Concert Choir

Dear Families, 

It is my complete joy to teach your children in concert choir. Students work hard and  cooperatively in rehearsal and I invite you to observe at any time! The doors are always open  for visitors. 

My pedagogic goals for our choir are as follows: 

1. Develop each individual voice. We do this with rigorous voice builders and warm-ups  that develop range and tone, designed to help each voice mature appropriately. 2. Develop each individual ear. We are infusing a lot of solfege work into our voice  building time. They help us develop our understanding of all possible pitch relationships  so that students can sing in tune while they are decoding music.  

3. Excellence in choral singing and independent musicianship.This year, we continue  to explore acapella music in addition to our standard repertoire to increase rigor in the  choral rehearsal. While we depend on each other to make music, the concert choir  rehearsal process fosters independent musicianship skills so we can make exceptional  music. We are focusing primarily on uniform vowel sounds, which allow for increased  resonance and beauty while singing. 

4. Student Leadership. We will be flexing our leadership skills with the installation of  section leaders, student conductors, choir managers, and choir ambassadors to help  direct and shape our rehearsals and serve as the “Voice of the Choirs” in the  community. 

5. Making friends and having fun! Concert Choir rehearses in various formations,  including circles so that students face each other while singing. This helps them to hear  all of the parts in our SSA repertoire and engage more with singers around them since  they can see all of the choir members. 

This fall, we are focusing on repertoire that inspires challenge and beautiful singing. In addition  to our traditional combined “We Gather” and “Let the Music Fill Your Soul,” I have selected a  unison performance of “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” (a song to be performed at a private  wedding later in the year) in German. Complemented by a joyful tune attributed to Mozart set to  the “abc’s” intended as a musical joke, and balanced by a stunning musical reflection of the  desert and ocean, with collaborations with Cantus and Choristers, Concert Choir has its  challenges ahead of them! I am excited about our growth and what promises to be an  outstanding year of making excellent music together! 

Sincerely, 

Alyson Moore

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Mondays & Thursdays

6:30-8:30PM

PUCC - Fellowship Hall