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Welcome New Students to Walled Lake Western H.S. Choirs!

Yes, thousands of students have been a part of WLW Choirs.

Here are a few pics of current and former choir students, filmed all over the world at some of the events that we have been a part of. Just think, you may be joining us soon!!

Welcome to the Walled Lake Western Choir website. This site gets hundreds of 'hits' each week from students and their parents, wanting to keep up with all the events of our choir program.

We would like to let you know about what 'being in choir' means at WL Western. It's a big part of hundreds of students lives. It's something that they do everyday as a class, but also, it's something that they do because it's something that brings them great satisfaction and because they love it.

Feel free to 'surf' around and visit other parts of our site as well, to see what the current Western students are doing right at this time of year.

Meanwhile, if you have any questions, please feel free to email me. I'd be glad to chat about your thoughts, your scheduling problems and whatever else you have in mind. Remember that you are able to take 7 classes during the year at Western. This will allow you to make sure that choir is a part of your schedule!

In case you need to, I'd be glad to put you in touch with some parents of current Western students. Some parents who have been able to creatively assist their own children in finding a way to fit all the needed classes in to their schedule, PLUS find a way to allow them to be a member of a Western choir!

Always at it,

Mr. Gregory Cleveland

School email: GregCleveland@wlcsd.org

Web email: wlwchoirs@gmail.com

PS For your information: at the bottom of this page are several downloads that you might be interested in as a new student in choir, at WLW.

Eight Reasons to join a WLW Choir

1 To develop your talents.

2 To be a part of a "best in the state" winning team!

3 To be with friends with similar interests.

4 To have lots of fun and make lots of memories that will last a lifetime.

5 To relieve an all-academic schedule with an active and creative class.

6 To become a more confident person in all areas of your life.

7 To express yourself in a way that words alone can never do.

8 To be a part of a tradition of excellence. To do what so many thousands of students before you have done.

Join the hundreds of other students who choose to SING AT WESTERN!!

Activites for 9th Grade Choir Students at WLW:

Concerts:

1st semester -

-Fall Concert

-Holiday Concert

-District Solo & Ensemble Festival (this years two freshman groups both qualified for State!!)

2nd semester -

-Festival Concert

-District Choir Festival

-State Solo & Ensemble Festival

-WLW POP Concert

A letter that went out to all 8th graders from the two middle schools who are currently taking a performing arts class.

If you have any questions concerning this, please email us.

Walled Lake Western High School

Performing Arts 8^th Grade Transition Information

Welcome to Walled Lake Western High School! We know that you will be getting excited to take this next transitional step into high school and we look forward to helping you make this big move. When you become a member of one of the Western Performing Arts classes, you automatically start off on the right track since you are choosing to surround yourself with the brightest and the best in the high school.

Here are some answers to questions which we are often asked:

Band:

Concert Band is for freshman only. (no audition is necessary)
Symphony Band and/or Wind Ensemble require an audition
Concert Band and Marching Band are NOT the same thing. A student must register in a “day-band” before they can register for Marching Band.
Email Mr. Dudzinski: questions, audition information or just to say hi. PatrickDudzinski@wlcsd.org

Choir:

Men’s Chorus and Women’s Chorus are open to all freshman young men and women. It’s always good to have participated in choir while in the middle school, but it is not required. This is a first year singing group so the audition is to match pitch.
The Troubadours and Serenade auditions will take place at the end of your freshman year.
Email Mr. Cleveland: questions, audition information or just to say hi. GregCleveland@wlcsd.org or wlwchoirs@gmail.com

Orchestra:

Philharmonic Strings is a non- auditioned orchestra and is open to all freshman interested in furthering their stringed instrument skills.
Symphony Strings and Chamber Strings do require an audition.
Email Mrs. Palmieri: questions, audition information or just to say hi. ValeriePalmieri@wlcsd.org

Piano:

Class piano is open to students in grades 9 – 12. You may repeat this class more than once to continue working on your piano keyboard skills.
You will work on piano music at your own pace and level. PatrickDudzinski@wlcsd.org

Theater:

Acting I is open to all freshman.
Acting II may be taken by a freshman with permission of the teacher.
Email Ms. Paullin: questions, audition information or just to say hi. KimberlyPaullin@wlcsd.org

· Students CAN (and DO) do Band, Choir, Orchestra, Acting and Athletics. There are rarely problems when participating in most of these activities.

