Course Syllabus

MUSCP 21ABCD CONCERT CHOIR – SYLLABUS

Section 8795, 4421, 4279 and 5609 – M W 12 noon– 1:30 pm Room 105

Jody Benecke Office Hours (Rm179):  MW & TH 9:30 – 10:30 am; TF 10 - 11 am or by appointment

Office Tel. # 527-4665 - Email: jbenecke@santarosa.edu Cell # - for official use only:  707 495 4382

PLEASE NOTE THAT ADMISSION TO THIS CLASS IS BY AUDITION!

 Audition elements include:  A completed Student information sheet;  A vocal audition for instructor – as explained during first class meeting. 

The scheduled time is 12:00-1:15 pm Wednesday 1.20.21. Auditions must be completed by 2.01.21

1. COURSE DESCRIPTION - This is a choir. You are here to sing.
2. COURSE OBJECTIVES - You will learn improved social and behavioral skills in a group setting.

Student will learn and perform choral music while also improving music reading and singing skills. 

MATERIALS – Please print out hardcopies of the assigned music and keep them in a 1” or 1 ½ “ black binder.  Please refer to this binder at every class meeting and mark the music as you are directed to do so in rehearsal in pencil.  You will need an eraser.

It is important that you have a computer (with a mic and camera) that you can use to attend Zoom meetings AND a secondary device (smartphone, etc.) that you can use together with the computer to make video and audio recordings.  You will need good internet access.

We are using Zoom, Canvas and Flipgrid (Click the link below for information about Flipgrid).  Please open a Google Drive account.  You can talk to Nancy Hayashibara about other file sharing platforms that you can use.

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REQUIREMENTS – Students are required to: Attend all classes.  Bring all assigned music to each class. Do the homework by attending sectional rehearsals.  Behave well.  Participate in all class activities at all times.  See a doctor when you are sick.  Participate in all scheduled performances.  Dress appropriately for each performance.  Improve as a singer and musician.  Return all borrowed college materials.

ATTENDANCE - Be on time – it is disrespectful to be late to any rehearsal, and 2.) Be prepared and ready to start on time, without needing to be called to order.

GRADING - You are graded on: Participation in all class and additional scheduled rehearsals and events; Sectional Rehearsal participation; AND Demonstrated skill and mastery of the assigned literature.

CLASS ATMOSPHERE AND ENSEMBLE DYNAMICS-It is preferred that have your camera on at at all times, however that is not always possible.  Please have your camera on at the beginning of class and when you are participating in activities with the instructor and in sectional breakouts.

Demonstrate respect.  Participate fully.  Keep your Zoom mic on “mute”, but remember to communicate your understanding or questions, etc. facially, with gestures, or by “raising your hand”.  Do no harm to another.

PERFORMANCES – SpringSemester 2021 - Attendance and Participation at all scheduled performances is mandatory.  If this is a pre-recorded virtual presentation, all choir members are required to attend the presentation session.  We have the following activities/rehearsals/performances scheduled this Fall.

MUSCP 21ABCD CONCERT CHOIR Spring 2021 CONCERTS & EVENTS*

(Subject to Change) – Includes all additional rehearsals

MAY 21        "LIFT UP YOUR VOICE AND SING" - A Virtual Choir Concert

*  This schedule of events is subject to change.

STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR KNOWING ALL INFORMATION IN THE COMPLETE 6-PAGE MUSCP 21ABCD CONCERT CHOIR SYLLABUS!

You will find a Pdf file of the complete MUSCP 21ABCD Syllabus under MODULES on this Canvas website.