Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Choir Final Exam January 2015






CHOIR FINAL EXAM
You must bring this sheet to your exam.
DO NOT LOSE THIS.

Name:             ________________________________________________________________________________
Choir:             ___Vocamotion                 ___Chorale
Level:             ___1   ___2  ___3  ___4  ___5  (Level= +1 for MS Choir, +1 each HS year Choir)
Gold Seal:      ___Yes  ___No
UIL Piece:      ________________________________ Composer_____________________ Level ________
Your Final Exam is 20% of your semester grade. There are 2 parts to your exam.

PART ONE (AURAL)
You will be asked individually to do a Rhythm Exercise and a Sight Singing Exercise.
·      Rhythm will be selected from Page 2 of the packet. (Attached)
·      Sight Singing will be generated from your level at www.SightReadingFactory.com or from the attached examples.
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Sight Singing Keys are:

Key
Sharp
Flat
DO
RE
MI
FA
SO
LA
TI
C
0
0
C
D
­
F
G
A
B
G
1

G
A
B
C
D
E
F#
D
2

D
E
F#
G
A
B
C#
A
3

A
B
C#
D
E
F#
G#
E
4

E
F#
G#
A
B
C#
D#
F

1
F
G
A
Bb
C
D
E
Bb

2
Bb
C
D
Eb
F
G
Ab
Eb

3
Eb
F
G
Ab
Bb
C
D
Ab

4
Ab
Bb
C
D
Eb
F
G

 PART TWO (VOCAL PERFORMANCE)
UIL Vocal Solo
·      Bring  your printed copy of your music. I will play for you.
·      You will be asked to sing (not memorized) the first minute or so of your piece.
·      If it is in a foreign language you may sing it on a neutral syllable. (i.e. “la”)


The Exam Rubric is as follows:

Rhythm
Pitch
Intonation
Tone
Phrasing
%
Rhythm
25




25%
Sight Singing
25
25



50%
UIL Solo
5
5
5
5
5
25%