Chorus

Chorus

Kelvin Grove District 91 Music Department
Mrs. Sarah Bush Randolph, Teacher Send E-Mail to Mrs. Randolph

Grades 6-8 Exploratory Correction: Use the Rubric for 3 slides under KG Star here on web - not the hand-out for 10 slides.

Parents - NEW OPTION for recorders (computer and microphone needed): On line recorder games at www.joytunes.com/express

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OPEN MUSIC LAB DAYS (FREE)

Milne Grove (open only to 3rd grade recorder students to learn recorder and then pass on to computer, piano, Orff, etc.)Fridays from 8:05-8:30 am (buzz in and office will let y ou in) NO LAB on Fri. January 27 - Mrs. Randolph at IMEA Music Conference.

Kelvin Grove (open to any 4-8th grade student wanting to work on any aspect of music class) - Wednesdays from 8-8:30 am (knock on door #1 loudly or go to door # 4 and come through office)

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D91 Students - All year - we're saving metal tabs off cans - for cash to help purchase Kelvin Grove gym speakers (starting with old gym then new). Turn tabs into your homeroom teachers.

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Music Technology Fund-raiser (Grades K-8):We have c. 130 Valucards left @ $10. They are discount cards good every day at over 2000 Lockport & Chicagoland locations for a year. See www.valucards.com for all the locations. Contact KG office to purchase a Valucard. Thanks for helping us purchase needed music equipment!

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The D91 Music Theme for 2011-12
is the National Music Educators' National Conference (MENC) Theme :

Tuesday, December 13

1 - Try on your chorus uniform and make SURE it still fits. Let me know by email or writing by 8:45am Tues. Dec. 13 if your child's tux shirt no longer fits. I will try and loan them a shirt for the concert until an order arrives.

2 - Chorus is over at 4 pm

3 - Full Cast practice is 4-5 pm

Wednesday, December 14

1 - Parent Volunteers who have already filled out Volunteer forms and can work should come decorate any time from 12:10 pm on. The actual gym set-up will be from 2:30pm on. We really need everyone to help if possible.

2 - 6:30 pm chorus members bring baked goods packaged ready to be priced - choir members not in band - report to choir room to get cummerbund and tie (band students in choir use BAND cummerbund and ties or jackets that band uses and reports to the location Mrs. Plagman had told you to go

3 - 7pm is the Chorus & Band Winter concert & bake sale in the KG old gym

4 - 8:30 pm TBA - all parents please stay and help with chairs, risers, etc. after concert

Thursday, December 15

7:30 am - 8:30 am set stage for Dec. 20 program - finish decorating

- 7:30 am-8:30 am set costumes

- chorus practice until 4pm

- Full cast Dress Rehearsal with all costumes, props, etc. until 6pm

Full Cast & Chorus practice will Milne & Kelvin Grove Grades 2-5 in the morning during school (chorus members are excused from classes, but must turn in homework on time to teachers and get assignments)

Tuesday, Dec. 20 -

9:15 am & 1:15 pm "Toyland" Christmas musical presented by KG Chorus and Grades K-5 - for the public in the KG old gym (chorus members that are not cast - should wear their nicest clothes. We are not wearing chorus uniforms for this program)

NO CHORUS after school- we will be taking sets down

2:15 pm ALL available parents, cast members, and tech crew are needed to take entire set down by 4 pm and store. Please stay and help if at all possible. We have no time to do it the next day. It must be done by Dec. 20.

If you haven't filled out a Volunteer background check for this year, please do so NOW. I am planning a chorus trip and need to have them on file now.