AREA ALL STATE - Mixed Chorus Practice Files

Here are most of the practice tracks for all of the Area All State Mixed Chorus pieces for 2016.

Keep checking back for updates.

Happy practicing! (And Happy New Year!)



Ngana


My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord


Herbstlied - Schumann


Arise, Shine!

STMEA ALL COUNTY CHORUS Practice Files & Festival Information

Please scroll down to the two playlists embedded below to access the practice track recordings for every voice part in both the middle school and high school All-County chorus pieces. All students are expected to practice with their music at home and come to the festival knowing their part well. All mp3 tracks can be downloaded so that students can listen to them on their personal devices.

The 2016 STMEA All-County Chorus Festival will be held at the Newfield Central High School on January 15th and 16th.
The concert will be at 2:00 on Saturday with the middle school chorus beginning the program, followed by the high school chorus. The middle school conductor will be Dr. Lon Beery. Our high school director will be Dr. Todd Ranney.

Reading Rehearsal
The middle school only will hold a reading rehearsal at Newfield High School on TUESDAY, January 5th from 4-6pm. All schools attending the festival are required to attend. Please arrive and sit in the auditorium with your things to wait for room assignments. Students should all come prepared with their music, pencils, and water. No dinner will be provided at this rehearsal.

Friday, January 15th
Rehearsals will be held at Newfield HS from 3:00pm-7:30pm. Transportation by school bus to and from Dryden will be provided. We will have to leave school at 2:00pm that afternoon, so students will miss half of their 9th period class. Students will need to be picked up by their parents when we return to Dryden at approximately 8:30pm that evening.

Saturday, January 16th
A bus will be leaving from Dryden at 7:30am to get students to Newfield for rehearsals that begin at 9:00am and go straight on until the concert. The concert begins at 2:00pm and is free of charge. Students are encouraged to get a ride home with their families at the conclusion of the concert. If transportation back to Dryden is absolutely necessary, please contact Mrs. Easton.

Music
Students will return the music on Saturday, before or after the concert (depending on the conductor). Bills will be sent to schools that do not return all of the music that was given to them.

Preparing for the Concert
Students should practice regularly to know the music well prior to January 15th. Please make frequent use of the practice tracks listed below.

Concert Dress
Gentlemen: black pants, white shirt, (tie optional)
Ladies: black pants or long skirt/dress, white shirt
No flip-flops
No short skirts/dresses
No T-Shirts

Food
The Newfield Fine Arts Boosters will be providing meals for Friday dinner. Dinner will be pizza ($1.00/slice), drinks($1 to $2 depending on item), and desserts. $5 will be more than enough for a student to be full.

Students should provide their own bag lunch for Saturday.

Concert Recording
David Parks will be recording the concert this year. This is the same company who recorded last year’s festival. Students and families may purchase a CD at the concert to be delivered at a later date. CDs will be for sale for $15.00 each.


JUNIOR HIGH ALL COUNTY CHORUS PRACTICE FILES:




HIGH SCHOOL ALL COUNTY CHORUS PRACTICE FILES:

Happy Holidays from Beyond Measure & the Dryden Jazz Band!

Dryden Middle School Chorus Concert 2015

For extra credit, you can listen to the recording of this year's Middle School Winter Concert. Take notes on what you hear, and then write a full paragraph (4 complete sentences) with musical details about how each song was performed. Include the title of each piece at the beginning of the paragraph. Turn these in before the end of January to earn extra credit on your chorus grade, or to make up your concert grade (if you had an excused absence).

ZOMBIE PROM CAST & CREW LIST

ZOMBIE PROM CAST & CREW: Dryden High School Musical

Toffee - Kendra Walkuski
Jonny Warner - Mark Dodici
Delilah Strict - Laura Piekunka
Eddie Flagrante - Michael Lis
Candy - Marita Miller
Coco - Alyssa Salerno *understudy: Toffee
Ginger - Cameron Park-Miller
Joey - Elijah Speight
Josh - Gabe Woods
Jake - George Murphy-Wilkins

Chorus: (all play teenage students plus the role listed below)
Ramona Merengue - Veronica Cator-Szymanski
Motorwise Gasoline Guy #1 - Toby Whitener *understudy: Joey
Motorwise Gasoline Guy #2 - Dalton Cornell *understudy: Josh
Toffee's Mother - Emily Gordon *understudy: Miss Strict
Toffee's Father - Toby Whitener
Sheila (head secretary) - Christina Wildridge
Secretary #1 - Sydney Bishop *understudy: Ginger
Secretary #2 - Molly Schmidt *understudy: Candy
Secretary #3 - Macy Short
Secretary #4 - Maggie Stafford
Copy Boy #1 - Logan Bobnick
Copy Boy #2 - Dalton Cornell
Copy Boy #3 - Andrew McDaniel *understudy: Jake
Copy Boy #4 - Toby Whitener
TV Announcer - Logan Bobnick
TV Stage Manager - Katie Keegan *understudy: Coco
TV Boom Microphone Holder - Tiffany Lobdell
TV Camera Operator # 1 - Holly Kalousdian
TV Camera Operator #2 - Ellie Freeman

CREW: (Individual jobs TBA)
Cooper Arsenault
Tiffany Burgos
Laurel Deacon
Josh Dobush
Bryanna Frost
Peter Graney
Laurie Hickey
Avery Kokebacker
Jeff Kucerak
Allison Morrow
Teaghan Murphy
Madison Seamans
Hannah Tennant
Justin Wade
Nicole Zhe

CAST: Stop by Mrs. Easton's office before Wednesday afternoon (Dec. 23rd) to pick up copies of your script and your music to study over the break. Congratulations to all!

