CHOIR HANDBOOK

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1 WINTER SCHOOL DISTRICT CHOIR HANDBOOK EXPECTATIONS, CALENDAR PROCEDURES, &

2 EXPECTATIONS NOWHERE in Winter School is its motto Honor, Pride, Respect more prominent than HONOR in choir! Come prepared to DO YOUR FAIR SHARE OF WORK! Y o u r b e s t v o i c e, M u s i c, P e n c i l, a n d m o s t i m p o r t a n t l y P o s i t i v e A T T I T U D E! Make the most of our time T i m e i s v e r y v a l u a b l e a n d i n s h o r t s u p p l y. W e c a n t w a s t e i t! Do what is best for the team, even if it s not something you like to do S E L F L E S S N E S S i s o n e o f t h e b e s t t r a i t s y o u c a n h a v e i n l i f e. Be Accountable! D O N O T A S S U M E t h a t s o m e o n e e l s e w i l l c o v e r f o r y o u r m i s t a k e s! PRIDE Plan to accomplish something each day E v e r y t i m e y o u s i n g, p l a n t o b e b e t t e r t h a n l a s t t i m e. Set goals, and when you achieve them, feel proud of yourself s h o r t - t e r m a n d l o n g - t e r m g o a l s w i l l k e e p y o u i m p r o v i n g. Put on a performance you can be proud of N o m u s i c i a n e v e r h a s a p e r f e c t p e r f o r m a n c e, b u t a s l o n g a s y o u f e e l p r o u d o f y o u r a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s, i n t h e e n d, y o u v e d o n e a g r e a t j o b! Be optimistic, not pessimistic. RESPECT Yourself and others - Everyone is an important, valuable member of the choir. Teacher - STOP TALKING when the teacher is talking! No swearing or disrespectful language, and ABSOLUTELY NO GUM! Treat EVERYTHING in the choir room with care. This includes the room and: P i a n o, c h a i r s, s t a n d s, c o m p u t e r s, a n d b o o k s P u t E V E R Y T H I N G a w a y i n t h e c o r r e c t p l a c e w h e n y o u a r e d o n e u s i n g i t ; D O N T j u s t l e a v e t h e m o n t h e f l o o r o r o n y o u r c h a i r! All of these things are critical to the success of any team, and the choir IS a team.

3 DRESS CODE A s a g e n e r a l r u l e, i t i s a g o o d i d e a f o r a l l c h o i r s t u d e n t s t o o w n a p a i r o f b l a c k p a n t s a n d b l a c k s h o e s, n o t j u s t b e c a u s e a r e t h e y r e q u i r e d f o r s o m e p e r f o r m a n c e s, b u t a l s o b e c a u s e t h e y a r e u s e f u l i n l o t s o f o t h e r s i t u a t i o n s o u t s i d e o f s c h o o l. CONCERT DRESS - GIRLS D r e s s e s a n d / o r s k i r t s m a y n o t c o m e a b o v e f i n g e r t i p s w h e n s t r e t c h i n g y o u r a r m s d o w n. Anything above the fingertips is not acceptable. D r e s s p a n t s a r e f i n e b u t n o j e a n s, c u t o f f s h o r t s o r c a s u a l c l o t h e s. CONCERT DRESS - BOYS D r e s s p a n t s o n l y ( n o j e a n s ) ; s h i r t s s h o u l d b e b u t t o n d o w n o r h a v e a c o l l a r. S h i r t s m a y n o t h a v e g r a p h i c d e s i g n s o r l a r g e l e t t e r i n g o n t h e m. T - s h i r t s, j e r s e y s, s p o r t s w e a r, a t h l e t i c s h o e s, e t c. a r e n o t a c c e p t a b l e. WARNING: Any student whose concert dress does not meet the above requirements will be instructed to wear their marching pants and red band polo! If there is any reason these requirements cannot be met, please contact the director and other arrangements will be made.

