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?
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.
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/
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/
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
