All Westfield students sing in their school chorus when they reach fifth grade. Singing in chorus gives us an opportunity to share our musicianship with our friends and family, and it is a privilege that fifth graders have to share what they have learned with their school and community several times throughout the year. Below are some frequently asked questions about chorus:
The Washington School Chorus rehearses Mondays from 12:40-1:40. Rehearsals will usually be split in half, with half of the fifth grade students rehearsing from 12:40-1:10 and the other half rehearsing from 1:10-1:40.
We have several performances throughout the year. Our winter concert is on December 15th at 7:00 pm and our Spring Concert is on May 12th at 7:00 pm. Both of these concerts take place at Washington School and also include performances of the Fifth Grade Band, so if you are also in band, you will sing and play during the same concert!
We always get the chance to perform our concert programs on the day of our concert for the whole school. This is a great way for us to practice performing, and also for the younger students to hear what we have been working on all year.
The Washington School Chorus will also perform the National Anthem at a Somerset Patriots game in the spring.
Your Chorus folder (Mrs. Colabaugh will provide) containing all your music, a pencil (try keeping it in your folder!), and a water bottle if you need it.
It is important that we look our best for our performances. There is no uniform for concert dress, but you should look nice; neat and professional. Here are some suggestions for what to wear for our Winter and Spring evening concerts:
nice pants and blouse/collared shirt/shirt and tie, nice shoes (or your best-looking sneakers)
dress (long enough to be school-appropriate when sitting on risers), nice shoes (or your best-looking sneakers)
blouse/collared shirt and skirt (long enough to be school-appropriate when sitting on risers), nice shoes (or your best-looking sneakers
Listen and sing along with "Galop" (be sure to click the version that says "Unison/Two Part")
Listen to "Arrorro Mi Nino" (just note that Part 2 sounds a little different here than the way we sing it.)
Listen to "Never Polka with a Porcupine" (be sure to click the speaker icon)
Listen to "Cherry Blossoms" (be sure to click the speaker icon next to "Two Part")