Thursday 9-8-16

Thursday, 9-7-16 Announcements

If you missed the parent/student meeting Tuesday night – send Mrs. Patchett an email ASAP.

If you are missing your homework from Friday, Turn it in!!!!

Chorus Picnic is Monday Sept 12^th from 3-5 @ Womble Park

            Beginning: Bring Salty Snack to Share

            Concert: Bring Sweet Snack to Share

            CV: Bring Drinks (water and Gatorade please)

If you would like to earn cash/candy find someone you know that is planning to come to the mattress sale, THEN stay after school for 20-30 minutes on Sept 12^th.  Meet in the chorus room.  The mattress man will be giving out cash and/or candy to students who can put him on the phone with a potential mattress customer for the mattress sale!

Sell Butterbraids! Bring in your order form & money by Sept 20^th! How many can you sell!

Mattress Sale – Our goal is for every person in the chorus program to bring in at least 1 referral!!! (see referral sign) that would be 190 mattresses! – if we get 80 mattresses this instead of 70 Mrs. Patchett will be SO excited!!!!

-       Do you need a yard sign??

-       Do you need a set of flyers??

-       Do you need a poster?

-       See Mrs. Patchett at the end of the day for these resources!

Honors Chorus Rehearsals will start at lunch Monday.  Mrs. Patchett will have a calendar for your rehearsals at this rehearsal. Bring your lunch, be prepared to work.

Historians and Librarians – plan to meet B LUNCH in the chorus room MONDAY. Let Mrs. Patchett know today if you can’t be there. This is a very important meeting.

Remember tomorrow is an early release day!

Colla Voce 2nd Period  - 
Warm-up
"O Mirtillo" page 1
Theory Review - Key Signature
We reviewed how to name keys and how to draw key signatures
Here's a video you can watch if you missed it - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuWztpJ-S34&list=PLnYQ_sUHTWtiHbmea19wqPox9tddmveVq&index=4

Beginning Choir 3rd Period - 
Homework was given out - DUE MONDAY
  ** Copy of homework here
Warm-up
"Let the Praise Go Round"  page 2-4
Checked to see if each student had their materials
"Ask Me No More" - page 2-3
Music Theory Labeling - Words Learned:
Quarter Note/ Quarter Rest
Half Note/Half Rest
Eighth Note/Eighth Rest
Whole Note/ Whole Rest
Crescendo
Decrescendo/Diminuendo
Staccato
Legato
Note Head
Stem
Flag
Beam

Concert Choir 4th Period 
Warm-up
"Prayer of the Children" review page 2-3
Critique LISTENING Assignment - see Ms. McGrath for Make-up work
"Danny Boy" - page 1  
Self - Assessment Assignment - see Mrs. Patchett Make-up work

Wednesday, 9-7-16

Colla Voce 2nd Period - 

New Song - "O Mirtillo" m. 1-3

Officer Elections 

"Awake the Harp"  - m. 15- 27

"Chindia" m. 57- 72

Beginning Choir 3rd Period - 

Officer Elections 

Get to know you game 

Concert Choir 4th Period - 

Officer Elections 

Wednesday, 9-7-16 Announcements

If you missed the parent/student meeting last night – send Mrs. Patchett an email today.

If you are missing your homework from Friday, Turn it in!!!!

Chorus Picnic is Monday Sept 12^th from 3-5 @ Womble Park

            Beginning: Bring Salty Snack to Share

            Concert: Bring Sweet Snack to Share

            CV: Bring Drinks (water and Gatorade please)

If you would like to earn cash/candy find someone you know that is planning to come to the mattress sale, THEN stay after school for 20-30 minutes on Sept 12^th.  Meet in the chorus room.  The mattress man will be giving out cash and/or candy to students who can put him on the phone with a potential mattress customer for the mattress sale!

Sell Butterbraids! Bring in your order form & money by Sept 20^th! How many can you sell!

Mattress Sale – Our goal is for every person in the chorus program to bring in at least 1 referral!!! (see referral sign) that would be 190 mattresses! – if we get 80 mattresses this instead of 70 Mrs. Patchett will be SO excited!!!!

-       Do you need a yard sign??

-       Do you need a set of flyers??

-       Do you need a poster?

-       See Mrs. Patchett at the end of the day for these resources

Tuesday, 9-6-16

I hope everyone had a wonderful Labor Day weekend!

