Friday Choirs

One the afternoon of Sunday, 03 May, 2015, I was watched a performance of the North Dakota State University Spring Choral Concert Festival Concert Hall at North Dakota State University. The NDSU Concert Choir has a distinguished tradition of performing eminent choral literature at the highest level of artistry.

“Why would someone join chorus? Only nerds and weird people are in choir.” Hearing comments like these when I was in middle school almost discouraged me from participating in the arts. I did not want to do anything that would make it more difficult to achieve popularity, for I was obsessed with trying to fit in with my peers. My chorus teacher knew how irrational it was for me to think that and convinced me to try out for chorus. I am forever grateful that she did, for joining chorus allowed me to express myself, connect with others, and create memorable experiences.

For many years of my life I had struggled fitting in, weather it be in sports or core classes, it was difficult for me. I had very few friends and never academically exelled. Its hard to explain the reasons why school was such a struggle for me, but I guess that at some point I felt wasen’t worth it. That day I had decided to go to the couselor, I had gone becuase I felt like if it was even possible, she would be able to guide me to find that one thing that I would love and exell at, to finally be appreciated. That decision was and always will be a blessing to me. Choir has given me

Show Choir is an elective class that integrates choreography into the choral experience. A varied repertoire of 2 and 3 part music is memorized, choreographed and then performed in a concert setting. Vocal technique, developing the ensemble and dance are the main emphasis of this class. Various

To join this group from the first place, I used my ethical appeal to gain the group leader’s trust by showing how I’m willing to commit myself and my time for the church. I also went to every activities that our church hosts such as, Wednesday night worship, Friday night bible study, Saturday night choir practice, and Sunday worship service. From the very beginning, I knew that spending every weekend in church; practicing song will not be as fun comparing to those who spend their weekend at park, beach, lake, movie, and shopping. I also

Purpose: The purpose of the following document is to highlight to the Board of Heritage Christian Academy the current state of, the challenges faced by, the vision for, and the future potential of the band program.

Local churches around Blythe came together under Palo Verde College Performing Arts Center’s roof, to lift up holy hands, sing to the Lord a new song and worship as a interdenominational congregation.

On Thursday, September 24, 2015 at 7:00p.m. in the school auditorium, the Cypress Lake High School Center for the Arts’ vocal department held their annual vocal cabaret, which involved the audience, a few lights, and a good amount of inspired singers/musicians. Mr. Gary Stroh, head of the vocal department, let the students take over when it came to performing. He allowed his students to introduce acts, play their own instruments, and run the concessions outside of the performance area. The

The only saving grace from this low bar was staying active in my fine arts participation by being a teacher art of the choir. Through the instruction of my director and assistance of my music director for a mother, I could be wildly successful in this severely underfunded, underappreciated high school program by making All-Region choirs and by partaking in solo and ensemble choir contests. However, when this school district abruptly cut the choir program from the school budget in the summer before my junior year, I was completely lost as to how to maintain my participation in the fine arts. As it turns out, the school district's high school band director could see the dedicated work ethic

The children are active in our church and are growing in so many ways. In December 2016, we established and organized the Junior Usher Board. They started basic training in December and officially took their posts as gatekeepers the 4th Sunday in January 2017. During this month, a Bud’s Choir,

As the name of the organization points out, you are a member of a choir and, therefore, are first and foremost there to sing and learn music. I speak

First, on many occasions, Saint Anthony’s Catholic School would be without its only music teacher who would have to take leave several times a year. Because her daughters both attended Saint Anthony Catholic School, LaBeau was often asked to substitute, heading the music department the majority of the time. Eventually, LaBeau permanently became the music teacher for Saint Anthony Catholic School, and in her curriculum, she teaches ecclesiastical songs to the children in preparation for their weekly school mass and also directs the school’s choir. One of her former Saint Anthony Catholic School choir members remarks, “Through Mrs. LaBeau, I was able to strengthen my faith by learning new songs each week. Choir at Saint Anthony’s made me feel like a part of something, and when we sang, we sang together. There’s something about singing songs about our faith during mass in unison that is so powerful. But the choir would be all over the place, if it wasn’t for Mrs. LaBeau” (Calara). In the meantime, Father Adrian, one of the previous priests of the parish, was aware of LaBeau’s active Ronnie’s School of Music, and asked her to consider leading Saint Anthony Catholic Church’s choir, which was in desperate need of a director. Because of her experience and passion for choir, LaBeau excitedly accepted. LaBeau then built the choir, standing in front of the masses of people during

“Introducing Davenport West Connection!!!” This is how every show choir performance for west connection members starts no matter what the year. Show choir is one of the most fun activities I have ever taken part in. From back in 8th grade Williams Intermediate Show Choir, to now in Davenport West Connection I have loved every minute of it. The people, hair and makeup, performing onstage, and even the practices were full of fun and laughter. Throughout 8th grade to now there is an enormous difference between high school show choir, and middle school show choir causing one to exceed the other. The practice and rehearsals, fundamentals of the performance, and competitions widely contrast one another yet have surprising comparisons which contribute

Although I had just joined miRcore, part way through the year I took on the role of volunteer music chair. I had experience in coordinating community performances through Volunteer Music Club at my high school. As half of us were not singers, it was low pressure; sometimes when we were short of ukuleles, I plucked chords on the cello. While having fun, we gave back to our community through music by playing pop tunes at local venues such as senior homes and children’s hospitals. Thus, for miRcore, I enjoyed organizing musicians and playing

American music teachers need to understand and meet the needs of their Latino/a students, and Palkki (2015) researches approaches that would aid music educators, specifically high school choir directors, in reaching and serving this population in his article “If it fits into their Culture, then they will have a Connection: experiences of two Latina students in a select high school choir.” Palkki (2015) presents a qualitative case study regarding two Latina students in which Palkki (2015) seeks to learn about their choral experiences and thereby discover avenues to improve choral teaching methods. A literature review is presented and after this the case study of these two students was explained