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Chorus and General Music |
Welcome all chorus students and parents! I am delighted to have you participate in the Chorus and General Music program! We will have a very busy year and I anticipate a great one!! Please feel free to contact me anytime for questions or concerns. I will constantly keep you updated about events and dates and the progress your students are making. Please check with your students often for letters that I send home and specifically the choral calendar. Please see my classroom rules and choral calendar below.
General Music: This class involves the learning of all levels of music except these students do not perform for an audience like chorus or band. They will however be graded on musical concepts we discuss and they will have the opportunity to play instruments. They are required to keep a notebook as part of their grade and it must remain in the class with their pencils. We will be learning how to play guitar, keyboard, recorder, and rhythm sticks. We will also study about musical theory and history. We will learn about musical composition and songwriting as well as musical maps through our textbooks. These are just a few of the scheduled lessons for the nine weeks. Please make sure that you and your student understand the classroom rules. Please make sure that all General Music students and parents sign the yellow paper that I sent home regarding classroom rules and agenda, and return it promptly.
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Mrs. Pike's Classroom Rules |
Chorus and General Music Classroom Rules
Chorus and General Music Classroom Rules
• Be on time!
• Be respectful to your teacher and your classmates. Choose your words carefully!!!
• Always have your pencils and music folders every day!
• Raise your hands to speak.
• Do not interrupt the teacher during class time.
• Only play the instruments when instructed to do so.
• For Chorus: Pay close attention during rehearsal and class instruction! Remain quiet when the teacher is working with other sections!
• Keep all electronic devices at home.
• Gum is not allowed!
• Dress appropriately.
Consequences
• Verbal warning
• Conference with parent (phone call and/or meeting)
• Detention for 30 minutes after or before school
• Discipline referral
3 tardies=detention
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7th Grade Chorus and 8th Grade Show Choir Calendar |
All State 1st Auditions (selected students) October 13, 2007
District Honors Chorus (selected students) November 5, 2007
Veteran’s Day Concert November 9, 2007
Christmas Concert December 13, 2007
Pre-Festival Concert March 13, 2008
Large Group Performance Evaluations March 17th, 18th or 19th 2008
(Festival)
Honor’s Day May 2, 2008
Show Choir Dessert Theate(Show Choir) May 6, 2008
Spring Concert May 15, 2008
Concerts usually start at 6:30 and arrival time is 6:00 sharp! Concert dress is all black for girls and white tops and black dress bottoms for guys. All black shoes for everyone—no tennis shoes and jeans are allowed for concerts.
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6th Grade Chorus Club |
Welcome 6th graders! I am very excited about this particular program this year. The chorus Club will meet on Tuesday's, Wednesday's and Thursday's from 7:00 to 7:30 before school. They need to arrive a few minutes early so that we have a full half hour to rehearse. This is a non-audtitioned group--so any 6th grader who likes to sing is welcome! Please make sure that all members and their parents read and sign the yellow sheet that gets sent home and return it to Mrs. Pike promplty. As you can see from the schedule below, we have a lot of singing opportunities and we are priveleged to be able to perform the "National Anthem" at all home basketball games.
Concert Schedule:
Basketball Game November 7, 2007
Veteran’s Day Concert November 9. 2007
Basketball Game November 13, 2007
Christmas Concert (chorus and band) December 6, 2007
Basketball Game December 11, 2007
Basketball Game December 18, 2007
Honor’s Day Concert May 2, 2007
Spring Concert (band and chorus) May 13, 2007 (maybe)
All evening concerts start at 6:30 and students are to arrive by 6:00 sharp! Veteran’s Day and Honor’s Day are done during the day. Basket ball games start at 4:00 and students need to arrive 15 minutes early to warm up. Concert attire will be black dress pants for boys and black dress pants or skirts for girls. Black shoes for everyone. We will have chorus shirts that we will order soon for 6th grade concerts. Please indicate your child’s shirt size at the bottom. I look forward to a great year together!!
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Grading |
General Music:
40% Participation
40%Tests and music project
20% Notebooks ( I will be providing these)
Chorus:
40% Participation
40% Concerts and tests (sight reading, ear training, and theory)
20% Music folders ( I will provide these) |
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Mrs. Pike's Planning and Schedule of Classes |
7:40-8:25 1st period 8th Grade Show Choir
8:25-9:10 2nd period 8th Grade General Music
9:10-10:10 Planning
10:10-10:55 3rd period 6th Grade General Music
10:55-11:40 4th period 6th Grade General Music
11:40-1:10 Planning
1:10-1:50 5th period 7th Grade General Music
1:50-2:35 6th period 7th Grade Chorus |
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