Vocal Music Notes #3.31
Emerson Singers, Dancers, & Actors April 4 - 11
🎶🎵Music Notes from Mrs. Broeker🎵🎶
🔆Show Choir and 7/8 Singers
had another set of incredible rehearsals🔆
Stage Dance/Costume Organizers met on Monday after school.
Next week on Monday, the Mini Directors will also meet from 3:00 - 4:00 and the Vocal Parents will meet online from 7:00 - 7:30 PM to help plan the Karaoke Hour and Spring Showcase.
Have a fantastic weekend!
- 🎶Mrs. Broeker
📅Music Department Weekly Calendar📆
April 7, Monday
Showcase Planning
April 8, Tuesday:
👯Show Choir BEFORE and/or AFTER School🕺
Choose which time fits your schedule. You do not need to attend both!
April 10, Thursday
🎤 7/8 Singers🎤 before and/or after school
Choose which time fits your schedule. You do not need to attend both!
April 11, Friday
Actor's Studio After School
🎤What is the Karaoke Hour Extravaganza?🎤
Karaoke Hour Extravaganza
Who: You and your friends!
What: Come and perform your favorite songs!
When: Thursday, April 24 from 3-4PM
Where: Emerson MPR (Multi-purpose Room)
Why: Musical Fundraiser
Admission: $5
*Concessions will also be available for purchase
🕺What is the Spring Showcase?👯
Who: Members of Actors' Studio, Stage Dance, Show Choir, and 7/8 Singers
What: Will perform Skits, Songs, and Dances to Showcase what we have been doing
Where: in the Emerson MPR
When: Friday, May 9 from 3:00 - 4:00
Why: Because there is an Abundance of Talent to be Showcased
Admission: Free
*Concessions will be available for purchase
Auditions will begin on Friday, April 11 at 3:00 PM in the MPR. Start planning your acts now!
📣Congratulations to the Mini Directors!📣
Thank you to all who applied to be Mini Directors of the Showcase
The Following Students have been selected to Direct Acts for the Spring Showcase:
Aiden H
Alice C
Ella N
Emily G
Ethan B
Indira G
Lillian N
Nora P
Zac G
Directors Need to attend a meeting on Monday, April 7 from 3:00 - 4:00!
📣Congratulations to the Student Producers!📣
C.J. H
Sophie E
🎸Notes about the Music Classes🥁
Music 6 has started the Melody Unit, playing xylophones, boomwhacker, and recorders. They are focusing on music literacy.
The Digital Music Lab used soundtrap to create a mash-up of two similar songs.
The Vocal Power class performed songs from the 1960s!
Show Choir & 7/8 Singers had AMAZING rehearsals!
🎤 6th Gr Chorus, 7/8 Singers, & Showsies' News!🎤
🎶Currently Scheduled Dates🎶
Show Choir will rehearse on Tuesday before school (7:30 - 7:55) and after school 3:00 - 4:00
Choose which time fits your schedule. You do not need to attend both!
7/8 Singers will rehearse on Thursday before school (7:30 - 7:55) and after school 3:00 - 4:00
Choose which time fits your schedule. You do not need to attend both!
April 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM Vocal Parents'Meeting
April 24, 2025: Karaoke Hour Extravaganza 3:00 - 4:00
May 9, 2025: Actors' Studio & Show Choir Showcase 3:00 - 4:00
May 14, 2025: 7pm 6th Grade Chorus, 7/8 Singers & Show Choir Concert with Lincoln at Emerson
May 15, 2025: Our Choral & Musical Leads' tour to the elementary school!
May 15, 2025: Ice Cream Social at Triple Scoop'd in Park Ridge 3:00 - 4:30
💙Support our Choral and Musical Program💙
📣VOCAL PARENTS📣
🎵Next Meeting: Monday, April 7 at 7:00 PM🎵
Please Join Now to receive the Meeting Link!
👕👗👞Musical Lost and Found🥼🧥🧣
Three shorts, 2 make-up bags, and 1 pair of leggings still waiting to be claimed!
Lost: Still looking for one black dress, and lots of scripts!
Come and claim your items and
RETURN YOUR SCRIPTS !
Remember, you owe the musical $25.00 if you don't return your script!
⭐Some of our HSMjr Stars⭐
💙Thank you Mr. Pacurar for the Fabulous Photos!💙
💜Our Singers💜
💙Show Choir Before School💙
💜and After School!💜
🔆and out Performing!🔆
🎭Theater, Music, and Dance Clubs👯
🕺Keep Singing!
Please pay the choral fee at myschoolbucks.com. There is no fee for Show Choir.
Thank you!
🌟High School Musical Jr🌟
Thank you for all the brilliant performances!
You Soared, Reached for the Highest Star, and Were All in this together!
Now, it's time to return all scripts!!!
Students who do not return their scripts will make a $25 donation to the musical to cover the cost of replacing their scripts.
All High School Musical related information is posted on Mrs. Broeker's Website
Why do We Fundraise for the Musical?
For the past seventeen years, the Emerson Musical has been self funded.
Donations, Ticket Money, and Fundraisers finance:
the Royalty and Script Fee
the Costumes
the Light Equipment
the Sound Equipment
the Props
the Paint, Brushes, Painters' Tape, Nails, Lots of Glue and Lots of Duct Tape
Thank you for your Ongoing Support!
📣What Musicals are Being Considered for Next Year?📣
Starting April 4, One Show Title will be eliminated each week!
in alphabetical order:
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Jr
Fiddler on the Roof Jr
Frozen Jr
Hairspray Jr (if Released)
Music Man Jr
Oliver Jr
Singing in the Rain Jr
Something Rotten Jr
Wizard of Oz Youth Edition
⭐So Proud of Our Alumni⭐
🎨Emma Brown's Award Winning Painting🎨
Emma Brown won a Silver Medal in
the National Scholastic Writing & Art Awards
for Exceptional Work in Drawing and Illustration!
Congratulations Emma!
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Best Communities for Music Education Award: 2020, 2023, and 2024
Emerson Vocal & General Music
Email: tbroeker@d64.org
Website: https://sites.google.com/a/d64.org/emerson-general-music-with-mrs-broeker/homeeker
Location: 8101 North Cumberland Avenue, Niles, IL, USA
Phone: 847-653-3824
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