Jacksonville State University
David L. Walters Department of Music
Choral/Vocal Area Newsletter – Spring 2012
From the desk of Dr. Patricia Corbin, JSU Director of Choral Activities
pcorbin@jsu.edu (256) 782-5544
1/04/ 2012
Dear Friends,
Happy New Year! I hope that you are all having a great vacation and are getting some sleep! This is just some
information about what we will be doing in the spring semester. As usual, I am doing this in a hurry, so please
excuse typos, grammatical errors, etc.
A CAPPELLA CHOIR TO PERFORM WITH THE ALABAMA
SYMPHONY
A Cappella Choir has been invited to perform on a concert with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra entitled
“Reflect and Rejoice: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” Sunday, January 15th at 3:00 p.m. We will be
performing “Praisemaker” by Alvin Singleton as the featured work with a choir from the Alabama School
of the Arts. We will also be singing by ourselves, “Ride On, King Jesus.”
Here is our rehearsal/performance schedule.
Friday, January 6, 10:00 a.m. – 12 noon- Performance Center
Sunday, January 8,
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Early check into dorms (Patterson, Sparkman, Curtiss, Stadium, Fitzpatrick)
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Rehearsal Performance Center
Monday, January 9, 10:00 a.m.. – 11:00 a.m. – Performance Center
Monday, January 9, 3:00 p.m. -4:30 p.m. Rehearsal with Fawzi Haimor , Alabama Symphony conductor,
Performance Center
Tuesday, January 10: Rehearsal with the Alabama Symphony at the Alys Stephens Center. Details to
be announced, but we will leave JSU between 1:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m (TBA). We must be at the Alys Stephens
Centers by 5:30 p.m. Depart Birmingham approximately 8:30 p.m..
Friday, January 13th. School tour, Birmingham area- evening rehearsal with Alabama Symphony, Depart
JSU in morning, We must be at the Alys Stephens Centers by 5:30 p.m. Depart Birmingham approximately
8:30 p.m..(JSU sponsored activity pass will be issued for this day).
Sunday – January 15th – Leave JSU at 11:00 a.m., Report to Alys Stephens Center at 1:30 p.m. Concert
begins at 3:00 p.m. Concert Attire: Women, choir dresses, men, classic black tuxedo.
This is a wonderful opportunity for us and we need every singer to come to the rehearsals and participate.
Even if you are unable to participate in A Cappella Choir this spring, please join us for this performance.
Please get the word out to new singers that they need to get to these rehearsals as well.
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If you have any conflicts with these rehearsals, please let me know.
All choir members will receive a voucher for 2 complimentary tickets to the performance at the Tuesday evening
rehearsal
For rehearsals and performance, cars make park in the lot directly across 10th Ave. South from the ASC main
entrance. Buses should follow the procedures below
Other Tickets are available for purchase: $10 for students, and $13-$23 for the general public.
CIVIC CHORALE
This spring the Chorale will be performing an exciting program entitled “Make a Joyful Noise!” which will
a chronological/historical exploration of various psalm settings from the Medieval period through the 21st
Century. The concert is tentatively scheduled for Sunday, April 15th at 3:00 p.m. but I have not confirmed a
venue yet. We will be performing a wide variety of styles of music, from chant, sacred harp, oratorio
through gospel. I have invited retired JSU Professor Anne Cody to give a short pre-concert lecture on
psalmody prior to our performance.
I am still tweaking the program, but the largest work on the program is Hear My Prayer, by Felix
Mendelssohn. This 11 minute work is written for soprano soloist and choir and I will be bringing in a guest
soloist for this performance. The work is a standard that is often performed by church choirs so check your
choir library to see if you already own it (G. Schemer Publication, gray cover). I may also include an
excerpt from the Rutter Requiem, which we performed 2-3 years ago. If you own that music, please bring it
with you to the first rehearsal.
Our first rehearsal will be our usual new member “Open House” on Monday, January 23rd from 7:15 p.m.
– 9:15 in the Performance Center of Mason Hall where new people may come to see what the Chorale is
about without further obligation. Please get the word out about this concert and invite able bodied singers to
join us. bring food & drink items to share at this first rehearsal.
What is an “able bodied” singer?
ABLE BODIED SINGER:
1. The singer should have experience singing in a choir that uses printed music.
2. The singer should have a voice that can blend well with others
3. The singer should be able to match pitch.
4. The singer should be able to learn their individual part from written music.
Dues for the Chorale for community members are $25 plus the cost of music which will be around $18,
College students enrolled in the class do not pay dues, but must also purchase their own music.
