Course Description:
Google Classroom Code:
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The Chambers Singers are a high-quality performing ensemble designed for the highly skilled musician. Entrance and placement in the class is by audition only. Students in the Chambers Singers will study, practice, and perform a wide variety of wind choral literature, with an emphasis on a high artistic level of performance. As the flagship group of the Piner High School choir program, the chambers singers perform frequently throughout the year at school, community and festival events. There is a mandatory performance requirement for this course. Students will have the opportunity of taking Chambers Singers as an honors-level course this year. Those students who meet a minimum standard as set by Mr. Mayer in a live audition at the end of the previous year are eligible. This band will be combined with Concert Choir until there is enough interest and student population to create a second level of choir. Students enrolled in this course will be expected to participate in a number of solo and group ensembles as well as complete intensive coursework that corresponds with what the ensemble is currently working on. tudents will be asked to demonstrate leadership within their sections, maintain a personal commitment to their instrument and the program through practice, and demonstrate passion their about music daily. Students who do not follow these guidelines will be asked to step down from the honors level course. The Chambers Singers course is recognized a a college preparatory course by the University of California.
Choir is made up of the two courses and rehearses during 5th Period Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Assignments for the Honors portion are assigned in Aeries.