Event Descriptions
ALL-STATE CHORUS |
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ALL-STATE IS OPEN TO STUDENTS IN GRADES 7-12. AFTER A TWO-AUDITION PROCESS, STUDENTS ARE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN A 3-DAY CLINIC AND PERFORMANCE THE LAST WEEKEND OF FEBRUARY IN ATHENS, GA. THESE STUDENTS REHEARSE WITH A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CONDUCTOR OR COMPOSER. IT IS A TREMENDOUS EXPERIENCE TO PERFORM IN AN ELITE ENSEMBLE MADE UP OF THE BEST SCHOOL MUSICIANS IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA. CHORUS STUDENTS WHO ARE SELECTED WILL TRAVEL TO ATHENS IN A GROUP WITH PARENT CHAPERONES AND THE DIRECTOR. ALL PARENTS WILL BE EXPECTED TO BE IN ATHENS FOR THE CULMINATING CONCERT IN ORDER TO PICK UP THEIR STUDENT. IT TAKES MUCH DEDICATION AND PRACTICE TO PREPARE FOR THESE AUDITIONS. STUDENTS WILL BE GIVEN THE REQUIREMENTS AS SOON AS THEY ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE DIRECTOR AND AUDITION EXAMPLE MATERIALS WILL BE ON THE GMEA WEBSITE AS WELL, WWW.GMEA.ORG. A PRIVATE TEACHER IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO WISH TO AUDITION.
ALL-STATE MEMBERS ARE CHOSEN THROUGH A TWO-AUDITION PROCESS. THE FIRST AUDITION CONSISTS OF SOLO, PERFORMANCE OF SCALES, & THREE SIGHT-READING EXERCISES. STUDENTS WHO PASS THE FIRST AUDITION HAVE MADE THE ALL-STATE CHORUS. THE NEXT AUDITION DETERMINES WHETHER OR NOT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY PERFORM WITH THE CHORUSES. IT IS A PART CHECK. THIS AUDITION CONSISTS OF EXCERPTS FROM EACH SELECTION TO BE PERFORMED AT THE EVENT.
CONCERT DRESS: THE SAME AS YOUR SCHOOL UNIFORM FOR THE GIRLS AND ALL BLACK FOR THE BOYS.
ALL-STATE MEMBERS ARE CHOSEN THROUGH A TWO-AUDITION PROCESS. THE FIRST AUDITION CONSISTS OF SOLO, PERFORMANCE OF SCALES, & THREE SIGHT-READING EXERCISES. STUDENTS WHO PASS THE FIRST AUDITION HAVE MADE THE ALL-STATE CHORUS. THE NEXT AUDITION DETERMINES WHETHER OR NOT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY PERFORM WITH THE CHORUSES. IT IS A PART CHECK. THIS AUDITION CONSISTS OF EXCERPTS FROM EACH SELECTION TO BE PERFORMED AT THE EVENT.
CONCERT DRESS: THE SAME AS YOUR SCHOOL UNIFORM FOR THE GIRLS AND ALL BLACK FOR THE BOYS.
ALL-STATE READING CHOIR |
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ALL-STATE READING CHOIR IS A SELECT HONOR ENSEMBLE THAT MEETS THE LAST WEEKEND OF JANUARY IN ATHENS AT THE SAME TIME AS THE GMEA IN SERVICE CONFERENCE. IT IS FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO HAVE A VERY HIGH SIGHT-READING ABILITY. STUDENTS WILL READ OVER 70 PIECES, CULMINATING IN A CONCERT WHERE THEY WILL PERFORM SELECTED PIECES THAT THEY HAVE READ OVER THE COURSE OF THE WEEKEND, AS WELL AS A NEW PIECE THEY'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE THE CONCERT.
DISTRICT HONOR CHORUS |
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DISTRICT HONOR CHORUS IS A FAVORITE ANNUAL EVENT OF SINGERS. ALL RECOMMENDED STUDENTS' NAMES WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE ORGANIZER WHO WILL NOTIFY THE DIRECTOR AS TO WHICH STUDENTS HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR PARTICIPATION. THE HONOR CHORUS FEE IS TYPICALLY AROUND $55. PARENTS WILL NEED TO ATTEND THE CULMINATING CONCERT AND PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION HOME FOR THEIR STUDENT. NO BUS TRANSPORTATION WILL BE PROVIDED BACK TO CHESTATEE ON THE SECOND DAY.
STUDENTS ARE SELECTED FOR DHC BASED ON THEIR MUSICAL SKILL AND EXCELLENT PARTICIPATION LEVEL. THE SLOTS ARE LIMITED. THE CHOIRS WILL REHEARSE ALL DAY ON FRIDAY, SATURDAY MORNING, AND PERFORM ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. STUDENT’S PARTICIPATION IN DHC IS DEPENDENT ON ATTENDING THE REHEARSALS AT CHS BEFORE THE EVENT AND ATTENDING ALL REHEARSALS AT THE EVENT. IF THE STUDENT FAILS TO ATTEND THE REHEARSALS THEN THEY WILL BE REMOVED FROM DHC WITHOUT REFUND. PLEASE CHECK YOUR CALENDAR BEFORE YOU ACCEPT YOUR NOMINATION.
THERE WILL BE A PART CHECK PRIOR TO THE EVENT. STUDENTS WHO DO NOT KNOW THEIR MUSIC WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE ACTIVITY. DRESS IS CHORUS UNIFORM.
