Concert Choir, Wednesday 05/17/17

Rehearsal Notes and Assignments: Today we watched our concert and completed the reflection worksheet! We also began the Sight Singing portion of the final exam! Sight Singing will continue throughout the week. Remember if you did not complete your concert reflection today in class, be sure to complete it for homework and turn it in tomorrow :)

No Theory

Homework: Complete concert reflection and practice Sight Singing

Sight Singing: Exams began today

Announcements:
All State Students - if you have not received your t-shirt please come to Mrs. Patchett’s office when we break for sight-reading testing. 

Banquet dinner tickets money and reservations are due TODAY Wednesday May 17 

Basket Raffle Ticket Money is Due Friday - please make an big effort this week to sell! Ask your neighbors, teachers, office staff and friends! This is in 2 Days!!!! PLEASE SELL ALL YOUR TICKETS!!! :) Even just everyone selling a little will make a BIG difference in our fundraiser!

Seniors your next Lunch rehearsal is TOMORROW Thursday A LUNCH - bring OMNIA SOL 

If you have not turned in music please turn in your music to the piano.  Any music not turned in by tomorrow will result in a fine for the chorus and to the school

CV- 5/8/17

Announcements:

Basket Raffle Sales started last week.  You have 2 weeks left to sell!  See if you can be our biggest seller! See Mrs. Patchett for more tickets

Dress rehearsal is 2:30-5:30 pm. It is a test grade for you to be there. Make sure you are in the seats at 2:30.

Our concert is THIS friday. You need to be at school at 3:20 pm

Chorus Picnic is Next Monday (one week from today) from 4-6 at Womble Park.  The booster club will provide Fried Chicken.  CV needs to bring Waters, Concert Choir needs to bring Sides and beginning choir needs to bring desserts.

SPRING Concert Tickets are on sale, Tickets are going quickly. If your family has not gone to purchase tickets online, they should soon. We are encouraging families to come to the 4:30 concert because the 7:30 is close to selling out.

If you are not able to purchase through the online option, you will need to email our ticket office at hshschorusconcerttickets@gmail.com  You also email this address if you have any questions.

Students in CV next year, remember you have a lunch meeting ALL OF LUNCH on Today.

Bring your lunch.

Seniors participating in Senior Showcase- you have a Senior Showcase Rehearsal Tuesday (tomorrow) 2:30-5:30 Be in the auditorium seats at 2:30.  Remember no food or drink in the auditorium.

Dulaman Solo auditions will be today in Class

Seniors, make sure you have filled out this link for the senior showcase program.  Every senior fills out this link even if not participating in senior showcase. Fill out this link by Thursday May 11 http://tinyurl.com/seniorchorus17

Get your All State t-shirts from Mrs Patchett if you haven't already

We passed around an outline for our final exam. The May 23rd date should be changed to May 24th both times it pops up.

A rough draft of everyone's names for the spring concert program was passed around class. Make sure that your name is on it and spelled correctly, if not, fix it and/or add it to the list.

Rehearsal

It Takes A Whole Village

-the solo in the middle of the song is still be decided

-all the seniors are singing the opening solo

-we practiced the "bump, bump" heartbeat hand motion thing

-ran through the whole song

Bach

-all held notes should be crescendoed and decrescendoed

-if you take a breath, move onto the next note, don't come back in on the same note

Veniki

-don't spread the "ee" of "veniki" too much

Sure On This Shining Night

-ran through the whole piece

-men, taller vowels on the men's solos

-silent breathing throughout the song

-don't sing the dipthong on "shining"

Praise To The Lord

-taller "ah" vowels in the first phrase

Sight Reading: none:)

Homework: none :)

Concert Choir, Monday 05/08/17

Rehearsal Notes and Assignments: Today we ran through our concert music! First we sang Il Est Bel Et Bon, then we worked on Muerto, the Men's and Women's Peices, Villiage, Hallelujah Amen, and Omnia Sol. Try to memorize your music ASAP!!! Remember to be extra focused this week because it's concert week and our concert is going to be incredible but everyone has to put in the work! :)

No Theory

No Sight Singing

No Homework 

Announcements:
Basket Raffle Information

-Sell tickets for the baskets!!!!

Beginning Choir - Spa/Pampering Basket & Beach Fun Basket

Concert Choir - Family Fun Night Basket & Outdoor/BBQ Basket

CV - Chocolate Basket

-A schedule for all state has been emailed to parents, have them check it to see if they're available to chaperone.
-Tickets for the Spring Concert can be purchased online!! Order them now from this link: 

http://rmd.me/1RWR_IDE8gk

-Below is a picture of the calendar for seniors and 2017-2018 Colla Voce (hopefully you can see it.. idk sometimes it doesn't work when I try to put a picture on here)

CV- 5/3/17

Announcements:

Basket Raffle Sales began Monday. If you were absent, Ms. Patchett has your raffle tickets to start selling.

SPRING Concert Tickets are on sale, Tickets are going quickly. If your family has not gone to purchase tickets online, they should soon.

If you are not able to purchase through the online option, you will need to email our ticket office at : hshschorusconcerttickets@gmail.com  You also email this address if you have any questions.

Interims went out today! Make sure that if you were absent you get those at a later time.

