Bag of AWESOMENESS!

Okay all you awesome kids out there on internet-ville....it's time to rev it up on learning our music for our upcoming performances!  So here's what we need to do:
PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE, oh, and did I mention
                                            P   R   A   C   T   I   C   E   ? ! ? ! ? ! ?
I'm beginning to collect things for my "Bag of Awesomeness" - you remember the bag from our Kick-Off in August?  (the amazing dealy-boppers, treasures galore, the what-cha-ma-call-its)

You ask, "but Mrs. Swisher, how must I earn the chance to enter into the bag of awesomeness?"  
Enter a comment or e-mail Mrs. Swisher EACH time you practice the songs from the blog.  If you practice a lot, you enter a lot, but don't forget to comment or e-mail.

The drawings into the "Bag of Awesomeness" will take place at our morning rehearsal on Nov. 15.
Good luck my little computery-techno-talentgalorious singers.

2013 ACDA National Honor Choirs

The auditions are now over.  The deadline was Sept. 30, 2012.

Audition recordings are currently being made for students wanting to participate in the ACDA National Honor Choir to be held in Dallas, TX on March 13-16.  All auditions need to be arranged by signing up on the Middle School music room door.
To audition you must:

• complete application (see Mrs. LeDoux for this hand-out)
• bring $40 check made out to Holland Hall - non-refundable
• record student singing unaccompanied scales
• record student singing "America" unaccompanied
• and, (depending on age/voice) record student singing another art song

Mrs. LeDoux and Mrs. Swisher will make the recordings during the month of September.  The results from the ACDA National judges will be published in early December.

In the past, we've had numerous students represented from Holland Hall and were thrilled that so many students are excited about choir and this amazing opportunity!
 

Circle The State With Song Festival

The enrollment for this festival is now closed.  The deadline was Sept. 25, 2012

If you're student is interested in the CTSWS Choir Festival on Saturday January 26, 2013, please get a form from Mrs. LeDoux (MS Music Teacher) and turn in with a check for $44.55.  We can only bring 25 students from Holland Hall and were offering this opportunity on a first-come first-serve basis.  Please contact either Mrs. Swisher or Mrs. LeDoux for more information.

Tulsa Oratorio Chorus Concert Information

Concert November 17, 2012

First Baptist Church - 403 S. Cincinnati

7:00 p.m.

Combined efforts include Tulsa Oratorio Chorus, Tulsa Symphony Orchestra,

Holland Hall Middle School Honor Chorus, Tulsa Children's Chorus

EXTRA REHEARSALS:

• Monday Nov. 5 7:00-8:15 p.m. (location TBA) ALL Choruses Adult & Children

OR

• Monday Nov. 12 7:00-8:15 p.m. (location TBA) ALL Choruses Adult & Children

Mandatory Rehearsals...

• Tuesday Nov. 6  4:30-5:30 p.m.  (Asbury Methodist Church) Children's Choruses only

AND

• Friday Nov. 16  6:30-9:30 p.m. (First Baptist)
  
  
  
  Discount Tickets available----
  Also, TOC is making a very special ticket deal for our families.  Tickets are normally $20 each.  They will sell us tickets for $5 each.  All they ask is that for that price, if they could add our families' emails to their mailing list.  If any family is reluctant to do so, it is not required, but it would be most helpful to TOC to broaden its base of support in return for a large ticket reduction.  Here is the ticket process:
  Put request for number of tickets, a piece of paper with the family email (not required but would be most helpful to TOC), and a check for the number of tickets times $5/ ticket in a sealed envelope in Mrs. LeDoux's box, or on her desk, and label, "TOC tickets".  Once I receive their ticket order and the tickets are printed, I will put tickets in an envelope with the name of the family and either give them to the student or have them on my desk for pick up.
  
  
  
   

Carnegie Hall Schedule

Here's the newest information concerning the schedule of our rehearsals while we're in New York:
Wednesday, Nov 21  
 2:00-5:30 p.m.
Thursday, Nov 22  
3:30-6:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov 23  
9-12 p.m. 

2-5 p.m. dress rehearsal on stage (actual times may be adjusted)
7:00 p.m. Prelude Concert (City of Angels Community Chorus) 
8:00 p.m. Concert

Let's Kick-Off the New School Year!

Saturday Aug. 25

Walter Arts Center - Choral Music Room

8:30 Donuts
9:00 Rehearsal
11:30 Lunch (grilled hot dogs provided by parents)
12:30 Rehearsal
1:30 Parent Meeting
2:00 dismissal

We're inviting a few 4th graders to "try us out" and see if they'd like to join us for the Tulsa Oratorio Concert on Nov. 17.  Come if you can - games and prizes too.

Keep those comments and/or e-mails coming

I know you're out there somewhere practicing..."how do I know that?" you're asking...well, you're posting comments or e-mailing me!  WONDERFUL!  Keep it up!

Also, if you're around next week...  (Tues July 10th & Thur July 12th from 10:30-11:30 a.m.) drop by the PS music room.  Mrs. LeDoux and I will be there to rehearse with anybody that can come. 
NYC and Tulsa, here we come!