The Mona Shores High School Choir

1. Attention Parents: Our annual Fall Choir Parent’s Meeting is scheduled for TOMORROW (Tuesday, Oct. 2nd at 7pm) in the high school auditorium. Some topics to be discussed include our scrip program and other fund raising plans for the year, the BIG three (Tree, the Allegro Show and Pop) and how you can get involved. We will give away free Tree Tickets, Scrip, our top choir will sing and we will have homemade desserts too! A brief BRAZIL meeting will follow the general meeting.

2. The Young Americans are coming Oct. 14-16, 2007!! A link to the Young Americans website has been added to the “blogroll” over on the right. Anyone have their info. sheet/cash today? There is now a registration/info. form under “Pages” to the right as well as in informational poster. THEY WILL BE HERE IN TWO WEEKS! For attendance purposes, I would like to have your registration form and money by this week Friday (October 5th).

WE ALSO NEED LOTS OF FAMILIES TO HOST THE YOUNG AMERICANS WHILE THEY ARE HERE!!

3. There is now a Facebook group for the Mona Shores High School choir 2007-2008. JOIN! We are now up to 127 MSHS Choir Members.

4. Our first Chamber Choir rehearsal will take place this Friday, October 5th from 3pm until 4:30pm. We will meet most Fridays following that one (a schedule will be handed out at the first rehearsal.) We will not meet this Friday due to Homecoming and instead make a fresh start in October.

5. Singers: We are singing at the Annual Fall Parent Meeting tomorrow (Tuesday, Oct. 2nd). Be in the choir room at 6:45pm. We sing at 7:00pm and you will be done by 7:o5pm-7:10pm ish. We are singing the National Anthem.

6. Don’t forget to bake tonight and bring your baked goods Tuesday. We will feed our parents after the meeting on Tuesday night. Earn 2 points per dozen cookies, cupcakes, brownies, cakes, etc. Your parents can also bring your desserts to the meeting so you could even bake on Tuesday.

7. Church Pianist Job Update….oops…I forget again! I’ll try and call him today during my plan period.

8. Our Pizza Ranch Fund Raiser is coming up on Wednesday, Oct. 10th. You can work on this as a server, help make tip jars, perform or at least come out and eat there as we get a portion of all sales made that evening!

9. Reminder: Honor’s Choir auditions are next weekend! (Saturday, Oct. 13th) How are you getting there? (Jill, Matt, Nick and Violet are attending). I just received your schedules this morning. 

10. Coffeehouse auditions are coming up on Monday, Oct. 22nd in the choir room at 3pm.

11. For those who need to think about adjusting work schedules, Allegro auditions are coming up on Monday, Oct. 29th, Tuesday, Oct. 30th and Thursday, November 1st. If you missed the Allegros Musical meeting, for our show, Bye, Bye Birdie, I have some info. from the meeting on the table at the front of the classroom you can grab. You also need to get signed up on our sign-up sheet. The sign-up sheet is back today!

MUSIC THEORY:

Mens and Treble: It was Homecoming on Friday and I couldn’t bring myself to teach theory today! We will be back at in on Monday.

OTHER THINGS WE DID FRIDAY:

As usual, we began the day with a series of warm-ups followed by a sight-singing exercise. We have 21 different days of warm-ups (4 different warm-ups each day) and each of the choirs is singing from a different level of difficulty sight reading book.

SONGS PRACTICED FRIDAY:

Treble Choir: Christus Paradox

Men’s Choir: Individual Voice Testing for preparations in singing 4 part harmony continued. Then started Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer.

Singers: Star Spangled Banner (also recorded this on CD today for our home athletic events and sang it for the Pep Assembly).

Acappella: Christmas Time Is Here, Gloria.

Dry Cleaning Money Past Due (Late Shoe Money list will come later). Wednesday was the last day this money could be turned in on time. Minus 3 points of turned in today (Monday).

TREBLE

Dennis, Katrin

Duffey, Kaitlyn

Green, Nicole

Hoffman, Taylor

Lavasseur, Susan

Lichner, Ashley

Majeed, Katreen

Mosley, Samantha

Peterson, Paige

Sumner, Anna

Willea, Cara

Williams, London

ANCHORMEN

Casiano, Derrik

DeBoef, Deric

Hahn, Ian

McDonald, Michael

Ramirez, Emilio

Rosema, Jared

Sarber, Mashall

Waalkes, Jake

Woodin, Thomas

SINGERS

Garzelloni, Chris

Hendrick, Stevie

Lanore, Brittney

Longmire, Darrin

Longmire, Raquel

Martin, Te’Asia

ACAPPELLA

Bentley, Brooke

Brinn, Violet

Krispin, Anna

Smith, Lauren

Spencer, Staphanie

Stewart, Laporscha

Zamudio, Alise

Attention Parents: Our annual Fall Choir Parent’s Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 2nd at 7pm in the high school auditorium. Some topics to be discussed include our scrip program and other fund raising plans for the year, the BIG three (Tree, the Allegro Show and Pop) and how you can get involved. We will give away free Tree Tickets, Scrip, our top choir will sing and we will have homemade desserts too!

