The Select choir will be doing a holiday caroling tour in December. They will begin by singing at the Board of Education office, followed by the Blackhawk Assisted Living center, and finally at Golden Living Center. A stop at Crown Center for a performance is also included.

On April 18, 2020, the select choir will be attending the Festival of Music at Worlds of Fun. It is a competition among schools of all sizes. Select choir will also compete against other schools of their same size. In addition to the competition, the students will get to go to Worlds of Fun.

The Frontier League Festival date will be March 29, 2022 in Ottawa, KS

The Festival is a unique event for the fine arts. Not many sports teams would invite a guest coach to come work with their team and coach them in a different way. The fine arts recognizes that there is more than one way to perform a phrase or visualize a sound. Therefore, if we hear the same thing from different directors and clinicians, then we understand the concept better and can apply it in our performance. The students will learn that if you don't try something, then you won't know if it will work or not. 

Our clinician will be Ryan Olsen from Baker University. The students will have to try everything that they are asked to do, and they will improve greatly because of it. They will need to be very receptive to a different style of teaching. 

The festival will begin with a mass choir rehearsal on three pieces. These pieces will be performed by the mass choir consisting of choirs from Ottawa, Woodland Spring, and Spring Hill.

The concert will begin with each school performing one song by themselves that they have prepared before coming. The concert will conclude with a performance by the combined choir.

Please plan to attend the evening concert that begins at 7:00 p.m. at the school that is hosting the festival. They love to see you there to support them.

For additional information, check out the Frontier League Festival Information Sheet. 

Parents/Guardians Help

Spring Hill expects our students to be respectful, responsible, and safe. Going different places to sing requires extra eyes for this purpose. Watch here for ways you can help volunteer or chaperone for a choir event.

Parent Volunteer Form: You can leave a note at the bottom of the permission slip about your volunteer availability.

The vocal music students will present their winter concert in the first week of December. The concert will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the SHMS south gym and Multi-Purpose room.

The sixth grade choir will be performing for the first time this school year. Many of them have never been a part of a singing group. They will be singing partner and canon style songs. In addition, folk songs, along with winter and holiday songs, will be a part of the song selection. They have come a long way since the first day of school. 

The seventh/eighth graders in Select and Concert choir will be performing also. They will feature a couple of songs from their experience at the Frontier League Vocal Festival in October. This choir will also perform some holiday favorites and conclude with a piece that involves candles. 

Come and support the choir. Come to enjoy!

The 2021 Nutcracker Ballet Field Trip has been canceled for eighth grade.

The seventh and eighth grade students will be attending a Solo and Ensemble Contest. Many students will perform a solo of their choice for a judge. After the performance the judge gives a five minute "mini lesson" with positive and constructive comments on the performance. The student will receive written comments, a ribbon, and a certificate that displays the rating the student received.

Rating Scale:

• I= Superior
• II= Excellent
• III= Good

Solo & Ensemble Contest Information

Date: March 26, 2022

Place: Woodland Spring Middle School

Dress: Choir: Wear Choir Uniform Solo: Dress nicely. Nicer than you would for school. For boys, slacks and a tie or sweater. For girls, a skirt, dresses, slacks. Well groomed. Accessories? Another option would be to wear your choir uniform for your solo.

Cost: $8 per participant (already paid-solos only). There will be concessions for snacks and lunch. You may want to send money for concessions. You may also want to just send snacks or a sack lunch.

This will be the 18th year the choir students will compete at contest with solos and the 12th year that the choir will compete. Each student is working hard to achieve the highest score. Parents are encouraged to come support our Mavericks at the contest in March. See you there!

In May 2020, the vocal music students will present their Spring concert, titled "Sounds of Spring." The Concert will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the SHMS south gym and Multi-purpose room.

The sixth grade choir will be performing for the second time this school year. They will be singing partner and canon style songs. In addition, folk songs, along with blockbuster ballads, will be a part of the song selection. They have come a long way since the first day of school. 

The 7seventh/eighth grade choir will be performing for the fourth time this school year. They will feature a couple of songs from their experience at the choir contest at the Prairie View Music Invitational. There will be typical choral songs along with some pop and broadway selections.

Come and support the choir. Come to enjoy!

The select choir will be performing at a Veteran's ceremony in November. Check the choir handbook of the school for your student to find date and time details.