GLEE National Anthem

Hey Chorus! Here is the national anthem performed by the cast of GLEE in the World Series that we talked about in our last chorus class just in case you missed it on TV(like I did!)

What do you think?

Night on Broadway Concert

Night on Broadway Concert

Featuring NHS Chorus and Band

October 21, 2009

NHS Auditorium

PS 22: My latest obsession!

Check this video out..Its a public school chorus in the middle of NYC (the school is called PS 22). These are 5th graders in what looks like an after school chorus program.. Chorus, this is what I'm always talking about when I say "sing like you love to sing!" Look at their faces, their expressions, their tone qualities..Its very hard to spot any kids in these videos who are not loving every second of what they are doing. Look them up on Youtube, they are called PS 22 Chorus. Many of their songs are "pop songs" but they do have some cool actual choral music too. Enjoy!

Welcome Back Everyone!

Thought I'd welcome you back with my new favorite Youtube video! Chorus, no more complaining about not being able to hit notes after you watch this :) . Enjoy! (His name is Nick Pitera if you'd like to see more!)

To all of my readers,
I hope you all have a wonderful summer. I know I already have a busy one planned!

I am leaving for my first cruise ever (to the Bahamas) on Monday! (Cross your fingers that I don't get sea sick!!!) i'll have to post some photos when I get home. Then the week I come home I start taking my grad school classes again. I'm taking 2 classes at Rhode Island College, my home away from home. Also, my friend Mae is teaching at a music camp in Maine so I'll be taking over her flute studio at the Grand Piano for a month. I met a couple of the students yesterday and I think it will be a good time. Once Mae comes home, we'll also be working on a chamber music program with the flute students at the Grand Piano, working with flute duets, trios, quartets, and more!

For those of you who have not heard, I will be teaching both chorus and band at both NHS and NMS next year. I'm very excited about starting fresh in the fall. I'm sure many things will be different for both me and for you and I'm looking forward to working together to have a great music department! I hope all of you find a way to make some music this summer and get ready for a great year in 2009-2010!

If any of you are in the mood to paint and clean (who isn't???) we will be painting the music room at the high school on both June 29 and June 30 at 12:30. (Because of that grad school schedule I can't get here any earlier which stinks!) Lets start of the year with an awesome-looking room!

HAVE A GREAT SUMMER EVERYONE!!!!!

GRADUATION!!!

Just a reminder to all chorus members:

We are singing at NHS graduation this Friday night (June 5th)!!! Graduation starts at 7 pm but please be at the Comcast Center stage area by 6:30 pm. (Account for traffic!) We are wearing all black (pants or dresses or skirts and shirts, plus black shoes!)

Graduation rehearsal is during the day as your all should know by now. Make sure you have your permission slip so you can actually come with us! We are leaving at 11:00 a.m. Please meet me in the auditorium at 10:45! (Right after 2nd period)Bring something to eat because we will be there until the end of the school day and we'll have a lot of down time.

To our seniors- we miss you already! Congrats and good luck on everything in your future!

Norton High School Music Department Spring Concert
TONIGHT
May 21st, 7 pm
NHS Auditorium

See you there!

(Chorus members, be ready to warm up by 6:30 pm)

Chorus! Unwritten

Hey Chorus People, here is our arrangement of Unwritten and the Natasha Bedingfield arrangement. Please try to ignore the choreography in the first video (haha)and just listen. They are singing in 5 parts, just like us, although they do have microphones so its a different experience.
How is singing this song as a solo (aka Natasha Bedingfield) different than singing as a chorus? What do we need to keep in mind when singing as a chorus, rather than singing solo?

Chorus Reminder:

Please remember to bring your music to school with you tomorrow (Wednesday) for Can't Hurry Love, especially if you are not in chorus class. We are recording with Doug in the Mac Lab and it would be much easier if we were not sharing music with other people, etc. Please be prepared so we can get this done as quickly as possible! Lyrics, lyrics, lyrics!!! :)

Congratulations...

...to our seniors in chorus! Our chorus seniors have been receiving acceptance letters to great schools recently and we are very proud of all of you! I can't wait to hear where you all decide to go! :)

Chorus HW

Just a quick reminder: Some of you need to get your grades wayyyy up and report cards will be out before you know it! Now is the time to really push through til the end of the year with effort. Bring your music, focus hard, use your pencil and smile!!!
Also, check out edline for your listening/practicing homework-due on Monday!! (Or Tuesday if you are an every-other-day kid)

Thanks and have a SUPER weekend! :)

Kids songs?

Chorus assignment: Watch the following videos and comment to answer my questions below!









Looking on Youtube, I found several examples of "children's songs" sung by high school students. Some parts good, some parts..not so much. What do you like? What don't you like? As you know, we are performing for the LGN students on March 3rd. What can we add to our own performance after watching these videos?

iTalk

Hi again,

Just thought some of you might be interested in the following recording device.

This is a photo of an iTalk. Those of you in chorus may have noticed me recording your singing on here during rehearsals. Mr. Barth introduced me to the iTalk and it is great for recording podcasts or recording yourself when practicing (or even in concert). All you have to do is plug it into the bottom of your ipod, click on button, and it will begin recording. You can then upload the recordings to itunes and make CDs of yourself if you want, or just keep it on your ipod. Some of you have tried to buy this in stores found that they are really expensive so you didn't buy one. ($50-70) However, I got mine for less than $13 on EBAY (and the Ebay store I bought it from had a lot). Brand new, in the plastic packaging. Not all types of iTalks (they come in iTalk sync, i Talk, iTalk Pro..etc) work with all iPods so do your research first but you should be able to find one that works. Just a thought for those of you who really want to be critical about your own singing.

Epoch of Norton Chorus

Hi everyone,

We are starting our new concert season for the Epoch Chorus. We can always use more high school singers to come with us and rehearse with the senior citizens. Its a pretty fun time usually and we can also give you community service hours. Please take a look to your right where you will find a calendar for all chorus events, which includes Epoch rehearsals/concerts.

Please comment and let me know if you have any ideas of song selections for the Epoch Chorus! :) Good luck on exams everyone!

A couple things...

Welcome back, I hope everyone had a great vacation!

Just as a reminder, there is a Tri-M meeting on Tuesday, January 13th right after school. Come with some fundraising/other ideas!

SEMSBA registration is due on January 16th. Many of you have decided to audition was great, but we have to make it official! I am available afterschool at NHS on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays for extra help. I am available afterschool at NMS on Wednesdays and Fridays. All recordings are on EdLine. Work hard and it should pay off!

Chorus Midterm: test questions and study guides are due by this Monday! (Which means Friday if you are the class that doesn't have me on Monday.)