I am SO excited to start making music with everyone this school year!

Choral Schedule for wk of 10/15:
Thurs. 10/17 (day 4) - 8th grade choir
Fri. 10/18 (day 5) - 8th grade choir
Choral Schedule for wk of 10/21:
Mon. 10/21 (day 6) - no choir - report to assigned team flex
Tues. 10/22 (day 1) - 7/8 Men's Choir
Wed. 10/23 (day 2) - 7th grade choir
Thurs. 10/24 (day 3) - 7th grade choir
Fri. 10/25 (day 5) - 8th grade choir

Choral Sectionals for wk of 10/15:
Thurs. 10/17 (day 4) - pd 1: 8th grade sopranos/altos, pd 5: 7th grade choir members, pd 9: 8th grade choir, 3-5pm: CYMS PLAY FOR ALL CAST AND CREW ONSTAGE
Fri. 10/18 (day 5) - pd 1: RYV, pd 5: 8th grade choir members, pd 9: 8th grade choir
Choral Sectionals for wk of 10/21:
Mon. 10/21 (day 6) - pd 1: RYV, pd 6: 7/8 altos, pd 9: no choir - report to assigned team flex, 3-5pm: CYMS Mandatory Play rehearsal for cast and crew
Tues. 10/22 (day 1) - pd 9: 7/8 Men's Choir, 3-4pm: RYV, 3-5pm: CYMS Mandatory Play rehearsal for cast and crew
Wed. 10/23 (day 2) - pd 1: 7/8 sopranos, pd 9: 7th grade choir, 3-5pm: CYMS Mandatory Play rehearsal for cast and crew
Thurs. 10/24 (day 3) - pd 5: 7th grade altos/sopranos, pd 6: RYV, pd 9: 7th grade choir, 3-5pm: CYMS Mandatory Play rehearsal for cast and crew
Fri. 10/25 (day 4) - pd 5: 8th grade altos/sopranos, pd 9: 8th grade choir, 3-5pm: CYMS Mandatory Play rehearsal for cast and crew - you will need a ride home today - no activity bus on Fridays!


Music students: Can't wait to start creating with you :)

ALL choral paperwork is due signed for a grade after Sept 13 - please get this in for a grade.  All paperwork is now uploaded in the IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS tab.

  The choral handbook that you will receive at our first meeting is available on the IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS tab.  The last page must be returned to Miss Perko signed by September 13 for a grade.

-Miss Perko

ALL Raise Your Voice audition papers and listening examples can be found on the tabs to the side (Important Documents and Choir Practice Tracks- Raise Your Voice).  

The Middle School Play will take place in the FALL as soon as school starts up - paperwork is located on the IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS tab and monologues for auditions will be posted closer to the start of school.

Please note that GLEE will not start until January this year.  Paperwork is also on the IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS tab.

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We all have a voice - how will you use yours this year?

 The weekly schedule will be updated each week on my choir pages, as well as on the announcements and monitors!  

-Miss Perko

The following will meet 9th period for chorus for the rest of the school year:

 7th grade chorus will meet every 9th period on days 2, 3 & 6!

8th grade chorus will meet every 9th period on days 4 & 5 (with an occassional day 1 full graded sectional)- in chorus room!

                   

CYMS Students Rocking Out in the Rhythm Unit!

MUSIC IS A SCIENCE

It is exact, specific, and it demands specific acoustics.  A conductor's full score is a chart, a graph, which indicates frequencies, volume changes, melody, and harmony all at once and with the most exact control of time.

MUSIC IS MATHEMATICAL

It is rhythmically based on the subdivisions of time into fractions which must be done instantaneously, not worked out on paper.

MUSIC IS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Many musical terms are in Italian, German or French, and the notation is certainly not English - but a highly developed type of shorthand that uses symbols to represent ideas.  The semantics of music is the most complete and universal language.

MUSIC IS HISTORY

Music often reflects the political and social atmosphere of the time in which it was created.

MUSIC IS PHYSICAL EDUCATION

It requires fantastic coordination of the fingers, hands, arms, lips, cheeks, and facial muscles, in addition to extraordinary control of the diaphragmatic, back, stomach and chest muscles, which respond instantly to the sound the ear hears and the mind interprets.

MUSIC IS ALL OF THESE THINGS, BUT MOST OF ALL...

MUSIC IS AN ART.

-Frank Crawford, Music Showcase Education Rep.

Welcome to Miss Perko's General Music Homepage.

The Central York School District has been named to the

Best Communities for Music Education in America list for 2014!!!!

Our class will explore four major units of study:

RHYTHM

We will be exploring the basic elements of rhythm while playing on various percussion instruments.  You will be able to identify the elements of rhythm, along with rhythmic values and meter.  You will also get to compose and perform rhythm in your Rhythmic Composition project!

GUITAR

We will be examining the basic elements of playing the guitar, along with it's history. You will be able to play simple melodies and chord changes throughout this unit, which you will use to accompany songs in class and in your JINGLE project!

KEYBOARD

Building on what we have learned in the rhythm unit, we will be introduced to the basic elements of the keyboard instrument and it's history.  We will also discuss a brief history of Western Music in general.  You will be able to play and read music for the keyboard instrument and will examine it's versatility throughout different eras and genres in history.  This unit includes a Theme and Variation Project.

GARAGE BAND

Technology is ever changing and advancing, therefore for our final unit, we will learn the basic elements of using Garage Band including recording and remixing techniques.  Depending on the year, you will either create your own soundtrack to a silent film, or create a RONDO utilizing the musical skills you have developed throughout the class.

Regular Bell Schedule:

HR/1st Period (Sectionals) 7:50-8:37

2nd Period (GM) 8:40-9:23

3rd Period (GM)  9:26-10:09

4th Period (GM) 10:12-10:55

5th Period (GM) 10:58-11:41

6th Period (GM)  11:44-12:27

7th Period (Sectionals) 12:30-1:13

8th Period (Sectionals) 1:16-1:59

9th Period (Chorus Rehearsal) 2:02-2:45



Prep - Miss Perko's Prep Period

GM - General Music Classes

Chorus : (follow your schedule for the first week of classes, however we eventually will operate with the following schedule):

 Days 2, 3, 6: 7th Grade Chorus

 Days 4, 5: 8th Grade Chorus