The Concert Choir at Kentridge is designed for advanced choral students who have developed a high degree of proficiency in vocal skills. It will provide the students with opportunities to improve their skills in note reading, vocal production, concert performance, solo and ensemble training, and to understand and appreciate choral literature. this group will participate in many required performances during the school year.
Meets 1st period, daily in room A-20
Instructional Philosophy:
Music is a unique and powerful pathway through which we can learn to know about and interact with our world and with our fellow human beings. It is a biological part of humanity and is hare-wired into our very existence.
That is why we teach music
Author Unknown (but it speaks my philosophy quite eloquently)
- Not because we expect you to major in music
- Not because we expect you to play or sing all your life
- Not so you can relax
- Not so you can have fun
BUT
- so you will be human
- so you will recognize beauty
- so you will be sensitive
- so you will be closer to an infinite beyond this world
- so you will have something to cling to
- so you will have more love, more compassion, more gentleness, more good,
i - in short - more life
Of what value will it be to make prosperous living unless you know how to live?
The nature of music demands that we, teacher and student, navigate the pathway together, learning together, performing together.
Effective rehearsals in which we discover what the "whole" or finished product is meant to be, combined with effective practice habits in which we work through our individual challenges, mistakes and frustrations, lead to the greatest growth.
Major Course Goals:
- Develop independent musicianship and artistry
- Develop healthy vocal habits which allow the student to pursue the widest - possible variety of vocal music styles...for a lifetime."
- Develop a love of music and artistic performance.
- Provide opportunities and guidance for students to pursue musical paths of their own interest and passion.
- Prepare students for successful choir experiences in college.
Major Course Projects & Instructional Activities (See Choir Calendar):
- Concerts: Fall, Holiday, Pops
- Assemblies: Veterans' Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Graduation
- Green River Music Education Association events: Local Solo/Ensemble contest, Large Group Choir Contest State Arts Assessment: Classroom Based - - Performance Assessment
- There are likely to b e additional performances that will be added during the year.
Course Assessment Plan:
- Performances
- CBPA
- Self-Assessments
- Vocal Assessments
- Post-Performance Reflections
- Solo and /or Ensemble Project
- Music Theory Exams
Classroom Expectations
- Be on time and prepared
- Be fully engaged
- Be artistic and musical
- Support our efforts
- Be persistent with
* Learning
* Understanding
* Skill development
- Challenge yourself to take the next step
Supplies and Materials Needed:
- Sharpened pencils
- Music and music folder (This can be left in the choir folder storage area or taken home)
- Concert/Performance Attire:
* Boys wear black tuxedo with black socks and black dress shoes.
* Girls wear long black dress (we will order in Sept./Oct.), black nylons,
black shoes (closed-toe, flats)
Grading Policy
- 40% /classroom participation, learning music and any additional homework.
- 40% Concerts/Performances
- 20% Vocal and written assessments
Grading Scale:
A 100 - 93
A - 92 - 90
B + 89 - 87
B 86 - 83
B - 82 - 80
C + 79 - 77
C 76 - 73
C - 72 - 70
D+ 69 - 67
D 66 - 63
D - 62 - 60
F 59 - 0
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