 1. The Young Americans are coming Oct. 14-16, 2007!! A link to the Young Americans website has been added to the “blogroll” over on the right. Anyone have their info. sheet/cash? There is now a registration/info. form under pages to the right as well as in informational poster.

2. There is now a Facebook group for the Mona Shores High School choir 2007-2008. JOIN! We are now up to 118 MSHS Choir Members.

3. If you missed the Allegros Musical meeting, for our show, Bye, Bye Birdie, I have some info. from the meeting on the table at the front of the classroom you can grab. You also need to get signed up on our sign-up sheet.

4. Our first Chamber Choir rehearsal will take place next week Friday, October 5th from 3pm until 4:30pm. We will meet most Fridays following that one (a schedule will be handed out at the first rehearsal.) We will not meet this Friday due to Homecoming and instead make a fresh start in October.

5. Singers: We are singing at the Annual Fall Parent Meeting this Tuesday, Oct. 2nd. Be in the choir room at 6:45pm. We sing at 7:00pm and you will be done by 7:o5pm-7:10pm ish. We are singing the National Anthem.

6. Don’t forget to bake this weekend or by Monday night and bring your baked goods Tuesday. We will feed our parents after the meeting on Tuesday night. Earn 2 points per dozen cookies, cupcakes, brownies, cakes, etc. Your parents can also bring your desserts to the meeting so you could even bake on Tuesday.

7. Church Pianist Update 

MUSIC THEORY:

Mens and Treble: On Thursday, we began Unit Two, covering the material in Lesson 6 (pg. 10).

OTHER THINGS WE DID TODAY:

 As usual, we began the day with a series of warm-ups followed by a sight-singing exercise. We have 21 different days of warm-ups (4 different warm-ups each day) and each of the choirs is singing from a different level of difficulty sight reading book.

SONGS PRACTICED THURSDAY:

Treble Choir: Christus Paradox 

Men’s Choir: Individual Voice Testing for preparations in singing 4 part harmony.

Singers: Star Spangled Banner (each part seperate/for memory), Christmas Time is Here.

Acappella: What Child is This, Veni Sancte Spiritus. 

Dry Cleaning Money Past Due (Late Shoe Money list will come later). Wednesday was the last day this money could be turned in on time. Minus 2 points of turned in today (Friday).

TREBLE

Dennis, Katrin

Dile, Delaney

Duffey, Kaitlyn

Garber, Tayler

Green, Nicole

Hoffman, Taylor

Lavasseur, Susan

Lichner, Ashley

Majeed, Katreen

Morefield, Courtney

Mosley, Samantha

Peterson, Paige

Shelton, Allyssa

Sumner, Anna

Willea, Cara

Williams, London

Williams, Whitney 

ANCHORMEN

Casiano, Derrik

DeBoef, Deric

Hahn, Ian

McDonald, Michael

Ramirez, Emilio

Rosema, Jared

Sarber, Mashall

Waalkes, Jake

Woodin, Thomas 

SINGERS

Garzelloni, Chris

Hendrick, Stevie

Lanore, Brittney

Longmire, Darrin

Longmire, Raquel

Martin, T’Asia

O’Neil, Ian 

ACAPPELLA

Adcox, Joy

Bentley, Brooke

Brinn, Violet

Gabris Hannah

Smith, Lauren

Spencer, Staphanie

Stewart, Laporscha

Zamudio, Alise 

Attention Parents: Our annual Fall Choir Parent’s Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 2nd at 7pm in the high school auditorium. Some topics to be discussed include our scrip program and other fund raising plans for the year, the BIG three (Tree, the Allegro Show and Pop) and how you can get involved. We will give away free Tree Tickets, Scrip, our top choir will sing and we will have homemade desserts too!

1. The Young Americans are coming Oct. 14-16, 2007!! A link to the Young Americans website has been added to the “blogroll” over on the right. Anyone have their info. sheet/cash? There is now a registration/info. form under pages to the right as well as in informational poster.

2. There is now a Facebook group for the Mona Shores High School choir 2007-2008. JOIN! We are now up to 118 MSHS Choir Members.

3. There will be a meeting of the new Student Executive Choir Board (SECB) TODAY Thursday, September 27th at 3pm in the choir room.

