Banquet Ticket Deadline MONDAY – Vivace Final Performance TODAY @ 2

Dear CHS Choir Members,

A reminder that our Banquet Tickets are on sale now through Monday.  NO TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE DOOR, so get your tickets online prior to the FINAL deadline.

www.coppellchoir.com/tickets

Today at 2 PM is the Final Vivace Show.  Last evening’s performance went VERY well and we would love to see you there today.  Remember that if you wear one of this year’s supporter shirts, you get in for $5, if not, the tickets are $10 at the door.  See you there!

Mr. B

Joshua Brown

Director of Choirs

Coppell High School

CHOIR UNIFORMS DUE TOMORROW (2nd, 3rd, 6th Periods)

Dear CHS Choir Students and Parents (of 2nd, 3rd and 6th Period Choirs),

TOMORROW is the deadline to turn in your choir uniform if you have not already done so.  After tomorrow, you will be responsible to have your uniforms dry cleaned prior to turning them in.

Thanks for your cooperation!

Joshua Brown

Director of Choirs

Coppell High School

2017 CHS Coppell Choir Awards & Dance Banquet Tickets ON SALE NOW!

Our annual spring CHS Choir Awards Banquet will be: Friday, May 19, 2017 at the Omni Park West Hotel at Luna Road and IH635. Dinner, presentations and awards (individual and group) will be at 7pm – 9 pm. The Student Dance from 9 pm until 11:55pm, for all choir students. ALL choir members, families and guests are invited. We look forward to celebrating with you!

*Meal options include: Chicken and Rice, Chicken and Pasta, Gluten Free, Vegetarian, Vegan, Dairy Free, Nut Free.  Selections are made through the online ticket sales.

Visit http://www.coppellchoir.com/tickets/ to purchase tickets today!

Early Sales – March 1st until 4/16 at 11:59 PM – $38 per person

On-Time Sales – 4/17 until 5/7 at 11:59 PM – $42.99 per person

Late Sales – 5/8 to 5/17 at 12:00 PM – $48.24 per person

No tickets will be sold after 5/17 at 12:00 PM

Questions? – Email events@coppellchoir.com

UIL Contest Information 2017 UPDATED

Dear CHS Choir Parents and Students,

We are so proud of our choirs as they have been preparing for UIL Choir Contest.  We just received the schedules from Region 31 and can now share this with you.  This information should be read by all choir students and parents.  Below is the information that you will need as the contest dates draw near:

• UIL Contest is spread across three days (April 18-20).
• Parents are invited to attend our performances at UIL.
• Singers must be eligible to participate in these contests.   All ineligible singers have been given alternative assignments and instructions for their respective class periods.
• Any singer who is NOT currently in A Cappella MUST turn in their uniform at the times on the schedule by THIS WEDNESDAY!  Singers who are are not participating in UIL Contest are welcome to turn in their uniforms before school tomorrow and Wednesday.
• Student Schedules by choir class

2nd Period (Men’s Choir) – 4/20 Contest

3rd Period (Kantorei) – 4/18 Contest

A Cappella Women – 4/19 & 4/20 Contest

A Cappella Men – 4/20 Contest

6th Period (Bella Voce) – 4/18 Contest

Thanks for having your student be a part of choir at CHS!  Please let us know if you have any questions.

Joshua Brown

Director of Choirs

Coppell High School

CISD Solo Contest Information – REGISTER BY 2/10 AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL DAY

Dear Kantorei, Bella Voce and Men’s Choir,

We would love to have you participate in the CISD Solo Contest on 4/8 at Coppell High School.  This is for singers who did not participate in the Region Solo Contest on 2/2.  Click the link below and complete the form to sign up.

www.tinyurl.com/cisdsolocontest

This form is due by 2/10 at the end of school.

If you have any questions, let us know!

Mr. B and Mr. G

Dual Credit Options for Next Year!

Dear CHS Choir Parents,

As you and your singer are considering scheduling options for next year, take a moment to review the CHS Dual Credit Options that may allow for your learner to have more choice in their schedules.  The counselors have done a fantastic job of preparing a brief Voice Over Presentation that is available through this link:

http://www.coppellisd.com/domain/406

Feel free to reach out to your singer’s counselor or to us if we can be of any assistance as you look forward to next year.

