Rehearsal Notes:

-We worked through notes/rhythms for the following songs

Somewhere..... ran it all the way through
Loch Lomond..... ran it all the way through
Deep River...... ran it all the way through
Belle/Gaston..... ran it through with music and vocals, ran it through with music and instrumental, then we ran it through once more without music and instrumental.

Music Theory: 

-None

Homework: 

-Work on the Belle/Gaston piece for Disney.. ALL parts must be memorized by tomorrow! If we do not sound good, we will have a singing quiz on it so make sure you learn all of the solos, harmonies, AND speaking parts and memorize them by TOMORROW! I will paste the link below with the backtrack and the song with vocals.

https://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/0B9cKLflidbZdVHZrYUxGQXZ6UGc

Beginning choir 10/18/17

We took out unit 1 test today

CV, Wednesday 10/18/17

Happy Wednesday :-)

Announcements:

-Awesome job yesterday everyone! The concert was wonderful!
-There is a spirit night tonight at Blaze Pizza 

-Remember to start telling your teachers the dates that we will be in Disney so you can start getting your work done ahead of time. You will have exactly one day left in the quarter to complete all work when we get back.
-Make sure you memorize the Belle/Gaston piece for our Beauty and the Beast Disney Broadway Magic Workshop. Know all parts, singing and speaking!

Rehearsal Notes:

-We worked through notes/rhythms for the following songs

Somewhere..... ran it all the way through
Loch Lomond..... ran it all the way through
Deep River...... ran it all the way through
-We listened to our ACDA concert and we are working on deciding which of the SACF pieces we are going to perform at Disney.

Music Theory: 

-None

Homework: 

-Make sure you know ALL of your notes and rhythms for the SACF pieces (except Hodie) because we will be singing them tomorrow as we start polishing songs for Disney. They need to be memorized by tomorrow!
-Work on the Belle/Gaston piece for Disney (all parts, memorized)

Beginning choir 10/16/17

Songs we worked on
•How like a winter
•Hallelujah

We did theory review for our test Wednesday!
Study the study guide for unit 1 music theory which is the packet we got in the beginning of the year.

CV, Monday 10/16/17

Happy Monday :-)

Announcements:

-Southern Area Choral Festival is TONIGHT at 5:30pm at AFHS... officers will need to get there at 5:10 and everyone needs to have their ride pick them up by 8:30
-Tomorrow morning we need to meet at AFHS at 7:20am. If you are driving yourself, you can only drive yourself. No carpooling is allowed unless a parent is driving. Use your parking pass that you got today and display it on your dash. Arrive on time tomorrow and remember to pack a lunch and don't leave it in your car. We will begin rehearsal at 7:30am and be released at 1:30pm.
-Arrive back at AFHS tomorrow evening in your concert attire at 5:15pm. The concert officially starts at 7:30pm but we will need warm up/rehearsal time prior to the concert. It should be over around 8:30pm.
-Things to bring tomorrow: Music, your black chorus folder, a water bottle with your name on it, packed lunch, a snack if you want it, and a pencil.
-Disney is in 9 days :-)

-Remember to start telling your teachers the dates that we will be in Disney so you can start getting your work done ahead of time. You will have exactly one day left in the quarter to complete all work when we get back.
-Make sure you memorize the Belle/Gaston piece for our Beauty and the Beast Disney Broadway Magic Workshop. Know all parts, singing and speaking!
-Make sure you are focused tonight and tomorrow so we can be super spectacular!!!

Rehearsal Notes:

-We worked through notes/rhythms for the following songs

Hodie Christus Natus Est.... ran it all the way through
Somewhere..... ran it all the way through
Loch Lomond..... ran it all the way through
Deep River...... ran it all the way through

Music Theory: 

-None

Homework: 

-Make sure you know ALL of your notes and rhythms to ALL 4 of our SACF songs. Our performance is tomorrow :-)
-Work on the Belle/Gaston piece for Disney

CV 10/13/17

Announcements:

-Officers were announced yesterday!!!

Congrats to Kathleen, Leah, David, Connor, Cameron, Talia, Bobby M, and Sydney!
-There will be a spirit night at Blaze Pizza on the 18th :)

-Southern Area Choral Festival rehearsal is on Monday and Tuesday

-Remember to start telling your teachers the dates that we will be in Disney so you can start getting your work done ahead of time. You will have exactly one day left in the quarter to complete all work when we get back.

Rehearsal Notes:

-We worked through notes/rhythms for the following songs

Hodie.... pages 3-end

Music Theory: 

-None

Homework: 

-Make sure you know ALL of your notes and rhythms to ALL 4 of our SACF songs. Our performance is on Tuesday :-)

Concert Choir 10/12

Concert Choir & Beginning: Next Tuesday night (Oct 17) there is the Southern Area Choral Festival at Apex Friendship High School.  There is a concert at 7:30 pm at Apex Friendship Auditorium.  The tickets are $5. If you attend the concert, you will receive 1 point extra credit on your final quarter 1 grade if you attend.  To prove you attended, you must get Mrs. Patchett’s SIGNATURE after the concert is over on your program. Then you will turn in that program with Mrs. Patchett’s signature and your first and last name in on Wednesday. Again, concert is at 7:30 pm at Apex Friendship High School on Tuesday Oct 17.  Apex Friendship, Fuquay Varina and Holly Springs High School Advanced Choirs will be performing. You can get extra credit if you attend. Tickets are only available at the door.  Cash or check is prefered but credit cards will be accepted.Tutorials - Will be FRIDAY all LUNCH - I’m here for your questions and to help

Concert - Your Unit 3 test will be Wednesday Oct 18 on Major and Minor Keys and Major and Minor Scales

We have a spirit night at Blaze Pizza Oct 18 from 5-9 pm.  Go to dinner that night at Blaze Pizza and mention the chorus to support the program!

Lowes Food Gift Cards are for sale again.  The money is due Monday Oct 16.  Please turn it in on time with a form.  A form can be found on the front table of the chorus room.

Today in class we worked on Betelehemu. We reviewed prounounciation and ran the beginning through measure 34. We reviewed yesterday's work in God rest he merry gentlemen and caught up our psat students. we also worked on tshosholoza

Concert Choir 10/10

Butterbraids will be delivered TODAY.  You need to make sure you have a way to pick up your butterbraids and get them into a freezer within 2 hours after you pick up at 2:20 at school.  If you sold more than 12 butterbraids, and you typically ride the bus, you need to consider getting someone to pick you up that day and help you get your butterbraids home. If you have an after school practice, you need to get someone else to pick up your butterbraids for you and get them into a freezer.  If you have concerns or questions about getting your butterbraids in a freezer you need to email Mrs. Patchett asap. 

We have a spirit night at Blaze Pizza Oct 18 from 5-9 pm.  Go to dinner that night at Blaze Pizza and mention the chorus to support the program!

Reflections - Consider applying for the PTSA reflections competition - For Music it is Music Composition.  All styles of music and instrumentations are accepted. Entrant must be the composer and may also be the performer or one of the performers.  Audio file may not be more than 5 min and 200 MB in size.  Notation (in score or tablature) are required in PDF format too. Thumb drives are the acceptable way to turn in the competition.  You can write a piece on guitar and lyrics for example and turn in a recording of you singing it along with the written out words witht he tabs.  You could write a piano composition with no singing.  You could write a whole orchestration or string quartet.  You could write a 4 part choral piece.  The sky is the limit.  The entries are due Nov. 2.  See Mrs. Patchett if you are interesed.

In class we reviewed Hallelujah Chorus from last year and ran it as best we could. Also we let the men practice o come by themselves in the hall while the girls worked the women's piece and numbered measures. 

Beginning choir 10/12/17

We worked on three songs today

• Hallelujah
• Music Speaks
• How like a Winter

CV 10/12/17

Announcements:

-Officers were announced today!!!

Congrats to Kathleen, Leah, David, Connor, Cameron, Talia, Bobby M, and Sydney!

-Southern Area Choral Festival rehearsal is on Monday and Tuesday

-Remember to start telling your teachers the dates that we will be in Disney so you can start getting your work done ahead of time. You will have exactly one day left in the quarter to complete all work when we get back.

Rehearsal Notes:

-We worked through notes/rhythms for the following songs

Hodie.... page 2 and 3

Somewhere.... pages 1-5

-At the end of class we had a singing quiz on Somewhere so if you were absent, see Mrs. Patchett tomorrow to figure out how to make it up. We will upload our quizzes tomorrow in class!

