26-27 HS/MS CHOIRS COURSE DISCLOSURE

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PARENTS & GUARDIANS: Please take a minute to read through the following information with your student, and submit this document when it is completed.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: VOCAL AND BELL CHOIR These choir courses provide students the tools and training to refine and improve musical skills, through daily rehearsals, sight reading exercises and performances. Students will be exposed to music concepts, music history and music theory, to broaden their music vocabulary and musical proficiency.

STUDENT NAME *

SCHOOL WHERE STUDENT IS ATTENDING *

DHHS

DHMS

T-Shirt Size (Adult Sizes) *

XXL

XXXL

PARENT NAME *

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS *

Respect yourself and others.
Come to class on-time, prepared to work, with your music and your pencil.
Food and drink in the choir room during class are unacceptable; water is encouraged.
Maintain a clean and organized classroom.
No personal electronic devices during class time allowed (Utah State Law)

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CELL PHONE/ELECTRONIC DEVICE POLICY *

Singing or Ringing in a choir is similar to any other performance discipline; it requires skill and focus. Cell phones and other electronic devices are a huge distraction and take away from your ability to give your full attention to the choir and director. If your phone or other electronic devices are not on your person during class, it will never be a distraction for you. Phones and other electronic devices should be placed in a music folder slot or left in your backpack.

- If you choose to keep your phone or electronic devices on you and you decide to have them out during class time, understand that you will be warned and have a entry logged by me on your PowerSchool profile. You will also have an email sent home regarding the offence.

- A second offence will include another log entry, an email and confiscation of the device for the remainder of the class time.

- Any additional violations of this policy will include a log entry and phone or electronic device will be given to school administration. Understand also that if your phone or electronic device is given to an administrator, a parent or guardian will be required to visit the school to talk with the principal or vice principal before returning them to you.

Cell phones and any electronic devices will not be tolerated in the classroom.

* Smartwatches may be worn but must be in silent mode while at school.

I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND

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CONCERT/FESTIVAL: ATTENDANCE *

Choir Concerts and Festivals are required cocurricular activities and satisfy the performance section of the class curriculum. It is not possible to recreate a concert or festival. For this reason it is critical that students are in attendance. In the rare case that a student has the need to miss a concert or festival it is imperative that the student and a parent/guardian communicate with Mr. Woolf well before a performance date.

Choir Commitment Policy Summary

This is a performance class.

If you participate in community or non-school activities (musical theatre, sports, dance, etc.) during the school year, please understand that you will NOT be excused from choir concerts, or festivals.

You should check the choir calendar at deserthillschoirs.com before accepting any role or team position that could conflict with your choir concerts and festivals commitment.

If auditioning or joining outside activities, you should:

- Inform directors and coaches about your choir performance commitments.

- Clearly communicate any dates you will be unavailable due to choir.

Only school-related or family conflicts may be considered excused absences.

- These conflicts usually qualify for concert or festival point recovery.

Individual circumstances discussed with Mr. Woolf, will be the determining factor when deciding a student's ability to make up full points for a performance missed. A performance no-show with no parent/guardian communication with Mr. Woolf will result in zero points.

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CONCERT/FESTIVAL: POINT RECOVERY
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IN ORDER TO RECOVER POINTS MISSED FROM A CONCERT OR FESTIVAL, A STUDENT MUST ATTEND A CHOIR, BAND OR ORCHESTRA CONCERT. ATTENDED CONCERT MUST BE AT THE POINT RECOVERY STUDENT'S GRADE LEVEL OR ABOVE. = 20pts

In addition to attending a fine arts concert, "FULL" point recovery needs to include ONE of the following assignments. = 20pts

- Turn in a concert song list and a song summary. Includes your thoughts & emotions you had while listening to each song performed (you may want to record yourself talking softly into a recording device or take notes as a reminder for when you are writing later). The expectation is to write at least one paragraph for each song performed.

- Perform your concert/festival music for Mr. Woolf. This performance can be done alone, or with a group of your classmates (accompanist will not be provided for singers). A performance for Mr. Woolf needs to be planned, scheduled and performed by you. A performance for your family must be recorded and submitted to Mr. Woolf on a Google file.

All point recovery must be completed by the date of the missed concert/festival in order to receive the full previously decided point credit.

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PERFORMANCE CALENDAR *

Students are expected to PLAN AHEAD for all scheduled performances. Concert/Festival information can be found on the classroom white board at least one month before the performance. Concerts and festivals are planned far ahead and are put on the calendar at the conclusion of the previous school year. The Choir Calendar is the best tool to stay informed about performance dates. The DHMS and DHHS Choir Calendars can be found on the Desert Hills Choirs Website. https://www.deserthillschoirs.com/

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Grading *

EVERY STUDENT STARTS WITH AN "A"

Every student start with an "A" in choir. However, the final grade earned is based on the following criteria.

IN CLASS PARTICIPATION EACH QUARTER = 30pts

Up to two points can be lost each class period for no sheet music, no pencil, chewing gum or poor behavior. One point is automatically lost for having an unexcused tardy, and two points are automatically lost for having an unexcused absence.

IN CLASS PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT = 30pts

This assessment will be of the music learned in class and will be administered by Mr. Woolf and performed by the entire class. The grading will be based on, concert behavior, memorization and effort. This assessment will happen weeks before a concert or festival.

OUT OF CLASS CONCERT/FESTIVAL = 40pts Total

Good audience participant for the entire concert = 20pts

Performing with choir = 20pts

Choir is a performance class.

Concerts and festivals are a choir formal assessment and are a large portion of the final grade.

