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Scripps Middle School

Choral Handbook

2014-2015 September 2014

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Dear Scripps Choir Parents, Welcome to a new school year, and to the 2014-2015 choral program at Scripps Middle School. We are honored to have you as a part of our program, and are looking forward to what is sure to be a great experience, both musically and educationally. Please review the following information with your student, and let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you very much. Sincerely, Mr. Gordon [email protected]

PROGRAM OVERVIEW Three choirs make up the Scripps Choir program; Chorale (8th grade), Chorus (7th grade), and 6th grade choir. Both the Scripps Chorale and Chorus will be going to the MSVMA District Choral Festival.

Chorale Retreat- Cedar Point On Saturday, September 27, 2014 Chorale members are invited to attend a retreat trip to Cedar Point. This trip will serve as an opportunity for the students to bond, and build relationships with the ensemble.

Chorus/Chorale- Macomb Junior High Workshop Students in Chorus and Chorale will be asked to participate in the 2015 Macomb Community College Jr. High Show Choir workshop at M.C.C. in January of 2015 (Dates TBD). Fundraising will be done to help with the cost of the workshop, and we will be looking into providing transportation for the event.

Communication Most correspondence will be done online through email and the school messenger. Please let Mr. Gordon know if you prefer to receive a paper copy of letters to parents regarding choir events.

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Concert Attire CHORALE/CHORUS: General Concert Attire- For most performances the students will wear the Scripps Chorale/Chorus t-shirt, and black pants. Shirts will be worn tucked in but slightly pulled out, and no other shirt is to be showing under the choir shirt. Students are also asked to wear black shoes and black socks. No big jewelry or hair ribbons are permitted. MSVMA Festival Attire- Both the Scripps Chorale and Chorus will be independently participating in the MSVMA Middle School District Choir Festival. This will be a great educational and performance experience for our students, and will require attire that corresponds with the formal tone of the event. Members of Chorale and Chorus are asked to dress according to the following guidelines for Festival: Ladies: Black dress pants, or black skirt (skirts must be past the knee), black blouse or dress shirt, black socks or hose, black dress shoes. Gentlemen: Black dress pants, white dress shirt, neck tie (preferably solid color), black socks, black dress shoes. 6TH GRADE CHOIR: Students will wear the Scripps Choir t-shirt, and black pants. Shirts will be worn tucked in but slightly pulled out, and no other shirt is to be showing under the choir shirt. Students are also asked to wear black shoes and black socks. No big jewelry or hair ribbons are permitted.

Dragon Select/DS2 Dragon Select and DS2 are district wide select choral ensembles, or honors choirs, made up of Lake Orion choir students from all of the district schools. These ensembles are co-directed by all three middle level directors. Students from grades 6-8 are eligible to be a part of the groups. All Dragon Select/DS2 rehearsals will take place in the Scripps Middle School choir room, and the culminating performance will be on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at 7:00 P.M. in the L.O.H.S. Information about auditions will be distributed in class.

E-Packet/Student Registration

All choir students are asked to visit our e-packet page and complete the registration process on the Scripps Choir website (http://scrippschoir.weebly.com/2014-choir-e-packet.html). This process includes essential tasks, such as submission of the student contract and ordering a choir t-shirt.

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Fundraising As a choir program, fundraising will be done to help offset individual student costs involved with choir, and to and provide scholarships and resources for members of our choir program. All choir members and families are encouraged, but not required to participate in Scripps Choir fundraising efforts. These efforts are coordinated through the Scripps Choir Fundraising Committee (S.C.F.C.), and parent volunteers are needed. Please visit http://scrippschoir.weebly.com/scfc.html for more information, including details about our NEW virtual meeting format.

LOCS Middle School Cleveland Music Trip- 7th/8th grade Students in Chorale and Chorus may choose to go on our trip to Cleveland on May 8, 2015 – May 9, 2015. There will be an informational parent meeting on (TBD) in the Scripps cafeteria.

Scripps 7 Scripps 7 is a seven member select ensemble (7th/8th grade students) that performs a capella works. The group begins rehearsals in the spring with a goal of performing at the spring concert.

