Ridge High School
Basking Ridge, NJ

Welcome to the Ridge High School Choral Website!

Barbara Retzko
Choral Director

Ridge Chorale
Syllabus for the Year
2011-2012

Marking Period One

• Class Participation
• Portfolio Assignments
• Voice Testing for Section Placement
• Develop Choir Sectional Schedule
  • Choir Sectionals are an extension of the RHS Chorale and are scheduled during lunch/study halls periods 5, 6, and 7. Those students with lunch/study halls period 5, 6 or 7 will be placed into a sectional class on Wednesday. Students will report directly to the Choral Room at the start of the lunch/study hall and will be dismissed back into the lunch/study hall at the end of the Sectional, leaving ample time for lunch. Choir Sectional rosters are submitted to Guidance for credit.
  • Students who were unable to schedule RHS Chorale during period 9 may sign into the Choir Sectional classes to participate in the Choral Program for credit.
• Preparation for RHS Choral Festival (***BASED UPON PAC AVAILABILITY)
  • All Day In-House Field Trip.

Marking Period Two

• Class Participation
• Portfolio Reflective
• WINTER CHORAL CONCERT - MANDATORY
  • Ours is a unique situation as the Winter Choral Concert is a mandatory part of the marking period 2 grade. Writing a paper cannot replace the experience of participation in a public performance. Therefore, if you miss the concert for reasons other than illness, you will receive a concert grade of E and your marking period grade will become a B.
  • Tuesday December 20^th 7:00 p.m.
  • SCHOOL DRESS CODE: Colorful Homecoming Dress - NOTHING SHORT!
• Concert Review
• Music/Folder Return

Marking Period Three

• Class Participation
• Portfolio Assignments
• Adjust Choir Sectional Schedule where necessary
• Preparation for possible Music in the Parks competition.

Marking Period Four

• Class Participation
• Portfolio Reflective
• SPRING CHORAL CONCERT - MANDATORY
  • Ours is a unique situation as the Spring Choral Concert is a mandatory part of the marking period 4 grade. Writing a paper cannot replace the experience of participation in a public performance. Therefore, if you miss the concert for reasons other than illness, you will receive a concert grade of E and your marking period grade will become a B.
  • Tuesday June 12^th 7:00 p.m.
  • DRESS CODE:
    • Black Pants, Solid Color shirts, Black Shoes – NO FLIP-FLOPS!!!
• Concert Review
• Music/Folder Return

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Dress Rehearsals for both the Winter and Spring Concerts are held in class

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REGION II CHORUS - Auditions - Saturday December 10^th

• Open to all students grade 9-12
• Maximum number of auditionees=24
• Low Scales, High Scales, Chromatic Scales, Solo, Silver Swan

NJ ALL STATE CHORUS - Auditions - NORTH - Saturday April 14^th, SOUTH - Saturday April 21^st

• Open to all students grade 9-11
• Maximum number of auditionees=24
• Low Scales, High Scales, Chromatic Scales, Solo, Silver Swan, Tonal Memory