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Sixth Grade Vocal Assessment
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Theory
Assessment 2 (new)
Sixth Grade Seventh Grade
Eighth Grade
Philosophy
The purpose of the Holten-Richmond Middle
School choral program is to provide students with a quality music education
by exploring the art of choral singing. Our program stresses all aspects of
musicianship; sight reading, music theory, performance, and critical thinking.
Our goal is to create a lifelong appreciation for music and choral singing in
particular. Therefore we will explore and develop the following skills:
· Performing a varied repertoire of music either individually or with a
group.
· Reading and writing music.
· Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.
· Evaluating music and musical performances.
· Understanding music in relation to history and world culture.
· Seeing the relationship between music and the other arts.
It is critically important to understand that the same skills needed to
succeed in an instrumental music program are identical to succeeding in our
choral program. The only difference being that our instrument is our voice.
Which, when you think of it, is pretty easy to carry around.
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Holten-Richmond Middle School offers three choral ensembles: 6th, 7th, and
8th grade chorus. Each of our choruses performs separately a wide range of
grade appropriate music. The music becomes more advanced as the student
progresses through the grade levels. The music sight reading and music theory
skills also become more developed as the student progresses through the
program.
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 50% Daily
Grade. Student is:
singing with the group, has a positive attitude,
contributes to class discussions, is attentive and avoids talking during
instructional time, is cooperative with all other students.
20%
Materials: Students
must bring their chorus binder to every class.
Also, each binder must have 2 pencils for marking music
15%
Concert Performance:
Concerts are mandatory.
Students are graded for proper behavior and concert attire.
5%
Theory: Students
will have to demonstrate in writing and performance knowledge of theory
covered in the classroom.
10%
performance: Students will sing individually for Mr. V once every
trimester to hear voice changes and progress.
Even
though we are a performance GROUP we are interested in the music
improvement of each individual student.
We will check the singing performance of basic concepts learned in
class three times during each trimester.
Each student will sing individually familiar examples in our books.
If a student does not want to sing in front of the class they may
make an appointment to sing after school with Mr. V.
The student has 2 days from the assigned class to sing after
school.
Students who do not sing will receive a zero.
IT IS A REQUIREMENT OF EVERY STUDENT TO ATTEND EVERY PERFORMANCE. There will
be a 25% reduction in a student’s grade if he or she misses the performance
without prior parental communication with me. There will be no exceptions to
this rule. If your child is going to be absent from performing our concerts
due to illness or family emergency then I must know in advance.
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Phase 1: Give me the title of your project (ex. "The
Changing Voice.") and give us a paragraph explaining: a) why you chose
it, b) how does it relate to your personal goals.
Phase 2: Give me an outline of your project. Perhaps 4-5
points you want to hit. (ex. "The usual age of the changing
voice", "how is it different for boys and girls", "What
are the usual comfortable ranges for singers in the midst of a changing
voice" What can I do to get a pleasing tone while my voice is
changing"
Phase 3: Give me a rough draft of your project. Take your
outline from phase 2 and write short paragraphs on each point that you want
to hit in your research. Start listing your sources of your
research
Phase 4: Give me your completed project. It needs to have
all the information on paper. A title, a table of contents, the related
chapters, possibly a conclusion, and sources cited (books, articles,
interviews, internet articles,
etc.)
Phase 5: Give us a short presentation, a synopsis, of your
research. You may use additional sources and visual aids to make your
presentation more interesting to the class.
 Each student
must bring a black 3 ring binder, 1/2
inch thick to every class
All
music and handouts will remain in that binder.
You
must have 2 pencils in binder.
There
will be periodic
graded binder checks.
The dress code for all our performances is as follows:
6TH, 7TH, AND 8TH GRADE CHORUS
BOYS AND GIRLS
1. White button down collared dress shirt
2. Black pants for boys and girls. Girls may wear black skirts of
appropriate length.
This dress code ensures that our groups have a professional semi-formal look.
All performances are considered semi-formal events and our students must
reflect this standard.
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The following expectations are required from all chorus students.
1. Chorus students must behave in a disciplined manner both in class and at
performances
2. All students must come to class prepared for the day’s lesson with
folders, and 3 pencils.
3. There will be no gum, candy, or food at any time in class
4. All students are expected to support each other in a positive learning
environment.
5. Practice your songs and lessons using our new Holten-Richmond Middle
School Chorus website.
6. HAVE HUGE AMOUNTS OF FUN; the voice is the most difficult instrument to
learn. It is very personal because there is nothing that you can hide behind
like a tuba or a flute. The pleasure that we get from singing and from
singing with others is the reason we like doing this in the first place. The
greatest pleasure comes from the feeling that we know we are singing at the
very best level we can. ?
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These are music sheets that we use during class to learn theory, solfege,
sight reading, rhythm, and choral performance techniques. Once every
two weeks, every student performs in front of the class as a sol, duet, or
part of an ensemble. Students can download these sheets for personal
practice at home. The numbers correspond to the order of each
sheet. During class I will point out to what number we are currently
studying. You need adobe reader to view these files. Click here
for a free download of adobe reader.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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12 13 14 15 16
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Vaccai 1
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Chorus Evaluation