CMEA All-State Honors Chorus

ROYLE SCHOOL may take up to FOUR STUDENTS to the CMEA All-State Elementary Honors Chorus. This is a one-day event in HARTFORD on Friday, April 29th. I will be there all day, as well, and will be the accompanist for the honor chorus.

Our FOUR STUDENTS will be singing the following songs with the All-State Chorus:

(coming soon)

Rehearsal tracks may be found here: (link)

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AUDITIONS WERE HELD IN DECEMBER.

Students may audition for me before/after school between now and December 4th. I will post a sign-up sheet in my classroom. The audition will consist of:

1. Sing HAIDA alone and in a round. (You will sing your part while someone else sings the other part.)

2. Sing first verse of SHOWBIZ SNOWMAN ("Let's build a snowman in the wintery snow..." etc.)

3. Upon hearing a few notes on the piano, sing them back

CONNECTICUT MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION (CMEA) will sponsor its 7th Annual Elementary Honors Choir as part of the CMEA In-Service Conference at the CT Convention Center in Hartford, CT. This is a great opportunity for exemplary choral music students in grades 4-6 from around Connecticut to sing together. THIS IS A ONE-DAY COMMITMENT, but students will need to prepare in advance. Cost to participate: $30 per student. If selected, you will need to send in a check payable to Darien Instrumental Program prior to December 7. Registration fee includes participation, music, lunch, and t-shirt.

The CONDUCTOR will be Cristi Cary Miller! Ms. Miller is highly regarded across the United States as a master teacher, conductor and composer. For a full biography, you can go to Hal Leonard’s website (www.halleonard.com).

Since we can only take FOUR students, I am limiting this opportunity to 5th Graders only. If selected, students will need to learn the music before going to Hartford. I will provide rehearsal tracks and a few extra morning rehearsals to help everyone prepare. Concert dress will be: tan pants, white sneakers, and the festival t-shirt, which students will receive upon arrival in Hartford.

I will be with the students all day, but since it's NOT a school "field trip," parents will need to provide transportation for their own children. (Carpooling is possible.)

For more info about the CMEA Honors Chorus: http://cmea.org/sites/default/files/2016%20EHC%20registration%20form%20rev%209-2015_0.pdf

A view from the May 1, 2015 HONOR CHORUS:

Four students (and three alternates) from the 5th Grade Chorus were selected to represent ROYLE SCHOOL in the Connecticut Music Educators Association All-State Elementary Chorus on May 1 in HARTFORD!

Rehearsal schedule for MAY 1 in HARTFORD at the HARTFORD CONVENTION CENTER:

8:00-8:30am Registration

8:30am Rehearsal Begins

10:30 Snack, Bathroom Break

11:00 Rehearsal

12:30 Lunch

1:30 Rehearsal

3:00 Bathroom/Water Break and pull your Honor Choir shirt over your other shirt

4:00 Concert

Important info:

(1) There is a parking fee for the parking garage at the Hartford Convention Center. If you're just dropping off students, the attendants will usually waive the fee.

(2) Attire for the day: KHAKI PANTS, CLEAN SNEAKERS, HONORS CHORUS T-SHIRT (you'll get it at registration). Wear another shirt for the day and you can change at 3pm

(3) Parents WILL NOT be admitted to the convention center in the morning. Only participating teachers and conference attendees will be permitted past the registration desk. Parents should check in at the registration desk prior to the 4pm concert to receive a badge to go in and hear the concert.

(4) for the 10:30 snack break,bBring a 'neat snack' that's not too messy. Please do NOT bring peanut products.

(5) Lunch will be served to students as part of their registration fee.

(6) CONCERT begins promptly at 4:00PM. Tickets are $5.00 each (for parents, friends, etc). Everyone attending MUST have a ticket.

(7) There will be a picture taken of the group and the concert will be recorded. All students received an order form for pictures that your family may return to purchase the group photo. All questions should be directed to the photographer.

Here are the practice tracks for our students:

AL SHLOSHA - sing part 2

Here is Al Shlosha again, with both parts (one in each ear if you're wearing headphones):

FOG - sing part 3

Here is a recording of FOG with all three parts. Practice with the other track first so you learn your own part really well. Then sing along with this track. If you're wearing headphones, you'll hear part one in one ear, part 2 in the other, and your part in both ears.

KEEP YOUR LAMPS TRIMMED AND BURNIN' - sing part 2

Here is another recording of Keep Your Lamps with both parts (one in each ear if you're wearing headphones):

SOME ONE - unison - everyone sings the same part

THE ECHO CHILD -unison - everyone sings the same part

RISSELDY ROSSELDY - sing part 2

Here is another recording of RISSELDY with all three parts so that you can practice your part: