Remington

Middle/High School
Choir Handbook

2021-2022
 Remington Choir Calendar
Additional performances may be added for Singers. Dates will be updated on the
Choir Google that is on my website.

October 6th 8 am RHS HOA Vocal Honors practice

October 21st 7:00 p.m. RHS Concert
November 6th All Day HS Honor Choir Auditions/MS Honor
choir performance
November 16th 7:00 p.m. RMS Fall Concert (7/8th grades)
December 4th All Day SC District Honor Choir
December 6th 1:30 p.m. RMS 5/6 perform for RES
December 6th 7:00 p.m. RMS musical at RHS
December 7th 7:00 p.m. RHS Band/Vocal Concert
February 14th All day Singers Singing Valentines
February 24th -26th State Choir/KMEA
March 8th All day RMS Music Festival @ Berean
March 23rd All day HS Contest
April 9th` All day Regional Music
April 13th All day State Large Group
April 30th All Day State Solo/Ensembles
May 3rd 7:00 p.m. RMS Spring Concert
May 10th 7:00 p.m. RHS Spring Concert
May 14th 11:00 a.m. RHS Commencement
 Wardrobe Requirements
As a member of the Remington School Choirs, you will be representing the school and community
during performances and on trips. Therefore, wardrobe should be presented in a way that will not
distract from but add to the choirs’ performance as a group. Please do not wear shirts with writing or
tennis shoes.

Middle School Choir:

Men
o Black slacks
o Black dress shoes
o Black socks
o Black button down or polo shirt

Women
o Black skirt, dress, or slacks
o Black dress top, if wearing skirt or slacks
o Black flats or low heels

Concert Choir:
Men
o Black slacks and Black Dress Shirt
o Black dress shoes
o Black dress socks

Women
o Black flats or black low heels
o Black Dress or Black Pants w/ Black Shirt

You will also be assigned a choir robe that will be stored in the classroom. We won’t wear them for
every performance but you be responsible for taking good care of it. If it gets damaged or lost you will
be responsible financially for replacing it.

Singers:
T-shirts (to be worn with jeans) may be ordered at the beginning of the school year for informal
performances and must be paid for before pickup. Outfits are the responsibility of the student unless
otherwise noted to be provided by the school. There are some tuxedo parts from previous years
available for rental if sizing allows. As soon as outfits have been ordered, invoices will be sent out.
Payment plans are an option, but no check out sheet will be signed until all outfits and fees have been
paid for.
Men
To be provided by school:
o Vest
o Bow tie and cinch tie
To be provided by student:
o Tuxedo jacket
o Tuxedo pants
 o Tuxedo shoes
o Tuxedo shirt
o Black socks

Women
To be provided by student:
o Dress
o Spandex briefs
o Nude character shoes
o Pantyhose

If you need help finding anything that is your responsibility, please let me know.
 Policies for Grading and Participation
Course Standards:
• Standard #1: Students demonstrate age appropriate musical tone.
• Standard #2: Students demonstrate note and intonation fluency through performing,
applying, identifying, and defining standard notation for rhythm.
• Standard #3: Students will demonstrate rhythmic fluency through performing, applying,
identifying, and defining standard notation for rhythm.
• Standard #4: Students will demonstrate understanding of musical expression and
interpretation through performing, applying, identifying, and defining standard notation
for dynamics, tempo, articulation, and expression.

Standards Based Grading:

Standards-based grading aligns grading with the national music standards as measured by
consistent and accurate student achievement data and common criteria for grading. Standards Based
Grading also accurately communicates achievement of learning targets to students, parents, and
educators. The influence of positive and consistent work habits on student learning is reported
separately from the academics (citizenship grade). The purpose of the report card is to communicate
progress on student learning goals to families.

Grading scale:
0 = No evidence 1 = Needs 2 = Basic 3 = Proficient 4 = Exemplary
No evidence of improvement Evidence shows Evidence Evidence
conceptual Evidence of growth; demonstrates demonstrates a
understanding. minimal progressing understanding deeper
understanding, toward the and application of understanding of
not grasping the standard/s. the standard/s. the standard/s.
concepts even
with teacher
assistance.

Music standard rubrics

Standard #1: Students demonstrate age appropriate musical tone.
Needs Improvement Basic Proficient Exemplary
Student produces a Student produces a Student produces Student produces
sound that is unstable, sound that is unstable, characteristic tone open, resonant, full
weak, or harsh across weak, or deteriorates most of the time. tone in all registers and
all ranges and volumes. beyond basics range Minor breathing ranges. Consistently
Student’s tone is not and volume. Student problems. Vocal tone is accurate breathing and
supported by proper demonstrates and supported by vocal vocal technique.
vocal technique. inconsistent vocal tone technique that is
resulting from a basic relatively consistent.
understanding of vocal
technique.
Standard #2: Students demonstrate note and intonation fluency through performing, applying,
identifying, and defining standard notation for pitch.
Needs Improvement Basic Proficient Exemplary
Student demonstrates Student demonstrates Student demonstrates Student demonstrates
minimal understanding inconsistent proficient exemplary
of pitch notation. understanding of pitch understanding pitch understanding of pitch
Student performs with notation. Student notation. Student notation. Student
numerous inaccurate performs with a lack of performs with performs all notes
notes. consistency in notes infrequent note and/or accurately and in tune.
and/or tuning. tuning issues.

