When planning for the choral program in schools, a conductor should consider the following: concert planning, school schedules, courses that conductor wants to offer, budget, number of voice parts, auditioning voice parts, and the overall process of working with adolescents. The first factor the conductor must look at when planning trying to decide when a concert can be planned. For example, all concert dates should be planned in advance. The Director needs check with the community, all-school calendars, school sporting events and state tests to make sure there are no conflicts when scheduling for their school concert. The master schedule must be looked at, for example, the number of periods in a schedule, either four, six, seven, or eight periods. However, this all …show more content…
The first factor educator needs to figure out if what choirs, or classes, they could offer to upcoming students and keep the veteran students happy. Thus, when building the choral program, the director needs to consider the following groups in the three levels of education, high school, middle school and elementary school. In high school, students have developed their voice more and are offered more classes to better those skills. Thus said, the director needs to plan for an audition concert choir, chamber singers, mixed chorus, men and women choirs or just a small group of students. This can also be said about those in middle school and elementary school. The director needs to plan on how many must be on each and how they balance and blend with each other. The second objective that a director needs to plan for is the number of voices that would be auditioning. The director needs to audition the student to see where their skills can be placed. For these groups, they have to go through writing out an audition form, then going through the audition process. The audition process covers tests of vocal ranges, singing “My County, ’Tis of Thee,” and sight
Elana Sanguigni April 18, 2016 Honors Music Term Paper. The Wind Ensemble and Concert Band reflect a rich history. The formation of the Concert and Wind Ensemble bands dates back to the Middle Ages and Medieval Times. The Concert Band and Wind Ensemble have evolved over the years, due in part to significant historical events, music combinations, individuals, and progress.
Jordan’s overall “take” on choral conducting is relying on thy inner self, focusing on mutual agreement within an ensemble, teaching the way of singing, and passing along the passion of music.
I am going to talk about the intonation, balance and blend of the Sartell High School Wind Ensembles most recent performance. The style of the pieces played were mostly themes from musicals, movies, and television shows. The pieces performed were titled Star Wars, Baba Yetu, Somewhere, Into the Woods, and What’s up at the Symphony. The concert took place on March 9th, 2016 in the Sartell High School auditorium at 7:30 p.m.
The two concerts that I chose to go see were Stanislaus State Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensembles & Combos Concert. These two concerts are both very similar yet different in their own ways. Each piece also has many attributes to contribute and it was fun being able to watch two very different genres.
People have dreams of what they want to do or accomplish in life, but usually musical theatre is just pushed into the non-realistic void. It isn’t a dream for me. In the past four years, musical theatre has been clarified as my reality. Musical theatre has been the only thing I have seen myself wanting to do. My first love was The Phantom of the Opera, seeing how I watched it almost every day and it was one of the first shows I saw. Of course, I started doing all of those cute shows in middle school and making a huge deal about it to my family and friends, but I have never felt so passionate about something. The minute I get up on that stage I throw away Riley for two and a half hours and it’s the most amazing feeling! Being able to tell a story
My final winter concert has come and gone quicker than I could have possibly imagined. It was certainly one I will never forget because it was my very first time performing in every band and choir group. It was a very stressful night but having it perfectly planned and having help from many of my fellow performers definitely made me feel a lot more at ease. This concert definitely had it’s ups and downs and there are somethings that I wish went a lot better. However in the end, I did enjoyed performing and gave it a lot of effort.
