Choir

 Summary of Choir One of my beats was choir. The title of it was  WHAT ARE THOSE CHOIR STUDENTS SINGING UP ABOUT NOW? It talked about how the choir students have been doing so much in and outside of class. They have gone to choir concerts and choir events. One choir concert was at First Baptist Church. They sang for the senior citizens group. I hope the senior citizens felt appreciated. One choir event was when they went to Six Flags over Georgia to have a concert there as well. After they were done with all the singing they did they got to stay at the park and ride the rides there. But since some bad weather was coming in they didn’t get to stay as long as they had planned. But at least they got something out of going there. Our choir students have done a lot this year (7th grade).

The Choir Students are At It Again Right now the HTMS choir will present a concert for the Senior Citizens group of First Baptist Church in Trussville Thursday, April 24 at 10:00 a.m. It is so nice of them to do that for the church. Those choir students will make those Senior Citizens very happy. I hope they will feel apriciated as much as the senior citizens do.  The HTMS Choir with travel to Atlanta on Saturday April 26. They will participate in the Trills and Thrills Musical Minifest. After the choir students perform, they will get to spend the rest of the day in Six Flags Park. They will get to perform and have fun all at the same time. Good luck to all of them.  Six members of the HTMS choir will participate in the Young Voices Festival. They will have this at Auburn University on May 2-3. The six members are: Medora, Cara, Ashley, Karson, Blaine, and Jordan. Please come and support these hard working students. We wish the best of luck to all of them.  = = = = = = == = !The Great Lacroix! = Chris is on the road this year performing the role of the Butler with the national Touring Company of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Originally of Manistique, MI, Christopher first seriously studied voice with Vicki Walker while attending Alma College in Alma MI. He toured throughout the country and internationally with the prestigious Alma Choir. In addition to performing as a soloist with this group, he also fronted works with the Alma Symphony Orchestra and Alma Jazz Band.  Chris earned his Bachelor’s Degree of Music from Alma. Earning departmental honors and graduating cum laude. He was accepted into the Music Theatre program at The Steinhardt School at New York University. While there he studied voice and acting with Brian Gill, William Wesbrooks, Diana Ciesla, and Meg Bussert. He performed in Ragtime, Hands Across the Sea, Shadow Play, and Parade. Chris entered the professional world upon earning his Master of Arts in Music – Vocal Performance/Music Theatre.

He was soon featured on the stages of New York City. While Christopher Lacroix was in New York City he was in the world premieres of 3 seperate works: Thorstein Veblen's, Theory of the Leisure Class, Gertrude Stein Gets a Jump Early On, and The Last Days of Cleopatra. Christopher Lacroix is an amazing singer and loves singing for people. You can tell he really en joys it. Are you like Christopher Lacroix. =   = =Harlem Gospel Choir = The most famous choir in America is the Harlem Gospel Choir. They are also a pre-eminent gospel choir worldwide. They share their music all over the globe, sharing their joy of faith through the music and raise funds for children’s charities. The Harlem Gospel Choir was founded by Allen Bailey in 1986. He got the idea while attending a Martin Luther King Jr. celebration at the renowned Cotton Club in Harlem.

The Harlem Gospel Choir have shared their message about love, peace, and harmony with thousands of people. Gospel relates to Black Churches. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">The theme of every performance is bringing people and other nations together and giving something back. The Harlem Gospel Choir says that the songs will touch the depths of our soul and lift our spirit. The world-famous Harlem Gospel Choir gives you an evening of foot-stomping and hand-clapping jazz, gospel spiritual, and blues music. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">From the heart of Harlem in New York City, the Harlem Gospel Choir travels the world. The ambassadors for African-American culture, and is loved for their joyous music. 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= = What are those choir students singing up about now?<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Rounded MT Bold','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> <span style="COLOR: #e36c0a; FONT-FAMILY: Jokerman; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191">Some of Mrs. Carter’s choir students have been rehearsing for Young Voices (a singing honor) and will be auditioning at Bluff Mountain United Methodist Church Saturday, February 9. Part of the choir is singing the national anthem at the charity basketball game on Friday, February 8. The choir is making plans for their trip to Six Flags and a competition at Marietta Middle School in April. As well, the choir is selling roses this Valentine’s Day for $1.00 per rose. So far I have not been informed on when they are going to have any concerts. <span style="COLOR: #e36c0a; FONT-FAMILY: Jokerman; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191">If you ever want to become a singer or you just like singing for fun then try these exercises. Try saying Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do. When you say Do Re Mi Fa your voice needs to be medium low. When you say So La Ti Do your voice needs to be high. Make sure to drink lots of water before during and even after singing. If you are ever having a weird, happy, sad, or mad day and you want to let it out but you don’t want to tell anyone then write a song about it.