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LawtonChilesHighSchoolChoralProgram
7200LawtonChilesLane
Tallahassee,FL32312
(850)4886818ext.415
www.chileschorus.com
CoreySullivan,Director
DavidMathews,President
WELCOMETOCHILES!
LawtonChilesHighSchoolchoralprogramhasbecomeoneofthetopchoralprogramsinFlorida,andweare
delightedtowelcomeyoutoourmusicalfamily.Withoneofthetopfacilitiesinthestate,weofferamultitudeof
musicalopportunitiesforstudentsgearedtowardshowcasingtheperformingarts.
Thishandbookisintendedtohelpyoubecomefamiliarwiththefollowingimportantitems:
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Departmentalpolicies
Classroomexpectations
UniformRental
Thecalendarofeventsforthe2016-2017Schoolyear
Voicelessons
GradingPolicies
Calendar
ABOUTOURCHORALPROGRAM
TheLawtonChilesHighSchoolChoralProgramopenedunderthedirectionofJoséRiverain1999,joiningarich
traditionofchoralmusicinTallahassee.FollowedbythedirectionofTuckerBiddlecombeandMary
Biddlecombe,ChilesHighSchoolhasbecomeoneofthepremierchoralprogramsinFlorida.Thisyearmarks
CoreySullivan’sfourthyearatChilesasthelegacyofchoralexcellencecontinues.
ThechoralprogramatChilesconsistsoffivecurricularperformingensembles.Offeringsincludeanentry-level
women'schorus;acombinedmen'schorusthatperformsformanycampusevents;thelargemixedensemble
ChilesSingers;anauditionedacappellachoircalledPardonourDust,andtheaward-winningadvancedchoirBelle
Chantique.BelleChantiquehasperformedforconventionsofACDAatthestateanddivisionlevel,mostrecentlyin
LouisvilleduringMarchof2008.Studentconductorsleadextracurricularchoirsaspartofthementorshipportion
oftheirhonorscreditinadvancedmusicclasses.
ThemusicprogramatLawtonChilesHighSchooliscomprehensiveandoffersmultipleclassesinChorus,
Orchestra,Band,andGuitar.Thedramadepartmentoffersafulltechnicaltheaterprogramaswellasafull
sequenceofdramaticandstagecraftclasses.
LawtonChilesHighSchoolalsohasbecomewidelyknownforitsmusicaltheaterproductions.In2004,theChiles
Choraldepartmentpresentedafully-stagedstudentproductionofGian-CarloMenotti'soperaAmahlandthe
NightVisitors.In2007,theChoralDepartmentpresentedacompletelystudent-performed(onstageand
instruments)productionofTheTaffetas.ThecombinedPerformingArtsdepartmenthasrecentlypresented
productionsofSwing,SeussicaltheMusical,Pippin,GuysandDolls,ByeByeBirdie,TheMikado,OnceUpona
Mattress,PhantomoftheCountryOpera.OurmostrecentproductionwasacombinedFineArtsDepartment
productionofMeredithWilson’sTheMusicManin2016.
GOALSFOR2016-2017
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Fullparticipationinalllocalfieldtrips
Perfectconcertattendancefromallstudents
ObtainallSuperiorratingsinsight-readingatDistrictMPA
RepresentChilesHighSchoolatStateMPA
Obtaindouble-digitstudentparticipationatFloridaAll-State
Atleast5ChilesstudentswillparticipateintheACDAFloridaHonorChoir
Maintainrecordofsuperiorsatdistrict3SoloandEnsemble
Continuetoreachouttothecommunity,anddomoreconcertsawayfromChiles,
includingmoreoutreachtoourfeedermiddleschools
Musicianshipandmusicalindependencemustbecomeapriorityforeachensemble
Developnewstudentleaders
“Iusuallygetmyselfintosituationsthatcausesparks.ImeanI'magirlthatlikesthestorms.Ilovefeelingalive,I
lovewalkingoutinthecoldinmybarefeetandfeelingtheiceonmytoes.”ToriAmos
CLASSROOMPOLICIES
1. Punctuality
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Musicmakingmaynotalwaysstartatthebell,butrehearsaldoes.Beintheroomontime.Ifthebellrings
afteryoucomeinthedoor,signthetardyrosternexttothedoor.