CHAMBER SINGERS & A CAPPELLA CHOIR
A Cappella Choir and Chamber Singers will do a joint spring concert this semester, tentatively scheduled
for Tuesday, April 3, 2012. We may also do another concert, possibly with Chamber Winds earlier in the
semester. Details TBA
CHOIR AUDITIONS
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It’s not too late to participate in a choral ensemble for the spring 2012 semester. Auditions for Chamber
Singers, A Cappella Choir, and Civic Chorale will be held the week of January 9th A sign-up sheet will be
posted outside Dr. Corbin’s office, Room 205A Mason Hall. All students will be asked to sing a few vocal
exercises and to do some sight-reading. If you are interested in being in Chamber Singers, you must sing a solo
song from memory. Please bring the sheet music along with you, recorded accompaniments are not acceptable.
Returning community members who wish to participate in Civic Chorale need not audition; however, new
members need to sing for Dr. Corbin privately on the first night of rehearsal to be placed in the proper section.
A limited amount of choral scholarship money has become available. If you are interested in being
considered for a choral scholarship you must come and audition for me before classes begin. You must sing a
solo (classical) song from memory and do some sight-reading.
All new students must audition during this time to be placed in Chamber Singers. Former members of A
Cappella Choir who received a B or better as a final grade need not re-audition for A Cappella Choir
If you are interested in the Gospel Choir, please contact Dr. Myrtice Collins (256) 782-5545. For
information about Encore! Show Choir; please contact Dr. Renee Baptiste, (256) 782-5559.
MADRIGAL DINNER “The Queen’s Jubilee: A Shady Tournament”
Congratulations to Chamber Singers and A Cappella Choir for a very successful Madrigal Dinner. Again,
this went very smoothly and I am grateful or all of the help that you offered that made this happen. Special
thanks go out to our very clever script writers, Kaitlyn Graves, Whitney Curtis, Kaylon Gilley and Christina
Booker, the leadership of our section leaders, Christina Booker, Ashley Boyd, Kaylon Gilley & Robbie Franks,
our Registrar, Kaylon Gilley, and an extremely talented & dedicated cast that was well prepared. Thank You!!!
Section Leader meeting: TBA
CHORAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Choral scholarships will be loaded for eligible students properly enrolled at the completion of add/drop.
Please remember that your scholarship has a GPA requirement of 2.5. If your GPA has fallen below that, or if
you did not maintain full time student status of 12 credits through the end of the semester you choral/vocal
scholarship will not be loaded.
Also, please know that we will be evaluating the academic progress of returning students when we make
recommendations for scholarships for fall semester 2012. Many of you are on scholarship and involved in
several ensembles. This is fine if you can handle it academically. If you cannot handle it, please consider
reducing your ensemble involvement. In extreme cases of insufficient academic progress, ensemble directors
may have to limit the number of ensembles you are involved in as a scholarship recipient.
If your choral scholarship was not awarded for the spring semester and you have questions, please make
an appointment to speak with me before the end of the first week of classes. Please bring a parent or guardian
with you to this appointment. I can meet with you in the evening if that is more convenient for your family.
APPLIED VOICE HEARING, Tuesday, January 10th
All students wishing to take Applied Voice (private voice lessons for college credit) for the first time must sing
for the voice faculty on Tuesday, January 10th. The hearing will begin in the late morning. The purpose of this
hearing is for the voice faculty to evaluate your level and place you in the proper voice class. You must have a
solo song prepared from written sheet music and an accompanist will be provided for you. Please sign up for a
hearing time on the sign up sheet that will be posted outside Dr. Wight’s office.
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If you are taking private voice lessons for the first time, please know that you must hire your own accompanist
to play for you at lessons. A list of available accompanists is located outside of Dr. Wendy Faughn’s office.
Concert Attire for A Cappella Choir, Chamber Singers & Civic Chorale
Men (all choirs) – Classic black tuxedo, cummerbund, black tie (No vests), white shirt, black shoes, black
hosiery. I strongly recommend that male students purchase your tuxedo. It will cost you at least $50 to rent one
and you will need to use it several times each semester.
Women – A Cappella Choir & Chamber Singers – Choir dresses. $10 rental fee.
Civic Chorale – floor length solid black dresses with sleeves or solid black top with sleeves and floor length
skirts, or dressy black top and pants. Black hosiery and shoes.
Attention students planning on taking Advanced Choral Conducting in Fall
2012
All students who will be taking this class must also be in A Cappella Choir in the Fall of 2009 A Cappella Choir
will be used as your demonstration/practicum ensemble, and the documentation of the conducting opportunities
that you have with the choir will also be included in your music education live text portfolio. Please plan your
schedule accordingly. If you anticipate any problems, please come and see me at your earliest convenience. Also,
student membership in ACDA is required; please go to acda.org for membership information.
