Concepts:
8th Grade Mixed Choir students are expected to take choir for a full year (fall and spring semester). Students will be singing everyday and be expected to perform in at least 2 concert settings per semester. Students in 8th grade choir will perform 2-4 pieces per concert. These pieces will fit the Lansing School Districts Standards which states that "students will sing literature representing diverse genres and cultures (which may include folk songs, gospels, spirituals, popular, musical theater, sacred and secular vocal literature). This is a Co-Curricular Performance-Based Course and students are expected to participate in (graded) concerts. Students are also graded daily on rehearsal skills. There is a $15 activities fee that applies per semester ($30 for the full year) for this course (charged to skyward account).
Students enrolling in just 1 semester (fall or spring) of 8th grade mixed choir must receive prior approval from Mr. Ketterman for enrollment. Additionally, students must have been enrolled in at least 1 semester of choir in 7th grade before enrolling in 8th grade choir or audition. Get a form from Mr. Ketterman if you were not in choir for 7th Grade and need to audition to be in 8th Grade Mixed Choir.
Repertoire Fall Concert:
Bonse Aba - Victor C. Johnson
Wild Mountain Thyme - Andrew Parr
More to Me - Pinkzebra
In 8th Grade, our focus is learning and building on the fundamentals of music and singing.
I Can Sight Sing and Identify Kodaly Solfege (Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Ti, Do)
I Can Sight Sing in 2 or 3 parts using Kodaly Solfege (Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Ti, Do)
I Can Sing and Perform Choral Music in Unison, Two Parts, 3 Parts, and 4 Parts
I Can Recognize Voice Parts (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass)
I Can Sing with Appropriate Posture
I Can Sing with Appropriate Tone, (Head Voice and Chest Voice)
I Can Sing Using Correct Vowel Formation using the 5 Latin Vowels (A, E, I, O, U)
I Can Sing Using Correct Diction (Enunciation of Words)
I can make personal connections to music selections.
I Can Sing with Proper Breath Support
I Can Recognize Note Names on both the Treble and Bass Clef.
I Can Recognize Note Values: Quarter, Eighth, Sixteenth, Half, Whole, Dotted Notes, Barred Notes
I Can Recognize Note Rests: Quarter, Eighth, Sixteenth, Half and Whole
I Can Recognize and Utilize Time Signatures in 2/4, 3/4, 4/4
I Can Recognize and Sing in Different Key Signatures including: Key of C, F, G, D, E, A
I Can Recognize Dynamic Markings (Volume Markings) pp, p, mp, mf, f, and ff and Crescendo/Decrescendo
I Can Recognize Articulation Markings: Staccato, Accent, Slurs, Ties
I Can Recognize Tempo Markings: Ritardando, largo, adagio, adante, moderato, allegretto, allegro