Sometimes,traveltimebetweenclassesdoesnotgiveyoutimetogotothebathroom.Checkinwiththe
instructororanofficertoletthemknowyouarehere,thengo.Failuretocheckinbeforeyougowill
resultinbeingmarkedtardy.Abuseofthisprivilegewillresultinconsequences.
Extracurricular ensembles require consistent attendance to succeed. Chronic lateness or
absencesexcusedorotherwise,willrequireyourreplacement,orthegroup’sdissolution.
2. Conduct
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Studentswillshowrespecttooneanother,theirstudentleaders,andtotheirinstructoratalltimes.
Chewingguminclasswillresultindetention,everytime.
Nofoodordrinksotherthanwaterinthechoralsuiteatanytime.
Do not insult our work together by interrupting it with distractions such as phones, ipods, makeup,
etc.Thisisdescribedinyourstudentcodeofconduct.
Disruptourrehearsalsatyourownrisk.
3. Participation
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b.
Morethanhalfofyourgradeisbasedonthequalityofyourparticipationinclass.Thatreferstobeing
mentallyactiveintherehearsal,givingourworkyourundividedattention,andactuallysinging.
Participationcannotbemadeup.Individualwarningswillbegiventostudentswhoareindanger
offailure.
4. Consequences
YOUWILLBEMARKEDTARDYIF:
- Youarenotinclasswhenthebellrings
- Youarerepeatedlyinviolationof1a/1b
YOUWILLRECEIVECLASSROOMDETENTIONIF:
- Youchewguminclass
- Youreceiveyour4thtardy
- Youarerepeatedlyinviolationof2c/2d/2e
AREFERRALWILLBEWRITTENIF:
- Yourbehaviorwarrantsrepeateddiscipline
- Youaccrueyourthirdclassroomdetention
- YouexhibitabehaviorthatdictatesareferralaccordingtotheLCHSdisciplinepolicy.
YOUWILLFAILIF:
- Youdon’tattendconcertsorothereventswithoutproperauthorization
- Youdonotparticipateinclass
“Ihaven'tunderstoodabarofmusicinmylife,butI'vefeltit.”IgorStravinsky
GRADING
LevelI/II
REHEARSALPARTICIPATION
CONCERTPARTICIPATION
CLASSROOMASSIGNMENTS/TESTS
MINI-LESSONS/EVALUATIONS
LevelIII/IV
50%
30%
10%
10%
REHEARSALPARTICIPATION
CONCERTPARTICIPATION
CLASSROOMASSIGNMENTS/TESTS
LOCALCONCERTREVIEWS
MENTORSHIP
40%
30%
10%
10%
10%
CLASSROOMASSIGNMENTS
Attimes,writtenworkwillbeassignedduringclass.Thiscanconsistofaconcertresponse,listeningfree
responses,worksheets,musictheoryandvocabularyquizzes.Theseassignmentsmaybegivenofteninthe
absenceofyourregularinstructor.Itwouldbehooveyoutotakethesmallamountoftimeittakestodothese
assignments,ratherthanignorethem.Remember,you’reauditioningformeeveryday.
CONCERTATTENDANCE
Concertattendanceandparticipationismandatoryforallstudents.
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Unavoidablefamilyconflictwithapre-setconcertdate:Parentsmustmakecontactatleasttwo
weekspriortotheconcertdate.Thestudentandinstructorwillthensettleonsuitable,proportionate
replacementworktomakeupthemissedgrade.
Unforeseen emergency: a parent should notify the teacher by way of email BEFORE the concert
time.
CONFLICTWITHANEXTRA-CURRICULAREVENT:Thiscannotbeexcused.Thisincludessportingevents,
dancerecitals,banquets,clubevents,etc.Chorusisacurricularclass,andaconcertistheculmination
ofyourclassexperience.
HONORSSTUDENTS
Inadditiontothehighrigorofyourparticipation,concertattendanceandclassroomwork,youwillbegiven
additionaldutiesandwrittenassignmentstoprovideextra-evidenceofyourscholarship,thusfulfillingtheextra
gradepointthatyourgradewillcarry.
1. Eachquarteryouwillattendonelocalconcertandsubmitareviewreport.Thereportmustbetyped,
double-spacedin12pointfont,andatleastthreepagesinlength.
