This Week in Choir: Week 33

This Week in Choir: Week 33


Good Afternoon Grissom Choir,


We have MANY upcoming events for Grissom Choir as we transition into this last month of school.  Please ensure that you stay aware of all that is happening!




This Week in Choir…


Women’s Choir:
Tuesday: State Assessment
Finish learning The Storm is Passing Over
Continue memorization and musicality of all songs


Men’s Choir:
Monday: State Assessment
Wednesday: Music Theory Review
Finish learning The Storm is Passing Over
Continue memorization and musicality of all songs


Concert Choir:
Monday: State Assessment
Wednesday: Music Theory & Modimo Review
Finish learning The Storm is Passing Over & I Am The River
Learn The Road Home in it’s entirety


Chamber Choir:
Monday: State Assessment
Wednesday: Music Theory & The Storm is Passing Over Review
SCPA Preparation & Accompanist Rehearsal
Finish memorization, musicality, & mixed phrasing of Montgomery Repertoire
Learn The Road Home in it’s entirety
Run The Alma Mater, The Lord Bless You & Keep You, & National Anthem


Vocal Lab:
Weekly Rehearsal Assessments
SRF Assignment






State Choral Performance Assessment
State Choral Performance Assessment (SCPA) will be held at Grissom High School TOMORROW, Monday & Tuesday, April 17th & 18th.  Each choir (along with other choirs in our district) will perform the 2 songs that we have been working on this semester in front of a panel of 3 adjudicators.  These adjudicators (typically collegiate choral directors) assess each choir in their execution and performance of these two songs, focusing on blend, balance, tone, rhythmic and note accuracy, musical phrasing, energy, etc.  Each choir will then go into a Sight-Reading room, where they will be adjudicated by 1 judge on how well they can learn a new piece of music in the span of 5 minutes.  Each of these 4 adjudicators will then rate our performance based on a rubric and scoring sheet: I: Superior, II: Excellent, III: Good, & IV: Fair.  Grissom Choir has had a history of being rated Superior & Excellent in their performances, of which I am excited to continue with our students.  All of our choir’s assessments will take place during their normal Grissom Choir class block.  All students will need to bring their complete concert uniform to school at the beginning of the day and may leave it in the women’s & men’s dressing rooms until their performance time.  As this is a performance, all students are expected to be at school and participate in this assessment.  Please see below for the schedule for theses days:


    Monday, April 17th
        A2 - Men’s Choir
        A3 - Chamber Choir
        A4 - Concert Choir


    Tuesday, April 18th
        B2 - Women’s Choir




Costa Rica Pre-Trip Meeting #1
Travelers, thank you all for being at our first Pre-Trip Meeting!  If you have any questions about this meeting that have arisen over the past couple of days, please do not hesitate to reach out to either me, or Nurse Brooke.  I have added all documentation from this meeting to the Dropbox section on the website at www.grissomchoir.com/costarica.


Chamber Choir Legislative Performance
Chamber Choir students, please be reminded that our rescheduled Montgomery Legislative Performance will be NEXT Tuesday, April 25th!  Call is 7:15am in Grissom Choir Shirt, bringing Full Uniform.  There will be an updated packet sent out this week with updated times, as well as information concerning our Montevallo stop on the way back into town!  Parents/Guardians, we need an audience!  If you are willing and able to travel down with us on the Charter Bus, please do so!


Spring Concert Performance
Our Spring Concert is in two weeks! This year, the concert will be on the evening of Tuesday, May 2nd at 7:00pm. Student call time is at 5:30pm in full Concert Uniform (tuxes & dresses). Admission to the concert is $5 for the general public, and doors open at 6:45 for seating.  Please remember that it is a requirement for all Grissom Choir members to participate in our public concerts.


Spring Concert Dress Rehearsal
There will be a required final rehearsal on Monday, May 1st for all students directly after school. It is imperative that all students are present at this rehearsal in order to figure out how we will be getting on & off the stage, and to have a final run-through with our accompanist. Students that are not present at this rehearsal will not be allowed to perform at the Spring Concert.  Men’s & Women’s Choir students will be dismissed by 5:00pm, Concert Choir students by 6:00pm, & Chamber Choir by 7:00pm.  Please remember that it is a requirement for all Grissom Choir members to participate in our final rehearsals.


End-Of-Year Applications
As detailed in previous Weekly Updates, we have various applications for upcoming awards & assessments.  For those that are interested in applying for these opportunities, please visit www.grissomchoir.com/applications and fill out the appropriate form(s).  Please see the due dates for these applications below:


    Senior Scholarship Application/Reference Form - NEXT Tuesday, April 25th
    Senior Slideshow Submissions - NEXT Tuesday, April 25th
    End-of-Year Slideshow Pictures - NEXT Tuesday, April 25th
    Chamber Choir Application/Reference Form - Wednesday, May 3rd
    Leadership Team Applications - Wednesday, May 3rd