DHMS (Only) Music Terminology Test = 50pts

All Eighth and Ninth grade students must take a "Music Terminology Test" during the first quarter of the school year. The test will be administered twice. First at the start of the quarter, and again at mid-term. The first time is to assess current music terminology knowledge (not grade). The second time is to assess your learned music terminology knowledge (graded, 50pts)

Test info: There are fifty questions comprised of multiple choice and true/false. The first time the test is given, students will self correct the test and the scores will be used as a benchmark for learning for Mr. Woolf. Student will keep the first test and use it as a study guide. The same exact test will be administered around mid-term. The second time this test is given, the earned grade will be recorded in PowerSchool (50 pts possible).

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FESTIVAL ELIGIBILITY
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Music students learn and perform inside and outside of the classroom. The region and state festivals fall under the regulations of UHSAA (Utah High School Activities Association). UHSAA has high standards for participation in state activities. Washington County School District and Desert Hills holds students to these same standards. The State Regulations state that a student participating in any extracurricular/cocurricular event is INELIGIBLE if that student has had more than ONE "F" or "Incomplete" for the previous quarter, or a GPA lower than 2.0. We need every student to be with us at these festivals.

Students, please work hard to ensure that your grades are GREAT in all your classes. I will help you anyway I can, please make your education the priority.

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CHOIR PERFORMANCE UNIFORMS *

DHMS BEGINNING AND ADVANCED CHOIRS

Student are expected to attend concerts and festivals in concert uniforms. Unless otherwise instructed, the concert uniform is defined as:

- Women: A dress or skirt (knee length or longer) with a dress blouse, close toed dress shoes with no-show socks. Or, dress slacks and a dress blouse with close toed dress shoes and socks.

- Men: Dress slacks, button up shirt and tie and close toed dress shoes and socks.

Let Mr. Woolf know if being in a concert uniform will create a financial hardship and accommodations will be made.

DHMS TREBLE SINGERS

Concert uniform is defined as a DHMS provided black dress, and a pair of black flat shoes with black no-show socks (not provided).

Let Mr. Woolf know if being in a concert uniform will create a financial hardship and accommodations will be made.

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DHHS Bell Choir

Bell Choir polo shirt, a pair of all black dress slacks and a pair of all black dress shoes and socks.

Let Mr. Woolf know if being in a concert uniform will create a financial hardship and accommodations will be made.

DHHS TREBLE SINGER

Treble Dress, a pair of black flat shoes with black no-show socks and uniform jewelry.

Let Mr. Woolf know if being in a concert uniform will create a financial hardship and accommodations will be made.

DHHS CHAMBER SINGER

- Women: The purchased Chamber Singers Dress, black leggings, a pair of black flat shoes with black no-show socks and uniform jewelry.

- Men: The purchased Chamber Singers Tux with shirt/tie/cummerbund and buttons, a pair of ALL black dress shoes and socks.

Let Mr. Woolf know if being in a concert uniform will create a financial hardship and accommodations will be made.

DHHS CONCERT CHOIR

School issued choir robe.

Concert under robe attire:

Women - Black t-shirt, black slacks or skirt/shorts of any kind, black close toed shoes with black socks or no-show socks with skirt/shorts option.

Men - Black t-shirt, black slacks, black close toed shoes with black socks.

Let Mr. Woolf know if being in a concert uniform will create a financial hardship and accommodations will be made.

I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND

Required

Desert Hills Choirs: Fees *

DHMS CHOIRS ACTIVITY FEE: $20.00 (DUE BY SEPTEMBER 1ST)

WCSD approved, middle school fine arts fee.

DHMS CHOIRS ADDITIONAL FEES:

Choirs may have additional fees related to travel. If the opportunity arises to attend an educationally beneficial activity outside of our annually scheduled events, parents will be notified and involved in the decision to participate: ie. State Choir. These trips have an additional fee based on the individual trip activity and location.

DHMS CHOIRS FEES NOTE:

As an elective and cocurricular class, choir fees are needed to provide additional superior experiences and activities. I am very aware that it is a financial sacrifice to have a student in choir, and I do everything I can to keep the value and experience high and the cost low. I do not want any student to miss out on opportunities due to an inability to pay a choir fee. If a choir fee creates financial hardship for your family, please contact me so accommodations can be made.

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DHHS VOCAL CHOIRS ACTIVITY FEE: $85.00 (DUE BY SEPTEMBER 1ST)

WCSD approved high school fine arts fee. If a student is enrolled in multiple choirs, this fee is paid in one class and covers the multiple enrollments. Please let finance in the main office know if you are charged this fee more than once.

DHHS BELL CHOIR ACTIVITY FEE: $35.00 (DUE BY SEPTEMBER 1ST)

DHHS Concert Choir ROBE FEE: $25.00

This fee covers the rental and cleaning of the DHHS choir robes. Robe fee applies to Concert

Choir only.

DHHS Chamber Singers/Treble Singers Uniform FEE: $200.00 (or less)

Women - Formal dress and jewelry

Men - Formal Tux, dress shirt, bow tie, cummerbund, pocket square and buttons

DHHS Chamber Singers/Treble Singers Jacket FEE: $50.00 (or less)

DHHS CHOIRS ADDITIONAL FEES:

Choirs may have additional fees related to travel. If the opportunity arises to attend an educationally beneficial activity outside of our annually scheduled events, parents will be notified and involved in the decision to participate: ie. All State, California trip and annual tours. These trips have an additional fee based on the individual trip activity and location.

DHHS CHOIRS FEES NOTE:

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COURSE DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT *

I have read this information and understand what participating in Choir at DHMS involves.

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