Choir Is Making Some Noise!

We are moving into my favorite time of year. As I get ready for the holiday season, I want to share my gratitude for you and your family. I am blessed to able to teach your children and I want you to know that I love every one of them. I hope everyone takes time during the Thanksgiving break to spend time with their family and start decking the halls for the Christmas season. This week will go by quickly as we are making final Christmas music preparations. Our clinician (Dr. Eric Posada from Angelo State) will be with us this week. I hope you have your tickets for the MADRIGAL DINNER! Stay on top of your calendars and grades as we want to keep up with our academics. Looking ahead, we have 5 school days until Thanksgiving break 20 school days till Christmas Break. Attendance is crucial during this time so that you don't miss out on anthing. We have now completed the 1st 9 weeks of school and the 2nd 9weeks will over soon. There are so many events coming up in the next month and I hope you will be apart of everyone of them. . Below you will find information about events that have happend and dates that are coming up. Please reach out if you need anything.

PARENTS please fill out the form below for the Region weekend.

THE CHOIR VISION

The Vision of the Marble Falls High School Choir is to provide a safe place for our students to come express themselves through music. We will provide a loving environment built on relationships that transcend the educational environment and continue to raise the bar in music while nurturing the hearts of our students.

Parents, your students must be at every morning and advisory rehearsal for the next 9 school days. Please make sure they know this! Your students should be practicing sightreading about 10-15 minutes per night. This skill is the game changer for All State. . They should also be spending 10-15 minutes per night practicing their music.

Before School at 7:45 AM and ADVISORY!

ALL VOICES EVERY DAY!

We will be starting individual times with me and Mr. Stanley this week and we will also being having students sing by themselves in front of the rest of the students.

Godspell was a wonderful success and the cast left it all on the stage! The show was part of the HAYA awards and we will now wait till March to see if we receive nominations. Jon Clark was his usual incredible self as the director of this show and his creativity is simply brilliant. MFHS is lucky to have such a talented educator on our campus. Jordan Jones, as the technical director, continued to shine in his new role as continued to challenge his students to raise the bar on excellence. Clark Stanley was fantastic as the Music Director and running all the sound cues for the entire production. Mr. Stanley is an amazing addition to the Mustang Family.

Here is the link to order your video. Do this asap, as the link will go away soon.

https://1a0107-b8.myshopify.com/products/marble-falls-hs-godspell-2024

Dr. Posada will be with on Tuesday to help us prepare for Christmas and to work the Chorale as we continue to move closer to TMEA. Dr. Eric Posada is the Director of Choral Activities at Angelo State in San Angelo, Texas. His attention to details along with vast knowledge of choral literature and pedagogy makes him a sought after clinician in Texas and across the country. He is also the director of the award winning ensemble, Pasion.

Print off the form below and send it in to RESERVE your seats now

What is a Madrigal Dinner? Well, its a fun time of music, singing, Knights, a King and a Queen, storytelling, jesters, great food, and just the best time to be had by all. The MFHS Chorale, Elite Women and Elite Men will be dressed in Renaissance costumes ready to help you travel back to England during the Medieval times. The performance will be Saturday, December 7th at 7:00 PM. You will enjoy a great meal (catered by Rafa's Kitchen) while being entertained by the choir students. You will laugh, cheer for your favorite Knight, support your land and just have an time that will not be soon forgotten. There is LIMITED SEATING and you will want to get your seats ASAP.

Reservations must be made by December 1st!

The Choirs know which land they are part of and thay can help you choose your seating. Tickets are $30 each for the meal of roasted chicken, roasted potatoes, roasted mixed veggies, cheesecake tart, roll and tea/water, and entertainment. Reservations must be made by December 1st. Here is the link to order your tickets or you can send in a check or cash if you would like.

https://mfisd.revtrak.net/High-Schools/MFHS/mfhschoir/#/list

Everyone is invited to the MFHS Christmas Concert. The performance will be Sunday, December 8th at 2:00 PM in the High School Auditorium. We will be having our Silent Christmas Dessert Auction and the concert will feature our annual Candlelighting along with the classic christmas songs such as "Silent Night," "Carol of the Bells," "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" and many others.

Here is the link to the calendar!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UXbzDRgqAsEClq7k6ImYeMLwtFKo6wbN/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=110988211065334858477&rtpof=true&sd=true

We now know we will be singing on Thursday, February 13th at 7:00 PM in the Convention Center in San Antonio. Parents, you are all invited to attend and we hope you will be there. We have a scheduled dinner that night after the concert, as we have a reserved room at a local restuarant to wrap up the year and celebrate. The students will be returning home that evening after the festivites by charter bus and you can pick them up at the high school when they arrive.

Things are moving fast on the Europe trip right now. Here are some things you need to know NOW!

1. If you have decided you can't go, you have about a week to not lose any money. Let me know asap, as I have people wanting to go.

2. You should have received the email by now about the trip and set up where you can make payments. Stay on top of that. I will be sending the fundraising money in the next week so that should show up soon on your accounts.

3.. I need a copy of your passport was due by November 1st. I will need paper copies sent to me.

4. You have the opportunity to purchase trip insurance, that is a personal choice but it is available to you through the company and you should at least read through it so you are aware of all things that could happen.

3. Don't miss payments as you could incur late fees and could be dropped from the trip.

4. Duolingo German would be good idea. Most of the Germans and Austrians speak English, but it is nice to learn their language.

5. You may have 1 large (NOT OVERSIZED) suitcase and 1 carry-on for this trip. We will only have so much space on the bus for luggage so we will have a strict adhearance to this.

6. Make sure you enter DIET RESTRICTIONS into your reponses on the email you received. This is important

7. Every STUDENT will wear their passport around their necks at all times! This is not an option. You will need to get a neck passport holder for this. Adults, you are adults, you can make your decisions about how you want to to do that but I will have mine around my neck along with my wife. We have traveled Europe this way and find it's the easiest way.

8. Students will NEVER be without an adult. This is not an option, including the airports.

9. Below is where we will be singing the Mass and then giving a concert.

Chamber Singers, Elite Women and Elite Men all received SUPERIOR ratings at the Capital Clash. The Elite Men also received 2nd PLACE in the Men's Division of the contest. We are so proud of all the groups. Our performances at the Capital were wonderful and the day was a great day of getting to know each other better and hearing other groups perform.

'MFHS CHORALE was selected nationally as a COMMENDED WINNER in the "Mark of Excellence Choral Awards" recently. With over 430 entries, the Chorale was selected along with 3 other Texas choirs as commended winners. We submitted recordings along with choral scores that were evaluated by judges and then given award distinctions.

We currently have 2 teachers that come in every week and work 1-on-1 with students on vocal technique and literature. The students who enroll in this program will be pulled from choir class one time every week for the year and will work with the teacher. This is a great way for students to get ahead and really grow and mature vocally. I would highly recommend everyone to take advange of this opportunity. The students can pick up a form from me or Mr. Stanley, fill it out and have it signed by the parent and then brough back to us. The lesson costs are detailed on the form. We have limited spots unless we end up with an over abundance and then we will work towards getting an additional teacher.

The best way to start the communication process is to reach out through email. We will then move forward with the communication style that works best for you. Our emails are.....

bgage@mfisd.txed net (Mr. Gage)

cstanley@mfisd.txed.net (Mr. Stanley)

We are also are available by phone... 830-798-3664 (We will respond within 48 hours)