The audition’s difficulty can vary depending on the chosen role. A lead role needs more effort in comparison to a background ensemble. Preparation is key for a successful audition. So, the night before the audition, make sure the performer’s voice is well. One can drink tea with honey in order to soothe the vocal cords. It is essential to warm the vocal cords up before going to the audition. During the audition, the auditionee must introduce himself or herself to the panel of auditioners, and state the role he or she is going for. The performer cannot allow fear to take over his or her performance, as this can affect the quality of the performance. After the audition, it is hard to predict the results because the auditioners usually show little to no reactions in order to hide what they thought of the audition. However, the auditionee can usually know or feel that he or she did
The begging of middle school our choir consisted of Sopranos, Altos. This was mainly due to the fact that we didn’t hit puberty yet. That year I found my niche. This was exciting for me because I wasn’t like my brothers who are athletic. My 7th and 8th grade year were the years I made a difference. To add on to the Sopranos and Altos the guys were now baritones and that was a big deal. During my 7th grade year we sang Phantom of The Opera. My friend Jon and I sang a duet and received a standing ovation. The following year was just as good due to the fact we sang Broadway medley. I sang Part in the South Pacific song aint nothing like a dame. Later in that piece I had a whistling solo for the king and I. this was so cool to do because people thought I was going to sing and I shocked the by whistling. High school was a big change because we now had 4 parts: Soprano, Alto, Bass, and Tenor. Our choir consisted of 50-60 students and 40 of them were girls. I was very intimidated by this but didn’t let this stop me. I sang tenor and our section was about five people but we were the strongest section. We hosted State Large group which is where judges rate your choir you can receive division 1, 2,3,4,5. One would be the best that you could receive. We also had honor choirs you could go to. I went to one in Waverly, Iowa at Wartburg College called the Meistersingers Honor choir. While I was there I sang tenor 2. This Honor choir was about 600 high school students plus the Wartburg choir. This particular honor choir was special because we sang with Simone Estes, the famous opera
Music majors do have some respite from the demands of our discipline. For voice majors, there is choir. Choir provides an opportunity to learn in a more passive manner. The choir director leads the members of the choir toward the desired goal – the mastery of the piece of music to be performed. While choir members must be attentive and receptive, the burden is primarily carried by the director.
Jazz is a music genre that is very rich in culture which is why I decided to attend a Jazz concert. This was my first Jazz event I had ever been to. I went to see the band The Chairman and the Board. This was a blues swing band. Having been to other concerts, I was expecting something similar as far as atmosphere and crowd. I was proved very wrong as this concert defied all my expectations and was in a whole different field as far as life entertainment goes. The first thing I noticed right off the bat was the audience. The age range of this audience was mainly 40-70. I definitely felt like the odd man out when I was there. It did get me thinking though, why was this audience so much older? I looked into the era of when most of those people
Attending for the first time at an R&B concert was a great experience and I loved the music styles and stage presence. I went to witness the free improv ensemble in concert organized by the department of music at the music center concert hall, at Columbia College Chicago Music campus on Monday November 27, 2017. The name of the group that was performance was called Royal. The instruments that took part of it were drum set, one electric guitar, two singers, one rapper, electric piano, and acacia piano. Richard was the man on the piano.
Over the four years that I have been in choir, I have contributed to the choir in more ways than just my voice. I have participated in numerous fundraisers for the Music Department, in which I had sold things from chocolate bars, to cheese and summer sausage, to Sonic gift cards. The Music Department recently had a fundraiser to raise money for their trip to New York to perform at Carnegie Hall next year. I took the time out my day, on a beautiful Saturday morning, to test drive a Ford F1-50 to help raise money for the Touch of Class students next year. I have also contributed my silent leadership to choir.
They also have to talk with the director, producers, and actors about self-improvement and how they can be successful as actors (“Actors” Bureau of Labor Statistics). Doing these daily things also comes with other numerous tasks. One example of an additional
They can sing acapella or with musical accompaniment. They also take part in making recordings. Musicians can sing as a soloist or be a member of a vocal group. They have to have social perceptiveness, being aware of others’
There is an event that I just can describe as one of the most unique and memorable in my life: attending my first concert. After years of listening to Ron Pope’s music, watching his YouTube channel, and following all of his social media accounts, the satisfaction of seeing someone whose music has been the soundtrack to my life for so long was unreal. There were moments that I had to internally remind myself that this is, in fact, happening in real life. Being a dedicated (some may say eccentrically so) fan is tough work – and I was rewarded with two hours of pure magic for one night. Attending my first concert was a unique event that I will always remember fondly because of the atmosphere, the amazing performance and the sense of connection