· The fall musical is an all school production, presented by the theater, choir, orchestra and band departments. Auditions take place during the first week of school.

Here is a sample course plan for a WL Western student who wishes to take Performing Arts classes every year while maintaining a college prep curriculum and meeting/exceeding all of the Walled Lake Consolidated Schools graduation requirements.

Summary – 4 years of English, 4 years of Math,

4 years of Science, 3 or 4 years of History,

3 or 4 years of Foreign Language, 1.5 credits of Phys. Ed and Health,

4 or more Performing Arts

Sample “College Prep” Curriculum

9^th Grade

1. English 1. English

2. Math 2. Math

3. Science 3. Science

4. History 4. History

5. Foreign Language I 5. Foreign Language I

6. Performing Arts Elective 6. Performing Arts Elective

7. Elective or Phys. Ed. 7. Elective or Health

10^th Grade

1. English 1. English

2. Math 2. Math

3. Science 3. Science

4. History 4. History

5. Foreign Language II 5. Foreign Language II

6. Performing Arts Elective 6. Performing Arts Elective

7. Elective or Phys. Ed. 7. Elective or Health

11^th Grade

1. English 1. English

2. Math 2. Math

3. Science 3. Science

4. History 4. History

5. Foreign Language III 5. Foreign Language III

6. Performing Arts Elective 6. Performing Arts Elective

7. Elective or Phys. Ed. 7. Elective or Health

12^th Grade

1. English 1. English

2. Math 2. Math

3. Science 3. Science

4. History or Foreign Language IV 4. History or Foreign Language IV

5. Performing Arts Elective 5. Performing Arts Elective

6. Elective or Phys. Ed. 6. Elective or Health

7. Elective 7. Elective

MSVMA District & State Events:

(Michigan School Vocal Music Association )

-For Men Only Festival

-All State Honors Choir

-Solo & Ensemble Festivals for soloists & groups

-Choir Festival

Special Activities:

For choir students who want to do more!

-All-School Fall Broadway Musical Show

-Freshman Men's Group

-Freshman Women's Group

-After school Private Solo Voice Lessons

-Summer Music Camp

-Broadway musical field trips

-Choir tours - places like Chicago & Toronto, as well as Italy, Germany, Austria, England & Scotland. This year, some of the students will be traveling to New York City.

-Choir recording sessions including making our own CD's.

-Student directors and piano accompanists.

-Choir Booster fundraisers and activities

??COMMON QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE??

1 Can students join choir and take a foreign language or other elective classes?

YES

2 Can students take A.P. classes, art and P.E. classes, and even advanced weights if they are in choir?

YES

3 Do students have to audition for either of the 9th grade choirs?

A music teacher recommendation or a live interview is required.

4 Can students become a member of the choir even if they can't read music?

Yes, we will learn how read and sing new music together!

5 Can students be in choir and also in band, orchestra or acting while in 9th grade?

YES

6 Does a student need to have the best voice in the school to sing in choir?

7 Does a student have to sing a solo in public if they are a member of a WLW choir?

NO, but might be interested in trying...

8 Does a student have to work hard if they are a member of a WLW choir?

YES

9 Do students have to attend concerts outside of the regular school day as a requirement of choir?

YES

10 Can students voluntarily participate in a few or lots of extra vocal music activities if interested?

YES

11 Will the student make friendships and memories together, along with hundreds of other WLW choir members, that will last a life time?

Absolutely!

Each year we hear back from students in college or who are in their professional life, who just want to remind us of how important it was for them to be a WLW choir member! for them to be a WLW choir member!

Here are some files that you might be interested in downloading. Please be aware that this calendar is subject to change. It is very full, but not all activites are for every choir student. Many are for select students only. Thanks...and as usual, if you have any questions, please email me.

Mr. Cleveland

ChoirCal0708.doc

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2007 - 2008 WLW Proposed Choir Calendar

8thGradersCollegePrepCurriculum.doc

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Performing Arts 8th Grade Transition Information. This is a very helpful sheet for you to make your plans with.

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