Hononegah Community High School
Vocal Music
Welcome to the HCHS Vocal Music website! Thank you for being an important part of our Fine Arts community.
Choral Program
The HCHS Choral Program provides opportunities for students to be logistically creative and creatively logistic. Three curricular choirs are offered to students:
Prep Choir, for 9-12th grade students;
Treble Choir, for 10-12th grade Soprano and Alto voices; and
Concert Choir, for 10-12th grade Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass mixed ensemble.
Choir students Create, Perform, Respond, and Connect with choral concepts and application through collaborative and artistic courses. In Choir, students engage in sight-reading, ear training, music theory, vocal health and technique, preparing and performing a variety of repertoire, and more, which support Hononegah students in their comprehensive education.
About Mrs. Frieden
Mrs. Carolyn Frieden is thrilled to be in her fourth year at Hononegah directing the choral ensembles and teaching piano keyboarding. Mrs. Frieden graduated summa cum laude from Illinois State University, where she obtained her Bachelor of Music Education with Honors, and she is currently working toward a Master of Music Education degree at Shenandoah University. In addition to teaching curricular music, Mrs. Frieden directs Hononegah's Vocal Jazz Ensemble and advises the American Sign Language Club. Mrs. Frieden also choreographs and directs the All-School Spring Musical with her husband Mr. Christian Frieden who teaches Theater Arts and English at Hononegah.
Fine Arts Department Vision and Mission Statements
The VISION of the Hononegah Community High School Fine Arts department is to instill in our students and community a life-long passion and support for the performing and visual arts that results in personal and professional creative pursuits beyond high school graduation.
The MISSION of the Hononegah Community High School Fine Arts Department is to provide creative curriculum, develop artistic literacy, technical refinement and engaging opportunities that will ignite a personal passion for every student enrolled in a fine arts course.