Course ID:  606351
YR
Course Name: Choir: Beginning
Credit: 1
Grade Placement: 6

Required Prerequisite(s): None

What's Next:

This course is designed to teach the basic fundamentals of choral singing, largely in the treble range for this first year. Areas of focus will include characteristic, age–appropriate tone, tonality, meter, rhythm, form, articulation, dynamics, balance, notation/terminology, melody/line, harmony, scales/patterns, posture, hand position, and technique. Multiple sections of beginning choir typically combine for performances.Students will be required to demonstrate their learning by performing in concerts outside the school day during the school year. Students may have the opportunity to perform at a solo festival and concert festival in the spring. Limited outside of school rehearsals and performances will be required to fulfill all course requirements. Class placement is determined by audition. No previous musical experience is necessary. This is a full–year course.

Course ID:  706351
YR
Course Name: Choir: Mixed
Credit: 1
Grade Placement: 7

Required Prerequisite(s): Audition

What's Next:

This course provides an opportunity for students to continue choral development at an intermediate level. Through appropriate literature for this level students will focus on continued development of characteristic, age–appropriate tone tone, tonality, meter, rhythm, form, articulation, dynamics, balance, notation/terminology, melody/line, harmony, scales/patterns, posture, hand position, and technique.Ensembles at this level may be gender specific or mixed gender at the discretion of the director. Students will be required to demonstrate their learning by performing in concerts on and off campus including UIL competitions. Students may participate in individual activities such as solo and ensemble contest and All–Region auditions. Student attendance at rehearsals and performances outside of school will be required to fulfill all course requirements.Class placement is determined by audition. This is a full–year course.

Course ID:  706361
YR
Course Name: Choir: Tenor/Bass
Credit: 1
Grade Placement: 7

Required Prerequisite(s): Audition

What's Next:

This course provides an opportunity for students to continue choral development at an intermediate level. Through appropriate literature for this level students will focus on continued development of characteristic, age–appropriate tone tone, tonality, meter, rhythm, form, articulation, dynamics, balance, notation/terminology, melody/line, harmony, scales/patterns, posture, hand position, and technique.Ensembles at this level may be gender specific or mixed gender at the discretion of the director. Students will be required to demonstrate their learning by performing in concerts on and off campus including UIL competitions. Students may participate in individual activities such as solo and ensemble contest and All–Region auditions. Student attendance at rehearsals and performances outside of school will be required to fulfill all course requirements.Class placement is determined by audition. This is a full–year course.

Course ID:  706371
YR
Course Name: Choir: Treble
Credit: 1
Grade Placement: 7

Required Prerequisite(s): Audition

What's Next:

This course provides an opportunity for students to continue choral development at an intermediate level. Through appropriate literature for this level students will focus on continued development of characteristic, age–appropriate tone tone, tonality, meter, rhythm, form, articulation, dynamics, balance, notation/terminology, melody/line, harmony, scales/patterns, posture, hand position, and technique.Ensembles at this level may be gender specific or mixed gender at the discretion of the director. Students will be required to demonstrate their learning by performing in concerts on and off campus including UIL competitions. Students may participate in individual activities such as solo and ensemble contest and All–Region auditions. Student attendance at rehearsals and performances outside of school will be required to fulfill all course requirements.Class placement is determined by audition. This is a full–year course.

Course ID:  806351
YR
Course Name: Choir: Mixed
Credit: 1
Grade Placement: 8

Required Prerequisite(s): Audition

What's Next:

This course provides an opportunity for students to continue choral development at an advanced level. Through appropriate literature for this level students will focus on continued development of characteristic, age–appropriate tone tone, tonality, meter, rhythm, form, articulation, dynamics, balance, notation/terminology, melody/line, harmony, scales/patterns, posture, hand position, and technique.Ensembles at this level may be gender specific or mixed gender at the discretion of the director. Students will be required to demonstrate their learning by performing in concerts on and off campus including UIL competitions. Students may participate in individual activities such as solo and ensemble contest and All–Region auditions. Student attendance at rehearsals and performances outside of school will be required to fulfill all course requirements.Class placement is determined by audition. This is a full–year course.

Course ID:  806361
YR
Course Name: Choir: Tenor/Bass
Credit: 1
Grade Placement: 8

Required Prerequisite(s): Audition

What's Next:

This course provides an opportunity for students to continue choral development at an advanced level. Through appropriate literature for this level students will focus on continued development of characteristic, age–appropriate tone tone, tonality, meter, rhythm, form, articulation, dynamics, balance, notation/terminology, melody/line, harmony, scales/patterns, posture, hand position, and technique.Ensembles at this level may be gender specific or mixed gender at the discretion of the director. Students will be required to demonstrate their learning by performing in concerts on and off campus including UIL competitions. Students may participate in individual activities such as solo and ensemble contest and All–Region auditions. Student attendance at rehearsals and performances outside of school will be required to fulfill all course requirements.Class placement is determined by audition. This is a full–year course.

Course ID:  806371
YR
Course Name: Choir: Treble
Credit: 1
Grade Placement: 8

Required Prerequisite(s): Audition

What's Next:

This course provides an opportunity for students to continue choral development at an advanced level. Through appropriate literature for this level students will focus on continued development of characteristic, age–appropriate tone tone, tonality, meter, rhythm, form, articulation, dynamics, balance, notation/terminology, melody/line, harmony, scales/patterns, posture, hand position, and technique.Ensembles at this level may be gender specific or mixed gender at the discretion of the director. Students will be required to demonstrate their learning by performing in concerts on and off campus including UIL competitions. Students may participate in individual activities such as solo and ensemble contest and All–Region auditions. Student attendance at rehearsals and performances outside of school will be required to fulfill all course requirements.Class placement is determined by audition. This is a full–year course.

Course ID:  606391
YR
Course Name: Choir: Beginning GM
Credit: 1
Grade Placement: 6

Required Prerequisite(s): ARD Placement

What's Next: None

This course is designed to teach the basic fundamentals of choral singing, largely in the treble range for this first year. Areas of focus will include characteristic, age–appropriate tone, tonality, meter, rhythm, form, articulation, dynamics, balance, notation/terminology, melody/line, harmony, scales/patterns, posture, hand position, and technique. Multiple sections of beginning choir typically combine for performances.Students will be required to demonstrate their learning by performing in concerts outside the school day during the school year. Students may have the opportunity to perform at a solo festival and concert festival in the spring. Limited outside of school rehearsals and performances will be required to fulfill all course requirements. Class placement is determined by audition. No previous musical experience is necessary. This is a full–year course.