10/24 - 10/28

Monday:
I and most of the choir students will be at the "Youth In Harmony Festival", which takes place at Eastern Illinois University all day.
The students in class will have a worksheet over how well they know their music and the terminology we use daily in class.
They will need all of the music we will be performing on the concert to complete this task.
This worksheet will be worth 9 points.

Tuesday:
Sight-reading
Warm-Ups
Singing: Continue "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (may be finish?)

Wednesday:
Half-day for Pumpkin Palooza. So, there will be a sub since I am at Mayo in the Mornings.
Singing:

All songs we have learned thus far ("African Noel", "Carols Around", "In The Bleak Midwinter", with accompaniment CD)
Older/Advanced students will help add dynamics to each.

Thursday:
Half-day for Pumpkin Palooza. So, so there will be a sub, since I am at Mayo in the mornings.
Singing:

All songs we have learned thus far ("African Noel", "Carols Around", "In The Bleak Midwinter", with accompaniment CD)
Older/Advanced students will help add dynamics to each.




Friday:
No Class, Parent/Teacher conferences.

10/17 - 10/21

Monday:
We will be working on the boys' Youth in Harmony Music "Cabaret" for most of the period.
For what remains, we will continue working on "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

Tuesday:
We will be working on the girls' Youth in Harmony Music "Give My Regards To Broadway" for most of the period.
For what remains, we will continue to work on "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

Wednesday:
Sight-reading:
There will be a sight reading activity (for the 5th Hr class, there will be an example on the board in G maj; for 8th hr, they will complete the worksheet that they weren't given on Friday).
Warm-ups
Singing:
Review everything we have learned up to this point:
"African Noel"
"In the Bleak Midwinter"
"Carols Around"
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

Thursday:

We will be working on the boys' Youth in Harmony Music "Yes, Indeed" for most of the period.
For what remains, we will continue working on "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

Friday:

We will be working on the girls' Youth in Harmony Music "Yesterday" for most of the period.
For what remains, we will continue to work on "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

10/11 - 10/14

Sorry this is late, but here's what he DID this week:

Mon:
No School, IMEA auditions in Effingham

Tues:
Sight-reading:
Handout of "circle of fifths" for key signature identification
Sing short example in F major
Warm-Ups:
Singing:
Continue work on "In the Bleak Midwinter"

Wed:
Sight-reading:
Short example in D major
Warm-Ups:
Singing:
Finish "In the Bleak Midwinter"
Begin "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

Thurs:
Shortened schedule, substitute teacher
Study Hall

Fri:
Shortened schedule, substitute teacher
Key Signature/Rhythm worksheet completed in class (students may use the handout given to them at the beginning of the week)

10/3 - 10/6

Mon:
IMEA practice for those auditioning
Study Hall for the Rest
REMINDER auditions are one week from today- BE PRACTICING

Tues:
Sight-reading:
Sing a 2 measure example in a melodic minor, with a 3/4 time signature
Warm-Ups:
Maj/Min (natural, melodic, harmonic) scales
maj/min/aug/dim triads
Singing:
"In the Bleak Midwinter" pp 7 and 8
announce auditions for solos on Thursday

Wed:
Sight-Reading:
Sing an 2 measure example in a harminoc minor, with a 4/4 time signature.
Warm-Ups:
Same
Singing:
Finish "Bleak"
Revisit "African Noel"

Thurs:
Sight-Reading:
Sing a 2 measure example in a melodic minor, with a 2/2 time signature
Warm-Ups:
Students' Choice
Singing:
"Bleak" solo tyrouts
Revisit "Carols"

Fri:
INSTITUTE DAY NO SCHOOL