Hello Choir Families,

Choir Party!

We had sooooo much fun today celebrating a fantastic year in choir.  The kids got many awards, ate waaaayyyy too much sugar, and watched our slide show.  The students were great and many of them helped clean up at the end of each class.  Pictures will be posted on our Instagram page and I will put the slide show link into Google Classroom this weekend.  And a big shout out to the mommies who helped set up and monitor food and for everyone who donated to the part.  The kids ate all they could and took food with them.

Thank You!

As the year is wrapping up I just wanted to thank you all for everything you do to support this program.  I really appreciate those of you who volunteered for events, including donating food.    Thank you for spoiling me last week for teacher appreciation.  I got so many nice cards and gifts and it really means a lot.  I also wanted to shout out those of you who have agreed to join our booster board next year.  We have a few spots still open if you are feeling a tug to join us please do!  It’s a great group and when we share the load no one gets overwhelmed, including me!

Final project of the year

Students have been working this week designing show choir sets.  Next week they will present them to the class for their final.  I started looking through them today and I am finding A LOT of AI.  Please ask them to review their sets this weekend and tweak them as needed.  They can use AI to get ideas but the majority of the work needs to be their own creation. 

Friends of the Library

Our last performance of the year is coming up!  Sound Check will be performing at the Friends of the Library scholarship ceremony on Sunday May 31st at 2:00 the Montecito Center in Rossmoor. (12341 Montecito)  Following the performance they will walk to Rossmoor In and Out for burgers and fun.  

Promotion

All 8th graders in choir will be singing for promotion!  We will meet at 3:30 to place everyone on the risers and do a very quick sound check.  Please make it a priority to be on time so we make sure everyone is seen and heard.  Don’t forget if you got a 3 year pin to wear it for promotion.

Summer Musicals

“For the first time in forever,” the Torrance Theatre Company will be presenting "Frozen the Musical” at the James R. Armstrong Theater in Torrance, CA! Our very own Ms. Kylie will be featured in the ensemble and an assistant choreographer for the production, and Kaylee Delpit from Sixth Sense will be playing one of the Young Anna’s! Come support them from August 8th to August 23rd, and click the link below to get your tickets! 

https://torr-internet.choicecrm.net/dist/#/events/productions.TTC 

Costumes Due

We are in the process of putting away costumes so I you have not yet returned yours please clean it over the long weekend and return it Tuesday.

Costume Closet Volunteers

I am excited to announce that choir was awarded a Run Seal Beach grant to purchase storage bins and rolling carts for the costume closet.  Having this space organized and clean is essential to making sure our shows look amazing.  I am looking for a couple of parents (ask a friend to help you) to supervise and organize the costume closet this summer.  I will be on campus teaching for LAEF from 8:30-12:30 June 8-26.  I am going to have students sign up for volunteer hours and need parents to supervise them while I’m teaching my classes.  Let me know if you are interested and available.  

Bingo!  8th Grade Parents

Don’t forget to get started on Bingo!  You can earn money toward your students' choir dues all summer.  

https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/356984940228946048/false#/invitation

Mark Your Calendars

May 31-Friends of the Library Scholarship-Sound Check 2:00-choir t-shirts

June 3-8th graders sing at promotion-3:30 call time for choir and band

Hello Choir Families,

Thank you all so much for coming out and supporting Concert On the Green.  It is one of my favorite events of the year and I hope you enjoyed it.  Shout out to the booster team for organizing it all, and to all of you who helped set up and tear down.  It all ran very smoothly and I was so grateful to have such a great team in place during a difficult time.  The kids were awesome and I think they all had a lot of fun too.

I also wanted to express my sincere gratitude for all of the condolences AND for the very generous gift of South West cards.  As most of you know, we fly to Kansas twice a year to see family and this year we had a funeral, 2 weddings, along with our regular trip at Christmas.  All this to say, it’s going to be an expensive travel year for us so this incredible gift will go a long way to help us get there.  Thank you so much for all of the ways you help support the program.  

Audition Results!

As I’m sure you are aware, audition results will be posted at 3:15 today via Google Classroom.  This is always a tricky time as some students will be very excited while others may be disappointed.  Both emotions are OK and allowed.  I just ask that students and families be mindful of one another as you react and post in public spaces.  Not all students will be in a celebratory mood.  I also ask that you help your child keep things in perspective.  We all grow, learn, and mature at different rates and we all have our own path.  All of our groups are growing in both size and skill and no matter where they land, it is my goal to create an ensemble where they can thrive and grow.  