Standard #3: Students will demonstrate rhythmic fluency through performing, applying, identifying, and
defining standard notation for rhythm.
Needs Improvement Basic Proficient Exemplary
Student demonstrates Student demonstrates Student demonstrates Student demonstrates
minimal understanding inconsistent proficient exemplary
of rhythmic notation. understanding of understanding of understanding of
Student performs with rhythmic notation. rhythmic notation. rhythmic notation.
numerous inaccurate Student performs with Student performs with Student performs all
rhythms and/or lacks a lack of consistency in infrequent rhythmic rhythms accurately
steady pulse. rhythms and pulse. errors while pulse with a steady pulse.
remains steady.

Standard #4: Students will demonstrate understanding of musical expression and interpretation through
performing, applying, identifying, and defining standard notation for dynamics, tempo, articulation, and
expression.
Needs Improvement Basic Proficient Exemplary
Student demonstrates Student demonstrates Student demonstrates Student demonstrates
minimal understanding inconsistent proficient exemplary
of style elements, understanding of understanding of understanding of
dynamics, musical terms, musical terms, symbols musical terms, symbols
interpretation, symbols, and signs. and signs. Student and signs. Student
phrasing and correct Student performs with performs with accurate performs with
tempo. mechanical expression expression most of the excellent expression
most of the time. time with occasional and accurate style
Attention to style lapses in dynamics, elements,
elements, tempos phrasing, tempo interpretation,
alterations, phrasing, alterations, style phrasing, dynamics,
dynamics, elements, and and tempo.
interpretation missing. interpretation.
 Citizenship Rubrics
Standard #1: Integrity
Needs Improvement Basic Proficient Exemplary
My behaviors and I occasionally speak I am aware of how my I take ownership of my
words negatively before considering how behavior impacts behaviors, apply
impact my my behavior impacts others so I choose my feedback, show
relationships with peers and staff, and I words and actions improvement, and I
peers and staff, and I occasionally accept carefully, and I accept mend relationships
struggle to react consequences consequences maturely with peers and staff if I
appropriately when maturely but may try without argument or have damaged them. I
faced with to give excuses when I negotiation if I make a stand up against
consequences. make a mistake. mistake. language and behavior
that targets or hurts
others or I go out of my
way to include all
students when
appropriate.

Standard #2: Work Ethic

Needs Improvement Basic Proficient Exemplary
I miss deadlines, am I meet deadlines within I generally meet I always meet initial
often social and off- the one-week grace deadlines, monitor deadlines, ask for
task during class time, period after due dates, myself to use class time feedback prior to the
and I am a passive depend on staff to stay on the task at due date, guide others
participant during class prompting to initiate hand, and add to back to the task at
activities and group tasks, and respond to discussions and group hand, and initiate or
work. class discussions and work. lead discussions
group work. around classroom
learning.

Students and families will receive feedback in the following ways:

• Verbal feedback and progress by phone – if issues arise
• Positive recognition via notes 1-2 times per year
• Written comments on assignments and all assigned activities to learners
• Verbal comments on assignments and activities to learners
• Google Classroom comments and communicative e-mails.
• Conferences
• Scheduled meetings if needed
• Self-assessment in reference to standards rubrics 1-2 times per semester

Formative Assessments
• Daily citizenship grades based on work ethic and integrity
• Concert etiquette
• Sight singing understanding and execution
 • Repertoire and singing skills
• Music theory skills and worksheets

Summative Assessments
• Concerts (skills and preparation)
• Written and aural tests
• Written concert evaluations

Revisions
Students will receive multiple opportunities to demonstrate what they know and are able to do through
a balanced system of formative, summative assessments and developmental feedback. Concerts will
NOT be the only things on which grades are based. Students will have an opportunity for a “do-over”
with tests or worksheets. The purpose is to grow and learn, not just memorize and recall.

Due Dates
Deadlines will be established with students in a reasonable time frame for all participants. Students will
be informed of concerts at the beginning of each school year and are expected to attend as they have
had several months notice. Assignments and tests will be given plenty of time to complete.

Concert attendance
When we perform, everyone is expected to be present at warmup time. A make-up assignment will be
given to those students that are absent. This will include: recording yourself singing your part on each
song of the concert and a reflection.