WELCOME TO PRELUDE CHORUS!!!

This course is a beginning level year-long course in 6th grade. This course is a pre-requisite for intermediate and advanced chorus. This year we will be learning about the voice and how to sing with good tone, diction, and emotion. Students will be singing music in unison and 2-part harmony. All forms and documents are available for download below:

Upcoming Deadlines/Performances:

- Friday, August 15 - All forms due
- Dec. 18 - WINTER CONCERT (Required Concert Performance)
- Mar. 5 - Pre-CPA CONCERT (Required Concert Performance)
- Mar. 12 - 6th Grade Choral Clinic (Day Clinic at Converse University)
- May 12 - SPRING Concert (Required Concert Performance)
- May - 14th 6th Grade Carowinds Field Trip (open to all students completing required pre-requisites...more info soon)

COURSE SYLLABUS

Prelude Chorus – 6th Grade Class:

The beginning chorus class is designed for students coming into middle school and students taking their first middle school chorus class. In this class, students will learn about choral posture, vocal tone, diction, basic music notation, and sing music in unison and 2-parts. At the end of the course, students will be able to read and perform music on a beginning level.

Artistic Focus Unit (Establishing habits of excellence) August

Dynamics of Sound (Beginning/Intermediate Vocal Skills) September

Vox Humana Unit October

Performance Etiquette Unit October

Fall Repertoire Performance Unit September-October

Winter Repertoire Performance Unit October-December

Clinic Repertoire Performance Unit January – March

Spring Repertoire Performance Unit March-May

Musical Genre Unit May

Sight Reading On-going throughout the year

Musical Styles and Music History Unit On-going throughout the year

Music Theory Unit On-going throughout the year

Dynamics and Expression Unit On-going throughout the year

This course is a beginning level course in 6th grade. It is a pre-requisite for intermediate and advanced chorus. This year we will be learning about the voice and how to sing with good tone, diction, and emotion. Students will be singing music in unison and 2-part harmony. All forms and documents are available for download below:

Forms and Documents

Google Meet Expectations (GMS)

Google Meet Expectations

Chorus Info Handout 2025_Prelude.pdf

Class Information Sheet

Greer Middle Redo_Retake Policy and Form.pdf

COURSE SYLLABUS

Forms and Documents

Google Meet Expectations

Class Information Sheet

Redo/Retake Policy