Modesto City Schools
Mark Twain Junior High School
Course Information Sheet
2016-2017, Semester I and II
COURSE TITLE: Choir Class, 0 period, 8:07am-8:56am
TEACHER: Ms. Svetlana Avetisyan
TEXTBOOKS/OTHER MATERIALS
1. Essential Musicianship Textbook, Volume One
2. Packages handed out in class
3. Class sets of sheet music
4. Pencils/binders/folders/paper
MAJOR UNITS OF INSTRUCTION
1. Preparation and performance for the following MANDATORY CONCERTS
Winter Holiday Recital: December 6, Tuesday, 6:30pm
M. Twain Junior High School, Gym
(Test, 35%)
Rehearsal before the concert at 5:30 P.M., Choir Room
Stanislaus County Honor Choir (not a mandatory concert, extra credit)
January 27, Friday
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1 Rehearsal: January 11, Wednesday, 6:30pm – 8:30pm, Roosevelt JH School
2nd Rehearsal and concert: January 27, Friday, 3:00pm, with break for a food
(More detailed information will be provided)
Mark Twain Choir and Area Elementary Schools Recital:
April 12, Wednesday, MHS Auditorium
(Quiz, 15%)
(More detailed information will be provided)
M. Twain Spring Recital: May 9, Tuesday at 6:30 P.M.
M. Twain Junior High School, Gym
(Test, 35%)
Rehearsal before the concert at 5:30 P.M., Gym
Music Department Trip:
May 12 or May 19, Friday, all day trip
2. Weekly Participation
3. In class: vocal skills, music theory, solfege, and ear-training assessments
4. Homework assignments: Practicing voice and vocal posture exercises
GRADING/EVALUATION POLICY
Types of Evaluation and Weighted Value: A student grade will be determined by the 4 factors:
Weekly Participation, In Class/Homework Practice Sheets and Vocal skills assessment,
Performances (at M. Twain JH school and other sites).
1. Weekly Participation: 25 points for the week, 5 points a day, 10 possible extra points,
40% of total grade.
Loss of points: tardiness, unexcused absences, talking, using gum, bringing food to the
class and other unexcused behavior.
2. In Class/Homework Practice Sheets, Vocal Skills, Music Theory, Solfege, Ear-training
assessments. 10% of total grade.
MANDATORY CONCERTS:
Failure to attend Mandatory Concerts and/or Dress Rehearsal will result in a drop in letter grade.
3. Performance Test, M. Twain school concerts: 35% of total grade, includes Vocal
Production, Effort and Etiquette.
Loss of points: unexcused absence from performance, or poor performance.
4. Performance Quiz, concerts at other sites:
15% of total grade, includes Vocal Production, Effort and Etiquette.
Loss of points: unexcused absence from performance, or poor performance.
Extra credit will be given for the participation at not mandatory performances, initiative
behavior, working at the choir class room, and other factors.
REPERTOIRE: covers from medieval music through Contemporary styles and foreign
languages songs.
Method of Grading and Scale:
90-100% = A
80-89% = B
70-79% = C
60-69% = D
0-59% = F
UNIFORMS:
Choir Red Dresses/formal shoes, Red/white T-shirts
Date: August 23, 2016
Alvarado, Alicia Elizabeth
Alvarez, Alana Esmeralda
Boyd, Xavier Bertran Carmen
Cervantes, Tania
Cruz, Adma Alicia
Delgado Morales, Areli
Dominguez, Dalilah Chaliss
Falcon Herrera, Lindsay
Felix, Andrew James
Felix, Erica Railynn
Gomez, Zulema
Gonzalez, Elizabeth
Guillen, Andrea
Hernandez-Cortez, Keisi Geovanna
Hinojosa, Karen
Hulten, Desiree Isabel
Leeper, Savannah Jane
Lopez - Dominguez, Lizbeth Evelyn
Miranda, Charizma Joulee
Montelongo, Erick Semi
Orozco, Serina Raylean
Payne, Laila Zamyah
Peral, Eliza Phoenix
Pooler, Mya Dasha
Poteki, Matila Goleka
Raya, Monzerrat Thaily
Reece, Rosemary Pearl
Rin, Naleen Nob
Tim, Elaine
Zemaryalai, Adam Najibullah
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