4 FUNDRAISING BY-LAWS - - A l l o f t h e f u n d s a c c u m u l a t e d t h r o u g h t h e f u n d r a i s i n g e f f o r t s o f m e m b e r s o f t h e B a n d D e p a r t m e n t a r e c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o t h e B a n d D e p a r t m e n t a n d n o t t h e s t u d e n t. - - A l l m o n e y r a i s e d w i l l b e d e p o s i t e d i n t o t h e c h o i r f u n d r a i s i n g a c c o u n t. - - M o n e y t h a t h a s b e e n p l a c e d i n a n i n d i v i d u a l s t u d e n t s n a m e i s t o b e u s e d f o r m a j o r p e r f o r m a n c e t o u r s o f t h e c h o i r, s u m m e r m u s i c c a m p s, a n d m u s i c w o r k s h o p s. T h i s m o n e y i s t o b e u s e d f o r b a n d a c t i v i t i e s t h a t a d v a n c e t h e s t u d e n t s m u s i c a l e d u c a t i o n. MAJOR PERFORMANCE TOURS, SUMMER BAND CAMPS, WORKSHOPS S t u d e n t s a r e e l i g i b l e t o t a k e 100% of the total cost out of their name to pay for the c o s t o f t h e i r p a r t i c i p a t i o n. THE BAND DIRECTOR MUST APPROVE ALL DEPOSITS AND WITHDRAWALS. - - I n d i v i d u a l a c c o u n t s w i l l o n l y b e m a i n t a i n e d a s l o n g a s y o u c o n t i n u e y o u r p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n t h e W i n t e r S c h o o l M u s i c P r o g r a m I f y o u h a v e a s c h e d u l i n g c o n f l i c t (study hall is not a scheduling conflict) in a g i v e n s e m e s t e r / y e a r a n d a r e u n a b l e t o e n r o l l i n t h e i n s t r u m e n t a l m u s i c p r o g r a m y o u w i l l b e a b l e t o m a i n t a i n y o u r a c c o u n t b y s c h e d u l i n g r e g u l a r l e s s o n s w i t h t h e i n s t r u c t o r f o r t h a t s e m e s t e r / y e a r Y o u a r e e x p e c t e d t o e n r o l l i n t h e m u s i c p r o g r a m t h e f o l l o w i n g s e m e s t e r / y e a r. - - W h e n y o u g r a d u a t e, a n y m o n e y i n y o u r a c c o u n t c a n b e t r a n s f e r r e d t o a y o u n g e r b r o t h e r o r s i s t e r (immediate family only) who is currently enrolled in the band or c h o i r p r o g r a m I f y o u d o n o t h a v e a y o u n g e r s i b l i n g e n r o l l e d i n t h e m u s i c p r o g r a m, t h e m o n e y w i l l b e t r a n s f e r r e d i n t o t h e g e n e r a l f u n d r a i s i n g a c c o u n t.