4. If you missed the Allegros Musical meeting, for our show, Bye, Bye Birdie, I have some info. from the meeting on the table at the front of the classroom you can grab. You also need to get signed up on our sign-up sheet.

5. Our first Chamber Choir rehearsal will take place next week Friday, October 5th from 3pm until 4:30pm. We will meet most Fridays following that one (a schedule will be handed out at the first rehearsal.) We will not meet this Friday due to Homecoming and instead make a fresh start in October.

6. Acappella: What did you think of the coupon book I sent around yesterday? Show Treble and Anchormen today.

7. Under pages on the right, is a new calendar shows the dates when National Honors Society Students are making themselves available for tutoring. On almost every day, qualified choir students can work with you, one on one, in the library. If you need help in Music Theory this is great option! Check with me if you are not sure if the day you want to go has any qualified choir members planning to attend.

8. A document showing what was discussed at the senior meeting regarding the senior trip this year has been posted on the right under pages. See “Senior Trip Options.”

9. Singers: We are singing at the Annual Fall Parent Meeting this Tuesday, Oct. 2nd. Be in the choir room at 6:45pm. We sing at 7:00pm and you will be done by 7:o5pm-7:10pm ish. We are singing the National Anthem.

10. Don’t forget to bake on this weekend or by Monday night and bring your baked goods Tuesday. We will feed our parents after the meeting on Tuesday night. Earn 2 points per dozen cookies, cupcakes, brownies, cakes, etc. Your parents can also bring your desserts to the meeting so you could even bake on Tuesday.

11. Adam Brown (and any other decent piano players) please see me for a minute after class.  Opportunity knocks….

MUSIC THEORY:

Mens and Treble: On Wednesday, we returned the 20 question note naming quiz, which covered the entire spectrum of the notes on the grand staff. We also discussed the various grades earned and suggested some students use the NHS tutors (see the schedule posted in the choir room for specific dates and times they are available.)

What We Did Today

As usual, we began the day with a series of warm-ups followed by a sight-singing exercise. We have 21 different days of warm-ups (4 different warm-ups each day) and each of the choirs is singing from a different level of difficulty sight reading book.

Songs practiced Wednesday: (Discussions regarding Senior Trip and Music Theory Quiz grades, and the fund raising coupon book took up quite a bit of time today).

Treble Choir: None. After discussing the quiz, senior trip, etc. we only had time for warm-ups and sight-reading today.

Men’s Choir: Sweeter Still: A Holiday Carol, Christus Paradox

Singers: Veni Sancte Spiritus, Star Spangled Banner

Acappella: Veni Sancte Spiritus

MISSING CHOIR CONTRACTS (Minus 11 points on Wednesday if turned in….they were due Wednesday, September 12th at the latest.Today is the last day I am willing to accept these forms.

TREBLE

Lavasseur, Susan

ANCHORMEN

Deboef, Deric

Missing Dry Cleaning Money (Late Shoe Money list will come later). Today (Wednesday) was the last day this money could be turned in on time. Beginning tomorrow (Thursday) a loss of one point per day will be assessed to your grade.

TREBLE

Chandonnet, Leah

Dennis, Katrin

Dile, Delaney

Duffey, Kaitlyn

Garber, Tayler

Green, Nicole

Hitsman, Jenna

Hoffman, Taylor

Lavasseur, Susan

Lichner, Ashley

Majeed, Katreen

Morefield, Courtney

Mosley, Samantha

Peterson, Paige

Shelton, Allyssa

Sumner, anna

Willea, Cara

Williams, London

Williams, Whitney

ANCHORMEN

Casiano, Derrik

DeBoef, Deric

Hahn, Ian

McDonald, Michael

Ramirez, Emilio

Rosema, Jared

Sarber, Mashall

Waalkes, Jake

Ware, Richard

Woodin, Thomas

SINGERS

Bourne, Emily

Duiser, Tim

Garzelloni, Chris

Hendrick, Stevie

Lanore, Brittney

Longmire, Darrin

Longmire, Raquel

Martin, T’Asia

O’Neil, Ian

ACAPPELLA

Adcox, Joy

Bentley, Brooke

Bingham, Sarah

Brinn, Violet

Carlson, Cortney

Gabris Hannah

Rindfusz, Kassandra

Smith, Lauren

Spencer, Staphanie

Stewart, Laporscha

Zamudio, Alise

Attention Parents: Our annual Fall Choir Parent’s Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 2nd at 7pm in the high school auditorium. Some topics to be discussed include our scrip program, fund raising plans for the year, the BIG three (Tree, the Allegro Show and Pop) and how you can get involved. We will give away free Tree Tickets, Scrip, our top choir will sing and we will have homemade desserts too!

