Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Pre-Contest Clinic -- 8th Grade
The 8th Grade Mixed Choir and the 8th Grade Girls Choir will have their Pre-Contest Clinic after school on Friday, February 23rd. The full details can be found here.
6th and 7th Grade -- Music Vocabulary Test
6th and 7th Grade Choir students will have their Music Vocabulary Test on Monday, 2/19 or Tuesday, 2/20. The study guide can be found here.
8th Grade -- Key Signatures Test
8th Grade Choir students will have the Key Signatures Test on Wednesday, 2/21 (Blue Day) or Thursday, 2/22 (White Day). The study guide can be found here.
Friday, January 19, 2018
ISSMA Solo & Ensemble Contest -- Saturday, February 3rd @ Doe Creek Middle School
Some FTMS East choir students were selected for the Class Ensemble for ISSMA Solo & Ensemble Contest. We now have the schedule for that event, and all the details can be found here.
Friday, January 5, 2018
Auditions for Franklin Central HS Choirs -- January 29th and January 31st
Auditions for the Franklin Central Intermediate and Advanced Concert Choirs and Show Choirs are coming up soon!
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Knaup and Mr. Yoder will visit 8th grade choir classes during the week of January 22nd, and they will hear all current 8th grade choir students sing an eight measure excerpt from the song Somewhere. We have already started learning this short piece in class. Click here for the lower key and here for the higher key. This will also serve as our Summative Singing Test for the 3rd nine weeks. ALL current 8th grade choir students will participate in the process just described.
Students are not required to have choir as an elective on their freshman schedule; however, singing in any of the nine FC choirs places a student as part of a state champion-level choral program, not to mention countless other benefits! Our high school choirs have EIGHT state championships in concert choir and show choir over the past eight years.
Please click here for a list of the FC concert choirs and show choirs, and a short explanation about each one. (Recent update! In 2018-2019, there will be 11 FC concert choirs and show choirs available. See "Show Choir Audition Form" below for a little more information.)
Please click here for examples of scheduling options that allow a student to take a choir class AND all their required classes, AP classes, additional electives, etc. You can be smart and be in choir. You can do sports and be in choir. It's all very doable!
If a student is only interested in a concert choir, then no further audition is needed.
If a student is interested in a show choir, he/she must attend one of the choreography audition days on Monday, 1/29 OR Wednesday, 1/31. Students only need to do the choreography audition one day, NOT both days.
You can find the Show Choir Audition Form here AND the Show Choir Permission Form here and in the choir classroom. Students should bring the signed show choir permission form with them to the choreography audition. The sign-ups sheets for audition times are/will be posted in the choir room. Students are allowed to sign up in groups of their choosing (four or five per group).
If auditioning for a show choir, students will need to be at the high school by 3:15 the day of the audition, so that they can learn the choreography (usually about 48 counts long). After all auditioners learn it, they disperse into the hallways and other rooms to practice with the help of the high school dance captains. Then, each group comes in to do their audition at the time they signed up for. The whole group dances together, with the help of the high school dance captains. Then, they're done!
The middle school choir teachers are present at the audition for moral support and to help with questions/concerns.
Results are usually posted on www.fcsingers.org during Spring Break.
Mr. Gardner, Mr. Knaup and Mr. Yoder will visit 8th grade choir classes during the week of January 22nd, and they will hear all current 8th grade choir students sing an eight measure excerpt from the song Somewhere. We have already started learning this short piece in class. Click here for the lower key and here for the higher key. This will also serve as our Summative Singing Test for the 3rd nine weeks. ALL current 8th grade choir students will participate in the process just described.
Students are not required to have choir as an elective on their freshman schedule; however, singing in any of the nine FC choirs places a student as part of a state champion-level choral program, not to mention countless other benefits! Our high school choirs have EIGHT state championships in concert choir and show choir over the past eight years.
Please click here for a list of the FC concert choirs and show choirs, and a short explanation about each one. (Recent update! In 2018-2019, there will be 11 FC concert choirs and show choirs available. See "Show Choir Audition Form" below for a little more information.)
