There is so much happening in the Vocal Music Department this week!

I am looking forward to:

the 🚌Field trip to the Elementary Schools on Thursday, April 25!🚌

the 🎶Music Assembly on Friday, April 26🎶

🎵The Combined Chorus In School Clinic🎵

💙Mark your calendars for the Chipotle Choral/Musical Fundraiser on May 1!💙

All the Club and Ensemble Opportunities

Monday: Stage Dance Choreography & Costume Club as well as Spring Play Rehearsal in the MPR

Tuesday: Actors' Studio as well as Spring Play Rehearsal in the MPR

Thursday: MANDATORY 7/8 Singers for Field Trip Participation starts in room 160

Friday: MANDATORY Show Choir Field Trip Participation in the MPR

Have a fantastic weekend!🌸 - 🎶Mrs. Broeker

The Guitar class learned another three new songs as well as adding the am chord and new strumming patterns to their skill set. They added "Shallow," "A Thousand Years," and "Sweet Home Alabama" to their repertoire. The 7th grade Vocal Power classes are practicing modulating their tone to sing in a Pop style. Mastering stylistically appropriate resonance is a Learning Standards for the class. The 8th Grade Vocal Power is recreating stylistically accurate sixties pop music. The Music 6 class has continued the study of Melody playing soprano recorders, boomwhackers, and bell sets, as well as singing, notating, and composing songs.

Hello everyone! As you are probably aware, this year's spring play is "Anne of Green Gables" and it's quickly approaching. We're excited to announce that we're holding a contest for the cover of the program/playbill, and we invite anyone to participate, whether you are already involved in the show or not. We request that all designs be created digitally, and they can be in color or black and white. The deadline to submit designs is Saturday, April 27th.

Click this link to access the form. Best of luck to all participants!

Please let us know if you have any questions!

Your producers, Charlotte and Andrew

Vocal Parent Meeting Notes 4/2/24

Musical Budget

• Musical went brilliantly!

• Concessions: $2400 WOW!

• Monthly meetings to check accounts

Next Fundraisers

Dine to Donate

• D’Ags (Oakton) - Phone Tag, will continue to reach out

• Chipotle - May 1st

• City Barbeque - potentially call?

• Panda Express???

• Ritas - italian ice/custard cup truck

Musical Basket Raffle:

• Raffle off the last 2 baskets and announce winners Friday, April 12

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Chorus Account

• Reported that Chorus fees are used to pay stipends for after school clubs and activities per Business Office

• The account still remains in the red

• We’d like to use the money we raised for chorus for a pizza party for the students at the end of the year. Thoughts?

Music in the Parks

• Running the payments through LMAC (Lincoln Musical and Chorus Boosters)

• EM owes LMAC $37 for MITP Bus

Important Dates:

• Elementary School Tour to perform at Carpenter, Field, and Franklin on April 25

• Daytime Music Assembly on April 26

• Spring Choral Concert is May 2nd

• Sell concessions before and after concert

• Music in the Parks on May 4th

Next Actions Steps:

• Fong inventory the concessions and email VPs and get volunteers

• Ask Ms. LaTragna for parent volunteers from LMAC

• Permission slips for Elementary School Tour

• Final permission slips for Music in the Parks

• Fong ask Samantha Alaimo about electronic permissions slips

Next Meeting:

Tuesday, April 23rd @ 7pm via Google Meets

To date only 12 people have not returned their scripts.

Return your Mary Poppins Jr Scripts NOW!

Thank you so much to the 62 cast and crew members who did return their scripts!

💐Congratulations to the ☂️Cast and Crew of "Mary Poppins" Jr☂️

for SIX BRILLIANT PERFORMANCES! You "reached for the heavens" with your exquisite singing, inspiring acting, and electrifying dancing! We certainly had the "Stars thrown in!" They were onstage, backstage, and on stage right! The Light, Sound, and Stage Crews were actually perfect in every way! The Parent Volunteers' decorations, concessions, and supervision added so much style to our shows!

Thank you for your incomparable dedication! I miss seeing you at rehearsals!!!

There is still time to get Drama 1 and Choir in your schedules for next year!! If you are making a change and adding it in you simply need to email you counselor and cc Dr. Keith (tkeith@maine207.org).

April 19, Friday AM Chorus is Back!

April 19 Show Choir in the MPR

April 25 7/8 Choral Tour to the Elementary Schools: Carpenter, Field, and Franklin

April 26, 2024 Middle School Music Assembly 8:10 AM

Choral Workshop with Lincoln Singers at Emerson 1:00 PM

May 1 Chipotle Fundraiser 4:00 - 8:00 PM

Dine to Donate at CHIPOTLE in Support of Chorus and Musical

• When: May 1, 2024
• Time: 4-8 PM
• Where: Chipotle, 119 S. Northwest Hwy, Park Ridge
• How: Use Promo Code Q48PLQH on the Chipotle app or website or show the flier below when you order in store.

25% of all purchases go to support the student singers here at Emerson, so plan to order today!

May 2, 2024 - Lincoln & Emerson Choral Concert 7:00 PM @ Emerson

May 4, 2024 Middle School Music in the Parks Festival (Choir, Band, Orchestra)

7/8 Singers meets on Thursdays from 3:00 - 4:00 in the MPR

Show Choir meets every Friday after school during the first and third trimesters! Our Show Choir performs throughout the Chicagoland area and competes in the annual Music in the Parks festival!

Please pay the choral fee at myschoolbucks.com

Thank you!

The 2025 Musical Possibilities Are:

Anastasia YPE

Fiddler on the Roof Jr

Hairspray Jr (If Released)

High School Musical Jr

The Little Mermaid Jr

Thoroughly Modern Millie Jr (If Released)

Willy Wonka Jr

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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