CHORAL GUIDELINES

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CHORAL GUIDELINES

• CHORAL GUIDELINES
• Choral guidelines
• CHORAL GUIDELINES
• Choral guidelines
• ChORaL gUIdeLiNEs

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OBJECTIVES GOALS

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OBJECTIVES GOALS

• Students will be able to express themselves
  and their feelings through choral singing.
  Knowledge and self-confidence will be built
  throughout the year. An overall goal will be
  that students desire to continue their musical
  experience, and to know that every student has a
  vital role in the success of the group.

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MATERIALS

• FOLDERS PENCILS
• CDS AND/OR CASSETTES

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FOLDERS

• Students can purchase a black, 1, 3-ring
  binder from Mrs. Hucke for 1.50. If students
  choose to buy elsewhere, the folder needs to fit
  the above criteria. Students need to have
  folders AND a pencil with them for Monday,
  September 12ths rehearsal.

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CDS AND/OR CASSETTES

• Students will need 2 Rewritable CDs for
  rehearsing and testing. Two CDs should cover
  the year. Cassette tapes can be used in place of
  CDs, if students dont have access to a CD
  component to practice. However, CDs are much
  easier to use for practicing. Students are to
  have these materials for class Monday, September
  12th. Please have cases for the CDs and your
  name on all materials.

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GRADING

• 40 - Lesson grade
• 25 - Class work/Skill development
• 35 - Test grade (1-2 per quarter)

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VOCAL LESSONS

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VOCAL LESSONSWITH MRS. HUCKE40 of grade

• Weekly lessons are 20 minutes long
• Each student has a regularly scheduled lesson
• Students need folder, pencil, and CD/cassette
• Students need to chart practice time (practice
  logs are in their folders)
• All lessons are worth a certain amount of points
  each week
• Weekly practice of 20 30 minutes a week cannot
  be stressed enough. Students need to view
  practice as homework to prepare for a
  test/concert.

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LESSONS

• Students will do various activities in weekly
  lessons. Some of the activities we do are
  vocal warm-ups, diaphragmatic breathing, vocal
  technique, theory work, computer work, taping and
  testing.

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LESSONS

• Students need to have their folder, a pencil,
  and their CD with them for each lesson. Points
  are deducted if students do not have these
  materials with them for lessons or for choir.
• Students need to have their folder, a pencil,
  and their CD with them for each lesson. Points
  are deducted if students do not have these
  materials with them for lessons or for choir.

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LESSONS

• Choir is NOT an extracurricular activity.
  Students will have homework like any other class.
  Practicing is the main homework of the class. A
  minimum of 20-30 minutes a week is recommended.
  There are practice rooms available throughout the
  day for students to come in and practice.

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CLASS PARTICIPATION

• SKILL DEVELOPMENT
• 25 OF GRADE

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CLASS PARTICIPATIONSKILL DEVELOPMENT

• Students are graded on the following
• Posture
• Mouth opening (vowel formations)
• Listening
• Effort energy level
• Improvement shown in the above skills
• Talking at appropriate times
• Participating in class discussion
• Respecting others in class in sectionals
• Having all materials for class
• No gum, food, or juice/soda, homework in the
  riser area

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KOHLER PERFORMANCES

• BAND
• CHOIR
• MADRIGAL
• JAZZ BAND
• PLAY
• SWING CHOIR

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PERFORMANCES2005 -06

• Date Time Event
• Nov. 3-6 730 pm/200 pm Drama Dept. Fall Play
  The Little Princess
• Oct. 18 730 p.m. 6th Grade Parents Concert
• Nov. 12 TBA Kohler School Friends Craft Fair
• Nov. 12 TBA Jazz Invitational
• Nov. 15 TBA WSMA Adjudicator Workshop
  Performance
• Nov. 17 730 p.m. Fall Band Concert
• Dec. 6 730 p.m. Winter Vocal Concert (MS, HS
  Madrigals)
• Dec. 16 200 p.m. JK-6 Elementary Musical
• Jan. 5 730 p.m. CLC Honors Band Concert
• Feb. 18 8 am 4 pm Solo Ens. at Oostburg HS
• March 14 730 p.m. MS Band Choir Concert
• March 20 730 p.m. HS Band Choir Concert
• April 26 800 p.m. Cabaret at the American Club
• April 29 8 am 4 pm State Solo Ensemble at
  Milwaukee
• April 29 600 p.m. Performing Arts Auction at
  the Range Line Inn

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2005-06 PERFORMANCES(CONTINUED)

• May 8 200 p.m. Spring Band Concert
• May 12 200 p.m. Spring Elementary Musical
• May 18 200 p.m. Spring Band Concert
• May 12 200 p.m. Spring Elementary Musical
• May 18 630 p.m. Arts Festival
• May 23 730 p.m. Spring Vocal Concert (MS, HS
  Swing Choir)
• May 29 800 a.m. Memorial Day Parade
• May 31 700 p.m. Senior Honors Night
• June 4 300 p.m. Baccalaureate
• June 7 600 p.m. Scroll Night
• June 11 200 p.m. Graduation

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CONCERT INFORMATION

• Dress
• Performances

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CONCERT DRESS

• Robes are worn at the first two concerts. Robes
  are assigned to students at the beginning of the
  year. Students will keep their robes at school.
  If the assigned robe is not returned at the end
  of the year, students will be billed.

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PERFORMANCES

• Attendances are manditory.
• This rule is taken from the Kohler
  student/faculty handbook
• Band and choral concerts are NOT extracurricular
  activities.
• Students scheduled for such events are expected
  to
• participate as part of the course requirement
  concert
• performance is required assignment outside of
  class. Since
• students register for these courses understanding
  that
• participation in concerts is mandatory, teachers
  may lower
• grades for absence from such events.
• Unexcused missed concerts will result in a
  lowering of a
• students letter grade.

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• PRIVATE VOCAL LESSONS
• RESCHEDULING LESSONS

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PRIVATE VOCAL LESSONS

• Students who choose to study vocal music with a
  private teacher are encouraged to do so.
• Guidelines are set for studio teachers and
  students concerning minimum meeting time per
  quarter. These guidelines will be mailed to
  parents of students and to private teachers.
• Students do not have to meet weekly with Mrs.
  Hucke if they are studying privately however,
  private students must take quarterly tests with
  Mrs. Hucke.

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RESCHEDULING

• If a student cannot make a lesson due to
  sickness or conflict, he/she must reschedule the
  lesson with Mrs. Hucke before the lesson or at
  that lesson time.
• Students who are in school, but do not show up
  for lessons at their regularly scheduled time,
  will receive a 0 for the weeks lesson.
• Students who are not in school at the time of
  their regularly scheduled lesson due to illness
  or any excused absence, will have one week to
  make up that missed lesson.

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GUIDELINE SLIPSFOR PARENTS STUDENTS

• I have read the choral booklet and discussed it
  with my child.
• I have reserved all concert dates for the
  2005-2006 school year.
• I understand that practicing, outside of class,
  is very important and will encourage my child to
  practice a minimum of 20-30 min. weekly.
• I understand that my son/daughter needs to have
  all materials for class by Monday, Sept. 12th.
• ___________ ____________
• Parent signature Student signature
• _____________________________________
• Student signature