Music Dpt
The names of the three choir classes during the schools day.
What are Concert Choir, Chorale, A Cappella?
The four kinds of beat functions
elongated, beat, divided, subdividded
These markings in music indicate how loud or soft to sing
Dynamics
The minor league baseball team that the SHS ChorUS opened for on Saturday, May 31st
The Somerset Patriots
The last flat is __, the last sharp is __, no flats no sharps Do will then be __.
Fa, Ti, C
The music department trip next year
Montreal!
The method we use to visualize beat functions using our bodies
The rhythm syllable system used during Bootcamp
Takadimi (TKDM)
The name of our alumni song!
In Meeting We Are Blessed
Here's "Do". Before we sight-read, we need to ___________"
Tonicize
The Room Number of the Choir Room
120
The more ancient and less specific way we learned to show pitch moving up and down
Contour Hands
To hear in your head
Audiate
Dr. Nick McBride from TCNJ
The SHS ChorUS motto!
There's no "i" in ChorUS!
The total amount of vocal performing ensembles here at SHS.
7 (Concert, Chorale, A Cappella, Men's, Chamber, 2 Quartets)
The name of the meter which can be divided into three equal parts
Compound
Examples of this word include breathy, pressed, nasal, or round
Tone
The daytime activity where BCMS, SMS, and VDV join us at SHS
Showcase Fun Day
Mr. Noa says this when something is not very good. 💩
Doo-Doo Ka-ka Poo-Poo
Our booster association made up of parent volunteers!
SHSMBA (Somerville High School Music Booster Association)
A time signature that is an example of compound meter
6/8, 9/8, 12/8
The total amount of ChorUS songs sang this school year
6 (African Noel, Do You Hear What I Hear, Pulse, Ad Astra, Hold Me Rock Me, In Meeting We Are Blessed
The three parts of our mission statement
Build a community,
Challenge ourselves musically,
Give back through the transformative power of music
The SHS Concert Choir Motto