Welcome to Chorus! Christine de la Rosa, Director

Liana Salinas, Associate Director

Parent OrientationThursday, August 27, 2015

1. Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.

2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.

3. Improvise melodies, variations, and accompaniments.

4. Compose and arrange music within specified guidelines.

5. Read and notate music.

6. Listen to, analyze, and describe music.

7. Evaluate music and music performances.

8. Understand relationships between music, other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.

9. Understand music in relation to history and culture.

National Standards of Music Education

which guide the MAC Chorus Curriculum

Important Upcoming DatesMiddle & High Combined

August 2015 – May 2016

Date Days Event Name Venue Time

09/19/15 Saturday All-State Theory Test Westminster9:00 AM ~ 2:00 PM

10/17/15 Saturday All-State Music Test Florida Christian9:00 AM ~ 2:00 PM

01/07/16 Thursday All-State Parent Meeting MAC 6:30-7:30 PM

01/13-16/16Wed-Sat All-State Convention Tampa, FL Many Days

03/03/16 ThursdayMiddle School Evaluation Festival

Ronald Reagan Sr. High

During/After school

04/4-6/16? Mon-Wed Super-Intendent Honor Choir TBD After school

05/17/16 Tuesday End of Year Trip TBD 2:00-7:00 PM

Important Upcoming DatesMiddle School

August 2015 – May 2016

Date Days Event Name Venue Time

10/3/15-10/4/15

Sat-Sun Music Middle School Overnight MAC10 AM Sat - 10 AM Sun

12/03/15 ThursdayMiddle School Solo Evaluation Festival

MAC 5:00 - 7:30 PM

03/02/16 Wednesday High School Evaluation FestivalRonald ReaganSr. High

During/After school

04/21/16 Thursday MS Chorus Concert MAC Theatre 7:30 PM

Important Upcoming

Dates

High School

August 2015 – May 2016

Date Days Event Name Venue Time

09/09/15 Wednesday YoungArts Auditions MAC 2:00-4:00 PM

09/22/15 Tuesday Grammys & Young Arts Meeting MAC 2:00-4:00 PM

09/24-29-15 Fri-Tues Umatilla Umatilla,

FL Many Days

TBA Wednesday UM Shadow Day UM 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM

10/01/15 Thursday Young Arts Recording Day MAC

During School/After school

10/08/15 Thursday Grammy's Recording Day MAC

During School/After school

10/13/15 Tuesday Grammy's Recording Day MAC

During School/After school

11/10/15 Tuesday UM Honor Choir UM During School

11/13-14/2015 Fri-Sat FAU Honors Choir FAU Weekend

11/24/15 TuesdayChorus Thanksgiving Potluck

MAC 2:00-3:00 PM

TBA Thursday High School Vocal Recital TBA 7:00-9:00 PM

04/28/16 Thursday HS Chorus Concert MAC Theatre 7:30 PM

05/11/16 Wednesday Jazz Vocal AuditionsMAC 2:00-4:00 PM

What is All-State? The All-State Choruses are highly selective groups of choral students from Florida’s junior high, middle, and senior high schools (7 th-12th grade) who are brought together for the purposes of rehearsing and performing selected music with guest conductors.

What do I study? Theory, ear-training, sight-reading and the choir music What are the audition procedures?

◦ September 9: MAC students will be nominated to audition◦ September 19: First audition theory/ear-training written exam & sight-reading

test◦ October 17: Second audition vocal audition

All students will be recorded individually singing vocalises, one announced excerpt and two unannounced excerpts. For the 2015 cycle, high school students who do not qualify for the Concert Choir after the first two tests, but do qualify for the Men’s or Women’s Chorus will use ONLY the SSAA/TTBB music. A separate announced excerpt will be announced for these students when the Concert Choir excerpt is announced. For more information, check the All-State Documents page.

What is the selection criteria? Students are selected based on their composite scores. The highest scores from the State are awarded admission into one of the All-State groups.

What happens if I make it in? I must practice my music and attend the FMEA All-State convention in Tampa, FL on January 13th-16th, 2016

All-State Honor ChorusFirst Audition: Friday, September 19

Second Audition: Saturday, October 17

Please visit the following websites for more information:

Convention Information:http://flmusiced.org/dnn/FMEA/ClinicConference.aspx

Detailed Audition Info: http://www.fva.net

Theory and Sight-Reading Exam Practice:http://www.floridaallstateprep.com/All-State_Info.html

All-State Honor Chorus(continued)

What and why? Students engage in music enrichment classes through-out the day. In addition, it is a great opportunity for students in the music program to get to know each other.

