Tina Holcombe (Band, Choir)

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About Mrs. Holcombe

"Declare His glory among the heathen, His wonders among all people! For the Lord is Great and greatly to be PRAISED!" I have the wonderful privilege of teaching choir and band at Grace Academy. My husband, Fred and I, have been at the church for almost sixteen years. We have three wonderful children - Scott, 19; Janna, 15 and Luke, 10. My prayer or this year is that my students will grow to love the Lord and learn to praise Him with their voices and their instruments. God is truly "Worthy of our Praise!"

High School Choir Syllabus

Grace Baptist Academy

HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR

Course Syllabus

Purpose:

The Grace Baptist Academy High School Choir exists to:

· Educate students in the reading and understanding of music

· Develop a high level of music appreciation and musicianship

· Direct students to use their talents in serving the Lord

· Prepare students for collegiate level opportunities

· Provide concert, festival and performance opportunities

Grading

To earn an “A” in choir, a student must:

1. Be in attendance at all concerts, special rehearsals, and performances, unless illness or family emergency should prevent attendance. The student must notify the director BEFORE the event to be excused; the day of the performance is too late! Please try to schedule work, extracurricular activities, and ball games around these performances. The dates given on the following page should be put on your calendar now to help eliminate problems at Christmas and the in spring.

2. Be on time to class, in the assigned seat and ready to sing. (Three minutes after the bell!) Being tardy to class will affect your daily grade.

3. Having worked on a daily basis on voice parts, demonstrate knowledge of vocal parts and have the music committed to memory at concert time.

4. Demonstrate by a positive attitude and by disciplined behavior that the choir’s excellence is of prime importance. Excessive talking and disruptive behavior may cause a dismissal from the group. Remember, choir is a group activity and every member’s effort is of upmost importance.

5. Extra activities are available to choir members and are strongly encouraged for personal growth. East Tennessee Vocal Association Honor Choirs are available in the fall semester.

6. Show a willingness to cooperate in every way your talent permits.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FOR 2010 – 2011

October 8^th – Sing at Homecoming Football Game

December 9th – Christmas Concert

December 18^th – 21^st – Trip?*

March 4^th – J.B. Lyle Senior High Choral Festival at UTC

April ?? – ACDA State Choral Festival (if we quality at regional festival)

May 5^th – Spring Concert

May 28^th – Graduation! (This is required; NO exceptions, please!)

*I am still working on this and will let you know asap!!

CHOIR ATTIRE:

Each student will be assigned a dress/tuxedo for his/her choir outfit. All choir participants will need to rent a choir dress or tuxedo for $50. This will be charged to your school bill. (This is only a one time charge for 4 years of choir participation.) Men must wear black socks and black dress shoes. Ladies need to wear dress black shoes. (NO FLIP-FLOPS, please) Please try on your choir attire from last year if you are a returning student, so we will know what we need to order as soon as possible.

If you have any questions about the above information, please contact me so I can work with you to solve any problems. I am praying for a great year and know the Lord wants a quality program for His Glory.

Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to work with your children.

Tina Holcombe

I have read and understand the requirements for High school choir as stated above and promise to meet all requirements to the best of my ability. This will ensure a good grade as well as remaining in the group.

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Choir member’ signature Parent’s signature Date

Goals We Have Accomplished

1. Disney’s Candlelight

2. Better Facial Expression

3. Build better balance

4. 100% effort from all

5. Improved sight-reading

6. ACDA State – 4 years straight

7. Great Dynamics and projection

8. 4- part men and 8- part mixed

9. Sang in Mixed Quartets

10. Had section leaders

Looking Ahead…

1. A+ at State Festival

2. Back to Disney or New York

3. Sing in Mixed Quartets

4. Improve Sight-Reading skills

5. Control talking in rehearsals

6. More mature/resonant sound

7. Start rehearsals on time

8. Better Fundraisers

9. Hard work throughout year

10. More order in seating

11. Choir Hoodie/T-Shirt

12. Praise Band accompanied pieces

13. More pieces for Men/Women

14. Bigger variety of music

15. Keep only people who are participating

Mrs. Holcombe's Goals

1. Start class on time! Count tardies consistently!

2. Everyone working hard – 100% effort from all!!

3. Improve sight reading (6/8) /Solfege in major and minor modes

4. Go on a choir retreat

5. At least 12 auditioning for All-East

6. 10 students going to All-East/At least 8 freshman

7. Sing ministry oriented music/sing in churches

8. All I’s at J.B. Lyle

9. Go to State and make an A

10. Improve resonance in tone quality

11. Choir Council with Choir Officers to help with decisions

12. Good, productive, fun trip

Middle School Choir Syllabus

Grace Baptist Academy

MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOIR

Course Syllabus

Purpose:

The Grace Baptist Academy High School Choir exists to:

· Educate students in the reading and understanding of music

· Develop a high level of music appreciation and musicianship

· Direct students to use their talents in serving the Lord

· Prepare students for collegiate level opportunities

· Provide concert, festival and performance opportunities

Grading:

To earn an “A” in choir, a student must:

2. Be on time to class, in the assigned seat and ready to sing. (Three minutes after the bell!)

3. Having worked on a daily basis on voice parts, demonstrate knowledge of vocal parts and have the music committed to memory at concert time.

5. Extra activities are available to choir members and are strongly encouraged for personal growth. East Tennessee Vocal Association Honor Choirs are available in the fall semester. See attached calendar for specific dates.

6. Show a willingness to cooperate in every way your talent permits.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FOR 2009- 2010

October 3^rd - Auditions for ETVA Honors Chorus (in class)

November 20^th – 21st - All-East Honors Chorus in Greeneville, TN

December 3^rd - MS/HS Christmas Concert

March – May - Kodaly Choir Sharing UTC (during the school day)*

April - East Tennessee Vocal Association Middle School Choral Festival

and trip to Dollywood*

April 22^nd - Spring Concert!

I will be scheduling other events through out the year and will let you know through email and First Thursday notes about each one.

*THE DATE HAS NOT BEEN ANNOUNCED! AS SOON AS THESE DATES ARE GIVEN TO ME, I WILL SEND THE INFORMATION TO YOU!

Attire for Performances:

Both girls and boys will need to purchase black, dress pants for the performances. They will also need to have dress shoes (black is preferred or solid black tennis shoes. No flip flops, tennis shoes, etc. We want to put our best foot forward.) We will issue bow ties and cummerbunds and a tux shirt for the boys and a new top for the girls. (This is a change from previous years!) The charge will be $25 on your school bill. Please keep this for the entire year as we will use it on several performance dates.

Mrs. Tina Holcombe

Middle and High School Band

5th Grade Beginning Band

Dear 5^th Grade Parent,What Do I Need for Band?

Your child has expressed interest in beginning band. Here are the details:

Band is going to meet once a week on Wednesday mornings from 10:15 to 11:10. The students will be required to practice 20 to 30 minutes/5 days a week. If your child is not willing to put forth the effort necessary to learn to play, please do not enroll your child in band. It is very frustrating for the child and the rest of the class when students who never practice hold up the progress of the group. This is a one year commitment and your child will not be permitted to quit.

We have several instruments available for you to rent from the school. The cost is $60 a semester and will be charged to your school bill in September and January. Purchasing an instrument or renting from a local music store is an option available to you as well. There are a few reliable local retailers: My favorite is Consistent C on Dayton Blvd. The internet, including ebay, and pawn shops are great places to find a deal. If you something you’d like for me to look at just email me at thholcombe@comcast.net. Please do not purchase an instrument from Sam’s, Walmart or another non-music retailer especially if the instrument is made in China or Korea. Music stores refuse to try to repair them!! I will order the band method books and will charge your school bill $10.

I will be available to meet with you and your child to look at instruments in the choir/band room on Friday, August 20^st or Monday, August 23^rd from 3:00 to 4:00. Please email me at the above address to let me know of your plans to participate in the band. If you cannot come on Friday or Monday and need a separate appointment time, I will be happy to work with you. Just email me at thholcombe@comcast.net. Also, if you already have an instrument or rent one from someone else, let me know that as well so I can be prepared for the first class with the correct number of books.

Thank you for considering this great musical opportunity for your child; and remember no prior experience is necessary to learn to play a band instrument.

Tina Holcombe

Flutes: A silver polish cloth or cotton cloth.

Clarinets: 3 to 4 reeds that are V-2. A cleaning swap may be provided if not you need one.

Saxophones: 3 to 4 reeds that are V-2. A cleaning swap may be provided if not you need on and a neck strap.

Trumpets, French Horns, Baritones and Tubas: One bottle of valve oil and slide grease. A soft cloth to clean hands is great. (An old diaper works well!)

Trombones: One container of Slide cream and a small spray bottle for water.

Percussion: A pair of snare drum sticks size 2B or SC1 would be fine. A practice pad for those who do not have a snare drum at home. We will also be learning the bells. I have 3 bell kits to be loaned out to the students or you may purchase one. If you have a piano or keyboard, they may practice on that the weeks that the bells go home with someone else. We’ll share as best we can.