Have a great day!

Joshua Brown

Director of Choirs

Coppell High School

Calling ALL Men in the CHS Choir Program!

Calling ALL Men in the CHS Choir Program!

ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH TO TRY OUT FOR THE VARSITY MENS’ CHOIR?

Check out the information in the link below to see if you would be interested!

http://www.tinyurl.com/chsvarsitymen

If you have questions, let us know!

Mr. B

9th-11th Grade Choir Registration Information for Next Year

Dear CHS Choir 9th-11th Graders and Parents,

 

Thank you for being a part of the CHS Choir Program this year!  We strongly encourage you to join us again next year.  As you know, significant growth as a singer takes investment over time.  Over the next few weeks all CHS and NT@C Learners will be registering for classes for next year.  We hope to give you some reminders that should help through this process:

 

1. All students at CHS & NT@C may register for ANY choir class for next year that their counselors will allow.  If there is a need for a correction after they have registered to move them to another choir class, the CHS Choir Directors will contact both the parents AND the counselors.  If your singer knows another student who would like to join, just tell them to sign up!  Then we will reach out to them at some point before the start of school next year.

2. Here are recommended guidelines of what to sign up for:

   1. Current A Cappella Choir Members – register for A Cappella

   2. Current 10th Grade Girls – register for either A Cappella or Chorale

   3. Current 9th Grade Girls – register for Kantorei

   4. Current Men’s Choir Men – register for A Cappella or Chorale

3. If you believe you have scheduling conflicts, we recommend reaching out to a choir director before choosing not to sign up for choir again.  Hopefully we can help you work through conflicts on the front end.

4. A Cappella will be the only choir that is double blocked.  Keep in mind that all learners will gain an extra spot in their schedule so it should not feel like you are giving up two of seven periods.  Double blocking is not unusual for schools that are on this type of schedule.

5. Vivace, Respira, Madrigals will require NO additional courses (zero hours, etc.).  Madrigals will rehearse during the A Cappella period and have some outside rehearsals.  Respira and Vivace will have their normal Monday/Thursday Rehearsals.

6. All singers in choir are required to complete the Choir Midterm Project through this link by 2/13/17.  CLICK HERE TO VIEW  This is what we will use to audition singers for next year as well as for the music portion of Vivace for THIS year.

   1. For Vivace Guidelines for this year – CLICK HERE TO VIEW

 

All singers are valuable to us and we hope to keep them all! We appreciate you taking the time to read this and stand ready to assist if you have any trouble being a part of our great program next year!

 

Joshua Brown and Adam Gilliland

Choral Directors

Coppell High School

All-State Choir Camp Information

Dear Choir Members and Parents,

We know some of you will want to know that registration for many of the more exclusive All-State Choir Camps will be opening soon.  We put together the form in the link below to assist you as you select a camp that works best for your singer.

http://www.tinyurl.com/allstateflyer2017

We will update this form as the year progresses to try to keep it as up to date as possible.  Please let us know if you have any questions.

Joshua Brown

Director of Choirs

Coppell High School

Choir Registration Information 2017-2018 FOR PARENTS

Dear Freshmen through Junior Choir Parents,

It is that time of year when CHS Students start to select which courses will be on their schedules for next school year.  We hope your singers will remain in choir next year and want to provide for you the following registration information to assist you and your singer know which choir class they should register for:

Current 9th Grade Girls – Register for Kantorei, which will NOT be double blocked

Current 9th – 11th Grade Boys – Register for either Chorale Mixed Choir (not double blocked) or A Cappella which WILL be double blocked

Current 10th – 11th Grade Girls – Register for either Kantorei (not double blocked) or A Cappella which WILL be double blocked

We will be using our Choir Mid Term Project as our auditions for next year as well as for auditions for Vivace for this year.  Hopefully this will simplify the process for our students.  The link has been shared with them and you are welcome to look at it as well:

http://www.tinyurl.com/choirmidtermproject

Each singer has nearly a month to complete this project which will be a major project grade for choir.  Should they need any support from us or experience any problems, feel free to direct them our way.

If we can provide any assistance, please let us know.  It is a pleasure to have your singer in choir at CHS!

Have a great weekend.

Joshua Brown

Director of Choirs

Coppell High School