1. Shoe and/or dry cleaning money is due TODAY, Wednesday, Sept. 26th!!!

2. The Young Americans are coming Oct. 14-16, 2007!! A link to the Young Americans website has been added to the “blogroll” over on the right. Anyone have their info. sheet/cash? There is now a registration/info. form under pages to the right as well as in informational poster.

3. There is now a Facebook group for the Mona Shores High School choir 2007-2008. JOIN!

5. There will be a meeting of the new Student Executive Choir Board (SECB) on Thursday (tomorrow), September 27th at 3pm in the choir room.

6. Today (Wednesday) at 3pm is our Allegro informational meeting regarding our musical, “Bye Bye Birdie.” It should last about 45 minutes or less and will include info. on the cast and characters, audition info., rehearsal schedule and expectations, among other things. If you even just “thinking about” auditioning, you should be at this meeting.

8. Our first Chamber Choir rehearsal will take place next week Friday, October 5th from 3pm until 4:30pm. We will meet most Fridays following that one (a schedule will be handed out at the first rehearsal.) We will not meet this Friday due to Homecoming and instead make a fresh start in October.

9. Laura Furman-See Mr. Lawton for the music you needed.

10. What did you think of the coupon book I sent around yesterday?

11. Senior Trip Meeting Wrap-Up discussion will now take place.

MUSIC THEORY:

Mens and Treble: On Tuesday, we covered the answers to Unit One, Review of Lessons 1-5. We also took a 20 question note naming quiz, which covered the entire spectrum of the notes on the grand staff.

Songs practiced Tuesday:

Treble Choir: The Sleigh

Men’s Choir: Sweeter Still: A Holiday Carol

Singers: Christmas Time is Here, Sweeter Still: A Holiday Carol

Acappella: Christmas Time is Here, Sweeter Still: A Holiday Carol

MISSING CHOIR CONTRACTS (Minus 10 points on Wednesday if turned in….they were due Wednesday, September 12th at the latest.Today is the last day I am willing to accept these forms.

TREBLE

Hagen, Autumn

Landers, Kasey

Lavasseur, Susan

Stevens, Kaley

Wakefield, Lauren

ANCHORMEN

Deboef, Deric

ACAPPELLA

Recknagel, Whitney

Rindfusz, Kassandra

Tice, Samantha

ATTENTION PARENTS AND STUDENTS: UNDER PAGES (ON THE RIGHT OF THIS BLOG) CLICK ON “SEPTEMBER 2007 CHOIR NEWSLETTER” TO GET THE LATEST SCOOP REGARDING ALL THINGS MSHS CHOIR!!! (This newsletter will be coming to you via snail mail this week.)

1. Shoe and/or dry cleaning money is due TOMORROW, Wednesday, Sept. 26th (Not the 24th, as it says on the sheet).

2. The Young Americans are coming Oct. 14-16, 2007!! A link to the Young Americans website has been added to the “blogroll” over on the right. Anyone have their info. sheet/cash? There is now a registration/info. form under pages to the right as well as in informational poster.

3. There is now a Facebook group for the Mona Shores High School choir 2007-2008. JOIN!

5. There will be a meeting of the new Student Executive Choir Board (SECB) on next week Thursday, September 27th at 3pm in the choir room.

6. The choir calendar shows a senior trip meeting scheduled for tonight (Tuesday) evening. We have come across some major complications with the current trip dates, so instead I would like to meet with all interested choir seniors immediately following school on Today (Tuesday) to discuss our options. We will not have the evening parent/student meeting at this time.

7. This week Wednesday (Sept. 26th) at 3pm is our Allegro informational meeting regarding our musical, “Bye Bye Birdie.” It should last about 45 minutes or less and will include info. on the cast and characters, audition info., rehearsal schedule and expectations, among other things. If you even just “thinking about” auditioning, you should be at this meeting.

8. Our first Chamber Choir rehearsal will take place next week Friday, October 5th from 3pm until 4:30pm. We will meet most Fridays following that one (a schedule will be handed out at the first rehearsal.) We will not meet this Friday due to Homecoming and instead make a fresh start in October.

MUSIC THEORY:

Mens and Treble: On Monday, we covered the Unit One, Review of Lessons 1-5.

Songs practiced Monday:

Treble Choir: The Sleigh

Men’s Choir: Christus Paradox, Gloria, The Sleigh

Singers: Christus Paradox, Veni Sancte Spiritus, The Star Spangled Banner

Acappella: Christus Paradox, Veni Sancte Spiritus, The Sleigh, What Child

MISSING CHOIR CONTRACTS (Minus 9 points on Tuesday if turned in….they were due Wednesday, September 12th at the latest.