STUDENTS ARE SELECTED FOR DHC BASED ON THEIR MUSICAL SKILL AND EXCELLENT PARTICIPATION LEVEL. THE SLOTS ARE LIMITED. THE CHOIRS WILL REHEARSE ALL DAY ON FRIDAY, SATURDAY MORNING, AND PERFORM ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. STUDENT’S PARTICIPATION IN DHC IS DEPENDENT ON ATTENDING THE REHEARSALS AT CHS BEFORE THE EVENT AND ATTENDING ALL REHEARSALS AT THE EVENT. IF THE STUDENT FAILS TO ATTEND THE REHEARSALS THEN THEY WILL BE REMOVED FROM DHC WITHOUT REFUND. PLEASE CHECK YOUR CALENDAR BEFORE YOU ACCEPT YOUR NOMINATION.
THERE WILL BE A PART CHECK PRIOR TO THE EVENT. STUDENTS WHO DO NOT KNOW THEIR MUSIC WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE ACTIVITY. DRESS IS CHORUS UNIFORM.
UGA CHORAL DAY |
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UGA CHORAL DAY SPONSORED BY UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AND TAKES PLACE IN SEPTEMBER. THE ANNUAL FALL UGA CHORAL DAY IS A DAY OF CHORAL MUSIC-MAKING DESIGNED TO OFFER A HIGH LEVEL HONOR-CHOIR EXPERIENCE FOR HIGH SCHOOL SINGERS FROM ALL AROUND GEORGIA. THE EVENT IS HOSTED BY THE UGA MEN’S GLEE CLUB, WOMEN’S GLEE CLUB, AND UGA HODGSON SINGERS, AND THE SELECT HIGH SCHOOL SINGERS WHO TAKE PART WILL JOIN THE RANKS OF THESE ENSEMBLES FOR A DAY OF REHEARSALS AND A FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE OF PRE-DETERMINED REPERTOIRE. IT ALSO INCLUDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR GUEST HIGH SCHOOL SINGERS TO HEAR A RECITAL OF UGA VOICE STUDENTS AS WELL AS SHORT PERFORMANCES FROM MANY OF THE UGA CHORAL ENSEMBLES. UGA CHORAL FACULTY SERVE AS CLINICIANS AND MEMBERS OF THE UGA VOICE AND CHORAL MUSIC EDUCATION FACULTY ALSO ARE PRESENT TO GREET STUDENT SINGERS AND THEIR TEACHERS IN A DAY DESIGNED TO INVIGORATE AND INSPIRE GEORGIA’S BEST AND ENTHUSIASTIC HIGH SCHOOL SINGERS.
GOVERNOR'S HONORS PROGRAM |
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THE GOVERNOR’S HONORS PROGRAM (GHP) IS SPONSORED BY THE STATE OF GEORGIA. THIS IS A FOUR-WEEK SUMMER PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE JUST COMPLETED THEIR SOPHOMORE OR JUNIOR YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL. PARTICIPATION IN THIS INTENSE PROGRAM IS BY A COMPREHENSIVE AUDITION PROCESS, WHICH BEGINS WITH AN AUDITION/INTERVIEW IN NOVEMBER. THE FINAL AUDITION/INTERVIEW IS IN EARLY FEBRUARY. STUDENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN THIS PROGRAM ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PRIVATE TEACHER. ALL MEMBERS MUST BE ENROLLED IN THEIR SCHOOL’S MUSIC PROGRAM FOR THE ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR.
LITERARY COMPETITION |
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STUDENTS ARE SELECTED FOR LITERARY BASED ON THEIR MUSICAL SKILL, EXCELLENT PARTICIPATION IN THE CLASSROOM, SENIORITY, AND THEIR ABILITY TO BLEND WITH THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE ENSEMBLE. EACH SCHOOL COMPETES IN FOUR MUSIC EVENTS: BOYS SOLO, GIRLS SOLO, BOYS QUARTET, AND GIRLS TRIO. STUDENTS AUDITIONING FOR LITERARY SHOULD BE ABLE TO PRACTICE ONCE A WEEK BEGINNING IN OCTOBER. ANY STUDENT WHO IS RANKED FIRST IN THE REGION SHOULD BE WILLING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STATE LITERARY MEET WHICH IS HELD IN MARCH.
THERE IS NO COST FOR LITERARY UNLESS THE PARTICIPANTS ADVANCE TO STATE. AT THAT POINT WE MAY HAVE TO SECURE HOTEL RESERVATIONS AND PAY FOR MEALS DURING THE STATE COMPETITION.
THERE IS NO COST FOR LITERARY UNLESS THE PARTICIPANTS ADVANCE TO STATE. AT THAT POINT WE MAY HAVE TO SECURE HOTEL RESERVATIONS AND PAY FOR MEALS DURING THE STATE COMPETITION.
LARGE GROUP PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS |
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LGPE IS HELD IN MARCH. OUR GROUPS WILL PERFORM FOR A PANEL OF JUDGES WHO MAKE COMMENTS AND RATE THE PERFORMANCE. THERE MAY BE A FEW AFTER SCHOOL REHEARSALS THE MONTH BEFORE LGPE TO GIVE US EXTRA TIME TO PREPARE THE REQUIRED SELECTIONS AND TO REHEARSE SIGHT-READING SELECTIONS. I WILL DO MY VERY BEST TO LIMIT AFTER-SCHOOL COMMITMENTS!
