Course Descriptions

Concert Choirs: 

What is it?

Traditional/Classical choirs focus primarily on classical choral repertoire. A great deal of focus is spent on sight-reading, vocal technique, and individual growth of students as a soloist. These choirs will perform at 4 concerts every year and prepare for the UIL Concert and Sight Reading Evaluation. LHS offers both auditioned varsity level and non-varsity level classical choirs.

Non-Varsity Concert Choirs:

Beginning Treble Choir (4th Period) is an ensemble for treble voices that performs a wide variety of choral music over the course of the school year. A great deal of focus is spent on sight-reading, vocal technique, and individual growth of students as a soloist. This treble class is made up of beginner singers who are new to LHS choir, and ready to work and perfect their craft. Placement is determined through director recommendation. This ensemble is made up of 9 - 12th grade students.

Advanced Treble Choir (5th Period) is an advanced treble choir open to all Leander High School students who wish to perform a variety of choral music over the course of the school year. Students placed in the class typically have prior high school choir experience or have auditioned as an 8th grader. Current students do not have to audition for this ensemble, but incoming freshman will have to audition for placement in this calss as it is an advanced group. We focus on sight reading, tone quality, blending, and balance. This class prepares students for a varsity ensemble auditions held at the end of the school year and provides students with the opportunity to explore their voice, be challenged, and grow as a musician.  Placement is determined through director recommendation. This ensemble is made up of primarily 10 - 12th grade students. 

Beginning Tenor Bass Choir (8th Period) is an ensemble for tenor/bass voices that performs a wide variety of choral music over the course of the school year. A great deal of focus is spent on sight-reading, vocal technique, and individual growth of students as a soloist. This tenor/bass class is made up of beginner singers who are new to LHS choir, and ready to work and perfect their craft. Placement is determined through director recommendation. This ensemble is made up of 9 - 12th grade students.

Varsity Concert Choirs:

The Lionheart Singers (1st Period) is an auditioned ensemble that performs a wide variety of choral music over the course of the school year. A great deal of focus is spent on sight-reading, vocal technique, and individual growth of students as a soloist. This varsity mixed choir class is made up of experienced singers, ready to work and perfect their craft. Because this is our top choir, students will be exposed to challenging pieces that will require practice at home. This ensemble is made of primarily 11-12th graders, but open to all incoming 10-12th graders to audition. 

Audition Requirements? 

Students will sight-read a varsity level musical example, vocalize to assess range and vocal quality, sight reading, and sing My Country ‘Tis of Thee.

Other information?

Every member of the Choir program is required to pay a student activity fee. Fees are due by September 12th—either paid in full, started on a payment plan, or financial assistance requested.

Choir membership fees by choir:

• Lionheart Singers (1st period) - $125

• Advanced Treble (5th period) - $100

• Beginning Choirs (4th & 8th periods) - $75

• Legacy Show Choir (7th period) - $75 + UIL Choir fees

Fees cover choir T-shirts, uniform care, social events, meals, competitions, accompanists, and clinicians.

No student will be denied participation due to inability to pay; assistance and payment plans are available.

Who takes it? 

This class is open to all 10th-12th grade students with prior approval form the directors.

Other information?

There is a participation fee of $75 for all students that are enrolled in this class. There are four out side of class concert requirements, but no other homework. 

Who takes it? 

This class is open to all 9th-12th grade students.

Show Choir: 

What is it? 

Show choir is a new program at LHS, created in 2018. The purpose of this choir is to perform a variety of styles of contemporary music in a large ensemble setting with an emphasis on learning various styles of vocal production, choreography, and overall stage presence. 

Leander Legacy 

Leander Legacy Show Choir (7th Period) is an auditioned ensemble that is focused on movement and singing. They perform a variety of music from jazz to modern incorporating performance and connection to the audience in every rehearsal. This is a mixed ensemble made up of freshmen through seniors. This ensemble has the opportunity to be the singing ambassadors of the choir program by singing out in the community. 

Who takes it? 

This class is open to all 9th - 12th grade students and is by audition only. Audition instructions are posted via google classroom. There will be an online application followed by a live voice/dance audition held every Spring for the following year. All students must audition regardless of prior choir placement. 

Students can receive Fine Arts credit OR P.E. credit for this class. 

Audition Requirements? 

Students will recreate a dance routine, vocalize to assess range and vocal quality, and sing a pop / vocal selection of their choice at a live audition to be announced at the end of every academic year.

What are the required prerequisites? 

All students enrolled in Show choir are required to be co-enroll in a concert choir class in order to participate in show choir. 

What is expected? 

Students will sing and dance in every rehearsal while pursuing a high expectation of performance and character development. 

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On- Level & AP Music Theory:

What is it?

Music Theory AP is an advanced course for students who will be majoring in music at the university level. The goal of this course is to develop a student’s ability to recognize, understand, and describe the basic materials of music. The study is by the development of the student’s aural, sight-singing, written, compositional, and analytical skills through the use of music literature. This class is for 11th and 12th grade LHS students and IB sophomores. 

On- Level Theory is a course for all students interested in music. This course focuses on music composition and music literacy. It is a great stepping stone to AP music theory. All 9th - 12th grade students are welcome! 

What is required/what are the prerequisites?

AP Music Theory: Instructor approval, current active participation in a music ensemble or private lessons, music reading ability and advanced instrumental or vocal performance skills. Students must also fill out an application provided by the instructor.

On- Level: no prerequisites! 

What is expected?

AP: Because of the difficulty level of the concepts that are discussed in class, students should expect to have at least one hour of homework each day. Students will also be expected to sight-sing, write music using music notation computer software, and analyze musical scores and etudes on a daily basis.