The North Dakota
chapter of American Choral Directors Association will sponsor children’s choral
festivals in six ND locations on Saturday,
October 11 2014! Each general music
teacher or choral director is invited to select
up to six of his or her best 5th- 6th grade singers
to participate. (All participants must be
able to match pitch and sing in tune. In
addition, please select singers who have the rehearsal behavior skills to
manage an entire day of music-making!) If space is available after the
registration deadline, additional
students may be allowed to participate. Please contact the site manager if you
are hoping to send additional singers.
It will be each teacher’s responsibility to order festival music packets
for each
participant. (You may ask for the ND-ACDA
“Surround the State” Packet from J.W. Pepper or Popplers.) Please
assign your students to the parts as
equally as possible in order to help create a balanced ensemble. Students are
expected to arrive at the festival “knowing” the music (pitches and rhythms
down pat!) so that festival day can be spent on
the more exciting and satisfying aspects of choral performance! Rehearsal tracks
will soon be available at http://www.ndacda.com This year the students will have the option
to also sing at ND ACDA State Music Convention.
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The Star Spangled Banner
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Unison
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Francis Scott Key
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Key of B flat
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Happiness
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2 part
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Arr. Greg Gilpin
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Shawnee Press
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We Will
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2 part
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Jim Papoulis
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Hal Leonard
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Rhythm of the
Rain
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2 part
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Jerry Estes
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Alfred
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Hine Ma Tov
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2 part
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Naplan
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Boosey & Hawkes
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Autumn
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2 part
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Andy Beck
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Alfred
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Festival day
begins with registration at 9:00 a.m.
and ends with a public concert at 4:00 p.m. Singers should wear neat, black
pants and a comfortable shirt to rehearsal. They will change into their festival
t-shirts before the
performance. Each participant should bring
the music packet, a sharpened pencil, and a water bottle. Each sponsoring
teacher will receive additional details from the site coordinator once
registration is complete. There is an admission fee for the concert.