Angels Game

Angel’s tickets were sent home last week and hopefully you all have them and have taken a picture of them.  Families must get their student to and from this event, and I will only be chaperoning your child while they are on the field.  Once they find their seats they will be your responsibility.  Please review behavior expectations with your student as we are representing our school, our program, and our country in a very public way.  We will need to be very disciplined.  Here is the time line for the day.

4:45-arrive wearing the McAuliffe Choir t-shirt and pants (not shorts), park and walk to Gate 6.  Students should have everything they need in their pockets (ei. Phone and ticket).  No back packs, purses, jackets, etc. are allowed on the field.   

5:00 rehearse with the other choirs

6:00 line up in the tunnel to take the field

6:27 perform

Following performance, students will exit the field and go in through the ticket gate.  They will need their ticket with them to get in.  

Costume Return

Costumes are due by May 15th, but you can start bringing them in any time before that. Outfits need to be returned clean and not in a garment bag. Please pin your name to the costume. If you drop off your costume at Sunset Cleaners, they will return it labeled. 

Sixth Sense

Yellow dresses can be hand-washed or dry cleaned. Pin the yellow ribbon to the dress.

Sound Waves

Black dresses can be hand-washed or dry cleaned. Please return the tiara but not the gloves. 

Soul Men

Jeans and baseball shirts can be machine washed. Shirt return is optional. If you would like to keep it you may, but if you won’t wear it again, please return it to us.

Studio Singers

Pink dresses can be hand-washed or dry cleaned only. If you won’t wear your gold shoes again, you can donate them to us.

Sound Check

If you would like to donate your choir jacket back to the program (even with your name on it), that would help future Sound Check students who forget their jackets.

Seal Beach Grant

I am excited to announce that choir was awarded a Run Seal Beach grant to purchase storage bins and rolling carts for the costume closet.  Having this space organized and clean is essential to making sure our shows look amazing.  Once those items arrive, I would love to have some volunteers to come in and start putting things away.  I will also have some summer work as if the 8th graders want to get started on their high school volunteer hours!  I’ll keep you posted.  

Choir Olympics and Choir Party!

Next week we are having our Choir Olympics!  Each day the students will have a different set of challenges loosely related to choir skills.  They will get points for winning and we will change teams every day.  The winners will be announced at our in class party May 22nd.  We will also hand out awards for the winners of the music video project and the class awards the kids voted on in April.  The party will be a pot luck so start planning your contributions!  I’d love to have some parent helpers that day as well if anyone is available.  

Bingo!  8th Grade Parents

Don’t forget to get started on Bingo!  You can earn money toward your students' choir dues all summer.  

https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/356984940228946048/false#/invitation

Mark Your Calendars

May 15-Costumes due

May 18-Angels Game

May 20-Boys high school in person dance audition

May 21-Girls high school in person dance audition

May 22-In Class Choir Party

May 31-Friends of the Library Scholarship-Sound Check 1:30 

June 3-8th graders sing at promotion-3:30 call time for choir and band

Hello Choir Families,

Concert on the Green is just around the corner.  The students finished up their projects today in class and next week we will be finishing their other songs.  Tickets to the general public will go on sale Monday.  Benefactors will get an email prior to that with a code for early tickets. We need volunteers for this one and we would love some of the younger parents to take this on so the 8th grade parents can just come and enjoy.  We do not need chaperones so all of the volunteers will get to see the show!  Sign up here https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10C094AACAC2AABFAC43-51683956-mcauliffe?useFullSite=false 

Angels Game

Angels’ tickets have arrived and we are getting them ready to hand out to students.  We should have those ready early next week and I will send an email the day they go home so you know to check the back packs.  Please take pictures of them as soon as you get them as we do not have electronic copies of the tickets.  

Auditions!

Auditions went great!  We had Studio Singer dance auditions on Wednesday with the largest and most confident group of girls we’ve even had.  Our groups are looking really strong for next year and I could not be more excited.  I’ll be listening to vocal auditions over the next couple of weeks and we will post results after school May 15th.  8th graders will submit their auditions to the high school my May 3rd.  Cara, Josh, Jayden, and Jasmine were in classes yesterday going over that dance.  The students were amazing and super focused.  They were very impressed with them.  

Summer Musical audition opportunity-girls only

Our choreographer, Kylie, is a part of the Torrance Theatre Company, and this summer, they are putting on Frozen the Musical! They are searching for Young Anna and Elsa and want kids between the ages of 10-14 to audition. Ideally, the kids can look between the ages of 7-9 on stage, but there is likely some flexibility with that. This is a wonderful opportunity for the kids!! The link below provides all the information you would need about auditions, rehearsal, and shows. If you have any questions, you can contact torrancetheatreco@gmail.com or Kylie at kchristensen@losal.org. 

https://torrancetheatrecompany.com/auditions 

Costume Return

Costumes are due by May 15th, but you can start bringing them in April 27th. Outfits need to be returned clean and not in a garment bag. Please pin your name to the costume. If you drop off your costume at Sunset Cleaners, they will return it labeled to choir for you. 

Sixth Sense

Yellow dresses can be hand-washed or dry cleaned. Pin the yellow ribbon to the dress.

Sound Waves

Black dresses can be hand-washed or dry cleaned. Please return the tiara but not the gloves. 

Soul Men

Jeans and baseball shirts can be machine washed. Shirt return is optional. If you would like to keep it you may, but if you won’t wear it again, please return it to us.

Studio Singers

Pink dresses can be hand-washed or dry cleaned only. If you won’t wear your gold shoes again, you can donate them to us.

Sound Check

If you would like to donate your choir jacket back to the program (even with your name on it), that would help future Sound Check students who forget their jackets.

Bingo!  8th grade parents

Don’t forget to get started on Bingo!  You can earn money toward your students choir dues all summer.  

https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/356984940228946048/false#/invitation

Mark Your Calendars

May 3-High School auditions due

May 5-Concert on the Green

May 14-Art Fair-Sound Check

May 15-Costumes due AND audition results posted

May 18-Angels Game

May 19-Boys high school in person dance audition

May 21-Girls high school in person dance audition

May 31-Friends of the Library Scholarship-Sound Check 1:30

Hello Choir Families,

Concert on the Green is just around the corner.  The students finished up their projects today in class and next week we will be finishing their other songs.  Tickets to the general public will go on sale Monday.  Benefactors will get an email prior to that with a code for early tickets. We need volunteers for this one and we would love some of the younger parents to take this on so the 8th grade parents can just come and enjoy.  We do not need chaperones so all of the volunteers will get to see the show!  Sign up here https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10C094AACAC2AABFAC43-51683956-mcauliffe?useFullSite=false 

Angels Game

Angels’ tickets have arrived and we are getting them ready to hand out to students.  We should have those ready early next week and I will send an email the day they go home so you know to check the back packs.  Please take pictures of them as soon as you get them as we do not have electronic copies of the tickets.  

Auditions!

Auditions went great!  We had Studio Singer dance auditions on Wednesday with the largest and most confident group of girls we’ve even had.  Our groups are looking really strong for next year and I could not be more excited.  I’ll be listening to vocal auditions over the next couple of weeks and we will post results after school May 15th.  8th graders will submit their auditions to the high school my May 3rd.  Cara, Josh, Jayden, and Jasmine were in classes yesterday going over that dance.  The students were amazing and super focused.  They were very impressed with them.  

Summer musical audition opportunity-girls only

Our choreographer, Kylie, is a part of the Torrance Theatre Company, and this summer, they are putting on Frozen the Musical! They are searching for Young Anna and Elsa and want kids between the ages of 10-14 to audition. Ideally, the kids can look between the ages of 7-9 on stage, but there is likely some flexibility with that. This is a wonderful opportunity for the kids!! The link below provides all the information you would need about auditions, rehearsal, and shows. If you have any questions, you can contact torrancetheatreco@gmail.com or Kylie at kchristensen@losal.org. 

https://torrancetheatrecompany.com/auditions 

Costume Return

Costumes are due by May 15th, but you can start bringing them in April 27th. Outfits need to be returned clean and not in a garment bag. Please pin your name to the costume. If you drop off your costume at Sunset Cleaners, they will return it labeled to choir for you. 

Sixth Sense

Yellow dresses can be hand-washed or dry cleaned. Pin the yellow ribbon to the dress.

Sound Waves

Black dresses can be hand-washed or dry cleaned. Please return the tiara but not the gloves. 

Soul Men

Jeans and baseball shirts can be machine washed. Shirt return is optional. If you would like to keep it you may, but if you won’t wear it again, please return it to us.

Studio Singers

Pink dresses can be hand-washed or dry cleaned only. If you won’t wear your gold shoes again, you can donate them to us.

Sound Check

If you would like to donate your choir jacket back to the program (even with your name on it), that would help future Sound Check students who forget their jackets.

Bingo!  8th Grade Parents

Don’t forget to get started on Bingo!  You can earn money toward your students choir dues all summer.  

https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/356984940228946048/false#/invitation

Mark Your Calendars

May 3-High School auditions due

May 5-Concert on the Green

May 14-Art Fair-Sound Check

May 15-Costumes due AND audition results posted

May 18-Angels Game

May 19-Boys high school in person dance audition

May 21-Girls high school in person dance audition

May 31-Friends of the Library Scholarship-Sound Check 1:30

Hello Choir Families,

This week we officially wrap competition season!  Studio Singers and Sound Waves will be competing at Anaheim High School tomorrow if you want to come support.  AND Sound Trax and Sound FX from Los Al will be competing at Nationals tomorrow in Orlando.  You can watch the live stream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSFWWSPnl2U

With testing and conferences we had a pretty easy week.  Students got to work on their music video projects and the girls’ groups continued preparations for tomorrow.    Please stop in and check out our recording studio at Open House.  

Cypress Competition Saturday March 28th-Sound Waves and Studio Singers

The competition is being held at Anaheim High School (811 W Lincoln Ave, Anaheim, CA 92805) and NOT at Cypress or Kennedy High School.

Tickets can be prepurchased at https://cypressshowchoir.ludus.com/index.php  or at the door.  The students will be performing in Session 2, so make sure you order tickets for the correct session. Performances start at 8:00am and Sound Waves is 2nd so don’t be late!

We will start loading the bus at 6:45am and leave for Anaheim High School at 7:00am. After the competition, we will have a group lunch at the Anaheim Packing District. Students will need to change out of their costumes and into their grey McAuliffe choir t-shirt. Students will need money for lunch. We’ll leave the competition at around 12:45 to head to lunch and are expected to return back to McAuliffe campus at around 3:00pm (subject to change).

Theory Test

All choirs will be completing a study guide and will have a theory test this Thursday over, rhythm, note names, solfege, dictation, and definitions.  Sound Check has also added key signatures to their repertoire this semester! It is an open note test so all information on their study guide can be used to help them with their test.  They will get their study guide on Tuesday.  Thursday is a minimum day so students who need more time to take the test may come to the choir room right after school to finish.

Music Video Projects-All Choirs

These videos will be viewed at our Concert on the Green in May.  Students will be working in class over the next couple of months to create, record, and film music videos.  We will be using the recording studio in the choir room to record vocals and students will be filming on and off campus.  

Audition Information

All students will turn in an audition either to me or to the high school  regardless of their elective choir for next year.  This is an assignment for choir and teaches them how to follow instructions, upload a resume, record their audition, and prepare for an audition.  The audition assignment is already on Classroom for 6th and 7th graders and the 8th grade information will be coming soon.  We are working in class on all aspects of the audition.  

Bingo!  8th grade parents

I know it sounds crazy but it’s time to start working bingo to earn money for your future high school choir student.  It happens every Tuesday and no special skills are required.  Sign up on the link below.

https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/356984940228946048/false#/invitation

Angels Game

McAuliffe will be singing the national anthem at the Angels Game on May 18!  If you would like your student to participate in this event you must purchase tickets by April 11th.  Here are the details and schedule for the event

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XhRz9QCjDIzGAmmvSOgWsxd1euccYUQ605OQ4JoNcmE/edit?tab=t.0

Mark Your Calendars

March 28-Cypress Comp-Studio and Sound Waves

April 2-Theory Test and Open House

April 20-Cara in class to teach HS dance

April 22-In person dance auditions, vocal auditions due via Google Classroom

April 24-Music Video projects due

May 3-High School auditions due

May 5-Concert on the Green

May 14-Art Fair-Sound Check

May 18-Angels Game

May 19-Boys high school in person dance audition

May 21-Girls high school in person dance audition

May 31-Friends of the Library Scholarship-Sound Check 1:30