2019 Gradebook Amendment for Honors Credit 1/16/2019
Each six weeks students will have an honors assignment. Honors credit is worth 11% of your 6 weeks total. 

11% Honors (non-honors students are exempt)
I am enrolled in the Honors section of my choir class.  How do I fulfill the Honors requirements?

Students enrolled in the Honors section of their class will have an additional assignment to complete outside of class each six weeks.

• 1st Six Weeks: Audition for TMEA Round 1 OR Region 5 9/10 Honor Choir
• 2nd Six Weeks: Research and write program notes for selected piece from winter concert (500 words)
• 3rd Six Weeks: Attend a college-level or above approved choral concert and submit a brief evaluation
• 4th Six Weeks: Participate in Solo & Ensemble Contest
• 5th Six Weeks: Research and write program notes for selected piece from UIL concert (500 words)
• 6th Six Weeks: Attend a college-level or above approved choral concert and submit a brief evaluation

​Even though it's extra work in choir, it's still WAY less work than any "regular" class, let alone an Honors/AP/DC course. Those .5 Added Value points on your GPA aren't free, but if you can commit to learning some extra music, going to some concerts, and writing a couple of papers, it's totally worth it. Don't forget to give your 105% participation too!

Projects / Materials

Honors Choir Syllabus

Read your syllabus, know your syllabus. This is where you find all the requirements and deadlines. There is no substitute for the syllabus.

Region Audition

We have 2 Region Choir opportunities this year. If you're a Freshman or Sophomore, you can try out for Honor Mixed or 9-12 Region. You can even audition for Region and if you don't make it, take another shot at the Honr Mixed version a couple weeks later.​Whatever path you choose, you should be practicing every day. Start in a group, then go solo. Get away from singing with the vocal tracks as fast as possible and focus on singing accurately and musically with just the accompaniment tracks.Once you're solid, start working with your directors in a 1-on-1 setting to get the best feedback on what you need to work on to be successful.

Concert Ideas

This is by no means exhaustive of the local offerings, nor are you restricted to local performances. Use your Google skills to find something you're interested in if nothing here jumps out at you! Ensembles to research online for concert dates:

UNT Choir
TCU Choir
UTA Choir
SMU Choir
Fort Worth Chorale
Orpheus

Turnitin.com

All papers will be submitted through TurnItIn and will be checked for originality. Please don't try to turn in your older sibling's paper. Not only is this not honorable, you will be caught in the split-second it takes the web to highlight the entire paper as copied.​

Class ID: 19489836
(New!) Enrollment Key:  64437

Key Steps:

1. RegionAudition - fall
​ Solo&Ensemble - SpRiNg 2nd six weeks

Get with your choir director and buy your music and CD so you can start practicing! This is the 1st step to getting your credit. The music is amazing this year, so dive right in.
Hopefully, you thought ahead and went to a camp or All-State Blitz. If not, no worries. Arrange a time with your friends to practice together until you're comfortable on your own. Then, sign up for individual times with a choir director.
In the Spring, you'll learn a piece for Solo and Ensemble, which is like UIL, but on a much smaller scale.

A voice teacher is invaluable to this or any other vocal endeavor. If you're serious about qualifying for the Region Choir and beyond, please seriously consider studying privately with one of our amazing voice teachers.

2. Concert Critiques -spring 1st sIx weeks

Each semester of Honors Choir requires that you attend a professional or semi-professional choral concerts and submit a formally-typed critique of each performance. These must be concerts that you are not performing in. And while that children's choir down front on Sunday is adorable, they won't count for this project either. You may count 1 professional musical per semester.​
​Plan ahead to have options. Unforeseen things like illness and weather can cancel events at a moment's notice. If that moment is toward the end of the semester, you may find yourself in a bind.

3. Composer Research
    Music Theory

In the Fall Semester, you will compose and submit a research paper focusing on a composer from the prescribed list outlined in the "Honors Requirement" document. Just like your previous assignments, plan ahead, write in formal style, and submit through TurnItIn.
​In the Spring Semester, you will purchase a music theory workbook of the appropriate level from the choral department to be completed on your own by the beginning of May. Should you have further interest in music theory or wish to have a tutor, please explore musictheory.net and/or contact Mr. Benavides.