When? October 3rd-4th, 2015 Where? Miami Arts Charter School Cost: $20.00 Deadline: Payment and the fieldtrip form

due Monday, September 15th (Period 1& 3) -

Septmeber 16th (Period 2)

Middle School Music Overnight Mini-Camp

What and why? Students engage in music enrichment classes from 9:00am-4:00pm and also participate in other activities such as basketball, archery, slip and slide, tug-of-war and many more.

When? September 25th- 29th ,2015 Where? Florida Elks Youth Camp in Umatilla, Florida Cost: App. $180.00 (includes everything) Deadlines to be determined:

Fieldtrip forms, contract, and $100 deposit due September 2ndFinal payment $80 due September 10th

Mandatory forms on MAC Website: http://www.miamiartscharter.net/apps/maillist/post.jsp?mlREC_ID=355&mlpREC_ID=11872

High SchoolUmatilla Music Camp

Performance Dress Code

Middle & High School

Ladies: $80 Concert Dress (purchased through the school), black shoes (closed toe heels or flats), pearl necklace & earrings

Men: Tuxedo, black dress shoes, black socks (purchased on your own)

Collection of Payments$20 or less to

TEACHER$21 or more to

CASHIER Students must turn in all

payments in the pre-printed form.

Students may check off “transfer” to pay from their chorus student account.

Teachers will make note of the payment.

Cash or money order only please!

Students will turn money into cashier at cashier’s office.

They will be issued a receipt.

Students must present this receipt to their teachers!

Who qualifies? Students ages 15-18 How do I apply? Digital videos must be

submitted. Visit the website for more details.

Application deadline: October 16, 2015 Awards: monetary and recognition

For more info, please contact:Jennifer Kenney: jlckenney@aol.comWebsite: http://youngarts.org/

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www.MiamiArtsCharter.net

Using the MAC Website

Parents may involved in any of the following ways:

I would like to…

Assist with events, concerts and other functions Chaperone trips including local and state honor choirs,

evaluations, music camps, etc: (requires clearance) Seek out community resources and establish

partnerships with local businesses Give an educational presentation Provide opportunities for student internships Fundraise, plan a fundraising event, host a fundraiser, or

help run a fundraiser Donate monetary funds

Parent Volunteer OpportunitiesEmail Ms. Salinas if you’d like to volunteer!

Please be mindful of the following regarding parent involvement:

Clearance: All volunteers who may potentially come into contact with students on or off campus MUST be cleared and undergo a background check through the Miami-Dade County Public schools.

Approval: All school volunteers and parents coming into contact with students do so with the approval of the executive director. The executive director reserves the right to limit or deny any individual whose behavior is deemed questionable or inappropriate from participating as a school volunteer at his sole discretion.

Role: Parent volunteers must always remember to act in a supportive role and never in a manner that undermines teachers’ or administrators’ abilities to provide instruction or a safe learning environment for all students.

Parent Involvement Considerations

http://community.dadeschools.net/!svp/school-vol.asp

New School Volunteers To register you need a parent or community account Using your parent or community account credentials (user name and password) log

into one of the listed portals: ◦ Parents will log into (Parent Portal)◦ M-DCPS Students (Student Portal) ◦ M-DCPS Employees (Employee Portal) and; ◦ all other volunteers will log into the (Community Portal)

Click the Services and Sites tab at the top Click on the “Be a School Volunteer!” link Choose your school(s) and activity(ies) in which you wish to volunteer Go to your selected school/location and show your identification

Existing School Volunteers School volunteers approved by schools during the 2015-2016 school year WILL NOT

have to re-register for this school year. However, volunteers WILL have to log into the parent or community portal and re-

select the school(s) and activity(ies) that they wish to participate in for the 2015-2016 school year and then be re-approved on a school by school basis.

After logging in, follow steps for “New School Volunteers” above.

Want to Volunteer?

Upgrades 6 floors 3 floors of parking 1 floor of academic classes Arts suite 400 seat theatre

Chorus Upgrades 2 chorus rooms 3 ensemble practice rooms 2 offices Recording studio (future)

MAC Wynwood Campus

This powerpoint presentation will be emailed to you for your reference

Thank you for coming!