FRANCIS HOWELL HIGH SCHOOL
CHORUS
Mrs. Karey Fitzpatrick, Director (636-851-4735)
Karey.fitzpatrick@fhsdschools.org
Conference Hour 12:35-1:25
Credit: 1 unit Fine Art or Elective
Prerequisites: Teacher’s approval
Supplies Needed: PENCILS, concert attire (see requirements)
Textbook: None; students will be responsible for returning issued
music (financially responsible for replacing damaged or lost music, folders, robes, and stoles)
Chorus is a performance-based
class (considered a co-curricular activity) participating in several concerts throughout the school year. Students will work on vocal and choral technique as well as music reading skills. Commitment to the performance and after-school dress rehearsal schedule is mandatory to continue membership
in the choir.
Homework: Written assignments will be given, on average, two times
per week. Late assignments will have a ten percentage point deduction. Assignments and participation points cannot be made up if the absence is unexcused.
The FHSD grading scale will
be used as follows:
A
90-100%
First Quarter 40%
B
80-90%
Second Quarter 40%
C
70-80%
Semester Final 20%**
D
60-70%
F
Below 60%
** The semester final will
be half written assessment and half performance assessment, as this is a performance-based class.
Extra credit can be earned by attending outside
concerts and writing a brief paragraph of description. The director must approve the concert in advance and the student will
need to bring the program to show the director.
Performance attendance is required; any student
that has an unexcused absence from a performance will lower their grade by one letter grade.
A performance absence that falls under the FHSD attendance policy can be made up by writing a research paper designated
by the teacher (see contract for more detailed information).
