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Choir is a performance class which prepares two concerts a year – one at Christmas time and one in the spring. We also compete in an adjudicated choir festival in the spring or attend a clinic. Individuals or ensembles from the choir occasionally sing the national anthem at ALCS sporting events. Choir students have the opportunity to compete individually at Solo and Ensemble. We meet 3 days a week. Auditions are not required.
We spend most of our semester working on our concert literature which covers a variety of styles – classical to contemporary songs and everything in between – vocal jazz, gospel and spirituals, choral classics, musical theater, and pop songs. With the use of a textbook called “Sing at First Sight” we study ear training and the reading of music through solfege. Solfege is better known as “Do, Re, Mi” and so on. Students learn how to read and perform music notation specifically for choral singing. Proper singing and warm-up techniques are learned. Written assignments are given based on the music theory and time is usually given in class for completion. Additionally, ear training and written tests are periodically given.
Middle school choir will learn to sing in unison as well as two or three part harmony. High school choir will learn to sing in four to six part harmony.
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