5 GRADING POLICY T h e f o l l o w i n g g u i d e l i n e s w i l l a p p l y t o g r a d e s T h e f o l l o w i n g l i s t s s o m e o f t h e k e y c o m p o n e n t s t h a t g o i n t o t h e g r a d i n g p r o c e s s : D a i l y p a r t i c i p a t i o n, g o a l - s e t t i n g i n l e s s o n s, a n d r e a d i n e s s f o r p e r f o r m a n c e s. T h e s e a r e j u s t e x a m p l e s o f r e a s o n s w h y a s t u d e n t s g r a d e m a y b e l o w. T h e y a r e n o t n e c e s s a r i l y a d i r e c t r e f l e c t i o n o n t h e s t u d e n t s a c t i v i t y i n c l a s s o r l e s s o n s. GRADE A (100-90) Students who do an exceptional job participating in choir earn an A. T h i s i n c l u d e s r e s p e c t f u l a t t e n t i o n t o t h e t e a c h e r, c o n s i s t e n t p r o g r e s s i n l e a r n i n g m u s i c a n d o v e r c o m i n g c h a l l e n g e s, a n d d e s i r e t o c o n t r i b u t e t o a p e r f o r m a n c e t h e y w i l l b e p r o u d o f. A l l r e q u i r e d l e s s o n s a r e a t t e n d e d a n d w e l l - p r e p a r e d f o r. T h i s i n c l u d e s s e t t i n g a n d f o l l o w i n g s h o r t - t e r m a n d l o n g - t e r m g o a l s a s b e n c h m a r k s f o r p e r s o n a l m u s i c a l p r o g r e s s. GRADE B (80-89) Students who do a good job participating in choir earn a B. R e s p e c t t o t h e t e a c h e r a n d f e l l o w b a n d m e m b e r s h a s a f e w l a p s e s. W h i l e p r o g r e s s i s b e i n g m a d e t o l e a r n c o n c e r t m u s i c, i t i s s l o w a n d u n s t e a d y. A t l e a s t t h e y c a n s t i l l b e p r o u d. L e s s o n s a r e a t t e n d e d b u t n o t w e l l - p r e p a r e d f o r. A s s i g n m e n t s a r e n o t p r a c t i c e d a n d p r o g r e s s i s n o t m a d e. G o a l s a r e n o t s e t a t e a c h l e s s o n, s o p r o g r e s s c a n n o t b e m e a s u r e d. GRADE C (70-79) Students who neglect a few of their choir responsibilities earn a C. S t u d e n t s n e e d f r e q u e n t r e m i n d e r s t h a t t h e y n e e d t o s t a y f o c u s e d a n d r e s p e c t f u l i n b a n d. P r o g r e s s m a d e l e a r n i n g c o n c e r t m u s i c i s s l o w. T h e y h a v e l i t t l e p r i d e i n t h e i r w o r k. A f e w m i s s i n g l e s s o n s b r i n g s t h e i r g r a d e d o w n. S h o w i n g u p l a t e, n o t c o m i n g p r e p a r e d, a n d m a k i n g t h e s a m e m i s t a k e s r e p e a t e d a t e a c h l e s s o n, a n d s h o w i n g v e r y l i t t l e p r o g r e s s. GRADE D (60-69) Students who neglect many of their choir responsibilities earn a D. T h e s e s t u d e n t s a r e t h e c o m m o n c a u s e o f f r e q u e n t d i s r u p t i o n s i n b a n d, c a u s i n g t h e g r o u p t o m a k e s l o w e r p r o g r e s s a s a r e s u l t. R a t h e r t h a n p r i d e, t h e y s h o w d i s r e g a r d. M o s t l e s s o n s a r e m i s s i n g. N o p r o g r e s s i s m e a s u r a b l e b e t w e e n e a c h a t t e n d e d l e s s o n. GRADE F (BELOW 60) Students who neglect nearly all of their choir responsibilities earn an F. T h e s e s t u d e n t s a r e d i s r e s p e c t f u l t o t h e t e a c h e r a n d f e l l o w s t u d e n t s! R e q u i r e d l e s s o n s a n d p e r f o r m a n c e s a r e m i s s e d a n d d i s r e g a r d e d. N o p r i d e o r r e s p e c t!

