Music Program
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Chorus
The Holmes Jr High choir typically performs once every couple of months throughout the school year. In many of these performances we will combine with the Emerson Jr High choir for one or more songs. The repertoire is designed to give exposure to many different types of music, develop familiarity with foreign languages, and increase the understanding of music theory. By the end of the year students should be familiar enough with music to sight read and sing three part harmonies with little to no difficulty. We take occasional trips outside of Davis to perform, such as attending the Golden Empire festival in Sacramento or performing at the State Capital.
Traditionally there have been two choirs at Holmes Jr High, and for the first time in years they have been combined into one class. This year we have a larger choir of 50 people or so and all the beginning and advanced musicians together in one class. This is largely due to the lack of male voices, because with another 20 guys we could easily go back to having two choirs. My goal this year is much like Mr Moreno's with the orchestra - to increase enrollment (particularly male enrollment) enough that we can create a second choir class each day. It would remove many of the problems we encounter in class and allow the students to be challenged in more specific ways. Choir is a fun class and I hope to see more guys enrolled next year.
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