Womens Chamber Choir

Mr. Josh Jessop jjessop@dsdmail.net Room 304 Office Phone: (801) 555-4567 Course Description
Welcome to the Woods Cross Womens Chamber Choir. This choir serves as a training choir for entering sophomores women, and less experienced junior/seniors. The choir performs a standard of womens repertoire.

Grading Policies
Participation and Attendance Quizzes/Tests/Written Assignments Practice Records Total 45% 35% 20% 100% Grade Percentile C 73% C69% D+ 63% D 56% D50% F 49% and below

A AB+ B BC+

95% 90% 87% 84% 80% 77%

1. Participation and Attendance The majority of your grade will be determined by your regular, punctual attendance. The group cannot hope to achieve the top level without the regular attendance of all members. To achieve a full participation score, a singer will be expected to participate fully, with their music and a pencil EVERY CLASS PERIOD. Note: The student may receive no higher than a B Grade if they miss one (1) concert. Please adjust schedules to ensure that the student will be able to participate. 2. Quizzes/Tests/Written Assignments Throughout the year, the choir will be assigned theory assignments that will be done outside of class. The teacher will be available for consultation on these assignments before and after school, as well as during Flex Period. Assignments will be docked 20% a day until it is turned in. All written work must be turned in to be eligible to receive extra credit opportunities. Tests will cover theory subjects, as well as individual music testing on required music. Written assignments will be assigned to help the student understand more fully a musical topic/idea. 3. Practice Records Each member will be expected to keep track of individual practice outside of school. The required minimum is 15 minutes a day 6 days a week, or 90 minutes a week. Practice will be more beneficial if it is done a little bit every day, rather than all at once.

Wardrobe
The wardrobe for the Womens Chorus is as follows. White top/blouse, black skirt, black nylons, black dress shoes

Schedule
The Womens Chorus will perform on all but one of the concerts during the regular year. The Major Work Concert features the Concert Choir as the only group. Please observe the following dates: Fall Concert October 28th, 7:00 pm Holiday Concert December 16th, 7:00 pm Final Concert April 27th, 7:00 pm

Classroom Policies
Cell phone use in the classroom will not be tolerated. If the student is caught using a cell phone during class time, the cell phone will be confiscated and will be held until a parent/guardian meets with the teacher in-person. The student will be required to bring a pencil and their music to class EVERYDAY. The student may bring a water bottle to class, but will not be allowed to bring food or any liquid other than water to class.

Extra Credit
Students will be given opportunities to receive extra credit by attending approved vocal or choral concerts. The student must attend the event and provide a one (1) page written report on the concert. It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that the concert is approved before submitting extra credit. *Limit of 200 points of extra credit per semester*

Social Media
The choir will be photographed and filmed by the school throughout the school year. This will help us to have multimedia for the school website, and for the school YouTube channel. Their images will not be used for any other reason without written permission. Should you wish to not have your student appear in these forums, please email the teacher at your earliest convenience.

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Agreement
By signing this disclosure statement, you agree that you have read the material above and fully understand the time and financial requirements for the Concert Choir. All schedule conflicts must be submitted in writing to Mr. Jessop by the 29 th of September. After that, only extreme circumstances will excuse the student from participation.

Student Name: _______________________________________________________ Date: ________________ Student Signature: ___________________________________________________ Date: ________________ Parent Signature: ____________________________________________________ Date: ________________ Parent email: _________________________________________________________________________________ I Approve of my student appearing on the school website Yes__________ No___________ I Approve of my student appearing on the school Youtube Channel Yes__________ No____________