6 WARRIOR CHORUS CLASS MEETING TIME: MTWThF 12:27-1:10 T h e g o a l o f t h e W a r r i o r C h o r u s i s t o p r o v i d e s t u d e n t s w i t h a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o p e r f o r m v o c a l m u s i c i n a n e n s e m b l e s e t t i n g. S t u d e n t s w i l l d e v e l o p a n d i m p r o v e e x p r e s s i o n a n d t e c h n i c a l a s p e c t s o f s i n g i n g a n d h a v e a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o p e r f o r m s o l o a n d s m a l l e n s e m b l e s. T h e s k i l l s c h o i r s t u d e n t s l e a r n w i l l t r a n s f e r i n t o a l l o t h e r c u r r i c u l a r a c t i v i t i e s. Students will be graded on the following: - - P a r t i c i p a t i o n ( 5 0 % ) - - P e r f o r m a n c e s ( 5 0 % ) DAILY PARTICIPATION: 50% S t u d e n t s a r e e x p e c t e d t o p a r t i c i p a t e a c t i v e l y i n e a c h c h o i r r e h e a r s a l. T h i s i n v o l v e s b r i n g i n g m u s i c, p e n c i l, a n d s u p p l i e s t o e a c h c l a s s, s i n g i n g a n d t r y i n g t h e i r h a r d e s t d u r i n g r e h e a r s a l s, a n d p a y i n g a t t e n t i o n t o t h e d i r e c t o r. T h e y w i l l r e c e i v e w e e k l y p a r t i c i p a t i o n p o i n t s t h a t w i l l r e f l e c t t h e i r p a r t i c i p a t i o n g r a d e a t t h e e n d o f e a c h q u a r t e r. Participation grades tend to suffer if a student continues to make the same mistakes in a rehearsal from day to day. If we waste time because you don t learn your p a r t, w e a l l s u f f e r. LESSONS: Choir students are NOT required to attend lessons as part of their quarter grade. Signing up for lessons is optional. Choir students may sign up to attend as many o r a s f e w a s t h e y w i s h, i f t h e y n e e d h e l p w i t h a c h a l l e n g e i n t h e i r m u s i c. S t u d e n t s w h o h a v e a t t e n d e d e n o u g h o p t i o n a l l e s s o n s w i l l e a r n a r e w a r d a t t h e e n d o f t h e y e a r f o r t h e i r e x t r a w o r k. C h o i r s t u d e n t s may be instructed to sign up for a lesson if they are not showing s u f f i c i e n t p r o g r e s s i n d a i l y r e h e a r s a l s. I n t h e s e s c e n a r i o s, t h a t s t u d e n t w o u l d h a v e one week to attend a 20-minute lesson. Failure to attend a required lesson will r e s u l t i n t h a t w e e k s p a r t i c i p a t i o n g r a d e b e i n g m a r k e d a s m i s s i n g, b r i n g i n g t h e s t u d e n t s g r a d e d o w n s u b s t a n t i a l l y.

7 WARRIOR CHORUS CONTINUED... PERFORMANCES: 50% - - P e r f o r m a n c e s a r e s c h e d u l e d t h r o u g h o u t t h e s c h o o l y e a r. W i t h a n y e l e c t i v e m u s i c a l e n s e m b l e, c o n c e r t s a r e REQUIRED. The choir will participate in two c o n c e r t s ( C h r i s t m a s a n d S p r i n g ), M a s s C h o i r L a r g e G r o u p P e r f o r m a n c e i n t h e s p r i n g ( m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n t o c o m e ). - - U n e x c u s e d a b s e n c e s w i l l s u b s t a n t i a l l y d r o p a s t u d e n t s g r a d e. E x c u s a l f r o m t h e s e p e r f o r m a n c e s i s g i v e n a t t h e d i s c r e t i o n o f t h e t e a c h e r a n d m a y i n c l u d e a d d i t i o n a l w o r k t o b e d e c i d e d b y t h e t e a c h e r. SOLO AND ENSEMBLE: D u r i n g t h e t h i r d q u a r t e r o f s c h o o l, s t u d e n t s i n c h o i r w i l l h a v e t h e o p t i o n t o l e a r n a n d w o r k o n a s o l o o r a n e n s e m b l e p i e c e. T h e y m a y c h o o s e t o p e r f o r m t h e i r p i e c e a t D i s t r i c t S o l o a n d E n s e m b l e, o r t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n a m u s i c c o m p o s i t i o n p r o j e c t i n c l a s s i n s t e a d. T h e s t u d e n t s p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n t h i s p r o j e c t w i l l d e t e r m i n e a l a r g e p o r t i o n o f t h e i r 3 r d q u a r t e r g r a d e. Missing a performance because of a student s job is NOT excused, because they are given plenty of time to take off. Our Choir often acts in the capacity of an ambassador from our school and our b e s t f o o t n e e d s t o b e p u t f o r w a r d a t e v e r y e v e n t w e a t t e n d. W h e n s c h e d u l e c o n f l i c t s a r i s e, i t i s i n t h e b e s t i n t e r e s t o f t h e s t u d e n t a n d t h e c h o i r t o c o m m u n i c a t e w i t h e m p l o y e r s, t h e m u s i c d i r e c t o r, a n d p a r e n t s a b o u t u p c o m i n g e v e n t s. E m p l o y e r s f i n d c o m m u n i c a t i o n s k i l l s v e r y i m p o r t a n t i n t h e i r e m p l o y e e s a n d u n d e r s t a n d t h a t t h e i r w o r k e r s h a v e o u t s i d e c o m m i t m e n t s a n d a r e w i l l i n g t o g i v e t h e m t i m e o f f f o r s c h e d u l e d p e r f o r m a n c e s. E m p l o y e r s w i l l a l m o s t a l w a y s p e r m i t t i m e o f f f o r p e r f o r m a n c e s i f r e q u e s t e d p r o m p t l y.