Scripps Choir Calendar As a means of keeping parents up to date, an online we have an online calendar that contains all of the Scripps Choir dates and reminders. This calendar will be maintained and updated by Mr. Gordon, and is will display the most current Scripps Choir information. You can access the Scripps Choir Google Calendar online by visiting the following address:

http://scrippschoir.weebly.com/calendar.html

Or subscribe to the calendar:

iCal: Please use the following address to access your calendar from other applications. You can copy and paste this into any calendar product that supports the iCal format. https://www.google.com/calendar/ical/scrippschoir%40gmail.com/public/basic.ics XML: Please use the following address to access your calendar from other applications. You can copy and paste this into any feed reader. https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/scrippschoir%40gmail.com/public/basic

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*Scripps Choir Fundraising Committee Family and community support is critical to the success of any choir program, and we are in need of motivated parents and family members to be a part of our Scripps Choir Fundraising Committee. This committee will work to help raise funds to support choir activities throughout the year, and provide scholarships and resources for members of our choir program.

ALL CHOIR PARENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO GET INVOLVED. In order to facilitate participation from as many parents as possible, the Scripps Choir Fundraising Committee will be facilitated through a private Facebook group. This will enable parents to stay

connected, and participate at their own convenience.

Please visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/scrippschoirfundraisingcommittee/ or email Mr. Gordon if you are interested in joining the group and getting involved.

Scripps Choir Officers The Scripps Choir Officers (S.C.O.) will be a select group of choir students that serve as student leaders within their group, as well as help to organize, implement, and oversee choir activities throughout the school year. The Scripps Choir Officers will meet immediately after school on the second Tuesday of every month (September meeting will be held on 09/23/14.) Two representatives will be selected from each ensemble, and of the 7th and 8th grade students that participate, a President, Vice President, and Secretary of the S.C.O. will also be appointed. Students that are interested in becoming a Scripps Choir Officer must read and complete the online application (http://scrippschoir.weebly.com/2014-choir-e-packet.html). S.C.O. Applications are due to Mr. Gordon by Monday, September 8, 2014. Late applications will not be considered.

Scripps Choir Website

The Scripps Choir website has information about our program, and an online calendar. You can visit the site at the following address:

www.scrippschoir.weebly.com

T-shirt Orders T-shirt order forms are available on the e-packet page of our web page:

http://scrippschoir.weebly.com/2014-choir-e-packet.html

Twitter Follow us on Twitter! @scrippschoir

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[email protected]

Mon Sep 8 , 2014

All day S.C.O. applications dueMon Sep 8, 2014 - Tue Sep 9, 2014

Calendar: Scripps ChoirCreated by: Todd Gordon

Fri Sep 12, 2014

All day Cedar Point registrations due (8th grade)Fri Sep 12, 2014 - Sat Sep 13, 2014

Calendar: Scripps ChoirCreated by: Todd Gordon

All day Student Contract dueFri Sep 12, 2014 - Sat Sep 13, 2014

Calendar: Scripps ChoirCreated by: Todd Gordon

Fri Sep 19, 2014

All day T-shirt/Hoodie orders dueFri Sep 19, 2014 - Sat Sep 20, 2014

Calendar: Scripps ChoirCreated by: Todd Gordon

Tue Sep 23, 2014

2:30pm - 3 :10pm S.C.O. MeetingWhere : Scripps choir roomCalendar: Scripps ChoirCreated by: Todd Gordon

Thu Sep 25, 2014

All day Scripps Choir Dragon Select video audition submissions dueThu Sep 25, 2014 - Fri Sep 26, 2014

Calendar: Scripps ChoirCreated by: Todd Gordon

Sat Sep 27, 2014

All day Cedar Point Trip (8th grade)Sat Sep 27, 2014 - Sun Sep 28, 2014

Calendar: Scripps Choir

Thu Oct 9, 2014

6:30pm - 7 :30pm Lamp of Learning Performance- Chorale (8th grade)Where : Scripps Middle School, 385 E Scripps Rd, Lake Orion, MI, United StatesCalendar: Scripps ChoirCreated by: Todd Gordon

Tue Oct 14, 2014

2:30pm - 3 :10pm S.C.O. MeetingWhere : Scripps choir roomCalendar: Scripps ChoirCreated by: Todd Gordon

Thu Oct 23, 2014

8am - 1pm LOCS MS Choir Fall Workshop (6th/7th grades)Where : Lake Orion High School, East Scripps Road, Lake Orion, MI, United StatesCalendar: Scripps ChoirCreated by: Todd Gordon

Thu Oct 30, 2014

7pm - 8pm Scripps Choir Fall ConcertWhere : Scripps Middle School, East Scripps Road, Lake Orion, MI, United StatesCalendar: Scripps ChoirCreated by: Todd Gordon

SCRIPPS CHOIR DATES FOR 2014-2015

2014-2015

*Dates are subject to change. Please visit the Scripps Choir website (www.scrippschoir.weebly.com) for the most current dates.