2. Duringtheyearyouwillfulfillamentorshiprole,andwriteafinaltermpaperdescribingwhatyoudidand
howitwent.Thiscanbecompletedby:
a. Student-directingasmallensembleforDistrictS&E,ornationalanthemperformances
b. All-State,HonorChoir,S/EParticipation
c. Tutoringstudentsinsight-readingandrunningafterschoolsectionals
“Theprimaryandmostcommonlyrecognizedgoalofchoralrehearsalistheconcertappearance.Itnotonly
providesmotivationforpurposefulanddisciplinedrehearsalsbutalsoconstitutesapauseinchoraldevelopmentat
whichtimethechorusanditsconductorcanpresentasummationoftheirprogressintheprocessintheartof
choralrefinement.”LloydPfautch
CLASSFEES
UNIFORMFEES
(PICKONE)
FEEDESCRIPTION
DEPARTMENTUNIFORMRENTAL&
CLEANING(ALLCHORUSES)*
NUMBER
OFCHOIRS
UNITPRICE
AMOUNT
$15 BELLE/SINGERSDRESSPURCHASE
$57 WOMEN'SCHORUSDRESSPURCHASE
$80 MISCFEES(ALL
APPLY)
TUXEDOPURCHASE
$113 MUSICFEE**
$25 T-SHIRTFEE
$9 MPAREGISTRATIONFEE
$5 TOTALDUE: *Rentalfeescoverauniformcleaningandtheupkeeppricesofdressandtuxedorepairsspentduringtheschool
year.
**Thismusicfeecoversthepurchaseofallmusicusedduringtheschoolyear.Thechoraldepartmentmaintainsa
libraryofgentlyusedchoralmusictobeusedinfutureperformances–pleaseconsiderdonatingthismusicbackas
awayofsayingthankyou!
Anystudentneedingfinancialhelpshouldhavetheirparent/guardiancontactthedirector.Thechoral
departmentandWOLFPACwillmakesureyouhavewhatyouneed!
WomeninBelleChantiqueandChilesSingerswillwearablackdress,whilemembersofChilesWomenwillweara
maroondress.Youarerequiredtohemthedressto¾inchabovethegroundwhilewearingconcertshoes.Donot
usehemtape,orcutthefabricinanyway.Ifyouareunabletogetthedresshemmed,pleasenotifythe
instructor.
Inaddition,allstudentswillberesponsibleforthepurchaseofappropriatefootwearforconcerts.Menmust
possessblackshoesandblacksocks.Forwomen,ablackclose-toedshoewithlittletonoheelmustbeworn(you
maywishtousehttp://www.sansha.com/ShowModel.php?id=677asyourguide).Flipflopsorsandalsarenot
allowed!
RentedconcertattireisprovidedbytheCHSchoraldepartmentandisthepropertyofourschool.Studentswill
beheldresponsibleformissingordamagedarticlesbypayingthefullamountofthearticlesinquestion(see
feetable).
Seniorswillbegivenstudentobligationsforunreturneduniformsthatwillprohibityoufromgraduating!
“WhenIdon'tlikeapieceofmusic,Imakeapointoflisteningtoitmoreclosely.”FlorentSchmitt
PRIVATEINSTRUCTION
Atsomepointthisyear,youmaywanttoconsidertakingvoicelessons.Privatevoicelessons
areawonderfulwaytobecomemorecomfortablewithsinging,inasoloorchoralcontext.
Voicestudentsworkonsongrepertoire,butalsoworkonmoreindividualizedvocalization,
rangedevelopment,andexpressiveelementsoftentoointricatetoaddressinthechoir.All
voicestudentsarerequestedtosingatSoloandEnsemblefestival,whereatrainedadjudicator
hearseachsinger.PleaseinformMr.Sullivanviaemail([email protected])ifyouare
interestedinprivatestudytoreceiveavoiceteacherrecommendation.
Foryoungerstudentsstillintheearlystagesofvocaldevelopment,itmaybemorebeneficial
foryoutotakelessonsonaninstrumentthatwon’tgothroughsomanychanges.Private
instructiononthepianoisthemostin-depthmusicaltrainingastudentcanhaveinmusic,asit
coverseveryconceivablemusicalelement.Toinquireaboutpianoteachers,askyoudirectorfor
contactinformationofapianoinstructornearyou.Manystudentsask,“whatshouldIdo,take
voiceorpiano?”Youmustweighthepositivesandchallengesofboth.Foraseniorentering
collegeasavoicemajor,voicelessonsmaybemoreappropriate;butforasophomore
beginningachorusclass,pianolessonsmaybemorebeneficialtothestudent’slong-term
growth.