TREBLE

Hagen, Autumn

Hoffman, Taylor

Landers, Kasey

Lavasseur, Susan

Stevens, Kaley

Wakefield, Lauren

ANCHORMEN

Deboef, Deric

ACAPPELLA

Recknagel, Whitney

Rindfusz, Kassandra

Tice, Samantha

Congratulations to the 2007-2008 Chamber Choir

SOPRANO

MOLLY BARNARD

LAUREN COLE

EMILY TASCONE

MOLLY WIENER

CHELSEA ZOBL

TENOR

RORY CLOSZ

BRANDEN GARRETT

PAT JACKSON

CHRIS KAHRS

RYAN MAGEROWSKI

ALTO

KELLY CLOCK

TE’ASIA MARTIN

JILL NEWTON

MONIQUE STANSELL

BRIDGET WALSH

BASS

NICK ADSIT

NATE AYERS

CALDER BURGAM

ERIC CHILDERS

TIM ZINGER

** Our first rehearsal will take place next week Friday, October 5th from 3pm until 4:30pm. We will meet most Fridays following that one (a schedule will be handed out at the first rehearsal.) We will not meet this Friday due to Homecoming and instead make a fresh start in October.**

ATTENTION: UNDER PAGES (ON THE RIGHT OF THIS BLOG) CLICK ON “SEPTEMBER 2007 CHOIR NEWSLETTER” TO GET THE LATEST SCOOP REGARDING ALL THINGS MSHS CHOIR!!! (This newsletter will be coming to you via snail mail this week.)
1. Shoe and/or dry cleaning money is due by THIS Wednesday, Sept. 26th (Not the 24th, as it says on the sheet).

3. The Young Americans are coming Oct. 14-16, 2007!! A link to the Young Americans website has been added to the “blogroll” over on the right. Anyone have their info. sheet/cash? There is now a registration/info. form under pages to the right as well as in informational poster.

4. There is now a Facebook group for the Mona Shores High School choir 2007-2008. JOIN!

6. Final call for last minute fund raising sheets….I can fax them yet today.

7. There will be a meeting of the new Student Executive Choir Board (SECB) on next week Thursday, September 27th at 3pm in the choir room.

8. The choir calendar shows a senior trip meeting scheduled for this Tuesday evening. We have come across some major complications with the current trip dates, so instead I would like to meet with all interested choir seniors immediately following school on Tuesday to discuss our options.

8. This week Wednesday (Sept. 26th) at 3pm is our Allegro informational meeting regarding our musical, “Bye Bye Birdie.” It should last about 45 minutes or less and will include info. on the cast and characters, audition info., rehearsal schedule and expectations, among other things. If you even just “thinking about” auditioning, you should be at this meeting.

MUSIC THEORY:

Mens and Treble: On Friday, we did our first ear training session!

Songs practiced Friday (Also, Jason and Jaime Olthoff, from the Young Americans came in for a chat).

Treble Choir: The Sleigh

Men’s Choir: Gloria

Singers: Girls: What Child. Guys: Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer.

Acappella: Gloria, Sweeter Still: A Holiday Carol

MISSING CHOIR CONTRACTS (Minus 8 points on Monday if turned in….they were due Wednesday, September 12th at the latest.

TREBLE

Green, Nicole

Hagen, Autumn

Hoffman, Taylor

Landers, Kasey

Lavasseur, Susan

Stevens, Kaley

Wakefield, Lauren

ANCHORMEN

Deboef, Deric

Woodin, Thomas

ACAPPELLA

Dobberstein, Amber

Recknagel, Whitney

Rindfusz, Kassandra

Tice, Samantha

Missing Heights on the Green Form
Magnione, Megan (a)

Turrell, Cora (a)

1. Shoe and/or dry cleaning money is due by this Wednesday, Sept. 26th (Not the 24th, as it says on the sheet).

2. Mrs. Wiener will be here TODAY (Thursday) to fit everyone for shoes/uniforms that did not attend early registration. Don’t be absent!

3. The Young Americans are coming Oct. 14-16, 2007!! A link to the Young Americans website has been added to the “blogroll” over on the right. The YA director will be here TOMORROW (Friday) to tell you more about it and answer your questions. NO, you do not need to be an amazing performer already to get involved. They work with all kinds of people, with all kinds of abilities! They can unlock hidden talent, exploit amazing talent and just show you a plain good time no matter who you are….

