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The Advanced Vocal Techniques class is for students who want to expand their performance opportunities within the program. Emphasis is placed on standard ensemble vocal jazz tunes in the fall. Simultaneously, students are working on a role from a one act production performed at the end of January/beginning of February. In the spring students are encouraged to bring in solos, duets or trios that will be worked on during class time and performed for the Spring Concert. It is highly recommended that The AVT singers have a voice teacher outside of school. It is encouraged that AVT singers prepare a solo for the NYSSMA Music Festival and take the audition at NYU in June. Members of AVT must already be participating in the High School Chorus.
Our students perform in a variety of concerts throughout the year--from the Holiday Concert, featuring all of our large ensembles, to the more intimate Chamber Music, Percussion, Opera, and Jazz Concerts. Students also have the opportunity to attend performances by well-known visiting guest artists such as Wynton Marsalis, Maria Schneider, and Milt Hinton; travel to jazz festivals; and participate in the NYSSMA solo and ensemble festivals. Students may choose from a wide range of course offerings, including Digital Music, Music Theory, and Composition, or participate in interdisciplinary courses in conjunction with the history department such as City Semester and LP: 12 Albums That Changed the World. Our ensembles in the upper school are Chorus, Opera Company, Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Studio Ensemble, Chamber Music, String Orchestra, Jazz Improvisation, Jazz Ensemble, and Concert Jazz.
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