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Fall 2015 Chamber Choir
Fall 2015 Chamber Choir
Grading Policy
Quizzes: 60% of Nine Weeks Grade
o Quizzes may include part-checking in which small groups of students will sing their parts
for a grade, as well as recorded sight-reading checks.
Daily Grades: 40% of Nine Weeks Grade
o Each student receives a 10 point daily grade in addition to any other daily grade
assignments. To earn all 10 points, the student must be present, prepared, and must
participate fully. An unexcused absence results in the loss of these points for that day.
Final Exam: 100 points, 20% of Semester Grade
o 50% of the final is participation in the concert; the other 50% will be a written,
comprehensive exam.
Concert Performances
The choir will perform several times throughout the semester and all performances are
mandatory. We work very hard in class as a group and each person is essential to the makeup
of this choir.
If a student is absent from a performance with prior approval from the director, he or she may
complete a make-up assignment to recover the lost points. In the event of an unexcused absence
from a concert, the student will receive a zero.
Participation Grades
Each week, the students will have the opportunity to earn 50 participation points for doing
exactly what is expect of them in rehearsals. (10 points per day) If a student fails to follow the
basic skills in class, he or she will lose the daily points. The behavior will be recorded and the
student will sign, verifying the behavior and acceptance of the consequence.
Every Concert Choir will be required to clean the choir room during break once per semester.
This will be a 100 point participation grade.
Fundraisers
We will have 2-3 fundraisers per semester, including the variety shows. Every student is
required to participate in the fundraisers and to raise a portion for the choir account. Monies
raised about the minimum amount may be applied to students balances for the spring trip.
Basketball games concessions are one way in which the choir raises money. Every Concert
Choir student will be required to work one shift of 2 hours and 45 minutes at a basketball game.
In the fall the students will put on Snacks and a Show and in the spring the students will put
on Coffee & Cake. These shows allow soloists and small groups to perform music that we
otherwise would not perform in choir. Every student is required to make either a dessert or tray
of fingers foods for the shows. Every student will work both shows but will only have to bring
food to one of the shows.