
Week of August 18th
Treble clef--line notes: E G B D F
--space notes: F A C E
Week of August 25th
Write a sentence to remember line notes and space notes IN ORDER:
line notes
E-
G-
B-
D-
F-
space notes
F-
A-
C-
E-
Week of September 1st
Name this patriotic song:
D D R /T- DR/ M M F/ M- RD/ R D T/ D--
S S S /S- FM/ F F F/ F- MR
M FM RD/M- FS/LF M R/D--
Week of September 8th
A good vocal warm-up includes:
1) stretching (body and facial)
2) breathing exercises
3) singing and tuning up
-->Major Scale (D-R-M-F-S-L-T-D)
-->Skips to "Do" (DR, DM, DF...)
4) other warm-up to focus on specific issues
-->vowels/consonants
-->dynamics (loud/soft)
-->tempo (fast/slow, speeding up, slowing down)
-->phrasing/breathing....
Week of September 15th
Advanced Chorus AUDITIONS will be next week before school. Sign up for an audition time on Ms. Turgeon’s door!
Week of September 22nd
For the November 7th Veteran's Day Concert you must choose to do one of the following (performers and non-performers). It DOES count for a test grade.
--write an introduction for a song (due Oct. 29th)
--be a stage hand (non-performers only)
--audition for a solo
--be the M.C./announcer
--conduct
--choreograph
--accompany the Chorus on an instrument
Week of September 29th
Memorize the words to "Armed Forces, the Pride of America" and "Land That We Love". You will have a test over these words next week!