Choir Integrity
While we don't expect perfection in choir, we DO expect this every single day.
Commitment/Effort/Focus
Worth 40% of your total grade, this category covers daily focus, sight-reading, and classroom behavior.
Class Participation
Attendance at concerts and occasional after-school rehearsals is this for all choir students.
Required/Graded
The color and type of shoes all girls are required to purchase for concert attire.
black flats
After placing your belongings near the front door and spitting out gum, you must answer the question on the board and sit here.
the risers
Bring your music, your focus, and your best effort every day to show this character trait.
Integrity
Concert attendance, concert behavior, and your uniform fall into this major grade category worth 60%.
Tests
The total number of major test grades a full concert event is worth
Two major test grades
The item that EVERY choir member must purchase for the school year, with optional crewnecks also available.
A new choir t-shirt
You will automatically be marked tardy if you walk into class while the choir is already doing this opening activity.
vocal warm-ups
The three things you should bring to rehearsal every day to do your part.
Your music, your focus, and your best effort.
To earn extra credit by attending a concert outside of Greiner, you must bring a written response along with one of these three items.
A ticket stub, program, or playbill
The minimum amount of advance written notice required to avoid losing points for a late arrival or absence.
24 hours
The color dress shoes all boys must purchase to wear with their assigned shirt and pants.
black dress shoes
The daily point penalty deducted from your grade if you take music home and forget to bring it back to class.
10 points
Two ways to protect our choir's energy and uplift our sound.
avoid drama and giving your full self to the music
The two ways to earn extra credit inside the choir classroom.
Singing concert selections in class or completing a written assignment
The two separate parts of a concert event that each receive a major test grade
the dress rehearsal and the concert performance
What boys must do if the school does not have their size in white dress shirts or black pants.
purchase them on their own
The ONLY drink permitted in class (in a sealed container), and the location where all cell phones must remain.
water, and locked in pouches inside backpacks
Choir isn't just a regular class; it is one of these, built by caring for our space and each other.
a legacy
True or False: Being on time and wearing the correct attire to a concert counts toward your Class Participation grade.
False. It counts toward your Test grade
The exact grade penalty for skipping a concert without an excused reason
two zeros
True or False: Your concert uniform remains exactly the same for every single performance without exception.
False. Special performances may require different uniform needs.
Misbehavior during emergency drills leads to an immediate write-up, and besides Mrs. Brooks, ONLY these students may answer the door.
student leaders