October 2024 Newsletter
FOR ALL CHOIRS
- Choir concerts!
- Hemming
- Fall Dates
6th GRADE NEWS
- Treble Rehearsal
7th & 8th GRADE NEWS
- Cluster Concert: October 3rd
- All Region Auditions
Booster Club Information
Spirit Night
FOR ALL STUDENTS
Choir concerts!
TREBLE CONCERT
October 8th, 6pm @ FMS Gym
Doors open at 5:45.
6th Treble, Lyric, Bel Canto
Call times:
Bel Canto - 5pm, wear formal uniform
Lyric - 5:15pm, wear formal uniform
6th Treble - 5:25pm, wear choir shirt, jeans, and tennis shoes
TENOR BASS CONCERT
October 10th, 6pm @ FMS Gym
Doors open at 5:45.
6th Cambiata, Tenor Bass, Cantus
Call times:
Cantus - 5:10pm, wear formal uniform
Tenor Bass - 5:20pm, wear formal uniform
6th Treble - 5:30pm, wear choir shirt, jeans, and tennis shoes
All 7th and 8th graders must provide black closed-toed dress shoes!
Hemming
Have your 7th and 8th graders had their uniforms hemmed? Please double check the length of the pants and dresses on your students WITH their dress shoes on. Hem if needed with needle and thread only (NO hem tape!). They need to be ready for our concerts on 10/8 and 10/10!
Fall Dates
October 3rd - Cluster Concert
- All 7th and 8th grade choirs
- First Baptist Church Lewisville
October 8th - Treble Concert, 6pm
- 6th Treble, Lyric, and Bel Canto
- FMS Gym
October 10th - Tenor Bass Concert, 6pm
- Cambiata, Tenor Bass, and Cantus
- FMS Gym
December 13th - Winter Concert, 7pm
- ALL CHOIRS
- Flower Mound HS Auditorium
6th GRADE NEWS
Treble Rehearsal
Because our 6th grade treble choir is across two class periods (5th and 8th), we need to join together to rehearse once before the concert. It is essential we have everyone so we can get placement on the risers correct and for students to hear what it sounds like with more students in the choir.
Our rehearsal is the morning of our concert, October 8 from 8:20-8:50am.
This is a graded, mandatory event for which there is no make up assignment. Please reach out with any special situations.
7th & 8th GRADE NEWS
Cluster Concert: October 3rd
On Thursday, October 3rd, all 7th and 8th grade students will taking a field trip to First Baptist Church Lewisville for our combined rehearsal with McKamy, Shadow Ridge, and FMHS. We will meet in the cafeteria at 8:45am and load the busses at 9am. Students need to wear their new Choir shirts and extra deodorant to school that day. We will return at the end of 3rd period. Students must make up missed work from their classes.
For the concert that evening, 7th and 8th grade students need to arrive at First Baptist Church, Lewisville at 5:30pm in their Choir Shirt and JEANS. The concert will begin at 6:00 and will finish by 7:00. This is two major grades. Students must have their own transportation to and from this concert.
1251 Valley Ridge Blvd
Lewisville, TX 75077
All Region
Students wishing to audition for All Region can come to sectionals after school until 4:45 if they wish to have additional help preparing for auditions.
Auditions are on October 19 at Shadow Ridge MS. Students will receive their audition time one week before auditions and will sing specific sections (called “cuts”) of two of the three prepared pieces and sight read an unknown 8 measure example. The cuts will be released to students when we return from the long weekend on October 15. Students must have their own transportation to Shadow Ridge at their check-in time of their audition block. The students will sing through the cuts once all together; once they have sung through their cuts, no more singing is allowed (or they could be disqualified). Once the student has completed their individual audition, they are free to leave. More details will be sent to students involved.
I will email the results to everyone about who has placed into a Region Choir on the evening of October 19. Students who make a choir will learn 1-3 more pieces of music for the Clinic and Concert on November 9.
Booster Club Information
We’re excited for another year of ways we can support the program! Have you renewed your Voly yet? VOLUNTEER HERE
We will have several opportunities to help as spirit wear and more uniforms come in and needs to be sorted, and materials for All Region goody bags need to be purchased and assembled! Stay tuned.
Treasurer report: Full Financial Report HERE
Preexisting Balance: $27,525.25
Incoming Funds: $3,653.43
Outgoing Funds: $3,118,19
Current Balance: $28,060.60
Next Meeting: TBA
Another easy way to support the program that’s free for you is to link your Kroger Rewards to our Booster Club! Click here to find out how to add us!
How to Kroger Rewards via Phone App
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Are you great at remembering to take photos? If you could capture a few of our Choir’s performance and students, we’d appreciate them them in this folder: Photos
Spirit Night
Thanks for supporting Craft Pies! Our next fundraiser is Wednesday, 10/2 at Torchy’s Tacos in Highland Village!
Be sure to mention you’re here for FMS Choir when you pay!
Wednesday, 10/2
1601 Village Pkwy K110, Highland Village, TX 75077