Ensembles

Vivace

Pronounced "Vee-Va-cheh." This choir is comprised of beginning treble singers. The voice parts range from soprano (high) to alto (low), and the choir classes focus mostly on building foundations of music notation reading, vocal tone and health, and choral rehearsal & concert etiquette. This choir does not require an audition to become a member. They perform as a Sub-Non-Varsity SSA choir at UIL Concert & Sight Reading Contest.

Bel Canto

This choir is comprised of beginning to intermediate tenor/bass singers currently in the KF choir program. The voice parts range from tenor (high) to baritone/bass (low), and the choir classes focus mostly on building foundations of music notation reading, vocal tone and health, and choral rehearsal & concert etiquette. This choir does not require an audition to become a member. They perform as a Non-Varsity choir at UIL Concert & Sight Reading Contest. 

All choir members are encouraged but not required to audition for Region Choir and participate in the Solo & Ensemble contest.

Bella Voce

This intermediate treble choir is for auditioned singers in the Soprano/Alto voice range. Members in this choir demonstrate a commitment to the KF Choir program and possess a budding set of technical skills that promote proper choral blend, a warm and open choral tone, as well as practice good, consistent vocal health. These singers also demonstrate an intermediate level of music-reading ability. 

Specifically, students can sing independently a Do major and La harmonic minor scale, produce the I, IV & V broken chords, sing an accompanied solo and sight-read a 4-measure exercise based in the keys of C, F and G major, with rhythms including quarter notes and eighth notes.

These choir members have also demonstrated a high level of commitment to the KF Choir program in previous years, with due attention to maintaining proper eligibility to participate in UIL and extra-curricular choir activities.

In the spring semester, this choir will perform as a Non-Varsity SSA choir at the UIL Concert & Sight-Reading Contest. Members of this ensemble are encouraged, but not required to audition for Region Choir and participate in the Solo & Ensemble Contest.

Chorale

This advanced choir is for auditioned singers of all voice parts who have demonstrated a commitment to the KF Choir program and possess a well-developed set of technical skills that promote proper choral blend, a warm and open choral tone, as well as practice good, consistent vocal health. These singers also demonstrate a high level of music-reading ability and an active understanding of expressive musicianship. 

Specifically, students can sing independently a Do major and La harmonic minor scale, produce all diatonic triads in broken style, sing an accompanied solo and sight-read a 4-measure exercise based in all major and minor keys (with altered syllables Fi and Si), with rhythms including dotted-quarter notes and eighth notes. Students may also be asked to produce common intervals within any given key.

These choir members have also demonstrated a high level of commitment to the KF Choir program in previous years, with due attention to maintaining proper eligibility to participate in UIL and extra-curricular choir activities. They also personify our choir mission statement: "Exemplify Excellence, Exude Confidence, Embrace Kindness, so that every voice is lifted and every student is loved."

In the spring semester, this choir will perform as a Varsity SATB choir at the UIL Concert & Sight-Reading Contest. Members in this ensemble are required to participate in one or both Region Choir auditions and the Solo & Ensemble Contest.

KF Singers

This select auditioned ensemble is our traveling group of singers. Students in this ensemble must be in Chorale or Bella Voce simultaneously with KF Singers. Class rehearsals with this group will involve learning music to be performed at select concerts, as well as for local community outreach events. Students will audition for this ensemble at the end of the school year for placement in the fall semester.

These singers must possess a professional, positive and self-motivated attitude, to allow for cohesion within the group. Students are given a lot of freedom in this group to grow in their vocal and performance skills, with guidance and facilitation from the directors.

This group is our PR group for small run-outs. Extra costs might involve a purchase of an outfit for events or independent transportation to/from an event outside of school hours, although all considerations will be given to figure out what works best for the group.