All State Students -everyone has a lunch rehearsal Thursday B LUNCH.  Spot checks will be Thursday to make sure everyone knows their music.

ALL CHOIR STUDENTS - this is everyone in choir, you have a LUNCH rehearsal A LUNCH in the AUDITORIUM ON THURSDAY

Seniors participating in Senior Showcase- you have a Senior Showcase Rehearsal Thursday 2:30-7

Please remember to upload your images for Lineage by Thursday. If the link is not working please email them to teacherpatchett@gmail.com.

Dulaman Solo auditions will be Thursday in Class

Seniors with backtrack for senior showcase. Make sure you have convertered any youtube backtrack to a MP3 and email the MP3 to teacherpatchett@gmail.com

Rehearsal:

Ingonyama
-we may or may not change the words at "ee double you double you" (ee w w)
-carry the "ma" of ingonyama throughout the whole phrase, except for right before the "ee double you double you" part
-pattern so far (not final): A(soprano entrance)ABBAABB (on the last B section it's only movement)

Veniki
-worked on dynamics and tempo (cause they need some help)
-come in strong when it's mezzo forte and your part enters
-when we crescendo, it needs to be more gradual and less of a slap in the face "hey we're forte now"
-we practiced with a metronome at faster tempos
-keep all of the top of page eight piano and become suddenly forte at measure thirty one

Lux Aurumque
-song without looking at each other or conducting to help with listening and our teamwork as an ensemble
-we need to work on staggered breathing

Bach (Come Sweet Death)
-we worked on clarifying the hand motions until the bell rang

Sight Reading: none :)

Homework: go sell raffle tickets! :)

Concert Choir, Wednesday 05/03/17

Rehearsal Notes and Assignments: Today we  discussed the new risers (no food, drinks, don't touch railings, careful of lip on first riser) then we sang the women's piece pages 7-13 the last chord is tricky so be careful. Then the men sang their song and we all came back together to sing Muerto. After making sure pronounciations were correct and notes were accurate, we worked on the dance moves for Ingonyama. After that we sang Hallelujah Amen and polished it up. At the end of class, interims were passed out so if you were absent be sure to get those tomorrow.

No Theory

No Sight Singing

No Homework 

Announcements:
-All State Students, make sure you have the lunch rehearsal dates through May 4.  If you were absent yesterday, you need to see Mrs. Patchett for the dates.
-ALL CHOIR REHERSAL TOMORROW A LUNCH
-ALL STARE REHERSAL TOMORROW B LUNCH
Basket Raffle Information

-Sell tickets for the baskets!!!!

Beginning Choir - Spa/Pampering Basket & Beach Fun Basket

Concert Choir - Family Fun Night Basket & Outdoor/BBQ Basket

CV - Chocolate Basket

-A schedule for all state has been emailed to parents, have them check it to see if they're available to chaperone.
-Tickets for the Spring Concert can be purchased online!! Order them now from this link: 

http://rmd.me/1RWR_IDE8gk

-Below is a picture of the calendar for seniors and 2017-2018 Colla Voce (hopefully you can see it.. idk sometimes it doesn't work when I try to put a picture on here)

Beginning Choir 5/2/17

May 11- Dress rehearsal 2:30-5:30
May 12- Spring Concert be in the chorus room at 3:20
May 16-23- Final Exam Sight Reading
   •Level 4 choir unison
May 24- Starting Solos and Written Paper due
•must be at least 1 1/2 minutes and at most 3 minutes and MEMORIZED with a back track

Announcements:
Tuesday B lunch all state rehearsal
Thursday A lunch all choir rehearsal
Thursday B lunch all state rehearsal
May 11- A lunch all women rehearsal
May 15- chorus picnic at Womble Park 4-6
May 25- chorus banquet at 5:00pm

Concert Choir, Monday 05/01/17

Rehearsal Notes and Assignments: Today we listened to the adjudicators comments Fromm busch Gardens and discussed our performance based opinions in class. Then we worked on Omnia Sol and tried to get that memorized. Mrs. Hoytt-Meyers (hopefully that is spelled correctly) was here and she talked about the basket fundraiser tickets. We each got 24 tickets today so if you were absent be sure to pick some up! Try and sell as many as you can to support the chorus! Pictures of the baskets should be available by Friday :)

No Theory

No Sight Singing

No Homework 

Announcements:
-All State Students, make sure you have the lunch rehearsal dates through May 4.  If you were absent yesterday, you need to see Mrs. Patchett for the dates.
-ALL CHOIR REHERSAL THURSDAY A LUNCH
Basket Raffle Information

-Sell tickets for the baskets!!!!

Beginning Choir - Spa/Pampering Basket & Beach Fun Basket

Concert Choir - Family Fun Night Basket & Outdoor/BBQ Basket

CV - Chocolate Basket

-A schedule for all state has been emailed to parents, have them check it to see if they're available to chaperone.
-Tickets for the Spring Concert can be purchased online!! Order them now from this link: 

http://rmd.me/1RWR_IDE8gk

-Below is a picture of the calendar for seniors and 2017-2018 Colla Voce (hopefully you can see it.. idk sometimes it doesn't work when I try to put a picture on here)