Choir Announcements 11-27

We have now had 2 great rehearsals! Things are moving right along, which is good because time is short until our December 22 concert. We only have 3 more rehearsals until the concert! This means that the time we have left is critical and I need all singers on time to each rehearsal so we can use all the time we have. 

 

Here are several announcements to keep you up-to-date on choir happenings.

 

Concert Information:

First, concert attire. For this concert, I am not asking that we do a set color scheme for the entire group, as I've done in the past. The two guidelines that I am giving for this concert are that the children look nice (dress up), and that they wear something "Christmassy." I am not going to tell you what colors to wear or anything, but if you follow those two guidelines, I'm sure that they will be dressed just right.

 

Second, I am not planning to have a dress rehearsal at this point. Within the next couple of weeks, I will decide if an extra practice is necessary and we may try to piggy-back on the ballet's dress rehearsal on December 21. However, I would like all choir members to arrive at the High School at 6 pm on December 22 for some pre-concert warm-ups and run through. The concert will be on the 22nd at 7 pm in the High School Auditorium.

 

Practice at Home

I would definitely encourage you to have your child practice all of our songs at home. Our most difficult piece is "This is the Christ." However, I have decided that due to the limited amount of time we have to rehearse, I am only going to have the choir sing the chorus. So, please have your child listen to the practice tracks of the chorus of that song so they can learn it quickly. (I have just added these to the website.)

 

Solos

I am going to have several solos at this concert. These solos will need to be learned at home. We will not use rehearsal time to teach these solos. In fact, if your child is serious about having a solo, please have them practice with the solo tracks that have now been added to the Practice Tracks page on the website. They need to be prepared to sing at our next rehearsal on December 4. Here is the link: http://morganvalleychildrenschoir.blogspot.com/p/practice-tracks.html

 

There will be six short solos on "This is the Christ" and two solos on "When Christmas Comes to Town" as well as a duet on "When Christmas Comes to Town." I have made a recording of each of the solos on "This is the Christ" so your child can listen to them and practice with them. I would encourage them to learn more than one part so that I can assign as many solos as possible and spread it around to as many as desire to sing a solo.

 

As always if you have any questions/concerns, please contact me. Also, if you know of anyone else that would like to join our choir, please invite them. We could especially use more boys in our choir! Next week will be our last week to accept new members prior to the Christmas concert. If they are unable to join us for this concert, they are welcome to join us in January.

 

Thank you for all you do! I love working with your children!!

 

(This information was also sent by email to all Marcato Parents. If you did not receive this by email, please send me an email with your correct email address, so I can add you or correct any typing errors I've made.)

For those who have just received the note in Tuesday folders about our choir, we are still accepting new members! (I was hoping that note would go home a week ago, but . . .) Anyway, if your child would like to sing with us, please have them attend the next three rehearsals so that they can be ready for our concert on December 22. (Please see the "Calendar of Events" tab at the top of the page for the rehearsal schedule.) Also, it would be very helpful if they listened to the practice tracks (located on the "Practice Tracks" tab) and became familiar with the songs we will be doing so they won't feel behind when they join us.

If your child is not able to attend the remaining rehearsals before the concert, they are definitely welcome to join us when we begin in January. We will begin new music at that time and would love lots of new members! If you have any questions, please contact me by commenting here on this site, or by sending me an email. (See "Contact Info" tab)

Practice Tracks Now Available!

The practice tracks are now ready to go. They are found by clicking on the "Practice Tracks" tab at the top of the page. If your singer could practice at home, it would help a lot, as we don't have many practices before our December 22 concert!

Marcato Registration

It's time to begin a new season of Marcato! Rehearsals will be held on Tuesdays on the Morgan Elementary School stage from 3:45 - 4:45 pm. The first rehearsal will be held on November 20! Registration forms will be available at the first rehearsal for all members to fill out. You can also get a registration form by clicking on this link or by going to the "Join" tab at the top of the page.

Information is currently being updated on this website, so please check back to get the latest information about our upcoming Christmas concert which we are excited to share with the Morgan Valley Ballet Company. It will be held on December 22 at 7 pm, so mark that date on your calendar. A full rehearsal calendar is now available on the Calendar of Events Tab above.

Please pass the word along to your friends and family!

A New Season of Marcato

Just a quick update to let you know about the upcoming season of Marcato Children's Choir. For those who are new to Marcato or don't know much about it, Marcato is a FREE choir which includes children in grades 3-6.

 

At the moment I am trying to secure a meeting place and time for us to practice. I am hoping to have rehearsals begin within the next couple of weeks. This should give us enough time to prepare a few songs to be sung in a small concert/recital which we will share with the Morgan Valley Ballet Company in December. Once I have clearance to use a room, I will be sending out the word via email as well as on facebook and on our website. I will also be sending out flyers to the schools to generate interest. My request is that you check your email/facebook often in order to get the most current information and so that your singer doesn't miss our first rehearsal.

 

If you have any questions, please contact me. Also, spread the word so that we can have more singers join our group!