4. There is now a Facebook group for the Mona Shores High School choir 2007-2008. JOIN!

5.Chamber Choir Update: I have now completed the altos (finished sopranos yesterday) and I hope to complete tenor and bass this evening. My goal is to post the list tomorrow (Friday) after school. Things being considered….pretty much in this order: First: Tone quality (richness and maturity of tone, round, warm vowels, diction, breath support and control of vibrato and volume while also listening for 5 voices that will blend best together). Followed by: Demonstrating the ability to learn a part quickly and then sing accurately that part in both sol. feg. and words in the audition, Work Ethic and self-discipline overall, your scheduling conflicts (there were very few….) and lastly grade level. Not being considered as much: Who you are/you name or if you were in Chamber Choir in the past.

6. Attending District Honor Choir Auditions: Nick Adsit-Bass Two, Matt Dobb-Bass Two, Jill Newton-Alto One and Violet Brinn-Soprano Two. Break legs! LAST CALL NOW!!!

7. All Fund Raising forms were due yesterday. We can take late orders yet today!

8. There will be a meeting of the new Student Executive Choir Board (SECB) on next week Thursday, September 27th at 3pm in the choir room.

9. There is a music theory help session being held after school today (Thursday) , 3pm in the choir room with Mr. Lawton. Get some help with notes names in treble, bass clefs and ledger line note names.

MUSIC THEORY:

On Wednesday in Men’s and Treble Choirs, we did a verbal review of note names found on and off both the treble and bass clef staffs.

Songs practiced Thursday:

Treble Choir: None, 1/2 day.

Men’s Choir: None, 1/2 day

Singers:None 1/2 day

Acappella: None 1/2 day

MISSING CHOIR CONTRACTS (Minus 6 points on Thursday if turned in….they were due last week Wednesday at the latest.

TREBLE

Green, Nicole

Hagen, Autumn

Harris, Kali

Hoffman, Taylor

Landers, Kasey

Lavasseur, Susan

Shelton, Allyssa

Stevens, Kaley,

Wakefield, Lauren

ANCHORMEN

Deboef, Deric

Woodin, Thomas

ACAPPELLA

Dobberstein, Amber

Recknagel, Whitney

Rindfusz, Kassandra

Tice, Samantha

ACAPPELLA

Brooke Bentley-both

Missing Heights on the Green Form

Bluhm, Joslyn (t)

Chaidez, Adam (m)

Cvengros, Allison (t)

Dake, Jake (s)

Dile, Delaney (t)

Eitniear, Destinee (t)

Galombeck, Abigail (t)

Garber, Tayler (t)

Garrett, Branden (s)

Green, Nicole (t)

Harris, Kali (t)

Howell, Whitney (t)

Jensen, Molly (t)

Landers, Kasey (t)

Magerowski, Ryan (s)

Mangione, Megan (a)

Mosley, Elliot(t)

Peterson, Matthew (s)

Peterson, Paige (t)

Purchase, Corrine (t)

Sarber, Marshall (m)

Shelton, Marie (t)

Stevens, Kaley (t)

Turrell, Cora (a)

Wakefield, Lauren (t)

Ware, Ricky (m)

Willea, Cora (t)

Woodin, Tommy (m)

Zobl, Jacob (m)

Zuzelski, Cathleen (a)

Student Executive Choir Board 2007-2008

Treble

Samantha Jo Kleinsorge

Emily Garrett

Anchormen

Justin Meyers

Ben Dunlap

Singers

Erin Robere

Kari Tutak

Jill Newton

Brandon Garrett

Acappella

Cassie Van Eysden

Maggie Barnard

**Thank you to all who applied. These decisions were extremely tough to make!!**

There will be a meeting of the new Student Executive Choir Board (SECB) on next week Thursday, September 27th at 3pm in the choir room.

Other Announcements

1. Shoe and/or dry cleaning money is due by this Wednesday, Sept. 24th.

2. Mrs. Wiener will be here this Thursday to fit everyone for shoes/uniforms that did not attend early registration. Don’t be absent!

3. The Young Americans are coming Oct. 14-16, 2007!! Go to www.youngamericans.org for tons of info. on who they are and what they do.

4. There is now a Facebook group for the Mona Shores High School choir 2007-2008. JOIN!

5. Chamber Choir List….NOT YET!! (Sopranos are done!)

6. Singers and Acappella: Anyone bring their $18 for Regional Honors Choir Auditions?

7. MUSIC THEORY:

On Tuesday in Men’s and Treble Choirs, we covered the material in Unit One, Lesson 5 (ledger lines above and below the treble and bass clefs were discussed).