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Tue Dec 9, 2014

2:30pm - 3 :10pm S.C.O. MeetingWhere : Scripps choir roomCalendar: Scripps ChoirCreated by: Todd Gordon

Thu Dec 11, 2014

2:30pm - 4 :30pm MCC prep rehearsalWhere : Scripps choir roomCalendar: Scripps ChoirCreated by: Todd Gordon

Wed Dec 17 , 2014

7pm - 8pm Scripps Choir Holiday ConcertWhere : Scripps Middle School, East Scripps Road, Lake Orion, MI, United StatesCalendar: Scripps ChoirCreated by: Todd Gordon

Thu Jan 8, 2015

2:30pm - 4 :30pm MCC prep rehearsalWhere : Scripps choir roomCalendar: Scripps ChoirCreated by: Todd Gordon

Tue Jan 13, 2015

2:30pm - 3 :10pm S.C.O. MeetingWhere : Scripps choir roomCalendar: Scripps ChoirCreated by: Todd Gordon

Tue Feb 10, 2015

2:30pm - 3 :10pm S.C.O. MeetingWhere : Scripps choir roomCalendar: Scripps ChoirCreated by: Todd Gordon

Wed Feb 25 , 2015

7pm - 9pm LOCS Choir Pre-Festival Concert (7th/8th grades)Where : Lake Orion High School, East Scripps Road, Lake Orion, MI, United StatesCalendar: Scripps ChoirCreated by: Todd Gordon

Sat Feb 28, 2015

All day MSVMA District Solo & Ensemble FestivalSat Feb 28, 2015 - Sun Mar 1, 2015

Calendar: Scripps ChoirCreated by: Todd Gordon

Tue Mar 10 , 2015

2:30pm - 3 :10pm S.C.O. MeetingWhere : Scripps choir roomCalendar: Scripps ChoirCreated by: Todd Gordon

Wed Mar 11 , 2015

All day MSVMA District Choral Festival (7th/8th grades)Wed Mar 11, 2015 - Thu Mar 12, 2015

Calendar: Scripps ChoirCreated by: Todd Gordon

Wed Mar 25 , 2015

7pm - 8pm Sweet Sounds concert: Combined 6th grades Oakview/ Scripps/ WaldonWhere : Waldon Middle School, Orion Township, MI, United StatesCalendar: Scripps ChoirCreated by: Todd Gordon

SCRIPPS CHOIR DATES FOR 2014-2015

2014-2015

*Dates are subject to change. Please visit the Scripps Choir website (www.scrippschoir.weebly.com) for the most current dates.

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Tue Apr 14, 2015

2:30pm - 3 :10pm S.C.O. MeetingWhere : Scripps choir roomCalendar: Scripps ChoirCreated by: Todd Gordon

Thu Apr 23, 2015

7pm - 8pm Scripps Music & Art Festival (7th/8th grades)Where : Scripps Middle School, East Scripps Road, Lake Orion, MI, United StatesCalendar: Scripps ChoirCreated by: Todd Gordon

Fri May 8 , 2015

All day LOCS Middle School Choirs Cleveland TripFri May 8, 2015 - Sun May 10, 2015

Where : Cleveland, OH, USACalendar: Scripps ChoirCreated by: Todd Gordon

Sat May 9 , 2015

All day LOCS Middle School Choirs Cleveland TripFri May 8, 2015 - Sun May 10, 2015

Where : Cleveland, OH, USACalendar: Scripps ChoirCreated by: Todd Gordon

Tue May 12 , 2015

2:30pm - 3 :10pm S.C.O. MeetingWhere : Scripps choir roomCalendar: Scripps ChoirCreated by: Todd Gordon

Wed May 20 , 2015

2:30pm - 4 :30pm Scholarship/8th grade solo auditionsWhere : Scripps choir roomCalendar: Scripps ChoirCreated by: Todd Gordon

Wed Jun 3, 2015

7pm - 8pm Scripps Choir Spring ConcertWhere : Scripps Middle School, East Scripps Road, Lake Orion, MI, United StatesCalendar: Scripps ChoirCreated by: Todd Gordon

SCRIPPS CHOIR DATES FOR 2014-2015

2014-2015

*Dates are subject to change. Please visit the Scripps Choir website (www.scrippschoir.weebly.com) for the most current dates.