We are happy to announce we now have an Advanced Chorus in the Middle Learning Center!

Congratulations to all sixth, seventh, and eighth graders who made it! And a big THANK YOU to all students who auditioned.

Click here to learn all about our most recent performances and see the schedule for our choruses.

SPRING CHORAL CONCERT COMING UP - DATES WILL BE POSTED SOON!

 

"I'm not going to be a musician, why do I have to do this? Why do I have to learn music?”

Music is Science
 It is exact, specific; it demands exact acoustics. A conductor's full score is a chart, a
graph which indicates frequencies, intensities, volume changes, melody, and harmony all at
once and with the most exact control of time.

Music is Mathematics
It is rhythmically based on the subdivisions of time into fractions, which must be done
instantaneously, not worked out on paper.

Music is Foreign Language
Most of the terms are in Italian, German, or French; the notation is certainly not
English--but a highly developed kind of shorthand that uses symbols to represent ideas.
Music is the most complete and universal language.

Music is History
Music reflects the environment and times of its creation, often even the country of its
origin.

Music is Physical Education
It requires fantastic coordination of fingers, hands, arms, lip, cheek, and facial muscles
in addition to extraordinary control of the diaphragm, back stomach, and chest muscles,
all of which respond instantly to the sound the ear hears and the mind interprets.

WHY DO I TEACH MUSIC?
Not because I expect you to major in music.
Not because I expect you to play or sing for a living.
Not so you can relax and 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....
in short, more life.

Of what value will it be to make a prosperous living......
unless you know how to live?

 

 

SINGING enables you to do what you might never have the courage to do on your own.

When you're singing, you're directly communicating with the audience.

You're allowing them to get close to you.

You're letting them into your heart so they can see the beauty that resides in you.

Everyone will listen to what you have to say.

Even those who don't seem to see things your way will be able to understand you when you're singing.

Everyone becomes ONE with you because you've allowed yourself to become ONE with the music.

MUSIC is an endless universe of possibilities.

But before you share your love with others, you must remember to love and take care of yourself.

 

Your Own Vocal Happiness:

·        Get adequate sleep,

·        Drink water

·        Eat healthfully

·        Never scream or shout

·        Rest your voice and drink herbal tea when vocally tired

·        Do warm-ups before singing and a cool-down after singing

·        Sing in a good ensemble

·        Sing freely and for your own pleasure sometimes.

 

MATERIALS NEEDED FOR CHORUS: 

·        ½ inch black binder with pockets

·        Pencil with eraser

·        Snack and a water bottle

 

ATTENDANCE AND PUNCTUALITY: 

·        Three absences in a semester = dropping the ensemble

·        All members must be on time

·        All members must participate in the concerts that will be scheduled

 

CONDUCT: 

·        Listen to instructor

·        Listen to performer

·        Raise your hand before sharing

·        Choose kind words to critique

·        Be a good team player