Mermaid and Neptune Choruses
The Mermaid and Neptune Choruses are year-long electives for beginning singers in the 6th and 7th grades. Students do not have to audition to participate in the Mermaid or Neptune Chorus(es). The Mermaid is for the girls and the Neptune is for the guys.
In this course, students will sing as a choir and give performances that are the outcome of their music studies. Students will be guided through activities designed to improve their musicianship skills through learning to read the pitches, rhythms, and score markings in their music.
There will be an emphasis on five areas of vocal technique: posture, breath control, diction, expression, resonant tone, and vocal health. Students will be introduced to singing in a variety of languages, and periods, and will work on showing the appropriate facial expressions to express the texts they are singing.
Additionally, all students will learn to sing several solo songs, and will have the opportunity to give a solo performance during the MBMS Solo Vocal Festival. The goal of the choir class is to build healthy vocal technique, musicianship, and performance skills.
Music that is age and level appropriate is selected for each choir. In these choirs students learn about their changing voices and develop confidence regarding their singing skills.
Please see the Vocal Music Calendar for Mermaid and Neptune Chorus performance dates.