6. Songs practiced Tuesday:

Treble Choir: Gloria
Men’s Choir: The Sleigh
Singers:Christus Paradox, Veni Sancte Spiritus

Acappella: The Sleigh, Sweeter Still: A Holiday Carol

MISSING CHOIR CONTRACTS (Minus 5 points on Wednesday if turned in….they were due last week Wednesday at the latest.

TREBLE

Driza, Ashley

Green, Nicole

Hagen, Autumn

Harris, Kali

Hitsman, Jenna

Hoffman, Taylor

Landers, Kasey

Lavasseur, Susan

Lichner, Ashley

Majeed, Katreen

Shelton, Allyssa

Stevens, Kaley,

Wakefield, Lauren

Williams, Whitney

ANCHORMEN

Deboef, Deric

Woodin, Thomas

SINGERS

Dake, Jake

Krispin, Paul

ACAPPELLA

Dobberstein, Amber

Recknagel, Whitney

Rindfusz, Kassandra

Tice, Samantha

Missing Heights on the Green Form

Bluhm, Joslyn (t)

Chaidez, Adam (m)

Cvengros, Allison (t)

Dake, Jake (s)

Dile, Delaney (t)

Eitniear, Destinee (t)

Galombeck, Abigail (t)

Garber, Tayler (t)

Garrett, Branden (s)

Green, Nicole (t)

Harris, Kali (t)

Howell, Whitney (t)

Jensen, Molly (t)

Landers, Kasey (t)

Magerowski, Ryan (s)

Mangione, Megan (a)

Mosley, Elliot(t)

Peterson, Matthew (s)

Peterson, Paige (t)

Purchase, Corrine (t)

Sarber, Marshall (m)

Shelton, Marie (t)

Stevens, Kaley (t)

Turrell, Cora (a)

Wakefield, Lauren (t)

Ware, Ricky (m)

Willea, Cora (t)

Woodin, Tommy (m)

Zobl, Jacob (m)

Zuzelski, Cathleen (a)

Missing the Green/Orange Sheets

Kyrie Shetterly

1. Shoe and/or dry cleaning money is due by this Wednesday, Sept. 24th.

2. Mrs. Wiener will be here this Thursday to fit everyone for shoes/uniforms that did not attend early registration. Don’t be absent!

3. The Young Americans are coming Oct. 14-16, 2007!! Go to www.youngamericans.org for tons of info. on who they are and what they do.

6. There is now a Facebook group for the Mona Shores High School choir 2007-2008. JOIN!

7. The Choir Student Executive Board will be posted today after school.

8. Chamber Choir List….NOT YET!!

7. For Singers and Acappella Choir Members: Are you interested in being in the Honor’s Choir Program? Cost: $18 to audition for the Regional Honor’s Choir. Auditions are on Saturday, October 13th at Clare High School (A bit north and east of Mount Pleasant, about a 2 and 1/2 hour drive from home). You have to sing one song in latin (Ave Verum Corpus) acappella from memory. I have the music right now if you want a copy. You will also sight-sing a one exercise at the intermediate sight reading level.

If you make it, you will be required to learn another 6 pieces for memory. You will then attend the Regional Honor’s Choir rehearsals/performance on Saturday, Dec. 1st. It costs $20 to take part in this event, held this year at Roscommon HS (an approximately 3 hour drive, north and east of home). You will work under the direction of Karen Nevins (from Lincoln High School, one of our state’s top choir directors). While there, you will have the opportunity to audition for the State Honor’s Choir. You will be asked to sing one of your 7 pieces, for memory. You will NOT need to sight-read this time. Making this choir means you are considered one of the finest singers in the region. (You may also want to go in the night before and stay the night somewhere because the morning starts pretty early….)

If selected, you will be placed in one of 3 state honor’s choirs. A TTBB choir or an SSAA choir or a SATB choir. Each choir is about 200 voices. Making one of these choirs means you are considered one of the top singers in the state. You will be required to learn 4 new songs for memory. You will then spend three days rehearsing in Grand Rapids at the Amway Grand Plaza/Devos Place during the annual Michigan Music Conference. It costs $60 to participate in the State Honor Choir program. You will give a concert for all your friends and family as well as just about every middle and high school choir director in the state. The dates for this event are January 24-26. The concert is in DeVos Hall! If you choose to stay in Grand Rapids each night, you are also responsible for your meals and lodging.

Finally, the students that scored the highest from their auditions for the state choir will be invited to be in a 120 ALL-State Honor Choir. They will basically take the top 40 singers from each of the TTBB, SATB and SSAA State Honor’s Choirs to form this top, SATB choir. Being in this select group means you are among the top 120 singers in the state of Michigan! (And one of the best 30 basses, tenors altos or sopranos.) You will spend $45 to be in this ensemble, plus food and lodging. You will stay in dorms on the campus of Western Michigan University from May 8-10. You will be working with one of the top choir directors in the country, and will give a concert in Miller Auditorium, on the campus of WMU.

