TC WEST CHOIR STUDENTS ARE SUPER SMART SINGERS!
LEARNING GOALS & SCALES
3 Fundamentals: Posture, Breathing, and Vowel Shapes
Posture:
Feet shoulder width apart
One foot slightly in front of the other
Knees loose, not locked
Hips over the heels, not cocked
Rib cage expanded
Sternum lifted and hooked
Shoulders back and down
Hold a crown / Hands down
Botox :-D
5 Points of Breathing:
Silent
Deep
Low
Fully expanded
(around the waist)
Vowel Shapes:
Vertical Vowels
TALL not WIDE
ELEMENTS OF SUPERIOR SINGING
The above elements and bullet points are from the MSVMA Festival Rubric (below):
SUPERIOR SINGERS ARE ALSO SUPERIOR SIGHT-READERS!
Sight-reading requires students to identify rhythms and melodies at one of three levels: Primary, Intermediate, or Advanced. Sight-reading scores are combined with three performance scores. The total possible number of points is 120 (30 points per judge).
| Final Determination: | Total Points |
| Excellent (1) | 120-96 (Qualifies for State Choral Festival) |
| Good (2) | 95-72 |
| Fair (3) | 71-46 |
| Developing (4) | 45-24 |
DISTRICT FESTIVAL SCORES (2018)
MSVMA CLINICIAN SCORES (2017)
DISTRICT FESTIVAL SCORES (2016)
