Hey Mountaineer Kiddos---

I hope this will help you prioritize your practice, and plan proficiently :)

Mountaineer Choir Due Dates




Memorization Schedule: Pitches and text should be memorized by the following dates.


October 11- Carol of the Bells
October 13- Snow
October 19-Silver Bells
October 25-Lully, Lulla, Lullay
October 27-White Christmas
November 2-Spaseniye (Russian) ***play performance, Sr Citizen at 3:30

November 8-Dashing Through the Snow
November 14- Sleigh
November 16- I’ll Be Home for Christmas
November 22-Good Cheer **jazz band field trip

Coming up………..

Sept 30th
ESS P13-14
-Spaseniye test: measure 21 to the end, be able to sing your part independently
-Run all pieces we have looked at so far (Carol, Snow, Ding Dong, Lully) working on consistent resonant supported tone for all pieces. Just plain good singing!

October 4th
ESS P15-17
Focus Piece: Lully-sing on text, discover meaning of the text, relate to dynamics, practice dynamics
Spaseniye-begin language (Christina and Arthur)
Silver Bells-reinforce work from Sept 29, practice parts, tone.
White Christmas-reinforce work from Sept 29, practice parts, tone.
Begin Memorizing Carol of the Bells

October 6th
ESS P 18-19
Focus Piece: Sleigh—part by part, memorization time for other pieces
Spaseniye-review language, practice
Run through all pieces (10 minutes per piece) STUDENTS MUST REMEMBER AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE

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