CREW: Please attend the Parent Meeting on Wednesday, January 6th from 6:00-7:00pm to be assigned to your teams/jobs for production crew

EVERYONE: Stay posted and check the calendar at the top of this page to see when you are called to rehearsal

ZOMBIE PROM CALLBACKS

The following people are called back for more auditions on Monday, December 21st starting at 3:00pm. There is no set end time, but students should plan on possibly staying until 6 or 7pm. Students will be released at staggered times throughout the evening.

Delilah Strict:
Veronica Cator-Szymanski
Emily Gordon
Laura Piekunka
Gabe Woods

Eddie Flagrante
Michael Lis
Elijah Speight
Gabe Woods

Toffee
Cameron Park-Miller
Alyssa Salerno
Molly Schmidt

Jonny Warner
Mark Dodici
Michael Lis
George Murphy-Wilkins
Gabe Woods

Girl's Trio (Coco, Candy, Ginger)
Bryanna Frost
Marita Miller
Cameron Park-Miller
Alyssa Salerno
Molly Schmidt
Kendra Walkuski

Boy's Trio (Joey, Josh, Jake)
Mark Dodici
Michael Lis
George Murphy-Wilkins
Elijah Speight
Toby Whitener
Gabe Woods

Ramona Merengue
Emily Gordon
Marita Miller
Cameron Park-Miller
Kendra Walkuski


Students may pick up callback materials (additional songs and scenes) on Friday afternoon at 2:30pm to take home and study over the weekend. Nothing is expected to be memorized for Monday.

Dryden High School Winter Concert 2015

Below you will find an audio recording of the Dryden High School Winter Concert for 2015. Any students wanting to make up work or earn extra credit may listen to the 4 chorus songs and write at least one paragraph each about what they hear. Paragraphs must include complete sentences with language about the musical elements learned in chorus such as:

Diction
Pitch/Intonation
Rhythm
Energy
Phrasing
Balance
Dynamics
Unity/Syncronization
Blend
Style
Entrances/Cutoffs

Students may write about both strengths and deficiencies they hear in the performance, but must always back up their opinion with both musical detail about what they hear and identifying the part of the song and/or the part of the chorus they are describing.

Extra credit work will be accepted up until our Winter Break.

Audition Form & Student Contract: Cast & Crew... DUE THIS THURSDAY, Dec. 17th by 3:00pm

ZOMBIE PROM AUDITIONS: Thursday, December 17th 3:00-6:00pm

ZOMBIE PROM AUDITION MUSIC

AUDITIONS are on THURSDAY, DEC 17th from 3:00-6:00pm
(Snow date for auditions is on Friday, Dec. 18th at 3:00pm, if needed)

Practice files with the voice part only are available to practice and prepare for the audition.

Accompaniment tracks that will be used at the auditions are available for each song (these tracks will say "Real Audition" and "piano only").

ALL audition material must be performed from memory, with good vocal technique and dramatic expression/acting throughout.

All songs are downloadable. To DOWNLOAD any track, either click on the "Soundcloud" icon in the upper right hand corner, or click on a track to play it and then click on the "View Track" button on the right as it appears to the right next to the title of that track. Either method will get you to the Soundcloud page, where you can click on the download button for any track (a down-pointing arrow)

Call or email Mrs. Easton with any questions. keaston1@dryden.k12.ny.us

DRAMA INTEREST MEETING: High School Musical

There will be a Drama interest meeting for this year's high school play this THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10th from 3:00-5:00pm in the Dryden High School Auditorium

Any student in grades 9-12 who would like to be considered for the cast or crew should plan to attend. Both the director and assistant director will be speaking to all prospective students about this year's show, behavior expectations, scheduling, commitment levels, and academic eligibility. All students will be given a contract outlining the expectations for participation and will be given a conflict calendar to fill out. This contract and calendar are to be signed by both a parent and student and are due no later than Thursday, December 17th to Mrs. Easton.

For students who want to audition, they will also be given the audition materials (songs and monologue choices) at this meeting. It is also the ONLY TIME the songs will be taught. After this meeting, students must practice on their own. Recordings will be made available for students to practice with.

All other information regarding audition times, show times, parent volunteers, etc will become available soon.

Keep checking this blog for updates.

NYSSMA Conference All State 2015 - All State Mixed Chorus

Transformative experience... 4 days of excellence, artistry, and musicianship. The best of the best. Congratulations, Gabe!

BYM: Circle Singing Workshop w/ Joey Blake & Beatbox champion Gene Shinozaki

A day of learning, laughing, and loving music. Just incredible:

The "6 Levels" of Reactions to this beatboxing by BYM: