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Student Handbook
Brenna Machado
Ernesto Hernandez
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Table of Contents
Parent Response
Form2
Classroom
Expectations...1
1
Grading
Policy
...12
2016-2017 Choir
Calendar..13
2
Sign and Return
Form.25
Students name:________________________________________Choir:________________________
Fund raising
Group Travel
Chaperoning
Choir banquet
Recording Studio:
16 Sennheiser HD-40
4
Signal
Processors: 1 ART Multiverb LT
1 Tascam DX-4D Professional Noise Reduction
Name Student:_____________________________________________Grade____________________
Date of absence: _________________________
Dear Teachers,
As a member of one of the choirs, I will be missing your class, and i request your permission
to do so. I understand that it is my responsibility to make satisfactory arrangements with the
teacher for work I will miss.
I understand that it is a privilege to miss classes for activities and that the teacher may not
approve my participation.
Student signature__________________________________________Date_______________________
Period 1 Period 2
Teacher: Teacher:
Comments: Comments:
Period 3 Period 4:
Teacher: Teacher:
Comments: Comments:
Period 5 Period 6:
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Teacher: Teacher:
Comments: Comments:
2nd
period
3rd
period
4th
period
5th
period
8
6th
period
2. What Special talents, abilities, or attitudes would you bring to the ensemble?
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Form: the paper must have some kind of cover and title page
If the subject is divided into sections of chapters, add a table of contents
If illustrations are used, make sure to label them
Subject: the following topics are suggested for the ease of finding enough
materials. If another topic is more desirable, make sure to receive approval
from Mrs. Machado or Mr. Hernandez prior to researching this topic. Three
different sources must be used in order for the paper to be considered
scholarly.
Composers Musicology Musical Instruments
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Bach Broadway Any
Beethoven Pop
Brahms Jazz
Beatles Blues Music Business
Bruckner Reggae Motion Pictures
Chopin Rock C.D. Manufacturing
Clementi Classic Music for Store Mgmt.
Haydn Ragtime Computers in Music
Handel Blue Grass Radio
Mozart Piano Literature Videos
Lully Baroque Period
Gluck 20th Century Music
Debussy Multicultural Music
Gershwin
2. Preparation:
a. Each student should dress very nicely; skirt/slacks and blouse or dress for the
ladies. Gentlemen should wear slacks, dress shoes, dress shirt with a tie and
sweater, or suit or blazer.
b. Each student should have their music memorized and have an original
printed copy to give to the judge.
d. Each student should check with the room monitor when they enter the
room.
b. Breathe: Take three low, relaxed breaths and remind yourself of your one
goal that you want to achieve.
d. Breathe again. And ask yourself, Who are you? What do you want? How
are you going to get it?
Classroom Expectations
Grading
The student's grade at the end of the semester will be determined by the following
components:
August 2016
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesda Thursday Friday Saturday
y
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Region
meeting
10:00 AM at
San Marcos
HS
14
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
September 2016
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesda Thursday Friday Saturday
y
1 2 3
Uniform Uniform
fittings fittings
FB- Away
15
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Choir/ Piano
Bowling
Social
Region
Sectionals Region Region Region
Sectionals Sectional Sectionals
s
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30
Uniforms
Distributed
Varsity
After Pep Rally-
School band
Practice performs
National
Anthem
October 2016
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Choir Region
Auditions
Phase #1@
NBHS
16
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Choir
Second 6 Sight-Readin
Region
End of First 6 Weeks Region g Test for
Auditions
Weeks Begins Sectionals Varsity and
Phase #2@
JV Choirs
Johnson HS
Region Picture Day
Sectionals No FB Game
Varsity After
School
Practice
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Homecomin Homecoming
g Dance
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Spring trip Dress Fall
payment due rehearsal for Concert @
fall concert 7pm
Varsity after Call time-
school 6pm
practice
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Pre-Area
Red Ribbon Pre-Area Varsity After Pre-Area Sectionals Texas State
Week Sectionals School Sectionals Mens Choir
Begins Practice day
Pre-Area
Sectionals
30 31
November 2016
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
31 1 2 3 4 5
SAT testing
Pre-Area Varsity After Pre-Area Sight-readin
Sectionals School Sectionals g test-
Practice Varsity and
Junior
Pre-Area Varsity
Sectionals
End of 2nd 6
Weeks
17
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Fundraising
ends/packet Varsity After Pep rally Veterans Day Choir
s due School (junior Walkathon
Practice varsity) Mixed choir
Madrigal Lunch Show
Choir Ticket Pre-Area
Sales Sectionals
Pre-Area Pre-Area
3rd 6 Weeks Sectionals Pre-Area Sectionals
Begins Sectionals
Pre-Area
Sectionals
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Varsity After Pre-Area
School Sectionals
Practice
Costume
Pre-Area Bowling
Pre-Area Pre-Area Sectionals Pre-Area Pre-Area Social- 7pm
Sectionals Sectionals Sectionals Sectionals AHS
Courtyard
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30
Last Pre-Area Varsity After
Pre-Area Auditions @ School
Sectionals Crockett HS Practice
December 2016
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3
Area Area SAT testing
Sectionals Sectionals
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
STAAR STAAR STAAR STAAR Holiday ACT testing
TESTING TESTING TESTING TESTING showcase
Varsity After
School
Practice
Area
Sectionals Area
Sectionals
18
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Christmas
Break ------- --------------- ---------------- ------------- -------------- ----------------
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Christmas
Day -------------- ------------- -------------- ------------- -------------- ----------------
January 2017
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
New Years
Day -------------- --------------- -------------- -------------- --------------- ----------------
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Booster
4-5 pm
Mtg.
Solo and
6:30 pm
Ensemble
interest
meeting
29 30 31
UIL Solo and
Rehearsal Ensemble
Rehearsals
February 2017
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4
Varsity After
School
Practice UIL UIL
Rehearsal Rehearsal
UIL
Rehearsal
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
UIL
Rehearsal
20
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Choir S & E No School- Solo and Varsity After UIL UIL UIL Solo and
Pre-UIL Presidents Ensemble School Rehearsal Rehearsal Ensemble
Recital in Day Rehearsals Practice
the Black
Box @ AHS UIL
Rehearsal
26 27 28
UIL UIL
Rehearsal Rehearsal
March 2017
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesda Thursday Friday Saturday
y
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Booster Varsity
Meeting- After
UIL 6:30 School UIL UIL
Rehearsal Practice Rehearsal Rehearsal
UIL
Rehearsal UIL
Rehearsal
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Spring
Break------ -------------- --------------- --------------
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21
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Varsity UIL
UIL UIL After UIL Rehearsal
Rehearsal Rehearsal School Rehearsal with
Practice Clinician
UIL
Rehearsal
26 27 28 29 30 31
April 2017
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
UIL UIL HS Choir HS Choir HS Choir UIL
Rehearsal Rehearsal UIL UIL Choir Pre-UIL
Concert #2-
Varsity After 7pm @
School Berkeley
Practice United
Methodist
UIL Church
Rehearsal
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Choir UIL Staff Tour middle Good Friday-
concert and Developmen school with No School
sight-readin t Day- senior choir
No School
g contest
Palm
Sunday
22
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Easter Varsity After
School
Practice
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Varsity After Choir UIL
School concert and
Practice sight-reading
contest
30 31
Region
Meeting at
Bowie HS-
3:30
May 2017
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5 6
Ice Cream
Social
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
23
28 29 30 31