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Fine Arts
Chorale of members who strive to convey a
Grades 9-12 meaningful musical aesthetic through
Course Number 597 themselves for their audiences. This is done
Full Year Course - 1 credit through a focus on the interpretation of texts
Prerequisite: Audition and the conveying of this meaning through
Estimated Fee: $10.00 exceptional diction, dynamics, and phrasing.
Recommended For: College Bound/Technical
Education The choir performs evening concerts in
Career: A school and the metropolitan area, which may
include competitions and festivals. These
evening commitments are a required part of
Chorale is an advanced singing group the course.
consisting of students with prior choral
experience. Entrance into this ensemble is By meeting additional requirements, juniors
by audition or at director discretion. All and seniors will be able to obtain honors
performances and rehearsals are mandatory. credit for this course. The various options for
This choir works on more advanced musical earning the honors credit will be presented to
concepts through sight-reading and the students in the spring of the preceding school
rehearsal and performance of sophisticated year.
musical literature. The Chorale is made up
Concert Choir Jazz Band
Grades 9-12 Grades 9-12
Course Number 553 or 554
Course Number 592 Full Year Course – 0.5 credit
Full Year Course - 1 credit Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in
Prerequisite: None Marching/Concert Band and Recommendation
Estimated Fee: $10.00 Estimated Fee: None
Recommended For: College Bound/Technical Recommended For: College Bound/Technical
Education Education
Career: A Career: A
The Mayfield Concert Choir is a vocal
ensemble consisting of students who love to This is a comprehensive course covering jazz
sing or wish to learn how to sing in a group performance, history, and theory. Entrance
setting. Admission is voluntary on an into this ensemble is by audition only, and all
elective basis, and passage fulfills the performances and rehearsals are mandatory.
required Arts credit for graduation and is Members must be enrolled in
required for any 9th graders auditioning for Marching/Concert Band to be eligible. This
Limited Edition Show Choir. Participation course is a half period taken opposite lunch.
in the Mayfield Singers expands basic Attendance at all evening performances is
knowledge of music through the mandatory for successful course completion.
performance and appreciation of choral
music. The ensemble lays the foundation for
exceptional musical performance through
focuses on diction, tone production, and
vowel formation, as well as improving or
introducing students to reading music
notation. Students in Concert Choir may
audition for Chorale in the Spring for
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