Hawk Choir Reminders

We held our first MS Region Clinic for students who will be auditioning for the TMEA Region 18 Middel School Treble and Tenor-Bass Choirs at McCormick MS.

It was so great to have students from WMS and BMS join us as they were led by our Student Director, Section Leaders, and students from the Hawk Choir Program, who were once choir members at these same middle schools!

Thank you, Mrs. Reyes and Mrs. Vielma, for bringing your students!

At this week's TMEA Practice, I would like everyone who made region to be present so that they can certify the pieces that were not auditioned for your parts.

Students moving on to Pre-Area auditions, we can take a look at that music once the choral music for Region is certified.

Come out for a SPOOKtacular time at this year's Choir Halloween Party. Costumes are highly encouraged.

If you would like to help with this event, please see the Sign Up Genius below.

Thank you!

-Hawk Choir Social Chairs

The weather the day of Homecoming forced a decision to move this performance to the November 5th home game.

Students who will perform must fill out the google form below so that we have a head count and know how much pizza to get.

We look forward to performing with the Wallace MS and Barton MS 8th Graders!

The Spring Trip was presented at the Parent Meeting October 6th.

We will participate in a Choir Exchange with Flour Bluff High School. Students will practice and perform for each other with a Beach Party Saturday, April 17th. While down there, we will visit the Texas State Aquarium and take a ride on Neptune Charter Dolphin. All meals are paid for. Click the pic for more details.

The cost per person is only up by $3.00 from three years ago when we last went to Corpus Christi. Currently, the Choir Program is able to pay for half the cost of the bus for this event. If are able to secure donors for the other half of the bus, this would keep the cost of the trip from going up and could pave the way to raise money to potentially lower the per person cost of the trip.

There is a non-refundable deposit due December 4th. The sooner we know who is going on the trip the better. This trip is available to all Hawk Choir Members.

Contact Mr. Flores with any questions or donations.

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Hello Hawk Choir and Parents/Guardians!

Congratulations to our Barton and Wallace Middle School Choir students who placed in the TMEA Region 18 8th Grade Treble, 7th Grade Treble, and Tenor-Bass Choirs this weekend! All students came to these auditions well-prepared as they represented their campuses at this event!

We will begin preparing for our Winter Concert, which will take place Friday, December 4th, at the Hays CISD PAC. There are some after school practices as we lead up to this event. Please check the Choir Calendar for details. With all of the extended weekends in October, these rehearsals will be as important as they are mandatory to ensure student success at their concert.

This year's Spring Trip was announced at the Parent Meeting Tuesday, October 6th, in the Choir Room. See the information above for details.

We will continue work on music skill sets as we prepare for Winter Concert music!

Assessments for the do hexachord and its intervals will take place during class Oct. 13/14.

We have been singing this as a part of warm ups in class since school began.

A rubric will be used to assess students. I have shared it below.

We have begun learning the la hexachord/intervals.

Assessments for this scheduled for November 17/18.

The Choir Fair Share Fee Information is below. You can also pay by cash, check, money order, or REVTRAK. See information below.

The Hawk Choir Fair Share Fee is paid by each member of the Hawk Choir Program and covers the following:

• Participation in a competition/festival event
• Accompanist/Instrumentalist Fees
• Uniform Maintenance
• T-Shirt (add $3.00 for XXL XXL for a total of $133.00)
• Hawk Solo and Ensemble

This fee is due Friday, October 30th.

It can be paid by

1. (exact) CASH
2. CHECK (Student Name/ID # in the Memo
3. Money Order (Student Name/ID # in the memo
4. REVTRAK

Students who have not paid the Choir Fair Share Fee by November 13 will be referred to the Front Office as a School Debt.

If you are having trouble paying this fee, it is important that you communicate with Mr. Flores before October 30th so that arrangements can be made-possibly, help.

• ANY TIME payment to the Choir or Choir Boosters is presented, it must go into an envelope, located on the HAWK CHOIR LOCK BOX, on the right side of the Choir Office Door.
• See example envelope below for details.
• Students have an opportunity to take care of payments as part of their passing period/prep time before class.
• NEVER PLACE MONEY (CASH OR CHECK) ON MR. FLORES' DESK OR IN HIS OFFICE.
• CASH MUST ALWAYS BE EXACT (cash is not kept in the Choir Office)

Mr. Ojeda is a product of Lehman HS and a graduate of Texas State University, where he earned his BS in Sound Recording Technology and sang with the University Singers and the Texas State Opera Theatre. Mr. Ojeda has worked as a professional singer in churches throughout the Central Texas area and has also been a successful private lesson teacher, music theatre director, and section leader.

If you are interested in more information about lessons from Mr. Ojeda, you can reach him at andresojedamusic@gmail.com.

Students who need help with their music can make an appointment with me by email (floresc@g.hayscisd.net). Tutoring can be done one on one or in a group.

Please request your tutorial time at least 1 day out so that I can check my availability.

During the second nine-weeks, I will not be available before school (AM Duty) on BLUE DAYS.

Thank you.

Charles M. Flores, Jr.

Kodály Specialist

Choir Director/AP Music Theory Instructor

Hays CISD Secondary Choir Team Leader

4800 Jack C. Hays Trail

Buda, Texas 78610

512. 268. 2911 ext. 46261

210. 504. 6987 work cell

charles.flores@hayscisd.net

floresc@g.hayscisd.net

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