Choir
Directed by Travis Erikson and Marilyn Doherty
5th
& 6th Grade Mixed Choir
This is a choir open to all 7th and 8th grade students.
Music covered includes unison, 2, and SAB literature. Students will
gain a basic knowledge of choral singing, sight reading, and music literature.
Competitions
and Festivals
Solo & Ensemble is sponsored by the
Illinois Grade School Music Association and is an opportunity for students
to prepare and perform a solo that is judged. All students are required
to prepare a solo and a Solo Recital takes place at Clinton Rosette Middle
School in early February where students are able to performing their solo
for NIU music student judges. This unofficial solo recital gives
the students the feel of the solo competition. Students are not competing
against other students, but are judged on the merit of their performance.
This is a way for students to prepare for auditions such as IMEA.
IMEA is the Illinois Music Educators Association
and this group sponsors regional music festivals each November. All
students can audition to perform in the concert band or orchestra.
The cost is $3.00 and the auditions are held at Sterling High School sometime
in mid-October. Notification of acceptance is approximately two weeks
after the audition. Students are given their IMEA music at this time
so they can practice and be prepared for the full day Saturday rehearsal
at NIU. These concerts are extraordinary and are open to the public.
Junior and Senior high school musicians who are accepted into IMEA, may
then qualify to perform in the all-state band or orchestra.
NCJC is the North Central Junior conference
made up of junior high school musicians from DeKalb, Sycamore, Rochelle,
Burlington, and Belvidere. Each May representative music students
from each of the schools are selected to comprise and perform as the NCJS
band. Orchestra and choral groups also perform. Guest conductors
are brought in to rehearse with the groups and a concert is presented in
the evening. The NCJC Festival is usually held on a Wednesday in
mid-May in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center at
NIU.
World of Music Festival is a band competition
hosted by a San Diego based music festival organization. The Festival
is held at the Rolling Meadows High School on a Saturday in mid-May.
Both Rosette and Huntley bands perform at the festival. The busses
leave about 6 AM to transport students, chaperones, and equipment to Rolling
Meadows. The bands perform for college level judges who give ratings
and give comments to the band. Following the performances, a group
picture is taken and then the students change from their uniforms and go
to spend the day at Great America. Students arrive home around 10:15. Student eligibility depends on the completion of Hot Lines and their positive
contribution during rehearsals and performances through out the year.
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