Check out all the awesome skills students have been developing so far this year:
- How to stand and sit with healthy singing posture
- The three important pieces of a good “AH” mouth
- Breathing with proper technique to get the best sound
- Parts of a score (music vocabulary)
- How to annotate a score
- Tracking your music horizontally and vertically
Looking at a piece of music can be very overwhelming if you don’t know exactly what you are looking at. It’s pretty much just a bunch of words, dots, and lines! Students have been practicing basic annotation techniques to help them find their way through their music. Labeling, highlighting, and note-taking in a score make it much easier to read.
Vowel of the Month
The vowel of the month is “oo”. Although it is the smallest vowel shape, “oo”packs a powerful punch when articulated correctly. The combination of a healthy breath, lips forward, and tongue resting behind the bottom teeth creates a clear and focused sound when you sing. Singing the opening phrase of the song “Best Day of My Life” (by American Authors) starting on multiple pitches is a great way to practice your “oo” sound.
Mark your calendars!
- Tuesday, Dec. 19th @ 6:30pm Winter Concert (Combined with Band & Orchestra)
- Tuesday, May 22nd @ 7:00pm Spring Concert (Choir Only)
- Both concerts will be at Waukesha South High School. Students should plan to arrive 30 minutes prior to concert time for a group warm-up.