What grades are eligible to join the CLES Chorus?
Grades 3, 4 and 5.
Who
Directs the Choruses and when do they meet?
For the 2010-2011 school year, Ms. Brouillet will direct the 3rd and
5th grade choruses, and Ms. Foster will direct the 4th grade chorus.
Beginnins September 22, they meet once a week, as follows:
Tuesday 1:05 -1:40 - Third Grade Chorus
Thursday 2:25 - 3:00 - Fourth Grade Chorus
Tuesday 2:20 - 3:00 - Fifth Grade Chorus
Does my child have to
audition to be in chorus?
No. All it takes to be in chorus is a love of singing. Anyone who loves
to sing is encouraged to join the chorus..
Is
there a fee to join?
No.
How
does an interested student sign up?
Interested students sign up with their music teacher during their
regular music class. There is not a form that has to be
filled out, no signatures, etc.
What do the students do who are NOT
in chorus while their classmates are at chorus rehearsal?
They remain with their classroom teacher for “Academic Activities”.
These activities generally involve reading and/or writing.
Do the chorus students have to make
up the work from Academic Activities?
No. Chorus students will not be required to make up work that is
occurring back in their team while they are in chorus.
If my child has not signed up for
chorus, and then later regrets that decision, can he/she join chorus at
a later time during the school year?
Yes, as long as the regret is due to actually missing the opportunity
to sing. The student simply has to let Ms. Brouillet or Mrs. McCoy know
that by October 2, 2009 he/she
would like to switch out of Academic Activities and into chorus.
Can my child drop out of chorus?
No. It is discussed at length during the sign-up process
that the student is
making a commitment to a performance group and therefore has an
obligation to honor that
commitment throughout the school year for the betterment of
the program. The student should be
able to assess whether or not he/she truly likes to sing. (The analogy
of a sports team is used to exemplify the commitment to practicing with
a team in order to perform their best at games.)
My
child wants to join the orchestra or band.
Can they be in an instrumental group AND chorus?
YES! Every
performance group (chorus, orchestra, band) has its very own rehearsal
time slot that does not conflict with any of the others. They
can be in both, i.e. chorus and band or chorus and strings.
Also, the chorus concert and the strings/band concerts are
separate events, held on separate evenings.
When and where do the choruses
perform?
The Spring Vocal concert is usually at the end of May or early June.
The exact date will not be determined until January, 2011. All 3
choruses perform at Centennial High School. The 3rd and 4th graders
will be presenting selections under a special music theme;
the 5th graders will present a mini-musical to be announced
very soon.
What do they wear for the concert?
The 3rd & 4th graders wear blue jeans, solid colored T-shirts,
and
tennis shoes, all provided by you. The 5th grader’s attire will be
determined later. A notice about the three choruses' attire
for the concert will
come out in early May.
Any additional questions can be
addressed to:
Stevie
Brouillet
Rebecca
Foster |
Band Test
String
Orchestra 
Chorus
- Updated for the 2010/2011 school year