Rehearsal Make-Up Assignment

All concert rehearsals are graded. Any absences both excused and unexcused will require the completion of an alternate assignment within a week of your return to school. Complete ONE topic per rehearsal absence. Excused rehearsal absences can earn up to 100% of the points. Unexcused rehearsal absences can earn up to 80% of the points.

COMPOSER BIOGRAPHY

STEP 1: Choose one of the following composers, about whom to write a short biography. If you wish to choose a composer NOT on this list, you MUST have it approved by Ms. Pittman.

Leonard Bernstein
Hector Berlioz
Richard Wagner
Feliz Mendelssohn
rederic Chopin
Imant Ramish

Claude Debussy
Franz Josef Haydn
Morten Lauridsen
Johannes Brahms
Z. Randall Stroope
John Rutter

Robert Shaw
Moses Hogan
Ola Gjeilo
Joshua Shank
William Dawes
Rene Clausen

STEP 2: Write a 500 word biography that is interesting and in your own words.

STEP 3: List the titles/authors of all materials and resources used and exact addresses for any websites used (Reference Page/Works Cited Page)

JOURNAL SUMMARY

STEP 1: Find a journal article about a relevant choral topic or see Ms. Pittman to choose from a preselected list of journal articles about a relevant choral topic.

STEP 2: Write a 500 word summary and reflection on the topic.

PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

STEP 1: Choose two YouTube videos that feature the exact same choral work being performed by two different live choirs.

STEP 2: Write a 500 word reflection that compares and contrasts the two choral performances of the same song.

STEP 3: List the exact web addresses for the two YouTube videos.

PERFORMANCE REVIEW

STEP 1: Attend a live choir performance that is being presented by a nearby school, university, or church.

STEP 2: Using the performance's program as a guide (if there is one), prepare a 500 word reflection about the concert experience. Include a review of each of the song's performed, as well as, a discussion of the entire concert experience.

STEP 3: List the date, time, and location of the performance and turn in a copy of the program. If no program is available list the concert selections and take a picture of the group performing.

DIRECTOR INTERVIEW

STEP 1: Interview a choir director that works at a nearby school, university, or church.

STEP 2: Prepare a 500 word written summary of the interview.

STEP 3: List at least 10 of the questions you asked this choir director.

VOCAL HEALTH REPORT

STEP 1: Choose one of the following health issues, about which to write a short report. If you wish to choose a vocal health issue NOT on this list, you MUST have it approved by Ms. Pittman.

Laryngitis
Vocal Fold Nodules
Vocal Fold Polyps
Vocal Fold Cysts
Vocal Fold Paralysis

STEP 2: Write a 500 word report that is interesting to read and in your own words.

STEP 3: List the titles/authors of all materials used and the exact addresses for any websites used.

ALL REPORTS WILL NEED TO BE SUBMITTED TO MS. PITTMAN BY EMAIL TO CHANTAE.PITTMAN@COBBK12.ORG WITHIN A WEEK OF THE MISSED REHEARSAL. FOR EACH DAY LATE AFTER THE DUE DATE YOU WILL LOSE 10 POINTS FROM THE MAX GRADE UNTIL THE GRADE IS "0" WITH NO CHANCE TO TURN IT IN LATER. PLEASE BE SURE TO COMPLETE YOUR ASSIGNMENT IN A TIMELY FASHION.

CHS Singing Spartans

Rehearsal Make-Up Assignment

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COMPOSER BIOGRAPHY

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STEP 1: Choose one of the following composers, about whom to write a short biography. If you wish to choose a composer NOT on this list, you MUST have it approved by Ms. Pittman.

Leonard Bernstein

Hector Berlioz

Richard Wagner

Feliz Mendelssohn

rederic Chopin

Imant Ramish

Claude Debussy

Franz Josef Haydn

Morten Lauridsen

Johannes Brahms

Z. Randall Stroope

John Rutter

Robert Shaw

Moses Hogan

Ola Gjeilo

Joshua Shank

William Dawes

Rene Clausen

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STEP 2: Write a 500 word biography that is interesting and in your own words.

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STEP 3: List the titles/authors of all materials and resources used and exact addresses for any websites used (Reference Page/Works Cited Page)

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JOURNAL SUMMARY

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STEP 1: Find a journal article about a relevant choral topic or see Ms. Pittman to choose from a preselected list of journal articles about a relevant choral topic.

STEP 2: Write a 500 word summary and reflection on the topic.

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PERFORMANCE COMPARISON

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STEP 1: Choose two YouTube videos that feature the exact same choral work being performed by two different live choirs.

STEP 2: Write a 500 word reflection that compares and contrasts the two choral performances of the same song.

STEP 3: List the exact web addresses for the two YouTube videos.

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PERFORMANCE REVIEW

​

STEP 1: Attend a live choir performance that is being presented by a nearby school, university, or church.

STEP 2: Using the performance's program as a guide (if there is one), prepare a 500 word reflection about the concert experience. Include a review of each of the song's performed, as well as, a discussion of the entire concert experience.

STEP 3: List the date, time, and location of the performance and turn in a copy of the program. If no program is available list the concert selections and take a picture of the group performing.

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DIRECTOR INTERVIEW

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STEP 1: Interview a choir director that works at a nearby school, university, or church.

STEP 2: Prepare a 500 word written summary of the interview.

STEP 3: List at least 10 of the questions you asked this choir director.

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VOCAL HEALTH REPORT

STEP 1: Choose one of the following health issues, about which to write a short report. If you wish to choose a vocal health issue NOT on this list, you MUST have it approved by Ms. Pittman.

Laryngitis

Vocal Fold Nodules

Vocal Fold Polyps

Vocal Fold Cysts

Vocal Fold Paralysis

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STEP 2: Write a 500 word report that is interesting to read and in your own words.

STEP 3: List the titles/authors of all materials used and the exact addresses for any websites used.

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