October 22 - 30

Seventh Grade - We are finishing our listening unit.  We will be listening to the songs selections chosen by the class members.  We will also be having our sing-off.  Students will sing prepared songs and judges will critique them using their listening skills.

Eighth Grade - Students are finishing their Rock and Roll presentations.  We will also have a mini sing-off to finish out the marking period.

Chorus Class - Students are being assigned a letter writing project.  They must invite someone to the concert.  We will also be working on our Baby, It's Cold Outside number.

County Chorus

Congratulations to the following North Schuylkill Treble Maker Chorus Members who made it into County Chorus this year -

(Listed Alphabetically by audition part)

Soprano 1 - Bryel Frasch and Shaylee Miller

Soprano 2 - Annina Manganiello

Alto 1 - Kaitlyn Bechler and Arianna Kessler

Alto 2 - Sarah Barket, Taylor Lindenmuth, and Sarah Stepanchick

Tenor - Zach Chernewski, Anthony Kurdilla III, and Aden Wolfe

Bass - Patrick Gownley


Thank you to everyone who auditioned!  You made me super proud tonight!  I am so proud to be your director!!!  I love you guys!!!!  Thank you for working so hard! 

October 15 - 19

Seventh Grade - The seventh grade students will begin listening to their song selections.  We will use a Venn diagram to compare three songs.  Another day we will compare one of their songs to folk and multicultural music.  We will also begin the class sing off on Wednesday.

Eighth Grade - We are continuing our rock unit.  We are discussing the beach boys, the British Invasion, Punk Bands, Disco, and Woodstock this week.

Chorus Class - We are working on Mistletoe as well as Baby It's Cold Outside during class this week.  Friday we will being an assignment that requires each member of the class to write a letter inviting someone special to see the holiday show.

October 9-12

Seventh Grade - We will be learning about the Freedom Riders and how a song helped to change the face of our country.  We will be studying the song "We Shall Overcome."  We will create our own verse to this song in the latter part of the week.

Eighth Grade - We are staring the rock and roll unit.  As we proceed through history we will have the students do their presentations on their research projects.  That was the last assignment for the marking period.  Their presentation grade will be their final grade.

Chorus Class - Tuesday we will go over Mistletoe Choreography.  Thursday we will have the final singing test for the county chorus audition piece.
***County Chorus Auditions are Tuesday October 16th.***

October 3 - 5

Seventh Grade - We all performed our Jingle this week.  We are choosing our favorite/catchiest jingle in the class.  We are turning our jingle into a commercial on Thursday.  Students will begin to evaluate their own chosen pieces of music.

Eighth Grade - All research projects were due this week.  If they were not turned in on time they are losing 5 points each day they are late.  We are continuing our Jazz unit and talking about jazz artists while we perform our 12 bar blues creations.

Chorus Class - Wednesday October 10 we will have a singing test on Achieved.  We are working on choreography for the chorus as a whole as well as singing our county chorus audition piece.