ACDA recording week

I will record all students who have turned in their ACDA forms this week.  Students who still need an ACDA form, please pick one up in the choir room. The cost to Audition is $25.
All recordings need to be complete by Thursday, September 29th.
Below are the words to My Country tis o thee and a few art songs that can be used for your audition.
Please see me with any questions,
Thanks,
Mrs. R

 

Music for ACDA tryouts 2011

All Through the Night

Sleep, my child, and peace attend thee

All through the night

Guardian angels God will send thee

All through the night

Soft the drowsy hours are creeping

Hill and dale in slumber sleeping

I my loving vigil keeping

All through the night

While the moon her watch is keeping

All through the night

While the weary world is sleeping

All through the night

O'er thy spirit gently stealing

Visions of delight revealing

Breathes a pure and holy feeling

All through the night

Though I roam a minstrel lonely

All through the night

My true harp shall praise sing only

All through the night

Love's young dream, alas, is over

Yet my strains of love shall hover

Near the presence of my lover

All through the night

Hark, a solemn bell is ringing

Clear through the night

Thou, my love, art heavenward winging

Home through the night

Earthly dust from off thee shaken

Soul immortal shalt thou awaken

With thy last dim journey taken

Home through the night

1.  My country,' tis of thee,

        sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing;

        land where my fathers died,

        land of the pilgrims' pride,

        from every mountainside let freedom ring!

2.      My native country, thee,

        land of the noble free, thy name I love;

        I love thy rocks and rills,

        thy woods and templed hills;

        my heart with rapture thrills, like that above.

3.      Let music swell the breeze,

        and ring from all the trees sweet freedom's song;

        let mortal tongues awake;

        let all that breathe partake;

        let rocks their silence break, the sound prolong.

4.      Our fathers' God, to thee,

        author of liberty, to thee we sing;

        long may our land be bright

        with freedom's holy light;

        protect us by thy might, great God, our King.

Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.

T'was Grace that taught my heart to fear.
And Grace, my fears relieved.
How precious did that Grace appear
The hour I first believed.

Through many dangers, toils and snares
I have already come;
'Tis Grace that brought me safe thus far
and Grace will lead me home.

The Lord has promised good to me.
His word my hope secures.
He will my shield and portion be,
As long as life endures.

Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.

When we've been here ten thousand years
Bright shining as the sun.
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Than when we've first begun.

Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.

Oh, Shenandoah, I long to hear you, 
Away, you rolling river
Oh, Shenandoah, I long to hear you
Away, I'm bound away, cross the wide Missouri.

Oh, Shenandoah, I love your daughter, 
Away, you rolling river
Oh, Shenandoah, I love your daughter
Away, I'm bound away, cross the wide Missouri.

Oh, Shenandoah, I'm bound to leave you, 
Away, you rolling river
Oh, Shenandoah, I'm bound to leave you
Away, I'm bound away, cross the wide Missouri.

Oh, Shenandoah, I long to see you, 
Away, you rolling river
Oh, Shenandoah, I long to see you
Away, I'm bound away, cross the wide Missouri

Reminders....

Women's Ac Rehearsal for Sept. 26th has been canceled. 
Yankee Candle is due this week.
Friday 23- All Choir fees are due... Please turn into the choir office. 

Yankee Candle

Please have all Yankee Candle forms into Mrs. R by Wednesday, Sept. 21st.

Men's A cappella Rehearsal

Men's Acappella Rehearsal for Wednesday, Sept. 21st has been canceled.
We will reschedule for the next week.

Yankee Candle, and other stuff!!!

I will take Yankee Candle forms until Monday. 
Please turn in all contract, medical, and parent volunteer forms.
All choir fees and outfit forms are due by Friday, September 23rd. 
The next Booster meeting is on October 11th at FTBMS at 7:00pm in the choir room.  Hope to see you there!!!

Playing for Change

This is for the six students who are performing at the "Playing for Change" concert on Saturday.  Please meet Mrs. Janes at 5:45 at Daniel Technology Center of Germanna Community College on Saturday, September 17th.

We are off and running!!!

Welcome to a new year of choir.  I have enjoyed the last week and a half of classes.  We have some very enthusiastic and talented choir members!!!  Here are some of the curriculum we have covered..

Beginning/Advanced- Theory- Basic note values and rhythms
                                  Vocal Technique practice
                                   Rehearsal of Music
Show Choir- Proper Vocal Technique and Confidence Building
                                 Rehearsal of Music (We have learned "North Pole Rock and Roll".)
Women's A cappella- Proper Vocal Technique and Confidence Building
                                  steps to a major scale and minor scale
                                  scale degrees
                                  Arranging - as a class we have worked on arranging "Skyscraper"
                                  "National Anthems" 
Class notes
Beginning/Adv.- Please rehearse "I attempt from Love's Sickness"
Show Choir- Dance Day on Tuesday- bring clothes
Women's A cappella- Practice Skyscraper if interested in solo
Quiz on key signatures with sharps on Wednesday
Playing for Change- at Germanna Daniel Technology Center at 6pm on Sept 17
(Please let me know if you will be able to attend this event. )

Announcements for all choirs:

"I attempt from Love's Sickness" directions -  vmea.com, click on vcda.com, click on honor's choir, click on downloads, click on appropriate key for you. Please see Mrs. R with any questions.

Forms- Forms are due.  Please give them to Mrs. R ASAP.
Adv/Beg- Clinic Card, Registration Form, Code of Conduct Form- due Now!!
All Choirs- Contract, Medical Form, Parent Volunteer Form- due Now!!
Outfit form and choir fee- Due Sept. 23rd  (I will only be ordering t-shirts once in the fall and once in the spring.)

Yankee Candle- due Sept. 14, 30% will go into students account of what they have sold  

Candy Forms- Students who are interested in selling a box of candy need to get a candy form from the choir room

Upcoming events-
Men's Ac- Come by the choir room to get a pass for C time.

2nd semester choir students- Come by the choir room to see Mrs. R ASAP.

Auditions for Miracle on 34th street - Wed, Sept. 7th and Thursday, Sept. 8th- Sign ups on Drama Door

Virginia Music Educator's Senior Honor's choir- only opened to Seniors.  The audition will be held at Longwood College on October 1st.  Please see Mrs. R if interested.  The cost is $15 and forms are due no later than Thursday, September 8th (EVHS Choir Calendar is wrong.).

American Choral Director's Association Regional Honor's Choir tryouts- The ACDA Regional Choir will take place on Feb. 29- March 3rd in Winston-Salem, NC.  Students will need to record a piece of music and send in an application.  The cost for the audition is $25.  Applications were given to students earlier this week.  The application and $25 is due to Mrs. R no later than Friday, Sept. 9th.  Please see Mrs. R with questions.

Booster- The first Booster meeting will be held on October 11th at FTBMS.  General Membership will meet at 7pm.  Come out and support Culpeper County Choirs!!

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!!