BEGINNING CHOIR
To be in choir, all you need to do is sign up and have a sincere desire to sing! It’s a wonderful class that builds vocal independence, friendship and confidence.
Information about the choir
The Hilliard Station choir is a program where children learn proper choral vocal technique and wide variety of repertoire. The practices are during the school day, currently first, second, third, fifth, seventh and eighth periods. The performances are in the evenings with preceding after school rehearsals to combine the six choir periods into one. During the year-long course, students will learn to read, write and perform music in a choral setting. The students will also discover musical career paths. I am looking forward to a wonderfully musical year with your child!
Joy! Grubbs – Choir Director
Hilliard Station Choir
Classroom Expectations:
Be sure to know the classroom expectations and take responsibility for your actions!
- Participate: Actively sing and take part in classroom activities each day.
- Be Respectful: Be respectful of others and their property. This includes not talking loudly or out of turn, not touching other students’ belongings, and being careful with school equipment. No gum, food, pop, etc. is permitted in the music room.
- Be Prepared: Have your Ipad with you each day, charged and ready. Read the board daily to see what additional materials you will need.
- Use your best singing voice and posture!
- Be helpful to others: This includes not complaining about any piece of music we are working on.
Class Materials
Materials Needed for Class:
- Pencil
- Choir Folder (Provided by the Director)
- Music and octavos (Provided by the Director and to remain at school in the student choir folder)
- Ipad
- Water bottle (highly recommended)
Grading Policy
Performances
As an important part of the choir experience, we have evening concerts. Performances are mandatory and worth 100 points of the grade. Students must attend all performances. Each concert will have a mandatory rehearsal worth 50 points. Please see performance dates tab.
Participation
Students will receive a monthly participation grade of 40 points and will earn the points according to the class expectations.
Musicianship (singing quizzes and music theory worksheets)
Students will be required to periodically perform singing quizzes and do written worksheets to evaluate musical progress and understanding of knowledge. Singing quizzes will be announced for students to practice and prepare.
Homework
There may occasionally be out of school written assignments or research that will be assigned. Station homework policies apply.
