1. Welcome to Vocal Jazz !

2. Jazz Curriculum Jazz literature Blues Latin Swing Gospel Ballads
Special occasion
Holiday
Patriotic
Solo/Ensemble literature
Classical solos
Classical small or large ensemble
Concert Choir literature
Combining with Concert Chorale in concerts and recordings

3. Building student musicianship
Jazz Curriculum
Building student musicianship
Listening to many styles of music
Sight-reading almost daily
Improvisation skills
Rehearsal skills
Independence of music learning
Working in small sections
Analyzing progress of Vocal Jazz via listening and critique
Listening as a member of an ensemble
How to adjust balance and blend
Being a performer
Make the music come alive for audiences

4. Choir Curriculum Music Literature: Folk Songs of various cultures
Songs in other languages
Balance of sacred and secular
Use of historical perspective
Work on sight-reading
Music for fun!!

5. Vocal Production
Daily warmups:
Breathing
Posture
Placement of tone
Balance
Blend
Musicianship

6. Allstate/All NW Jazz and Concert Choirs! Deadline is September 30th.
Audition for
Allstate/All NW Jazz and Concert Choirs! Deadline is September 30th.
See WMEA.org for information!

7. Choir Retreat!!! October 7-9 at Camp Sambica
Chaperones needed for this overnight trip.
Paperwork for retreat will be due by Sep 16!

8. Winterfest Concert Seattle Center December 6, 8, or 12 Field Trip
Chaperones needed!

9. Choir Parent Volunteers!
The Skyline Choirs are a co-curricular organization. This means that we have class daily, plus we participate in many activities outside of the school day. Field trips, concerts, retreat, fund-raisers, and the homecoming parade are some of our events during the year. Parent help is not only valuable but essential to all that we do!
Volunteer link:
Any parent volunteer needs to have the online registration in place which allows background checks for the safety of all students. Please make sure to complete this easy application right away, which covers all aspects of your participation
in student school life!

10. January 21, 2017 Solo/Ensemble 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Expectation: Vocal Jazz students fully participate in S/E!!
How to prepare:
*Choose your ensemble groups early!
*Find a pianist
*Choose a song that is classical or folk
*Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse!

11. Annual Plateau Festival Concert – Many voices!

12. Singagrams!

13. Lionel Hampton Festival
Yearly jazz trip to Moscow, Idaho for competition in festival, plus stellar workshops and internationally known
Jazz artists!!
SHS Vocal Jazz -
Winners: 4 years straight!
February 23-25, 2017
SAVE THE DATE!!!

14. Hang onto the formal attire for combined choir concerts!
What shall we wear?
Formalfashions.com
Hang onto the formal attire for combined choir concerts!

15. Vocal Jazz Attire for the year!
Girls have their dresses? Yay for the work you have already done!
Shoes, and any other accessories?
Boys, I’ve heard about possibilities. Any discussion?

16. Extra activities equal letter points! Earn a Choral ActivityLetter
Solo/Ensemble
Voice or Piano lessons
Allstate auditions SHS Musical
Earn a Choral ActivityLetter

17. Activity Letter Award Requirements
High School Choir
Activity Letter Award Requirements
500 points = activity letter or bar
(Points accumulate during years in high school. Once a letter is given, points start over with "0")
Year:
20___
Performing Groups (all school year)
In school (points for each choir) 50
Other Choral Groups (Church, etc.)
Select Groups
All-State/All NW Choir
200
Honor Choir (Seattle Girls’, etc.)
Complete All-State/All NW tape
Solo/Ensemble Contest
Participation
Add rating score
I=100
II=75
III=50
IV=25
Piano Accompanist
In choir (per song) 25
for Solo/Ensemble participants
Other Performances/Lessons
Private lessons (full year)
100
Musical
Summer Music Camp 75
Other
Other as authorized by teacher
Section Leader
Housing for visiting group (per night)
Working on contest that we host
Point Deductions
Per Missed Competitions, Contests,
Performances
-25
Totals:

18. Skyline Vocal Jazz Dates 2016-17 * Required for choir grade
Semester 1
Sep 30 – Deadline for submittal of audition materials for All-NW and Allstate Choirs
Oct 7-9 – Choir Retreat at Camp Sambica
*Oct 27 – Choir concert 7:00 PM Lyceum Theater
*Nov 10 – Eastshore VJ Festival at Mercer Isl HS-field trip
  December performance at Seattle Center – TBD
Dec 8 – Breakfast Performance near Seatac 6:00AMcall 
*Dec – Winter Music Concerts, 7:00 PM, Lyceum Theater
*Dec 15– Fine Arts Assembly periods 2, 3, 5, 6, Lyceum Theater
Dec 17 – Home for the Holidays IHS
* Required for choir grade

19. Skyline Vocal Jazz Dates 2016-17 * Required for choir grade
Semester 2
Jan 21 – Eastshore Vocal & Instrumental Solo/Ensemble 8-5
*Jan 26 – Plateau Choir Festival –3:30–9:00 in Lyceum  Theater
Feb 14 – Singagrams all day
Feb – All NW Honor Choirs - Bellevue, WA (by audition)
Feb 23-25, 2017 – Lionel Hampton Festival Field Trip –
Moscow, Idaho
*Mar 2 – Band & Choir Concert, 7:00 PM in Lyceum Theater 
*Mar 17 – Jazz and Java, SHS Commons - 7:00 & 8:30 PM shows
Apr 28 & 29 – State Solo and Ensemble in Ellensburg, WA (those who qualify)
 May 4-7 – Musical in Lyceum Theater
*May 31 – Choir concert, 7:00 PM in Lyceum Theater
*June ? – SHS Graduation
* Required for choir grade

20. Mele Santos – 425-890-9752, melealoha@gmail.com
Private Voice Lessons
It is highly recommended that students serious about competing or participating in extra-curricular vocal and choral activities consider private study.
Serena Eduljee –
Ross Hauck –
Laura Worthington
Mele Santos – ,
Mary Jo DuGaw – , maryjodugaw.com (Mary Jo will not be available for lessons until January, 2017)

21. http://connect. issaquah. wednet
Mrs. Ziebart’s Connect page:

22. Class Rules Respect – all students, all staff, all
equipment, the facility
School rules and dress code apply
No food or beverage (other than water)
No gum
No using of cell phones, I-pods or other
electronic devices in class

23. Choir =
Learning music + singing Skills in a safe environment with friends + fun!!