Welcome and Week 1 Practice Assignment

​Congratulations on a wonderful first choral rehearsal! Please plan on practicing for 30 minutes before next week's music class... record your time on your new practice log and have your parent/guardian initial Week 1's practice minutes to earn a stamp! Read on for details and links to help you with your practice.

Chorus students should have a new chorus folder with the following inside:
- practice log #1
     (Wade Thomas practice log)
     (Hidden Valley/Brookside practice log)
     (Manor practice log)
- "Sisi Ni Moja" by Jacob Narverud choral octavo (sheet music)
- solfege (do re mi) hand signs (picture below) and Rounds #1 handout
- signed 5th Grade Music Rubric and Practice Guidelines

What to practice this week:
- hand signs for the major scale (picture below)
- rounds:
     - Hey Ho, Nobody Home
     - Dynamite Round
     - Ah, Poor Bird
     - Across the Field

If you like, you may listen to a recording of Sisi Ni Moja and follow along in your sheet music.

Bring your music folder and a pencil next week!

Practice Guidelines
- Plan your practice schedule for the week.
- Designate a practice space that is free of distractions.
- Review your practice assignment and musical goals (written or on this website).
- Set a timer for your planned amount of practice.
- Practice! (Goal is at least 30 minutes total per week.)
- Complete your practice log and have your parent/guardian initial it before music day.