Music Theory: 

-None

Homework: 

-Make sure you know ALL of your notes and rhythms to ALL 4 of our SACF songs. Our performance is on Tuesday :-)

Beginning choir 10/10/17

The mattress man came today and handed out cash for referrals!!

We worked on three songs today
•Hallelujah
•Nutcracker Jingles
•Betelehemu

Beginning choir 10/9/17

We worked on three songs today

Have you seen the baby?

Hallelujah

Nutcracker Jingles

concert choir 10/9

Monday 10/9/17

IF anyone has the concert attire forms (purple, blue, yellow etc) please turn those into the piano after the announcements

Butterbraids will be delivered on Tuesday Oct 10th.  That is THIS COMING TUESDAY - you need to make sure you have a way to pick up your butterbraids and get them into a freezer within 2 hours after you pick up at 2:20 at school.  If you sold more than 12 butterbraids, and you typically ride the bus, you need to consider getting someone to pick you up that day and help you get your butterbraids home. If you have an after school practice, you need to get someone else to pick up your butterbraids for you and get them into a freezer.  If you have concerns or questions about getting your butterbraids in a freezer you need to email Mrs. Patchett asap. 

We have a spirit night at Blaze Pizza Oct 18 from 5-9 pm.  Go to dinner that night at Blaze Pizza and mention the chorus to support the program!

We spent class helping Mrs Patchett with chores and little jobs around the room or finishing worksheets. 

10/6/17 Concert Choir

Friday 10/6/17

IF anyone has the concert attire forms (purple, blue, yellow etc) please turn those into the piano after the announcements

Butterbraids will be delivered on Tuesday Oct 10th.  That is THIS COMING TUESDAY - you need to make sure you have a way to pick up your butterbraids and get them into a freezer within 2 hours after you pick up at 2:20 at school.  If you sold more than 12 butterbraids, and you typically ride the bus, you need to consider getting someone to pick you up that day and help you get your butterbraids home. If you have an after school practice, you need to get someone else to pick up your butterbraids for you and get them into a freezer.  If you have concerns or questions about getting your butterbraids in a freezer you need to email Mrs. Patchett asap. 

We have a spirit night at Blaze Pizza Oct 18 from 5-9 pm.  Go to dinner that night at Blaze Pizza and mention the chorus to support the program!

Mrs. Patchett is absent TODAY. All expectations are raised when she is out. 

Concert choir worked in a music theory packet that related to our lesson in thursday. 

Beginning choir 10/5/17

Beginning choir 10/5/17

New song!!
•”How like A Winter”
•we listened to Mrs. Patchett play through the whole song on piano
•we also learned the first soprano line

Music theory lesson
•we took notes about the different keys on the piano
•Enharmonic tones have the same note with different names

Sub tomorrow
•we will have a sub tomorrow while Mrs. Patchett is out with Colla Voce
•we will be doing a packet that Mrs. Patchett explained to us today about note naming and the keys on the keyboard

Music speaks
•we went over the part we learned yesterday

10/5/17 Concert Choir

Thursday 10/5/17

IF anyone has the concert attire forms (purple, blue, yellow etc) please turn those into the piano after the announcements

Butterbraids will be delivered on Tuesday Oct 10th.  That is NEXT TUESDAY - you need to make sure you have a way to pick up your butterbraids and get them into a freezer within 2 hours after you pick up at 2:20 at school.  If you sold more than 12 butterbraids, and you typically ride the bus, you need to consider getting someone to pick you up that day and help you get your butterbraids home. If you have an after school practice, you need to get someone else to pick up your butterbraids for you and get them into a freezer.  If you have concerns or questions about getting your butterbraids in a freezer you need to email Mrs. Patchett asap. 

We have a spirit night at Blaze Pizza Oct 18 from 5-9 pm.  Go to dinner that night at Blaze Pizza and mention the chorus to support the program!

Concert & BEGINNING: Today you have the opportunity to hear CV sing their Friday Set of Music 

A LUNCH in the auditorium.  Please arrive AS SOON AS A LUNCH BEGINS, and demonstrate how to be a good audience member.  Do not enter or exit during a song. We would love to have an audience, so please plan on attending if you can.

Concert & Beginning: Mrs. Patchett will be absent Tomorrow. All expectations are raised when she is out.

theory lesson today :