“Intheoldendays,everybodysang.Youwereexpectedtosingaswellastalk.Itwasamarkoftheculturedman
tosing.”LeonardBernstein
“Idon'tthinkyoungpeopleareasdemoralizedasthemediaandgovernmentwouldlikeustothink.Theobvious
signofthatishowstrongandhowclosepersonalconnectionsareandhowmuchpeopleareabletobuildalifefor
themselves,despiteallthisstuffthat'sbeenthrownatthem.”ThomYorke(leadsingerofRadiohead)
Date
Event
Location
Time
September1-2
UniformFittings
Chorusroom
3-8pm
September6
ChorusParentMeeting
Chiles
7pm
September12
All-StateMusicianshiptest
LincolnHS
3:30pm
September20
All-StateSight-Readingtest
LeonHS
3:30pm
October11
FallChoralConcert
Chiles
7pm
October17
All-Statefinalvocalaudition
St.Paul’sUMC
4pm
November3-5
November20
FloridaACDAHonorChoir
CarminaBurana,BelleChantiqueandTCC*
LakeMary,FL
RDA@FSU
FT
4pm
December5-6
December17
CombinedHolidayConcert
PODandTallahasseeSymphonyOrchestra*
Chiles
RDA@FSU
7pm
8pm
January11-14
FMEAAll-StateConference
Tampa
FT
January18-20
January24
MusicalAuditions
LeonCountyMen’sChorusDay
Chiles
Chiles
2pm
FT
February3
SpiritoftheArtsDay
Chiles
FT
February10
SoloandEnsemble
St.Paul’sUMC
TBA
March2-3
DistrictMusicPerformanceAssessment
FaithPC
TBA
April6-8
SpringMusical
Chiles
7pm
April13
Masterworks
Chiles
8pm
April17-18
May9
StateChoralMPA
SpringChoralConcert
FaithPC
Chiles
TBA
7pm
*Theseeventswillfeaturedressrehearsalsinthedaysprecedingtheperformances.Assoonasmore
informationisavailable,itwillbereleased.Pleasemakeeveryattempttoparticipateinthedressrehearsals
beforetheconcert!
Pleasebeflexiblewithyourscheduling.Althoughthiscalendarisaccurateatthetimeofthisposting,datesand
timeschangeoften.Checkwww.chileschorus.comforfurtherupdates,andforfurtherinformationonthese
activities.
FVA2016-17All-StateMusicianshipExamination
HighSchoolTermsStudyGuide
Studentswishingtoauditionforall-statemusthavethislist
memorizedbythefirsttestonSeptember12
1.Atempo-returntotheoriginaltempoaftersomedeviation
2.Acappella-withoutinstrumentalaccompaniment
3.Accentmark-symbolsthatindicateanoteisstronglyplayedorsung
4.Accidentals-symbolusedtoraiseorloweragivenpitchby1or2semi-tones,or
tocancelaprevioussignorpartofakeysignature
5.Alfine-totheend,generallyusedafterarepetition
6.Allargando-slowingoftempo,usuallywithincreasingvolume;mostfrequently
occurstowardtheendofapiece
7.Allegretto-slightlyslowerthanallegro,oftenimplyinglightertextureand
characteraswell
8.Allegroconspirito-fasttempowithspirit
9.Amabile-sweet,loveable
10.Andante-ratherslow,atamoderatewalkingspeed
11.Arpeggio-thenotesofthechordplayedinsuccessiontooneanother,ratherthan
simultaneously;abrokenchord
12.Atonal-musicthatlacksatonalcenter;absenceofkey
13.Augmented-raisedorenlarged.Generallyreferstotheraisingofapitchbyone
half-step
14.Belcanto-“beautifulsinging”;anItalianOperaterm
15.Binaryform-AB-formofacompositionthathastwodistinctsections
16.Cadenza-animprovisedorwritten-outornamentalpassageperformedbya
soloistsusuallynearthefinalcadence
17.Caesura-grandpause;aninterruptionorbreakintheline
18.Cantabile-inasingingstyle;singable
19.Chromatic-motionbyhalfsteps;alsodescribesharmonyormelodythatemploys
someofthesequential12pitches(semi-tones)inanoctave
20.Coda-apassagethatbringsapieceofmusictoitsconclusion;anending
21.Concerto-compositionforinstrumentsinwhichasoloinstrumentissetagainstan
orchestralensemble
22.D.C.orDaCapo-repeatfromthebeginningofthecomposition
23.Diminished-lowered,orreduced;generallyreferstotheloweringofapitch
chromaticallybyonehalfstep
24.Diminuendo-graduallyreducevolume,gettingsofter
25.Divisi-performerssingingthesamepartaredividedtosingdifferentparts.
