Chorus

Mrs. Cotturone's Chorus Page

Students who have more than two major tests scheduled for the same day must see Mrs. Nash no later than the day before the test to reschedule.

3: REHEARSAL PLAN FOR SPRING TRIMESTER ‘09
(adapted from Brian Gorelick, “Planning the Perfect…” MEJ Nov. 2001)

TIME FRAME: 33 Teaching Days - 50 min. per class (adjusted for assembly schedule, half days, etc.)
  1650 min. of class time
  -495 min.= 15 min. warm up, theory, sight singing
  1155 min. for rehearsal of pieces at various stages and levels of difficulty

STAGES OF REHEARSAL & OBJECTIVES:

  1. Begin – the student will sight read through the entire piece gaining a basic familiarity with the form and content
  2. Continue – the student will strive for accuracy of notes, rhythm, dynamics, phrasing, diction and expression
  3. Finish & Review – the student will listen in rehearsal for blend and balance within the ensemble and adjust accordingly, for expression and master memorization
  4. Details – the student will rehearse with accompaniment
  5. Details with special needs – the student will rehearse with any added instrumentation, choreography and staging

PIECES & LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY:

Hark, Our Voices Now Are Singing easy 90 min.
Here Comes the Sun easy 150 min.
I’ll Say It Anyway! difficult 280 min.
Marry a Woman Uglier than You moderate 180 min.
Thankful moderate 180 min.
What a Wonderful World moderate 90 min.
What’ll I Do? moderate 180 min.
    1150 min.

REHEARSAL GRID FOR WINTER TRIMESTER ‘09

Date Day Hark Here I’ll Say Marry Thank-ful Wonder What ’ll Quiz
/Test
5/5 T       C 15 m C 15 m   C 5 m  
5/6 W       C 15 m C 10 m   C 10 m  
5/7 Th       C 15 m C 10 m   C 10 m  
5/8 F       C 10 m C 10 m   C 10 m