Concert Choir, Friday 03/31/17

Rehearsal Notes: Today we worked on Il Est Bel Et Bon and we specifically focused on the pronunciation of the words in French. Then we moved on to Hallelujah Amen where we spent the remainder of class working on the second ending and page 12 'amen'. There were a few rhythm issues so everyone make sure you're counting the notes and rests on both songs!! :)

No Sight Singing

No Theory

Announcements:
-CV callbacks are Monday until 5pm
-Mrs. Patchett should have our statements about our chorus individual account info on Tuesday
-5 DAYS UNTIL SPRING BREAK WOOHOO!!!

Concert Choir, Wednesday 03/22/17

Rehearsal Notes & Assignments: Today Mrs. Patchett was absent. It was kind of a last minute thing so we weren't able to get a chorus teacher to substitute, but we worked on music theory. Here is what each group did on musictheory.net
GROUP 1- 50 examples of note naming with accidentals on, and 30 examples of key signatures
GROUP 2- 30 examples of key signature identification, minors on
GROUP 3- 30 examples of chord identification
At the end of class, if people finished early, they were allowed to go to the cafeteria and watch the dancers perform but some people chose to just stay in the class room and work on other stuff which was fine too. We turned in completed work on the piano :)

No Sight Singing

Music Theory: Worked in groups on our assignments

Homework: If you didn't finish your examples on musictheory.net, make sure you complete them and turn them in tomorrow!

Concert Choir, Tuesday 03/21/17

Rehearsal Notes:  Today Mrs. Patchett was back yay!!! We talked about how things went when she was gone and she told us about the Nashville trip! Then we went to the auditorium and listened to the symphonic band play. When we got back, we sang through Hallelujah Amen once :)

No Homework :)

No Theory

No Sight Singing

Concert Choir, Monday 03/20/17

Rehearsal Notes:  Today Ms. Delauney was here again and we worked on the second ending of Hallelujah Amen. After running through that, we took out Il Est Belle Et Bon and sang through the first and the second page comparing voice parts and where they overlap. We also worked on Muerto a little bit and solidified the notes on page 2 starting at measure 16. We ran through Omnia Sol and sang Irish Blessing which everyone knew! :)

No Homework :)

No Theory

No Sight Singing

Concert Choir, Friday 03/17/17

HAPPY SAINT PATRICKS DAY!!

Rehearsal Notes:  Today Ms. Delauney was here and we worked on Hallelujah Amen for the beginning of class. We specifically focused on the 'Oh Judah' section and once each voice part became strong, we moved on to learn the last two pages of the piece. Then we took out Muerto! We focused on the first two pages and briefly touched on the top of page 3. After that, we took out Il Est Bell Et Bon! We didn't have tons of time to work on it, but we did learn our parts through the first page and we sped it up gradually on 'bum bum' (we haven't used words yet). Remember on Monday the bathroom pass will not be available so go BEFORE class!! Have a great weekend everyone :)

No Homework :)

No Theory

No Sight Singing

Concert Choir, Thursday 03/16/17

Rehearsal Notes:  Today we worked on Hallelujah Amen. We went through the song in our voice parts and sang through the 'cherubim and seraphim' part. We also got 3 new songs!! It takes a village, Muerto, and Il est bel et bon :) we will have Ms. Delauney tomorrow and Monday so remember to be on your best behavior :)

No Homework

No Theory

No Sight Singing

CV- 3/16/17

Announcements:

Thursday 3/16/17   

CV - Interims will go home today.

CV - Mrs. Patchett needs 3 scores  of Shining Night & Beulah - if you let me use your’s for MPA please let me use them again and make sure they have no markings on them.

All State Students - if you are unable to get on the remind, see Mrs. Patchett at the end of class.

