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ROOSEVELT CHOIR VISION STATEMENT

The Roosevelt Middle School Choir Program will be a place of respect, nurture, artistry, excellence, and creativity at the highest levels. Colleagues, parents, students, and the community will join and experience a choral program that inspires and challenges students to reach their greatest potential musically and academically.

ROOSEVELT CHOIR MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Roosevelt Middle School Choral Program is to provide a superior choral arts education in which students gain not only musical skills and a life-long appreciation of music, but also develop individual skills and strategies that will help them to be successful in all academic areas and throughout their lives.

BEGINNING CHORUS

In Beginning Chorus students learn the basic skills of singing. It is the gateway to every other chorus at Roosevelt. The fundamentals of singing; breath support, diction, proper vowel formation, ear training, reading music, and performance expectations are reinforced daily. Students perform in two concerts per school year. These concerts are held at night and are open to the public. 

CANTATE

In Cantante, students continue with ear-training and sight singing.  Students who want to excel in the program will need to be consistent in their practice. Students perform in four concerts per year. These concerts are held at night and are open to the public. This group also performs at Choir Festivals (students' performance is graded by professional judges). They also have the opportunity to participate in a Disney Workshop, where they learn some Disney music, it's recorded and put together with the original video.

MEN'S CHORUS

Students will continue to work on the skills of ear training, vocal technique, and sight-singing. This group is one of the only all male Middle School Chorus' in Southern California. They will be expected to perform in 4-5 concerts each school year along with performing in the school assemblies two times a year. These concerts are held at night and are open to the public. This group also performs at Choir Festivals (students' performance is graded by professional judges). They also have the opportunity to participate in a Disney Workshop, where they learn some Disney music, it's recorded, and put together with the original video. They also have the opportunity to participate in the Padre's Choir Night, where they get to sing the Star Spangled Banner on the field before the start of the game.

WILDCAT CHORUS

Student's in this class have a great deal of musical experience and are a distinguished group of young ladies who are expected to represent Roosevelt's choral program on and off campus. They continue to develop their individual voices and raise their level of artistry. The performance schedule increases to 5-6 concerts per year plus school assemblies. Most of these concerts are held at night and are open to the public. This group also performs at Choir Festivals (students' performance is graded by professional judges). They also have the opportunity to participate in a Disney Workshop, where they learn some Disney music, it's recorded, and put together with the original video. They also have the opportunity to participate in the Padres Choir Night, where they get to sing the Star Spangled Banner on the field before the start of the game. Students learn the importance of working together for the good of the whole. A desire to refine individual character skills is an important value in this class.

CHAMBER SINGERS

This is a small group of auditioned students who meet together before school to rehearse either before school, after school, or at lunch. The group begins rehearsing in the beginning of February. Singers prepare music for our Spring Pops Concert. Students must be capable of learning music quickly and performing at a high level of musicianship. They sometimes travel off campus to represent the entire choral program.