2018-2019 Foxboro High School Music Calendar

For your early planning purposes, the tentative 2018-2019 Foxboro High School Music Calendar is now up.  You can access this calendar by clicking the tab on the top of the website.

The events, times, locations, and dates of this calendar are all subject to change.

Please stay tuned to this website for all Vocal Music Department related news and updates throughout the summer.  You are welcome to share any information posted here.

-Mr. Raymond

Thank You and Have A Wonderful Summer!

Vocal Music Students:

Thank you for a wonderful, memorable school year!  I wish each of you a summer break filled with joy, relaxation, fun, and enjoyable moments with friends and family.

I would also like to take this moment to commend each of you for your musical passion, work, and dedication throughout this past year.  The 2017-2018 vocal music year saw many incredible moments, especially the many memorable performances throughout the year!  Each of you have grown in all different ways over the course of this year.

I also would like to personally thank each of you for making Foxboro High School such an exceptional place to make music.  You are a community of inspiring young people who are thoughtful, creative, encouraging, and passionate. It is a tremendous honor for me to work with each of you, and I cherish the opportunity to help guide you in your musical journeys.

Have an outstanding summer, keep up your music work, and I look forward to seeing you in September! (and section leaders in August!)  Also, best of luck to all of the members of the Class of 2018 as you begin the next chapter of your journeys!

All the best to you and your families,

-Mr. Raymond

Choir Section Leaders 2018-2019

I am pleased to announce the Choir Section Leaders for the upcoming 2018-2019 school year!

Please note: there will be weekly section leader meetings for all leaders of Choir/Band/Orchestra on Friday mornings starting at 6:45am sharp, beginning in the Fall.

Choir Section Leaders
2018-2019

Soprano

Julia Perez

Anya Doherty

Amelia Stowell

Meaghan Christie

Giana Wigmore

Alto

Emily Kaeser

Shannon Harding

Anna Powers

Jillian Lavita

Maddie Flynn

Audrey Pollack

Alex Ledin

Tenor

Jake Parkman

Bass

James Kaeser

Vocal Jazz Rosters 2018-2019

I am pleased to announce the current rosters for 2018-2019 Lab Jazz Choir and Vocal Jazz Ensemble.

Please note that these rosters can potentially change based on any adds or drops. 

Any student from Choir/Orchestra/Band may join Lab Jazz Choir in the Fall by simply contacting Mr. Raymond and Guidance to register.  You do not need to audition to be in that ensemble.

Vocal Jazz Ensemble will have evening rehearsals every Tuesday beginning the first day of school.

VOCAL JAZZ ENSEMBLE
2018-2019

Soprano

Anya Doherty

Grace Groves

Amelia Stowell

Alto 1

Emily Kaeser

Tessa Udden

Brielle Smith

Giana Wigmore

Alto 2

Alex Ledin

Kyla Gibson

Maddie Flynn (alto 2/tenor)

Audrey Pollack (alto 2/tenor)

Tenor

Cole Hovey

Jake Parkman

Bass

James Kaeser

Dermott Conlon

Danny Isaza

LAB JAZZ CHOIR

2018-2019

Soprano

Julia Perez

Meaghan Christie

Sarah Gaulin

Alto 1

Bianca Johnson-Perrone

Quinn Sweeney

Tiffany Gomes

Alto 2

Megan Groves

Kathleen Keaney

Autumn Wagner

Layla Newcomb

Bass

Tim Urban

Josh Freeman

Aidan Martin

Choir and Vocal Jazz Finals

CONCERT CHOIR FINAL:

Concert Choir members are to record and email a final with the following requirements below:

- 1 Vocal Exercise of your choice through at least 5 keys (example: way-oh-way-oh-way-oh-way-oh-way "do-mi-re-fa-mi-sol-fa-re-do")

- 2 Major Scales of your choice, one octave on solfeggio

- Your part on "I Know A Young Maiden".  Please sing along with the track that has your part removed.  (Example: Sopranos - Maiden ATB, Altos - Maiden STB, etc)

All tracks are attached to this email, and can also be found on Dropbox

Your Final Recorded Assessment Is Due By The End Of The Day Monday June 18.
Recorded Finals emailed after Monday June 18 will be late and marked down.

LAB JAZZ CHOIR AND VOCAL JAZZ ENSEMBLE FINAL:

For your final assessment, please select one jazz standard of your choice to perform for the class.  You will perform this piece during the "Final Exam" Jazz Choir period.  Please note, if you have a health final to take during the Final Exam period, you will need to perform your jazz standard on our last regular class period.

Some examples of Jazz Standards to choose:

All of Me

Like Someone In Love

Autumn Leaves

My Foolish Heart

I Thought About You

There Will Never Be Another You

Misty

Here's That Rainy Day

My One and Only Love

I will accompany you on piano.  I will want you to explain to me how you want to perform the piece (ex. one time through with a piano intro etc).  You will also need to count off your tune so you will need to decide what tempo you want to take and what style. 

Before you perform, please share with the class an example of one or two reference recordings, and talk a little about the tune (share details--who wrote it, what year, what style is it, etc)

Best of luck in all of your finals!

-Mr. Raymond

Dropbox Updates

Choir and Jazz Singers:

I will be doing some updating of Dropbox over the couple weeks.  In order to make room for Summer and Fall 2018 recordings, all recordings of this year's music for each ensemble will be coming down sometime next week.  If you would like to keep recordings of any of the songs from this year, please download a copy of them this week as they will be coming down next week. 

To make it more convenient, I have moved all recordings into folders "Recordings 2017-2018" for each ensemble.

I will begin folders for current and summer music currently being read

(there is already a folder for Vocal Jazz Ensemble music "Summer 2018 Recordings")

Coming soon to Dropbox: 

- Recordings of the Fall Voice's and Strings Masterwork: Schubert Mass in G

- Recordings of the current Concert Choir repertoire being worked on

- Summer Vocal Exercises and Solo Arias to work on

- Information regarding voice lessons

- Additional information for next year including tentative calendar of events

Information for both the Concert Choir and Jazz Choir finals will be coming very soon

-Mr. Raymond

Friday Vocal Jazz Announcements

A couple of Vocal Jazz items:

-  Next Monday night there is a meeting for all prospective students/families interested in the Summer 2019 Australia Trip (for prospective Vocal Jazz Ensemble members)

-  Next Tuesday will be the second reading/practice session from 6-7:30pm in the Orchestra room

-  If you hear from a guidance counselor of any scheduling conflicts with your schedule related to Jazz Choir, please let me know about it.  We are almost always (99%) able to make it work to have Jazz in your schedule.

-  Make sure you are actively practicing using the tracks on Dropbox.  

-  Auditions begin next week!  Don't be nervous, be prepared and do your best!  I am looking forward to hearing each of you sing.

-  Once the final roster for Vocal Jazz Ensemble is announced, I would like to aim to get together for one rehearsal on the afternoon of Thursday June 14

-  Make sure to register for Jazz Camp if you are available!!  This is an excellent opportunity!!

Have a great weekend, and let me know if I can be of any help, or if you have any questions as we get closer to the audition days!