All State Students - we have a lunch rehearsal for 9-10 A Lunch and 11-12 B Lunch

If you missed MPA you will need to complete a Make-Up Assignment- See Mrs. Patchett for this assignment

Students auditioning for Concert Choir and are currently in choir: you need to have signed up to audition for concert choir by March 24 on the online link

Students auditioning for CV - ALL must have signed up by March 21st on the online link.

Rehearsal:

Praise to the Lord
-even consonants throughout the piece.
-the ending needs to be a full sound.
-get piano and have dynamic contrast where we're supposed to in the piece.

Sure On This Shining Night
-silent breaths throughout the piece, breathe with your diaphragm as opposed to shallow breathing.

Way Over In Beulah Lan'
-we've got to have energy with this piece despite whatever else is going on in the context of us singing it.
-we slowed down the tempo significantly; follow the tempo Mrs. Patchett gives us.
-clarified the basses note on "good" in the intro. It's supposed to feel wrong and clashy with the sopranos. 
-use the "b" in "Beulah" to kill it in the last two "Beulah"'s  on the last page.
-we went and sang this piece in the commons area to really get a feel of dead space and how to overproduce emphasis behind words.

HOPEFULLY EVERY REMINDER YOU SHOULD/WILL NEED FOR NASHVILLE:
-bring/pack a breakfast tomorrow morning to bring with you on the bus, there will not be a big breakfast stop made.
-if your family has someone that would like to see you in Nashville, communicate this via email to Mrs. Patchett BEFORE 7pm tonight. something along the lines of "I student's parent give permission for student to see person A and person B at time o'clock on 3/day/17".
-your garment bag needs to have everything you need to walk on stage. Men bring all pieces of your tuxes, including pocket squares, and ladies remember to pack pearls.
-go through the document tonight with attention to detail, making sure that you pack everything you need.
-the weather will for the most part be cold and rainy. Bring a raincoat and appropriate clothing for this weather.
-wear comfortable shoes that are appropriate for the context of whatever we're doing.
-don't forget to pack this year's short sleeved CV shirt so that everyone can match on Monday! Do not wear this particular shirt until Monday.
-don't wear sweatpants Monday. Its not cute.
-you are responsible for your belongings regardless of whether your chaperone is your parent or not.
-the police will be called if you do anything illegal. If you witness someone in our group doing something illegal and you do not report it to Mrs. Patchett, you are just as viable.
-to be on time is to be early. Be on time (early) for EVERY meeting time.
-follow all expectations.
-if you're bringing medicine and/or prescription medication on this trip, talk to Mrs. Patchett at 3:30 am in the morning tomorrow to remind get of what you take. You only have to tell Mrs. Patchett but you can tell your chaperone if you want to.
-you need to be in front of the school at 3:25 am tomorrow morning.
-if someone is picking up your car later in the day Friday, because you drove yourself to the school in the morning, they need to pick up your car by Friday night.
-after you arrive at 3:25 am, at 3:30 am you will find your chaperone and get their number, and give them your phone number.
-if you have Ms. Wood or Mr. Wood as a chaperone, see Lindsey in the morning for their respective phone numbers.
-if you have Ms. Baker as a chaperone, make sure you get both get number and Ms. Morgan's number.
-show your chaperone that you have all of your concert attire, then it can be stored under the bus. (if your chaperone isn't there in the morning, show Mrs. Patchett)
-label ALL of your bags with your name. Especially your garment bags. But for real- all of them.
-in regards to bringing movies for the bus rides there and back, label them with your name (so we can know it belongs to you and give it back to you), and make sure  it's rated PG-13 or lower.
-set 217 alarms to wake up in the morning.
-if you plan on writing critiques of the various performances we'll be attending, you can do that by bringing a pen and writing on your program. Taking notes on your phone is not appropriate in this setting.
-make sure your outfits are dresscode. (because apparently we could scar the people of Nashville with bare shoulders). But seriously- let's keep it classy.

Sight Reading: none

Homework: be prepared for Nashville in whatever way you personally need to be