Today in Class

Reminders:

1. REQUIRED PARENT/STUDENT MEETING TONIGHT --7 pm Auditorium 
2. Butterbraid Order forms went home today - you earn $5 per Butterbraid! 
3. Class Officer Elections will be tomorrow in class 
4. Chorus Picnic (For CHORUS STUDENTS) Monday September 12th 3-5 pm - WOMBLE PARK

Colla Voce - 2nd Period
Critique writing on 3 listening examples -
------ If you were absent, you need to make this up - See Ms. McGrath
Worked m. 31-42
Discussed Text Painting m. 40  with Soprano/Tenor Line

Beginning Choir - 3rd Period 
Reviewed Policies and Procedures
Warm-Up
Learned about vowel alignment with "Lollipop Song"
Started new song "Let the Praise Go Round" measure 1- 20

Concert Choir - 4th Period 
Reviewed Policies and Procedures
Took Music Theory Pre-Test
-----If you were absent you need to make this up - See Mrs. Patchett
Warmed-up
"Prayer of the Children" Worked m. 46-29

Happy Friday!

Please have all materials in class on Tuesday - Black Folder, spiral notebook and 2 pencils

Reminder : REQUIRED chorus parent/student meeting is Tuesday, Sept 6th at 7 pm!

Optional Chorus Picnic for Chorus Students - September 12 from 3-5 pm at Womble Park

HSHS Performing Arts Department Announced - Our musical this year is Phantom of the Opera
Auditions are October 24 & 25 - more details on this coming 

Colla Voce 2nd Period 
Warm-up
"In Remembrance" m. 24-34
"Awake the Harp" m. 15-22
"Chindia" - m. 51-60 - reviewed from m. 1-60

I'm hoping to send home a letter in regards to the trip to Nashville this coming week.  I'm waiting on the final cost breakdown from our travel agent.

Beginning Choir 3rd Period
Turned in HW 
Practiced setting up and taking down chairs
Reviewed Policies and Procedures in the classroom
Introduced ourselves to the class
Sang "We Will Fight for the Right to be Free"
Reviewed how to read Choral Music

Concert Choir 4th Period 
Warm-up
Remembered our new assigned seats
Turned in HW 
Sang/reviewed m. 1-20 "Prayer of the Children"
Introduced "My Bonnie Lass"
Learned about the Renaissance Era/Madrigals Italian vs. English
Sang all parts of "My Bonnie Lass"

Thursday, 9-1-16
Happy September!  HOMEWORK IS DUE TOMORROW FOR ALL CLASSES

Colla Voce - We wrote down our new assigned seats.
Rehearsal:
"In Remembrance" - Reviewed m. 8-15 & Sang m. 16-23
"Awake the Harp" - Solfeged M. 15-22 (wrote it out & sang it )
"Chindia" - sang. m.29-50 - reviewed m. 1-50

Beginning Choir -
Got New Assigned Seats
Sang "We will fight for the right to be free"
Went over Emergency procedures

Concert Choir -
Got new assigned seats
Warm-up
Analyzed new song text  "Prayer of the children"
listened to new song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khRznLpLpHc
wrote a "reaction" to new song - ASSIGNMENT YOU NEED TO COMPLETE IF YOU WERE ABSENT
learned measures 1-10 of "Prayer of the Children"

Happy Wednesday

The first 3 days of school have been wonderful!
The handbook HW went home yesterday.

You can find the handbook and all the pages due on Friday HERE

Please fill out all the pages for HW and read the Handbook carefully as a family. Put all concert dates on your calendar.  Concerts and Dress rehearsals are required and are a test grade.

TODAY IN CLASS
Colla Voce - 
Worked on Blend in Block Formation
Sang "Awake the Harp", Haydn - Reviewed m. 5-10 & learned m. 11-13
Sang "Chindia" Pascanu - Reviewd m. 1-16 & learned m. 17-28

Beginning -
Students wrote Letters to Mrs. Patchett introducing themselves.
Students came up in small groups and sang for Mrs. Patchett for voice placements

Concert Choir - 
Finished Voice Placements and turned in letters from yesterday
Shared everyone's name and something interesting about themselves
Practiced Solfege Hand Signs
Sang Dona Nobis Pacem
Sang Jubilate Deo
Shared out what we are excited about for the year.

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