26.Dolce-sweetly,usuallyalsosoftly
27.Espressivo-toplayorsingwithexpression
28.Falsetto-typeofvocalphonationthatenablesthesingertosingnotesbeyondthe
normalvocalrange.
29.Fermata-apauseorhold
30.Fortessimo-veryloud
31.Grave-solemn,withdignity
32.Grazioso-graceful
33.Half-step-asemi-tone.Thereare12half-stepsinanoctave
34.Harmonicminor-aminorscalewitharaised7th
35.Interval-therelationshipbetweentwopitches,thedistancebetweenanupperand
alowerpitch
36.Keysignature-sharpsorflatsatthebeginningofeachstafftoindicatewhich
pitchesaretoberaisedorloweredfromtheirnaturalstateduringthepiece
37.Largo-veryslowandbroad
38.Legato-toplayorsinginasmooth,connectedmanner
39.Leadingtone-theseventhdegreeofthediatonicscale,whenitisonlyahalf-step
belowthetonic,givesthefeelingofwantingtomoveuptothetonic
40.Leggiero-lightly
41.Lunga-alongpausethatisdeterminedbytheperformerordirector
42.Marcato-marked,stressed
43.Menomosso-lessmotion
44.Meter-indicatedbyatimesignature,canbesimpleorcompound
45.Mezzoforte-mediumloud
46.Mezzopiano-mediumsoft
47.Misterioso-playorsinginamysteriousmanner
48.Motif-ashortmusicalideaormelodictheme,usuallyshorterthanamusical
phrase
49.Niente-dyingawaytonothing
50.Octave-anintervaleightdiatonicscaledegreesapitch.Twonotesanoctaveapart
havethesamelettername,andformthemostconsonantintervalpossible.
51.Opera-amajorvocalworkthatinvolvestheatricalelements
52.Opus-acreativework,numberedtodesignatetheorderofthecomposer’sworks
53.Oratorio-largescalemusicalcompositiononasacredsubject.
54.Pesante-heavy,ponderous
55.Perdendosi-graduallydyingaway,softerandsofter
56.Phrase-asinglemusicalideaorelementwhichisoftendefinedasarepeated,
rhythmicpattern,oramelodiccontour
57.Pocopuimosso-alittlemoremotion
58.Portamento-specialmannerofsingingwherethevoiceglidesfromonetoneto
thenextthroughalltheintermediatepitches
59.Presto-veryfast;fasterthanallegro
60.Premo-firstorupperpart
61.Rallentando-graduallyslowingdown
62.RondoformABACA-formofacompositionthathasarecurring“A”section
63.Rubato-Makingtheestablishedpulseflexiblebyacceleratingandslowingdown
thetempo;anexpressivedevice
64.Senza-without
65.Sequence-therepetitionofaphraseatdifferentpitchlevelsusingthesameor
similarintervals
66.Sforzando-stronglyaccented;forced
67.Simile-continuetoperforminasimilarmanner
68.Slur-curvedlinethatindicatestosingorplayinalegatomanner;without
separation
69.Solfege-asystemusedforteachingsight-singing(Do-Re-Mi)
70.Sottovoce-Softly;withsubduedsound;performedinanundertone
71.Sostenuto-inasustainedmanner
72.Staccato-detached;crisplyplayed
73.Strophic-describesasongwherethestanzasareallsungtothesamemusic
74.Subito-suddenly;quickly
75.Tempoprimo-theoriginalspeed
76.Tenuto-fullysustained;occasionallyevenabitlongerthanthenotevalue
requires.
77.Tessitura-mostwidelyusedrangeofpitchesinapieceofmusic
78.Triad-threenotechordconsistingoftheroot,third,andfifth
79.Tutti-inachoralwork,wouldindicateallvoices
80.Vivace-lively;briskly