UPCOMING EVENTS
NATS State Student Auditions – Friday & Saturday, February 17th & 18h at University of Alabama at
Huntsville. Registration forms will be due towards the end of January. Applied voice students should check with
their voice teachers for details.
CONGRATULATIONS TO JACKSONVILLE OPERA THEATER!!!
Jacksonville Opera Theatre was honored by the National Opera Association for the production of In A
Garden by Meyer Kupferman. JOT Received second place in the production competition sponsored by
NOA.
Romeo et Juliette will be performed on March 23-24, 2012 in Wallace Hall in Gadsden with the Etowah
Youth Orchestra. If anyone missed the chorus auditions, email Dr Wight to arrange a personal audition.
WELCOME BACK SOUTHERNERS
Our Marching Southerners should be on their way home from marching in the Queen’s Jubilee New Years
Day Parade in London as we speak! For information, videos and pictures about their trip go to the blog
“southernersinlondon.org.” Don’t forget that you can watch the parade stream online at the following times
in the U.S. on www.information.tv at 1:30 p.m. CST on Sunday, January 8 (Click on Showcase 2 for the
final two transmissions). Many congratulations to Mr. Bodiford, Mr. Gillespie, Mr. Stovall, Mr. Bailey, and
the entire University Bands for organizing such a prestigious trip and bringing such honor to our school!
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SAD NEWS…
Dr. Robert Wright, retired Director of Choral Activities at the University of Montevallo, passed away last
week after suffering a heart attack on Christmas Day. Services for Dr. Wright will be held Friday, January 6,
2012, at 3:00 at Riverchase Baptist Church in Hoover (2020 Crossvine Road, 35244).
Upcoming Standardized tests for Music Education Students
(Taken from the College of Education’s website, please double check for accuracy)
Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program
State PDF
ACT WorkKeys Basic Skills Assessments
More information at www.act.org/alabamapttp
Or call APTTP Application Department 1-800-294-2105
(APTTP--Basic Skills Test)
September 9, 2011
REGISTRATION
DEADLINE
(FRIDAY)
In State
TEST DATE
(SATURDAY)
Approximate
SCORE Report Date
June 24, 2011
July 30, 2011
September 22, 2011
September 9, 2011
October 8, 2011
November 12, 2011
November 18, 2011
December 17, 2011
January 28, 2012
February 3, 2012
March 3, 2012
April 7, 2012
April 20, 2012
May 19, 2021
June 23, 2012
June 22, 2010
July 28, 2012
September 1, 2012
September 9, 2011
REGISTRATION
DEADLINE
(FRIDAY)
Out of State
TEST DATE
(Friday)
Approximate
SCORE Report Date
September 9, 2011
October 7, 2011
November 12, 2011
November 18, 2011
December 16, 2011
January 28, 2012
February 3, 2012
March 2, 2012
April 7, 2012
April 20, 2012
May 18, 2021
June 23, 2012
June 22, 2010
July 27, 2012
September 1, 2012
Online registration form: https://actapps.act.org/wkala/wkala
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Telephone Registration: 1-800-294-2105 or 319-341-2500
Requirements: The APTT must be taken prior to admission to education.
Registration fee is $93.00
The APTTP Basic Skills Assessment Study Guide Http:www.act.org/alabamapttp
Beginning October 2011 the following fees will be applied for the 2011-2012 testing year
September 9, 2011
Combination of Tests
Test Fee
Reading for Information, Applied Mathematics, and Writing (in
combination)
$98
Reading for Information
$46
Applied Mathematics
$46
Writing
$56
Reading for Information and Applied Mathematics
$56
Reading for Information and Writing
$72
Applied Mathematics and Writing
$72
Reading for Information, Applied Mathematics, and Writing (out-of- $178
state-administration)
JSU must be listed as a score recipient at the time of registration.
If you have questions, please feel free to contact Counseling and Career Services at 256-782-5475, or Dr. Barbara Larson the Alabama SDE, Teacher
Testing Coordinator at 334-242-9935.
English Competency Exam (ECE)
Test Dates
Registration: English Department (Stone Center) room 215
ABSOLUTELY NO LATE REGISTRATION!
Requirements: The ECE must be taken prior to Preservice Teaching.
Successful completion of EH 101, EH 102, and 60 semester hours is required.
Students who have passed the writing section of the Georgia Regents’ Test are exempt from the ECE.
College BASE Examination (CBASE)
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Test Dates
Registration Deadline: Students cannot register the day of the test being requested.
Requirements: The CBASE may be taken after completing 96 semester hours.
