Choir Curriculum Directed by Albert Lee

1. Choir CurriculumDirected byAlbert Lee

2. Table of Contents • Highlights of Mr. Lee • Teaching Philosophy/My Goals • List of Required Items • General Class Routines • Classroom Regulations (Lee Laws) • Grades Assessments • Performance Practice Assessment • Protocol for Misconduct • Concert Expectations • Protocol for Concert Absence • Make-Up Report Expectations • Chorus Curriculum • Important Fall Dates • Parents, What Can You Do to Help?

3. Highlights of Mr. Lee • Mr. Lee is a fifth year teacher at Akimel A-al with five years of public school teaching • Graduated from NAU 2012 with choral music education and piano performance • He is a part of the Artistic Staff and a singer of the Phoenix Boys Choir. This will be his 16th year performing with them. • He is a former Kyrene student having attended Mariposa and Pueblo Middle School

4. Teaching Philosophy/My Goals • Students to perform choralmusic with high level presentation as a team, community, and family • Each student to understand and enhance their singing ability • Students to be touched by the powerofmusic and to share that passiontoourcommunity through performance

5. List of Required Items • Pencil (Not Pen) with eraser • Folders • Music/Score Sheets/Octavos (given by teacher) • Choir Folders(Advance Choirs ONLY, given by teacher) • Akimel A-al Choir Polo ($12) • Black Dress Pants (Preferably Slacks) • Black Shoes + Black Socks • Black Belt (If students are wearing pants)

6. General Class Routines • Announcements/Agenda • Fundraisers • Permission Forms • Unit/Topic • Topic Lecture • Music Theory Practice Sheets • Warm-Ups • Preparation and Focus • Practice Vocal Technique • Choral Rehearsal • Concert Music Preparation

7. Classroom Regulations (AKA LEE Laws) • Raise your hand if you have a question or comment relevant to the rehearsal • Keep your hands to yourself. • No food or gum is allowed in class. • Have folders with music and pencil for all future rehearsals • Avoid using negative comments. • Keep talking to a minimum during transitions • Listen and Follow the director’s instructions

8. Grades/Assessment • Music Theory Practice Sheets • Music Theory Quizzes • Musician Portfolio • Performance Practice Assessment • Attendance • Attitude • Class Effort • Class Regulation • Part Checks (Advance Choirs Only) • Performances/Concerts/Festivals

9. Performance Practice Assessment • PPA (Performance Practice Assessment) will observe the student’s ability to rehearse in a choral setting on a daily basis. • Each day will be 4 points total until the end of the quarter. • Attendance-Come to class on time, all the time • Attitude-Come with a positive and flexible mindset • Class Effort-Do your best to commit to the class • Classroom Regulation-Follow the classroom rules and meet teacher’s expectations

10. Protocol for Misconduct • Misconduct includes failure to follow classroom regulations and disruption of the rehearsals. Continuous failure to follow the rules will result in the following sequence: • 1. Refocus/Time Out • 2. ISI Detention/Lunch Detention • Phone Call Home to Parent Communication • 3. After 3 Detentions, report to the administrator to consider removal from the ensemble.

11. Concert Expectations • Student’s participation in the concert will be graded on the following critieria: • Attendance-Please arrive 5 minutes before call time • Attitude • Audience Behavior-NO CELL PHONES • Dress Code • Performance Effort • Performance Etiquette • Each Criteria listed above will be 4 points. Total concert grade will be 24 points.

12. Protocol for Concert Absence • Parents must notify Mr. Lee 1 DAY in advance if a student is going to miss a concert or arrive late. • With the exception of emergency situations, notices given to Mr. Lee on the day of the performance will not excuse the student and result in a failure grade for that performance. • Parents may notify Mr. Lee via email, voicemail, letter with parent signature, or phone call. • Students whom miss the performance will be expected to make up the performance in 1 of 2 ways: • Student may attend another choir performance to observe and type up 1 page • Student may type 2 full pages of a famous musician’s biography. Musician will be selected by Mr. Lee.

13. Make-Up ReportExpectations • Must be typed in word document or google docs. • Double Spaced • “Times New Roman” Font • Font size=12 • Due date is 1 week after the concert or appointed to by Mr. Lee • Report may be emailed to Mr. Lee or given to Mr. Lee as a printed out copy

14. Chorus Curriculum • Quarter 1 • Singing Posture • Solfege Syllables/Intervals • Vowels/Consonants • Rhythm Notations • Treble Clef Staff • Reading from Scores • Quarter 2 • Key Signature • Music Term Bank (Dynamics) • Rhythm Notations II • Vocal Anatomy • Winter Concert Preparation • Quarter 3 • Flagstaff Tour • Sight Reading • Music Term Bank (Articulations) • Musician Portfolio • Disney Concert Preparation • Quarter 4 • Sight Reading II • California Tour • How Music Relates to You? • Choral Literature • Final Concert Preparation

15. Important Fall Dates

16. Parents, What Can You do to Help? • Parent Volunteers for: • Chaperoning Concerts, • Chaperoning Field Trips, • Support Fundraising Events • Instrumental Accompaniments • Tech Support with Sound or Lights • Concert Venues • Do you have a request(s) for one of the choirs to perform in our community • Concert Attendance: • Not only attend the concert but encourage friends and other family to come

17. Questions/Concerns/Comments