8 LETTERING A n y c h o i r s t u d e n t i n g r a d e s i s e l i g i b l e t o l e t t e r i n c h o i r. T h e p o i n t s f o r l e t t e r i n g b e g i n f r e s h e v e r y s u m m e r. F o r e x a m p l e, t o l e t t e r i n c h o i r f o r t h e s c h o o l y e a r, t h e p o i n t s b e g i n a c c u m u l a t i n g t h e s u m m e r o f I n o r d e r t o l e t t e r i n c h o i r, a n d a f t e r w a r d s e a r n a b a r i n c h o i r, s t u d e n t s n e e d t o b e a c t i v e m u s i c i a n s. I f a l l t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s a r e m e t a n d e n o u g h p o i n t s a r e e a r n e d, a t t h e e n d o f t h e y e a r t h e s t u d e n t w i l l r e c e i v e e i t h e r a l e t t e r ( i f i t i s t h e i r f i r s t y e a r m e e t i n g r e q u i r e m e n t s ), o r a b a r ( o n e b a r f o r e a c h y e a r m e e t i n g l e t t e r i n g r e q u i r e m e n t s ). A t t h e e n d o f t h e i r H S c a r e e r, a b a n d s t u d e n t m a y h a v e e a r n e d o n e l e t t e r a n d t h r e e b a r s. Requirements for lettering: - - M u s t h a v e a c c u m u l a t e d p o i n t s - - M u s t h a v e e a r n e d a B G r a d e f o r e a c h q u a r t e r - - N o u n e x c u s e d a b s e n c e s f r o m r e q u i r e d p e r f o r m a n c e d u r i n g t h e e n t i r e y e a r - - M u s t n o t h a v e a n y o u t s t a n d i n g d e b t s i n m u s i c d e p a r t m e n t ACCUMULATING POINTS: C o n c e r t p o i n t s e a c h C h o i r C l i n i c P e r f o r m a n c e p o i n t s D i s t r i c t S o l o a n d E n s e m b l e p o i n t s p e r e n s e m b l e, 2 0 p o i n t s p e r s o l o S t a t e S o l o a n d E n s e m b l e p o i n t s p e r e n s e m b l e, 4 0 p o i n t s p e r s o l o C o n f e r e n c e H o n o r s C h o i r p o i n t s F u n d r a i s i n g E v e n t p o i n t s p e r e v e n t L e s s o n s p o i n t s p e r o p t i o n a l l e s s o n a t t e n d e d V o l u n t e e r i n g p o i n t s p e r h o u r o f v o l u n t e e r w o r k * - - O t h e r p o i n t s m a y b e a w a r d e d f o r e v e n t s n o t l i s t e d. T h i s i s a t t h e d i s c r e t i o n o f t h e c h o i r d i r e c t o r. S t u d e n t s w i l l b e n o t i f i e d w h e n n e w e v e n t s a r e a d d e d. *Volunteer work MUST be in the band room or for the band teacher