Concert Choir

This course meets every day for a full year and is designed for the student who wishes to sing in rehearsal and performance situations. This mixed vocal ensemble consists of select soprano, alto, tenor, and bass voices in grades 9-12. Students will study music in a wide variety of musical styles and forms including classical, pop, folk, spiritual and Broadway tunes. In addition to studying vocal technique and ensemble performance, students will develop individual musicianship skills such as sight singing, rhythm reading, and independence in practice. Students will rehearse in large groups daily, and attend one small group / individual voice lesson weekly. The course integrates a practical review of basic music theory and aural skills applied to personal practice, rehearsal, and performance. Specific outfits for public performances are required, and this will be discussed on the first day of class. 

1. I can read, interpret, identify and perform various combinations of whole notes/rests, half notes/rests, quarter notes/rests, eighth notes/rest, sixteenth notes/rests, triplets, combinations of eighth and sixteenth notes.

2. I can perform in the following meters- 4/4, 3/4, 2/4, 2/2, 6/8, 5/4, 3/8, and 7/8.

3. I can perform syncopation and changing meters.

4. I can read and perform simple and compound meter combinations.

5. I can sing in unison, 2-part and 3-part, and 4 part S-A-T-B voicing.

6. I can sing descants, partner songs and rounds and descants

7. I can identify, read and perform the following- notes in treble and bass clefs, measures, dynamics, fermata, time signatures, repeat signs, 1st and 2nd endings, D.C. al coda, D.S. al coda, legato, staccato, bar lines, double bar lines, ties, slurs, breath marks, sforzando, accents.

8. I can identify and perform dynamic abbreviations and tempo markings.

9. I can demonstrate and perform with proper singing posture, both standing and sitting.

10. I can read and demonstrate breath marks, no breath marks and staggered breathing.

11. I can use and sing solfege hand signs.

12. I can demonstrate clear pronunciation/enunciation while singing.

13. I can sing songs in different languages and from various cultures.

14. I can perform in quartets and octets.

15. I can demonstrate an understanding of vocal blend.

16. I can perform music through a NYSSMA level 3-6.