The Praxis II Content Exam
Test Dates State Memorandum
2011-2012 Praxis II: Subject Area Assessment Test Dates
www.ets.org/praxis/al
Test
Date1
Praxis Series Customer Service: 1-800-722-9476
Registration Deadlines
Regular
Late
Scores
Emergency
Multiple
Choice
Constructed
Response
7/23/11
6/23/11 6/30/11
7/15/11
8/16/11
8/23/11
9/17/11
8/18/11 8/25/11
9/9/11
10/11/11
10/18/11
11/12/11 10/13/11 10/20/11
11/4/11
12/6/11
12/13/11
1/14/12 12/15/11 12/22/11
1/6/12
2/7/12
2/14/12
3/10/12
2/9/12
2/16/12
3/2/12
4/3/12
4/12/12
4/28/12
3/29/12
4/5/12
4/20/12
5/22/21
5/29/12
6/9/12
5/10/12 5/17/12
6/1/12
7/3/12
7/10/12
7/21/12
6/21/12 6/28/12
7/13/12
8/14/12
8/21/12
Exceptions
2011-2012 Praxis II: Subject Area Assessment Test Dates
Praxis Tests Administered Only Three Times 2011-2012 Testing Year
www.ets.org/praxis/al
Test
Date1
Praxis Series Customer Service: 1-800-722-9476
Registration Deadlines
Emergency
Approximate
Score Date
11/12/11 10/13/11 10/20/11
11/4/11
12/6/11
3/10/12
2/9/12
2/16/12
3/2/12
4/3/12
6/9/12
5/10/12 5/17/12
6/1/12
7/3/12
Regular
Late
0133 Art Content
Knowledge
0173 French: Content
Knowledge
0100 Business Education
0050 Technology Education
To get information on and to register on-line go to http://www.ets.org/praxis/al
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The Praxis II exam is required for all teacher education candidates scheduled to graduate spring 2005 and thereafter. This state mandated requirement
applies to all initial certifications including class B certification, Alternative 5th Year Masters, Add-on certification, and any graduate degree program that is
deemed initial certification (i.e., Education Administration, Counseling, Library Media), or an initial certification for Collaborative Education at any level.
Teacher education candidates must list ALSDE and JSU as a recipient of the test score at the time of registration. Failure to do so may delay certification by
the Alabama State Department of Education.
*JSU is now listed as a Testing Center for the Praxis II. To test at JSU, use Test Center Code 02910 when registering for the test.
Alabama Approved Praxis II Test Codes and Minimum Required Scores
NAME OF TEST
TEST
CODE
Minimum
Required
Score
Biology: Content Knowledge
0235
143
Business Education
0101
147
Collaborative Teacher (K-6)
0014
137
Collaborative Teacher (K-6) (additional
0354 or
test required prior to fall 2012
5354*
internship)
153
Collaborative Teacher (6-12) (test
required prior to fall 2012 internship)
0354 or
5354*
153
Early Childhood Education
0014
137
Early Childhood Education: Teaching
Reading (additional test required prior
to fall 2012 internship)
0204 or
5204*
155
Educational Administration
0410
610
Educational Administration
0411
149
Elementary Education: Content
Knowledge
0014 or
5014*
137
Elementary Education: Teaching
Reading (additional test required prior
to fall 2012 internship)
0204 or
5204*
155
English Language, Literature and
Composition: Content Knowledge
0041
151
Family and Consumer Sciences
0121
146
French: Content Knowledge (offered
three times per year)
0173
148
French: World Language (new code offered three times per year)
5174
162
General Science: Content Knowledge 0435
147
Library Media
0311
146
Mathematics: Content Knowledge
0061
126
Middle School English Language Arts
0049
148
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Middle School Mathematics
0069
149
Middle School Social Studies
0089
149
Middle School Science
0439
142
Music: Content Knowledge
0113
150
Physical Education
0091
141
Reading Specialist
0300
530
School Counseling
0420
520
Social Studies: Content Knowledge
0081
153
Spanish: Content Knowledge (offered
three times per year)
0191
147
Spanish: World Language (new code 5195*
offered three times per year)
158
Technical Education
No test
required.
Technology Education (Career
Technology)
0050
540
Technology Education (Career
Technology) (new code)
0051
154
World and U. S. History: Content
Knowledge
0941
143
Required tests for Elementary Education or Early Childhood or combined
program majors are:
Elementary
Education:
Content
Knowledge
0014 or 5014
Teaching
Reading
0204 or
5204*
Required tests for Collaborative Elementary majors are:
Elementary Education:
Content Knowledge 0014 or
5014*
Special Education: Core
Knowledge and Application
0354 or 5354*
Required tests for Elementary/Collaborative Elementary majors (combined
program) are:
Elementary
Education:
Content
Knowledge
0014 or
5014*
Special
Education:
Core
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Knowledge
and
Application
0354 or
5354*
Teaching
Reading
0204 or
5204*
* Codes that begin with the number "5" are computerized versions not available at JSU.
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