Surfside Middle School Choir and Musical Theatre
May 13, 2024 – CHOIR & THEATRE AWARDSMay 20, 2024 – 6th Grade @ 9:30 am – Gymnasium
May 21, 2024 – 7th Grade Awards Day @ 9:30 pm – Gymnasium
May 22, 2024 – 8th Grade Awards Day @ 9:30 am – Gymnasium
Students will be notified by letter if they are receiving an award from the awarding faculty member.
CONCERT CHOIR AND SOUNDWAVES SHOWCHOIR
TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2024 @ 6:30 PM IN THE JOE CREEL GYMNASIUM
FRONT GATES OPEN AT 6:00 PM
*Theme to be decided by the 8th Graders
Free to the public or 2 canned food items for the school food pantry.
*8th Graders will decide on the theme
Chorus banquet is right around the corner… Don’t miss this fun end-of-the-year event! The date of the event is Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Tickets to banquet cost $15/each ($9.99 for 8th graders) and must be purchased in advance using the order form below. All ticket orders are due on Monday, May 8. See the attached order form for all the details:
Surfside Middle School Chorus Banquet Form
The festival program for which FVA is most well-known, Solo & Ensemble, draws in more than 100,000 students each year, representing every county in the state of Florida. “I still have my Solo & Ensemble medals” is a statement regularly heard by university music staff from generations of festival participants who take pride in this long-time tradition, which creates memories and skills for life. Students will include their medals on their graduation cap and gowns. Through the Solo & Ensemble experience, students learn the discipline of rehearsal, are challenged to advance their musical skills, perform in front of an audience and adjudicator, and receive feedback on their performance. Those that perform at the highest level (Superior) at an FVA District Festival have the opportunity to receive a 1* (one-star) rating which advances them on to State Solo & Ensemble Festival (middle schools are not included at the state level.
Each year over 32,000 students (11,000+ events) qualify at district festivals to perform at State Solo & Ensemble festival making this event one of the largest of its kind in the nation. These students represent the student talent and high quality of music programs in Wisconsin’s schools.
2023-2024 Solo & Ensemble Formats & Information
GENERAL CLASSIFICATIONS OF SOLOS & DUETS
2023-2024 SPECIAL CATEGORIES
First United Methodist Church of
Panama City, Florida
December 11, 2023
(The link above will become active soon)
2023-2024
Directors’ Fall Meeting – Monday, August 7, 2023 at Woodlawn Beach Middle School Chorus Room
All-State MUSICIANSHIP and SIGHT-READING Auditions
Saturday, September 9 – Crestview High School
High School – 8:00 a.m. – Noon; Middle School – 1:00-4:00 p.m. Times are approximate and should be used for planning purposes only. Parents will need to provide transportation and meals.
All-State VOCAL PART Audition
Tuesday, October 10 – Navarre High School
4:00-4:45 p.m. – Registration and Audacity Tutorials
5:00- 8:30 p.m. – Student Recording and Director- Checking Recordings
Times are approximate and should be used for planning purposes only. We will need the parents of the students to provide transportation and meal.
FMEA All-State Professional Development Clinic Conference
January 10-January 13, 2024
Downtown Tampa, Florida (Convention Center)
This is attended by directors and the students w/families who passed all 3 auditions (written, sight-singing, and voice part).
District 1 Concert Music Performance Assessment
District 1 Solo and Ensemble Festival – the UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA in PENSACOLA.
November 3-4, 2023 (We will be participating on one of these dates). Field Trip Permission Form will need to be fill out.
District 1 Choral MPA First Baptist Church, Milton, Florida
March 4-5, 2024 (Middle School Adjudications) We will be participating on one of these dates. Field Trip Permission Form will need to be fill out.
Our rooms are reserved at the new Dockside Inn. Here is the link to the Hotel.
PAYMENT SCHEDULE FOR THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR
October 27, 2023 – $50 and signed “letter of intent.” This letter is letting the directors (Mr. Colvin and Mr. Mullen) know how many families are interested in sending their students.
January 30, 2024 – 2nd Payment $170 (Hotel, registration fees, etc). Only students who have made the first payment should continue with this payment.
March TBA, 2024 – 3rd and Final Payment $170 This payment is flexible as the choir will have opportunities to fundraise for their trip. Successful fundraisers will lead to a smaller final payment. Fundraisers are based and scheduled due to the student’s availability. Only students who have paid the first and second payments should continue with this final payment.
We will be recording an excerpt from The Secret Life of Pets! Music links for rehearsals are in your student’s google classroom.
Your payments will include
RECORDING ON A REAL UNIVERSAL SOUND STAGE AND HAVING A GREAT TIME AT THE PARKS!!!
Take a look at what we will be learning!
Prior to our adventure, the choirs will be preparing strange music (called incidental music) that plays in the background of a movie and we will be adding voice-overs for popular characters in Universal movies! The vocal coaches guide us through the entire recording process and we are given our product at the very end! The students and I have had a blast changing up the characters of their beloved movies. (Students have access to the music through Google Classroom)
Students and Parents: Link to Remind Group
The Secret Life of Pets (Vocals and Parts) – Will be available shortly.
Here is the piano track for our work on The Secret Life of Pets! We will practice the 2 part arrangement in class and be ready to record with our band! We will meet for a few rehearsals after school to practice with the band.
The Secret Life of Pets (Piano Part Only) – This will soon be available.
Here is a simple embedded copy below.
(Coming soon)
We are so excited about our upcoming recording session at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. Our trip dates are will be announced and they include an educational recording session as backing and animation vocals to a Universal feature film, 2 nights at the new Dockside Inn and Suites (on the property) and 2 park hopper passes for all the exciting coasters and rides at Universal Studio parks.
A limited number of students (50) who can attend and the students who are making payments are considered by the payment date received. Payments need to be made online as soon as possible and ahead of deadlines. Here is the site to make your payments Surfside Payment Activity Website
*Please note: in order for your payments to work, you must first have an account for your student set up (an account that stays with your student’s academic career). It does not save your card information – so you will need to enter that each time you pay for an activity.
If you are still having trouble – stop in at the front office and ask for Carolyn Liggin or see Mr. Mullen (before or after school). They will be happy to assist you.
We are glad to have you onboard for our adventure!
Thursday, December 14, 2023