Choral Music at Peru Washington
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News and Updates
12/17/09 Add/Drop date January 22nd
This is a reminder that the date to add or drop choir is not until the end of 2nd Quarter on January 22nd. Until that day, all students currently enrolled in choir must attend rehearsals. If a student wants to add or drop choir they must discuss the matter with Mr. Foust.
12/14/09 Parkside Concert Choir on TV!
The Concert Choir will appear on the WHOI-TV (ABC, Peoria) program "Songs of the Holiday Season. The program, 1 of 3, will feature several choirs and will air at the following times: December 24th, 10:00pm; December 25th, 6:00am & 10:00pm. Please check your local listings to see if you receive WHOI through your service. DVDs of the performance can still be purchased for $20.00. Please ask Mr. Foust for the the order form.
We are the choir, and choirs sing!
Vocal music at Peru Washington is dedicated to developing future leaders and influential thinkers through participation in cooperative musical learning. Students will learn how to control and best use the powerful instrument of your voice, how to read music, and the fundamentals of becoming a mature musician.
Rehearsal Schedule (Standard Week)
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| 7th Period | 5th Grade | 6th Grade | Lessons | 5th Grade | 6th Grade |
| 8th Period | Lessons | Concert Choir | Concert Choir | Concert Choir | Singing Raiders |
Attendance
Choir is a class, and just as you cannot say, “Hmm, I don’t feel like going to Math today,” you can not chose when you do and do not want to come to choir.
You are required to be at every rehearsal unless you are absent from school.
I will excuse you from rehearsal if you were absent and need to make up a quiz or test during your study hall. That is the only guaranteed time you can miss choir.
If you would like to request to get out of rehearsal, you have to do the following:
1. Come to Mr. Foust at the beginning of study hall and ask. Do not send your friend, do not tell him the next day.
2. Mr. Foust will decide whether or not you may be excused.
3. If your reason for being excused was because of last-minute projects or extra homework, Mr. Foust will go to your teacher right after school and ask them if you could have completed that homework at a time other than study hall.
4. If the answer from your teacher is “Yes,” you will receive zero points for that day.
The only thing you need to bring to choir every day is a pencil!
Grades
Participation 50%
As stated on the first page, choir is a class like any other which must be attended. Each student will receive points for every rehearsal which they not only attend, but in which they actively participate.
Score Marking 25%
Throughout rehearsals Mr. Foust will tell you mark certain instructions in your music (this is why you must always bring a pencil). At the end of the semester, Mr. Foust will check your score for these very important directions.
One Minute Theory 25%
You are expected to complete a 60-second written assignment at the beginning of each rehearsal. These short exercises focus on the fundamentals of reading music.
Behavior
The same rules of behavior and proper student conduct apply just as they do in every other academic class. Please refer to the Parkside Student Handbook for more information.
What to Wear
It is important, even in middle school, that a choir takes pride and looks professional during their concerts. Dress for a choir performance like you would for a really fancy wedding full of judgmental relatives.
| Guys | Girls |
| Black pants (no gray, no blue, no holes) | Black pants or black skirt(past the knees with dark stockings, hose, or socks) |
| Black (or mostly black) shoes | Black (or mostly black) shoes |
| A Red, White, or Black Top | A mostly Red, White, or Black Top |
| NO T-shirts, printed logos (except breast pocket), holes. Button-up and collared shirts are preferred | NO T-shirts, printed logos (except breast pocket), holes. Button-up and collared shirts are preferred |
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