Please click here for examples of scheduling options that allow a student to take a choir class AND all their required classes, AP classes, additional electives, etc. You can be smart and be in choir. You can do sports and be in choir. It's all very doable!
If a student is only interested in a concert choir, then no further audition is needed.
If a student is interested in a show choir, he/she must attend one of the choreography audition days on Monday, 1/29 OR Wednesday, 1/31. Students only need to do the choreography audition one day, NOT both days.
You can find the Show Choir Audition Form here AND the Show Choir Permission Form here and in the choir classroom. Students should bring the signed show choir permission form with them to the choreography audition. The sign-ups sheets for audition times are/will be posted in the choir room. Students are allowed to sign up in groups of their choosing (four or five per group).
If auditioning for a show choir, students will need to be at the high school by 3:15 the day of the audition, so that they can learn the choreography (usually about 48 counts long). After all auditioners learn it, they disperse into the hallways and other rooms to practice with the help of the high school dance captains. Then, each group comes in to do their audition at the time they signed up for. The whole group dances together, with the help of the high school dance captains. Then, they're done!
The middle school choir teachers are present at the audition for moral support and to help with questions/concerns.
Results are usually posted on www.fcsingers.org during Spring Break.
Thursday, December 7, 2017
Note Name Test
The Note Name Test (2nd Nine Weeks Summative Assessment) will be Thursday, 12/14 (White Day) and Friday, 12/15 (Blue Day). The study guide can be found here.
6th Graders will not be tested on the ledger line notes -- just the treble clef and bass clef notes that fit in the five lines/four spaces of the staff.
The following links will take you to online games that help you practice note names.
Whack-a-Note
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/interactives/steprightup/whackanote/
Treble Clef Note Names
http://musicteachersgames.com/TREBLECLEFONE
Treble Clef and Bass Clef Basketball Quiz
http://www.musictechteacher.com/music_quizzes/cg_quiz_hoopshoot_lines_spaces.htm
Treble Clef Ledger Lines (Some are tougher than what will be on your test.)
http://www.musictechteacher.com/music_quizzes/aq_treble_clef_ledger_lines/quiz.html
Bass Clef Ledger Lines (Some are tougher than what will be on your test.)
http://www.musictechteacher.com/music_quizzes/aq_bass_clef_ledger_lines/quiz.html
6th Graders will not be tested on the ledger line notes -- just the treble clef and bass clef notes that fit in the five lines/four spaces of the staff.
The following links will take you to online games that help you practice note names.
Whack-a-Note
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/interactives/steprightup/whackanote/
Treble Clef Note Names
http://musicteachersgames.com/TREBLECLEFONE
Treble Clef and Bass Clef Basketball Quiz
http://www.musictechteacher.com/music_quizzes/cg_quiz_hoopshoot_lines_spaces.htm
Treble Clef Ledger Lines (Some are tougher than what will be on your test.)
http://www.musictechteacher.com/music_quizzes/aq_treble_clef_ledger_lines/quiz.html
Bass Clef Ledger Lines (Some are tougher than what will be on your test.)
http://www.musictechteacher.com/music_quizzes/aq_bass_clef_ledger_lines/quiz.html
Thursday, November 9, 2017
Winter Concert -- Wednesday, November 29th
The Winter Concert is on Wednesday, November 29th. Full details for the 6 PM Concert (6th Grade Mixed Choir & 7th Grade Girls Choir) can be found here. Full details for the 730 PM Concert (7th Grade Mixed Choir, 8th Grade Girls Choir, 8th Grade Mixed Choir) can be found here.
If students need help with getting the right clothes or getting a ride for the concert, they should talk to Mrs. Clifford or Mrs. Knapp as soon as possible. Thank you!
If students need help with getting the right clothes or getting a ride for the concert, they should talk to Mrs. Clifford or Mrs. Knapp as soon as possible. Thank you!
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