Take Note: Chorus Students...or Recording Artists? :)

On September 5th, our DMS Chorus students participated in an audio recording session for our collaborative project with our Media Arts classes.  This Thursday, Sept 12, our students will participate in the video recording session to complete this project.  ALL DMS CHORUS STUDENTS should wear blue jeans and a black shirt and/or a black DC Chorus/Fine Arts shirt.  If your student does not have a black shirt, please let me know so we can bring some of our extra t-shirts over from DCHS!  We cannot wait to show you the finished product so be sure to #savethedate on Sept 20th for our release! 


TAKE NOTE of the information for your class below:  

6th Grade Chorus: 
We have been hard at work developing listening, solfege(pitch) and takadimi(rhythm) skills and are entering into our first music reading activities.  Our goal is to not only create musicians who can read the music, but also ones who understand the music.  These students will be truly literate musically and have a lifelong love of singing.  They received their first official piece of sheet music on Friday, Sept 6 and are working very hard at accomplishing our standards for score reading and utilizing pitch and rhythm skills. 

Sixth Grade Statewide Auditions will be happening this week in class. Students who are selected will have a handout for their parents before Thursday. 

7th Grade Chorus: 
Choir Ninjas! Several students are well on their way to completing their Yellow and Orange belts.  Please be sure to remind your student they can use Google Classroom/Flipgrid at home to submit pass-offs. 

7th Grade is the first grade level in which a student can audition for All-State Chorus. All Dade County Chorus students have access to a PerfectMyMusic account with practice tracks and sight-reading tutorials to prepare for their audition.  If your student is interested, please be sure to remind them to practice using their PerfectMyMusic account. 

Also, GMEA District Honor Chorus auditions will be happening this week in class. Students who are selected will have a handout for their parents before Thursday. 

8th Grade Chorus: 
Our 8th Grade Chorus has been diving into the world of three-part music with a wonderful piece, "Homeward Bound" arranged by Jay Althouse.  Middle school students(both boys and girls) face the challenges of the voice change in different ways.  Encourage your student to keep singing in all areas of their range in order to strengthen the ear to voice connection that sometimes gets a little fuzzy during adolescent growth.  

8th Graders are also eligible to audition for All-State Chorus. All Dade County Chorus students have access to a PerfectMyMusic account with practice tracks and sight-reading tutorials to prepare for their audition.  If your student is interested, please be sure to remind them to practice using their PerfectMyMusic account. 

Also, GMEA District Honor Chorus auditions will be happening this week in class. Students who are selected will have a handout for their parents before Thursday. 

HS Treble Chorus: 
Our treble singers dove straight into their brand new sheet music "Lineage" by Andrea Ramsey this morning! (Click HERE to listen to a performance recording of this music) This piece will be featured at our Dade Fine Arts Showcase on October 29th. Our theme for our inaugural event showcasing each of the Fine Arts offered in Dade County is "Dia de Los Muertos."  This tradition comes out of Mexican culture and is a way to honor our grandmothers and grandfathers. The DCHS Spanish Dept will also be showcased.  More information coming soon! 

DCHS students are also eligible to audition for All-State Chorus. All Dade County Chorus students have access to a PerfectMyMusic account with practice tracks and sight-reading tutorials to prepare for their audition.  If your student is interested, please be sure to remind them to practice using their PerfectMyMusic account. 

GMEA District Honor Chorus information is going home this week with the students who have been selected. 

HS Mixed Chorus: 
Our HS singers will have their chance to be recording artists as we work on our video to submit for the Universal Studios STARS program.  Information will be coming SOON as we finalize amounts, but our travel agent has been able to get us some great hotel prices! I will send home information and schedule a parent meeting as soon as possible! (yeah!) 

DCHS students are also eligible to audition for All-State Chorus. All Dade County Chorus students have access to a PerfectMyMusic account with practice tracks and sight-reading tutorials to prepare for their audition.  If your student is interested, please be sure to remind them to practice using their PerfectMyMusic account. 

GMEA District Honor Chorus information is going home this week with the students who have been selected.