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Welcome to DSA Vocal MusicCheck this webpage often in order to stay up-to-date on the latest happenings in the Vocal Music Department at DSA. November 4, 2009 HS Fundraisers -- UPDATED 1. Pastry Puffin order forms were due on Mon. Nov. 2. Delivery of product will occur on Thurs, November 19 during HS majors. Thanks to Toni Miller for your help on this! 2. Ebooks: Thanks for your patience. The ebook company has had printing delays and we will begin our sale as soon as we receive them. Please take pre-sales orders and tell people about this wonderful coupon book! They cost $10 and student profit is $6 per book. 3. King Soopers Grocery Cards: Cheryl Solko is organizing this fundraiser. Please contact her to place your order (csolko@juno.com or 303-946-3376), as King Soopers donates 5% of your purchase back to DSA. 4. "New Moon" Sneak Preview Benefit at the Harkins Theater in Northfield on November 19, 7pm. Tickets will be available to the DSA community and must be purchased in advance beginning on Monday, Nov. 9 during both lunch periods throughout the week. Tickets cost $15; approximately $5 per ticket will come back to the department. Please tell your family and friends as you can purchase tickets on their behalf. Thanks to Barb Monaghan and Jennifer Rhulen for your help on this! Spirituals Project Rehearsals & Concert --UPDATED For Bellissima and Chorale, we have our next required rehearsal on Thursday, Nov. 5 at the First Mennonite Church (430 W. 9th Avenue), located near West High School. The rehearsal will take place between 7pm-8:15pm; please arrive at 6:45pm. Tech Rehearsal will be Friday, Nov. 6 from 1:30-4:30 pm at the Newman Center on the DU Campus (University and Iliff). Students are responsible for their own transportation. Most students will carpool, but some parent help may be needed. Please contact the directors if you can help. There will be a dinner break from 4:30-6:30 and students are on their own. Call time for Friday's concert is 6:30 pm with the concert beginning at 7:30 pm. Saturday's concert on Nov. 7 will also require a call time of 6:30 pm. TICKET INFORMATION: Tickets are NOT being managed by DSA for this concert. There are a restricted amount of free tickets to the Fri. concert (11/6), as this is the Education night for students. Please contact Carolyn Ash, cash@spiritualsproject.org to make your reservation. Deadline is Nov. 3. Saturday's concert (11/7) is a benefit concert: General Admission is $25-$35, along with VIP tickets for $125 (includes a reception with the Mayor). Tickets for Saturday can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com San Francisco 2010 -- UPDATED ALL students in Bellissima and Chorale are expected to attend this performance trip. Our approximate dates for the trip are April 7-11, 2010. The cost for each student and chaperone is $1200, though the department plans to SUBSIDIZE each student in the amount of $200 through department fundraisers, concerts and community gigs. Account statements will be distributed to all families by the Thanksgiving break. Thank you Mark Kessinger for your help! Payment schedule is as follows:
Allstate Jazz Choir Callbacks Congratulations to Hallie Spoor, Shannon Patilla, and Shanelle Cardon for reaching the 2nd round of auditions for the Colorado Allstate Jazz Choirs. Wish them well on Nov. 7 as they audition for these very select choirs as representatives from DSA and DPS. Citywide Honor Choir Results Congratulations to the following students that were accepted into the Denver Citywide Honor Choir! Rehearsals and performance will be held November 20-21, 2009 at Manual High School. Middle School Soprano: Olivia Britton, Rachel Golla, Eve Kammerer, Georgia PullisAlto: Amber Edwards, Jessica Lewis, Abigail Reid, Aalon Smith Baritone: Tim Baird, Devin Ellis, Rafi Goldstein, Mateo MacDonald, Randy Ho High School Soprano I: Julia Wirth, Katie Solko, Tallis Loy, Marissa Howard, Caitlin Monaghan, Katrina Grenell Soprano II: Katie Rogers, Anna Brown, Kayla Parker, Taylor Miller Alto I: Myrisa Garcia, Deszané Flowers, Lindsay James Alto II: Lauryn Romaine, Terra Salazar, Kari Day-Lucore, Brenna Bigelow, Evangelia Guss, Kahlea Khabir, Chloë Scull Tenor I: Drew Jonsen, Pat Sainz, Eddie Rousseau, Ron Buchart, Thomas Swain Bass I: Matt Chesson, Kirk Hauck, Thomás Lopez Bass II: AJ Tapia, Jesse Fitzgerald, Tyler Cress, Jake Goldstein, David Pritchett Music Theory The Music Department will begin high school theory breakouts beginning on Tuesday, September 29, 2009. All music students took a pretest and have been assigned sections based on their scores. Listed below are