T-Shirt Reminder!

Students:

Please bring in your $13 for your T-Shirt by tomorrow (or Friday at the very latest).  We want to order the shirts this week so we have them in time for the football game.

You can give your money to me, Colleen, or Katie.  Thank You!!  -Mr. Raymond

Friday: Two Quick Items

In addition to the announcements listed in the previous posts I have two quick items:

Seniors: Please see Colleen at some point today for your pin!

Mixed Vocal Jazz Students interested in the solo on I Can't Make You Love Me please visit the following link:Solo Practice Tracks

Check out that link, scroll down to the Soundcloud box and locate Kerry's solo audition tracks for "I Can't Make You Love Me"  There's one for the lyric solo and one for scat soloing/riffing.  Please use these tracks for practicing!

Have a great weekend everyone!  Enjoy Homecoming!
Good luck to the band and football team tonight!

-Mr. Raymond

Leadership meeting tomorrow

Leaders:

- Meeting tomorrow morning at 6:45am sharp in the auditorium 

- Please have a written assessment of 5 areas of weakness in terms of Qualities of Outstanding leaders that we brainstormed.

- In addition, Please think about the "Corporate" qualities listed on page 9 & 10 in terms of what these characteristics might mean for you personally.

- How is your encouraging going? why not encourage someone right now!

Mixed VJE Reference Videos

Mixed Vocal Jazz: Here are a couple videos for you to keep in mind as a reference!

I Can't Make You Love Me: Valencia High School (This is the school that commissioned the chart)

Takin' it to the streets: Fryeburg High School (The director of the group is the arranger of the chart)

Week 4: News and Notes

Students:

-  Please be practicing from the Part Tracks on Dropbox!  This is very important.

-  Senior District Signup Sheet will be posted by Friday.  If you are interested in auditioning for Senior Districts, please fill out a med form and submit your $15 Audition Fee.  Group practice sessions will begin Wednesday October 7th.  Only 6 students per voice part may audition.  An "audition" may take place to determine who will ultimately get to audition.  Freshman female singers are encouraged to audition for Junior Districts.  I highly recommend that you study the audition song with a private teacher AND seek out individual help from me IN ADDITION TO coming to the Wednesday practice sessions.

-  E-Board and Official Leaders list coming next week--make sure to attend the Leadership meeting 6:45am Friday 9/25

-  Strings and Voices concert is only one month away: October 22nd.  Concert Program at the moment: Gloria In Excelsis Deo, Ave Maria, MLK, Little David Play On Your Harp, O Magnum Mysterium (w/strings at some point in the concert)

-  Next Tuesday: September 29, ALTO Sectional

-  Treble Jazz Choir: First Evening Rehearsal (with rhythm section): Tuesday October 13th 5:30-6:30

-  Mixed Jazz Choir: Evening Rehearsals Sept 29, Oct 6, Oct 13 (w/rhythm section)

-  October 16th: FMA Cookout!

-  We will vote on T-Shirts soon.  Once we pick a T-Shirt, I will begin collecting money so we can get the shirts ordered.  Everyone should wear their shirt to the FMA Cookout

-  Follow the twitter page: @foxborochoir

Have a great rest of the week!  See you in rehearsals!!
-Mr. Raymond

Weekend Updates Sept 19-20

Students and Families:

Great progress this week everyone -- keep up the good work!

-  Ladies who were fitted for dresses, please bring your check in for $76 made out to the Town of Foxborough Music by Monday at the latest.  That way we can get concert attire ordered next week.

-  This Saturday is the Bottle & Can Drive!  Town Hall Parking Lot 9:00am-2:00pm.  Food is included!  This is a major fundraiser and a wonderful opportunity to make friends and connect with a variety of music students from FHS.

-  If you are interested in helping design a Choir T-Shirt please speak with Colleen, Katie, or Hannah as they will be creating designs and we will begin ordering shirts very soon.  We will wear these shirts at the cookout in October!

-  Part tracks for all ensembles are being uploaded to Dropbox - please practice with them!

-  Sectionals will start next Tuesday...Baritone/Tenor (including Lady Tenors): 2:00-3:00pm. 

- Acapella Club Meeting Next Wednesday, see Carly Rayburg for details

- E-Board and Official Leaders List coming soon (within the next two weeks)

- Follow the twitter page if you have not done so already @foxborochoir

Have a wonderful weekend!  See you all on Monday :-)

-Mr. Raymond

Weekly Update

Students:

Great progress so far this week!

-  Leaders: Friday, 6:40am Leadership meeting in the band room

-  Ladies who were fitted for dresses, please bring your check in for $76 made out to the Town of Foxborough Music by next Monday at the latest.  That way we can get concert attire ordered next week.

-  This Saturday is the Bottle & Can Drive!  Town Hall Parking Lot 9:00am-2:00pm.  Food is included!  This is a major fundraiser and a wonderful opportunity to make friends and connect with a variety of music students from FHS.

-  Part tracks for all ensembles should be uploaded by the end of this week or the start of next week at the very latest, keep an eye out for those.

-  If you are not registered with Dropbox yet, please do so as soon as you can

-  Sectionals will start next Tuesday...Baritone/Tenor (including Lady Tenors): 2:00-3:00pm.  You will receive a full sectional schedule tomorrow

-  Honors section expectations sheet will be coming tomorrow--this should help explain Honors vs CP credit in chorus.  These expectations are explained on the "Concert Choir" page on this website all the way down at the bottom.

-  "Chamber Choir" students will have a couple extra songs to learn -- I will have music for you very soon.  We will have an after school rehearsal periodically, a schedule will follow.

Any other items, please feel free to let me know and/or share your announcements before chorus!

Thank you,
-Mr. Raymond