ABOUT STEM PREP Choir
The STEM PREP choirs are choral ensembles that focus on the development of comprehensive choral musicianship through the performance experience. Members are exposed to a breadth of music literature with an emphasis on high quality performance and thorough understanding. This program is designed for any student in any grade with a desire to sing. It endeavors to create individuals who are active performers. The program fosters a love of music from diverse cultures, time periods, and genres while enabling students to learn and use musical notation, sight reading, and listening skills. It also puts an emphasis on choir as a group of individuals who, through a love of music, can form a community of caring individuals dedicated to sharing quality music with everyone they meet.
The mission of the STEM PREP Choral Program is to educate and equip our students in the study and execution of the musical performing arts and to prepare them for a lifetime of musical experiences and personal enrichment.
The ensembles are separated by grade level and we currently have grades 5-9. STEM PREP also has three choral ensembles that meet after school and will reprpesent the STEM PREP community at local and state choral festivals and competitions. There is a combined 5th & 6th grade enseble called Bel- Canto, a combined 7th and 8th grade ensemble called Intermezzo, and a 9th grade ensemble called The STEM PREP Chorale.
The STEM PREP Choral Music Program began with a few years ago as a general music course and since then has blossomed into a choral program with approximately 200 students enrolled in the choral program
We proudly serve our community with a diverse and exciting program that provides students with an experience extending far beyond the normal classroom. The process of notes, rhythms, style interpretation, staging, and costuming translate into a tapestry of professional-level performances that are presented at home and all across the state.
The STEM PREP Choral Program incorporates academic guidelines for student achievement based on the STEM PREP Vocal Performance and Music Theory Scope and Sequence.
In addition to a highly qualified and enthusiastic director, STEM PREP Academy and STEM PREP High enjoys a supportive and actively involved administrative staff.
Many students carry with them a love of music and the unique memories of their many performances and achievements in the STEM PREP Choral Music Program.
OUR CHOIRS
5th grade choir is a performance based class and meets once a week. Students will sing a variety of music troughout the school year and are expected to perform in a concert during the Fall and Spring semesters. Students in this ensemble will learn healthy vocal techniques through vocal warm-up exercises and quality choral literature. Students will learn music notation and be introduced to the enseble basics of blend, balance, and tuning.
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/ 5th Grade Choir
Students will begin to develop good vocal techniques. They will develop their ability to sight read, sing in a group with blended tone, and their understanding of rehearsal technique. They will develop skills in singing in unison and 2 partharmonies. Through group performances, they will learn and practice good concert etiquette and performance skills. Students are expected to sing at the Fall and Spring concerts.
/ 6th Grade Choir
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Students will continue to develop good vocal technique. They will further their ability to sight read, sing in a group with blended tone, and grow in their understanding of rehearsal technique. They will develop skills in singing 2 and 3 part harmony. Through group performances, they will learn and practice good concert etiquette and performance skills. Students are expected to perform at the Fall and Spring concerts.
/ 7th Grade Choir
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/ 8th Grade Choir
Students will continue to develop good vocal technique that they learned in grades 5-7. They will further their ability to sight read in multiple parts, sing in a group with blended tone, and grow in their understanding of rehearsal technique. They will develop skills in singing 3 part harmony. Through group performances, they will learn and practice good concert etiquette and performance skills. Students are expected to perform at the Fall and Spring concerts.
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/ 9th Grade Choir
This mixed auditioned ensemble represents a high level of musical achievement. They will continue to master vocal technique, while furthering their skills as sight readers, and choral musicians. They will continue to develop skills in singing 3 and 4 part harmony. An advanced level of performance skills are expected and practiced during their performances for a wide variety of audiences. Students are expected to perform in two concerts during the Fall semester and two concerts during the Spring semester.