THE DIRECTORS
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Ms. Mariah Chapdelaine
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Mrs. Andrea Cooper
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Upcoming Events
Choral Extravaganza
We are excited to share our first concert of 2020 this Thursday at 7:00pm (March 5th) in the BHS gymnasium. Our Choral Extravaganza will feature all of the BHS curricular choirs as well as the BMS 7th and 8th grade choirs. Call time for BHS students is 6:15 in the GYM. Students MUST enter the gym using the north gym doors. Parents MUST enter through the gymnasium main entrance. Parents and students CAN NOT enter through the BHS Main Entrance due to another event going on in the commons area.
2020-2021 Curricular Choir Auditions:
Are you interested in choir for the 2020-2021 school year? BHS has four different choir ensembles and if you are currently a freshman, sophomore, or junior you can audition to be in Women's Chorale or Concert Choir (regardless of whether you have been in choir before). If you are interested please stop by the choir room now through February 26th to sign up for an audition time or email one of the choirs directors Mrs. Cooper (acooper@bettendorf.k12.ia.us) or Ms. Chapdelaine (mchapdelaine@bettendorf.k12.ia.us).
Audition:
1. Prepared Selection - My Country Tis Of Thee
Sop/Alto - key of F Major
Ten/Bass - key of F Major
2. Rhythmic Sight Reading
Students will be given a reasonable amount of time to silently study the 4-measure exercise.
Students may intone the rhythm and may clap along, but is not permitted to hum or only clap the rhythm.
3. Tonal Skills
Students will sing (a capella) ascending and descending Major scale with the top note being sung one time.
Students may sing solfege, numbers, or neutral syllable. Humming is not permitted.
3. Ear Training
Students will hear a 3-4 note pattern on the piano and may sing it back on a neutral syllable. Humming is not permitted.
We are excited to share our first concert of 2020 this Thursday at 7:00pm (March 5th) in the BHS gymnasium. Our Choral Extravaganza will feature all of the BHS curricular choirs as well as the BMS 7th and 8th grade choirs. Call time for BHS students is 6:15 in the GYM. Students MUST enter the gym using the north gym doors. Parents MUST enter through the gymnasium main entrance. Parents and students CAN NOT enter through the BHS Main Entrance due to another event going on in the commons area.
2020-2021 Curricular Choir Auditions:
Are you interested in choir for the 2020-2021 school year? BHS has four different choir ensembles and if you are currently a freshman, sophomore, or junior you can audition to be in Women's Chorale or Concert Choir (regardless of whether you have been in choir before). If you are interested please stop by the choir room now through February 26th to sign up for an audition time or email one of the choirs directors Mrs. Cooper (acooper@bettendorf.k12.ia.us) or Ms. Chapdelaine (mchapdelaine@bettendorf.k12.ia.us).
Audition:
1. Prepared Selection - My Country Tis Of Thee
Sop/Alto - key of F Major
Ten/Bass - key of F Major
2. Rhythmic Sight Reading
Students will be given a reasonable amount of time to silently study the 4-measure exercise.
Students may intone the rhythm and may clap along, but is not permitted to hum or only clap the rhythm.
3. Tonal Skills
Students will sing (a capella) ascending and descending Major scale with the top note being sung one time.
Students may sing solfege, numbers, or neutral syllable. Humming is not permitted.
3. Ear Training
Students will hear a 3-4 note pattern on the piano and may sing it back on a neutral syllable. Humming is not permitted.
