Be sure to read all about the first annual

VOCAL Solo & Ensemble Night!

Since I have jury duty on Tuesday, October 15, there will be no morning or after school rehearsals on Tuesday. Hopefully, I will be back in school on Wednesday!

So nice to see so many parents at conferences!

Have a fantastic four day weekend!

- 🎶Mrs. Broeker

October 14 Monday 3:00 PM: No School

October 15, Tuesday 7:30 AM: NO Show Choir

Tuesday 3:00 PM NO 7/8 Singers

October 17, Thursday 7:30 AM: 7/8 Singers

Thursday 3:00 PM Show Choir

October 18, Friday 3:00 PM Actor's Studio - back to 160 for just this week!

On Tuesday, November 12 from 5:30 - 7:30 PM

all students are invited to perform solos, duets, trios, and quartets for our illustrious clinicians:

Dr. Sasha Gerritson, Mr. Matthew Hanes, and Mrs. Kate Lee.

Dr. Gerritson is a highly sought after opera and musical director of the Musical Theater Works, Musica Nelle Marche in Italy, Opera Piccolo, DePaul University, and the Northwestern Cherub program.

Mr. Hanes and Mrs. Lee are the award winning choral directors at Maine South and Maine East whose students are often featured at the ILMEA and ACDA conventions.

Please save the date and complete the interest form linked below!

We can help you find accompaniment tracks. Space is limited, so please sign-up now!

Interested in participating? Email Mrs. Broeker!

What a terrific week! The Vocal Power class performed their Rock Songs. This unit focuses on using a healthy tone while expressing the emotion of the song. Music 6 has mastered four more chords on the Ukulele and two more strum patterns. The Digital Music Class created Foley Sound Maps. They also created a soundtrack for their "Horrifying Story!" Most of the Music Theater Workshop performed their scenes accurately by memory! They are off book!

Please scan the Picture Day Pass to check for your name. If you notice that your name or a friend's name is not listed, please email me immediately: tbroeker@d64.org

If you are planning on joining, but have not done so already, email me.

I want everyone who participates in the pictures for the yearbook.

Compiling lists from the sign-in sheets is always challenging, so please do not take my mistakes personally. You will show this pass to your teacher to leave class to come to the foyer outside the cafeteria five minutes before our scheduled time.

This pass will also be emailed to teachers closer to October 22.

We are not taking the 7/8 Singers picture until January.

7/8 Singers will rehearse on Tuesdays after school (3:00 - 4:00) and Thursdays before school (7:30 - 7:55)

Show Choir will rehearse on Thursdays after school (3:00 - 4:00) and Tuesdays before school (7:30 - 7:55)

Friday Morning Rehearsal 7:30 - 7:55 - Both groups

Singers may attend as many rehearsals as they wish each week. They are only expected to attend one rehearsal per group!

November 12 Vocal Solo & Ensemble 5:30 - 7:30 PM

November 13 Chipotle Fundraiser

December 11, 2024 7pm 6th Grade Chorus, 7/8 Singers & Show Choir Concert at Emerson

Lou Malnati's Fundraiser December 11, 2024 7pm 6th Grade Chorus, 7/8 Singers & Show Choir Concert

March 7 - 9, 2025 Emerson Musical

March 14-16, 2025: Lincoln Musical at Emerson MPR

May 9 or 10, 2025: Tentative Emerson and Lincoln Choir Clinic

May 14, 2025: 7pm 6th Grade Chorus, 7/8 Singers & Show Choir Concert with Lincoln at Emerson

7/8 Singers meets on Tuesdays from 3:00 - 4:00 in the MPR during first trimester

then Thursdays for Trimesters 2 and 3

2024 - 25 Student Directors:

Show Choir meets every Thursday after school during the first trimester and Tuesdays, third trimester!

All sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students are welcome! Regular attendance is expected!

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. There is no fee for Show Choir.

Thank you!

The All School Musical is a student chaired production.

Students lead and work all of the crews: Choreography, Costumes, Dance Captains, Hair & Make-up, Lights, Prop Construction, Publicity, Set Construction, Sound, and Stage.

All students who audition for the musical are cast!

Sign-Ups for auditions and the crews will be in the October newsletters.

Musical 2025 will be our 18th Musical!

Last chance to see this amazing show!

Emerson Teacher, Mr. Alex Teater is playing in the stage band for this show!

Best Communities for Music Education Award: 2020, 2023, and 2024

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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