About UsThe A Cappella group is a select ensemble for vocalists at Norton High School. It is required that a student either be in Monday Night Chorus or enrolled in Chorus as a class for the entire school year as part of membership in the A Cappella group. The A Cappella ensemble at NHS performs a wide variety of music from classical to Pop, Rock, Hits from the 60s and 70s and Modern A Cappella! The group consists of 12-18 members with only 2-3 people to a part. The students perform throughout the year at multiple in and out of school events. This past year they performed at the 3 concerts as well as Founder's Day.
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Rehearsal and Performance Schedule |
Rehearsals are twice a week, Mondays from 2:15-3:45 and Thursdays from 2:15-3:15. Students are also responsible for the Winter Concert (end of December), the Knight Club (April) and the Spring Concert (end of May). Students are also responsible for the accompanying dress rehearsals. All rehearsals and performances are mandatory. Auditions to be part of the group happen in the beginning of the school year (usually the 3rd week of September).
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Expectations |
This group is a select ensemble meaning that students were selected for their singing and their work ethic. It is expected that every student in the ensemble is preparing music outside of the rehearsal time period. The students will be provided with practice tracks that they should use to their advantage. If a student is not performing up to the levels of the group, or misses more than one rehearsal Mr. Krafka reserves the right to remove a student from that ensemble.
Our Google Classroom Code is: gjav7m I also use remind.com to send reminders to the students cell phones without sharing personal info. To join you need to text the code to the number 81010. The codes to jump on the reminder texts are as follows: A Cappella: @dbk2 |
With the a cappella groups, every voice is like one string on a guitar, one note on the piano, or one cymbal, and you don't have the luxury of falling back on anything.
- Ben Folds
- Ben Folds