Benson’s Chorus Notes

We will have a celebration for Advanced Chorus on Thursday, March 25th after school until 6:00. Students are asked to bring
➢ a snack to share,
➢ a favorite game (if they want), and,
➢ school appropriate music (if they want).
Please divide snacks as follows:
➢ Students last name A-E, bring a one liter bottle of soda.
➢ Students last name F-K bring a [...]

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We are offering tickets to FAME, the Musical, for Saturday, March 27th at 3:00. The regular price is $15, but we will be paying $10.
This is not a field trip. If students want to go they need to have an adult with them.
If interested, print the attached form and return form and money ($10 per [...]

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On Monday and Tuesday of this week the 7th grade, 8th grade and Advanced choruses participated in Large Group Performance Evaluation. The groups definitely rose to the occasion. All groups received the highest markings overal from all three performance judges, a I or superior, and earned a strong superior in sightreading as well.
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Advanced Chorus has ended for this school year. We will get together one or two more times to plan and then have an end-of-the-year celebration. I will post details as I have them.

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We will be going to LGPE on March 8th and 9th.
7th grade and Advanced Chorus on the 8th and 8th grade on the 9th.
Permission forms and money are due by Wednesday, March 3rd. Students in 7th grade and Advanced Chorus who turn money in after Wednesday at 9:30 AM (or Thursday if no school on [...]

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Please remember the 8th grade Chorus has an after-school rehearsal this Thursday. Please be here to pick your child up at 5:30.
They will not be allowed to go to the snack machine, so please have them bring a snack and drink to eat before the rehearsal begins.
Also, next Tuesday, March 9th we will go to [...]

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Ms. Benson will be in Savannah for All-State Chorus on Thursday, February 25th, so there will be no Advanced Chorus practice. The next AC rehearsal will be Tuesday, March 2nd.

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This week there are two concerts, one on Tuesday, February 16 and one on Thursday, February 18.
The Tuesday concert will be the 6th grade performance. Bullard Chorus will be coming to sing as well. Advanced Chorus and Men’s Chorus are also participating. Students should report at 6:00. The concert begins at 7:00. (I think there’s [...]

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We will have auditions for the solo and descant for the 6th grade after school on Thursday, February 4th. Students will be finished and should be picked up by 5:15.

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Practice tracks for she sings are attached as MP3 files. I hope they work! I know I don’t sound great on them, but hopefully you can use them to get comfortable with your part by Tuesday, January 26th.
1 She Sings- Sop I
2 She Sings- Sop II
3 She Sings- Alto
Johnson Boys- soprano_sop I
Johnson Boys- soprano_sop II
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