Only serious music students should take on such a challenge. One of our own students, Nick Adsit, has gone all the way to the All-State choir so ask him about the experience. This looks very good on those college applications for those of you considering taking up a career in music. But it’s a ton of work, time and money as well. Think about it. You are responsible for all the fees, food and lodging costs and for getting yourself to the various auditions/rehearsals and performances. You are responsible to not only learn but also to memorize all of your music. YOU DO RECEIVE CD’S THAT HELP YOU TO LEARN YOUR PARTS. TAKING PRIVATE VOICE HELPS A LOT AS WELL.

I need to know if you are interested immediately (by tomorrow) as applications are due right away. See me to get an application or for any further information. So far, only Nick has expressed an interest in doing this.

5. MUSIC THEORY:

On Monday in Men’s and Treble Choirs, we covered the material in Unit One, Lesson 4 (the grand staff and ledger lines were discussed).

6. Songs practiced Monday:

Treble Choir:What Child

Men’s Choir: Gloria

Singers: Guys-Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer, The Star Spangled Banner

Acappella: Sweeter Still: A Holiday Carol, The Sleigh

MISSING CHOIR CONTRACTS (Minus 4 points on Tuesday if turned in….they were due last week Wednesday at the latest.

TREBLE

Driza, Ashley

Green, Nicole

Hagen, Autumn

Harris, Kali

Hitsman, Jenna

Hoffman, Taylor

Landers, Kasey

Lavasseur, Susan

Lichner, Ashley

Majeed, Katreen

Rohlman, Hilary

Shelton, Allyssa

Simpkins, Paige

Stevens, Kaley,

Wakefield, Lauren

Webb, Chelsey

Williams, Whitney

 

ANCHORMEN

Deboef, Deric

Evens, Andrew

Hahn, Ian

Woodin, Thomas

 

SINGERS

Dake, Jake

Krispin, Paul

 

ACAPPELLA

Dobberstein, Amber

Recknagel, Whitney

Rindfusz, Kassandra

Tice, Samantha

1. Shoe and/or dry cleaning money is due by this Wednesday, Sept. 24th.

2. Mrs. Wiener will be here this Thursday to fit everyone for shoes/uniforms that did not attend early registration. Don’t be absent!

3. The Young Americans are coming Oct. 14-16, 2007!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! www.youngamericans.org for tons of info. on who they are and what they do.

4. Thanks to all from Singers and Acappella that auditioned for Chamber Choir. You have made my job one of the most difficult yet. Bringing this group down to the top 20 (5 per voice part) is nearly impossible….give me time. I listened to all of the auditions again on Saturday and am having a tuff time narrowing the field. It will be posted sometime in the near future.

5. Where were YOU at the cookout yesterday? Those of us that attended had a great time but we had LOTS of food leftover…..when you commit to something DO IT!! This gig cost us $500 but could’ve cost less if we would have had a realistic number of students attending.

6. There is now a Facebook group for the Mona Shores High School choir 2007-2008. JOIN!

5. MUSIC THEORY:

On Friday in Men’s and Treble Choirs, we took a Treble and Bass Clef note naming quiz.

6. Songs practiced Friday:

Treble Choir: Gloria

Men’s Choir: Gloria

Singers: Guys-Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer. Girls-What Child

Acappella: Christus Paradox, What Child

MISSING CHOIR CONTRACTS (Minus 3 points on Monday if turned in….they were due last week Wednesday at the latest.

TREBLE

Driza, Ashley

Duffey, Kaitlyn

Green, Nicole

Hagen, Autumn

Harris, Kali

Hitsman, Jenna

Hoffman, Taylor

Landers, Kasey

Lavasseur, Susan

Lichner, Ashley

Majeed, Katreen

Margraves, Taylor

Meade, Alayne

Rohlman, Hilary

Shelton, Allyssa

Shirley, Chelsea

Simpkins, Paige

Stevens, Kaley,

Wakefield, Lauren

Webb, Chelsey

Willea, Cara

Williams, London

Williams, Whitney

ANCHORMEN

Deboef, Deric

Evans, Andrew

Hahn, Ian

Woodin, Thomas

Zorn, Trevor

SINGERS

Adsit, Nicolas

Dake, Jake

Dobb, Matthew

Garzelloni, Christopher

Krispin, Paul

ACAPPELLA

Dobberstein, Amber

Gardner, Melanie

Recknagel, Whitney

Rindfusz, Kassandra

Rouwhorst, Hannah

Tice, Samantha