the instructors, course offerings, and syllabi: Mr. Styron Aural Skills. Styron Overview Mr. Shively Musical Theater Seminar Shively OverviewMr. Hammond Rhythm Intensive Hammond Overview Mr. Lassen Music History Lassen Overview Ms. Imaizumi Advanced Composition Chie Imaizumi Overview Mrs. Allwein Music Theory Fundamentals I Mrs. Ehrle Music Theory Fundamentals II Ehrle Overview Communication All of the email lists for 2009-2010 choirs have been updated, and an introductory email has been sent. If you did not receive an email entitled 'DSA Vocal Email Lists 2009-2010', please contact Eric Weinstein at eric@ericweinstein.com. In order to send a notice out to the entire department, send your message to dsainfo@dsavocalmusic.org ; If you want to send information to a particular choir, place the choir name before the server name (e.g. treblechoir@dsavocalmusic.org) Once you have sent this email, the directors will need to give final approval; it is then sent to those choir members and parents. Please enable your email inbox to accept messages from this account. Please contact Eric at eric@ericweinstein.com for assistance with emails from the Vocal Music Department. VAMPs Parents! Please support your students and join the "Vocal Association of Music Parents" VAMPs. Go to the link at the top of this page to get more information and come to our quarterly meetings scheduled on the following dates: January 5, 2010, and March 23, 2010. All meetings are at 6pm in the Vocal Room. Get involved! Student Corner Check out our updated Student Corner by scrolling down this page. Several of our vocal music majors are involved in local musical theater productions. If you would like to be listed, please submit your announcement to Mr. Styron or Mr. Shively. Congratulations students on your accomplishments! Voice Lesson information (HS only) As most know, all HS students are required to be enrolled in private voice lessons. Though we prefer that you study on campus with one of our resident artists, you may opt to study off campus with a qualified voice teacher who has classical training (at least a Bachelors degree in music), is well-versed in classical vocal repertoire (English and foreign language art songs), as well as musical theater and jazz vocal repertoire. Because the new school schedule is not easily allowing students to have free periods, students may have the option of taking lessons during lunch, their major period, and after school. If you are a continuing student, please contact your teacher as soon as possible to reserve a time and day that accommodates both of your schedules. Their contact information is listed on this page. Students must take at least 15 lessons per semester. Payment schedules can be worked out directly with your student's voice teacher. Rates are $45 per hour and students can opt to take 30-minute, 45-minute or 60-minute lessons, depending on your level of study, finances, and voice teacher's discretion. If any student has financial difficulty paying for lessons, there are departmental scholarships available. Please do not hesitate to contact the directors for more information. | ||
| STUDENT CORNER This space is reserved for student accomplishments and honors in Vocal Music. Please submit information to Mr. Shively or Mr. Styron via email in order to be featured on this page. Congratulations to Rebecca Bennett (Treble Choir)
Who was cast in Inspire Creative’s “Annie” as an orphan. Performances are at The Mizel Arts & Culture Center, 350 S. Dahlia Street, Denver on Saturday, December, 19th at 7pm; Sunday, December 20th at 2pm and 7pm; and Monday, December 21st at 7pm.
Congratulations to Terra Salazar (Bellissima) who has been cast in Northglenn Youth Theater's production of The Unsinkable Molly Brown. Performances are at the D. L. Parsons Theater on Nov. 13-22, Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m. Two weekday performances: Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 18 and 19 at 10 a.m. $6 students/seniors, $7 adults. Purchase tickets at 303.450.8800. Terra has also been cast in Inspire Creative's production of Annie as "Star To Be". Performances are at The Mizel Arts & Culture Center, 350 S. Dahlia St, Denver on Saturday, Dec. 19 at 7pm; Sunday, Dec. 20 at 2pm and 7pm; and Monday, Dec. 21 at 7pm Congratulations to Jessica Lewis (Treble Choir) who was recently won first place in the "Night of the Stars" Talent Show. All first place winners advanced to a regional competition on April 25th in Broomfield where Jessica won 1st Place in the vocal competition for 5th-8th grade in the finals competition. | |||
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