MAPLE RIDGE SECONDARY SCHOOL

MRSS Choral Program

Ms. Claire Oliverio 604.463.4175 Ext. 1220

claire_oliverio@sd42.ca

msclaireoliverio@edublogs.org

MRSS CHORAL SCHEDULE
Crescente Concert Choir (8/9) Tues. & Thurs. 7:00 am

Aurora Concert Choir (10-12) Wed. & Fri. 7:00 am

Silva Vocal Ensemble (9-12) Tues. 2:45 – 5:00 pm

Novus Vocal Ensemble (9-12; Male Chorus) Block B

Caelum Choral (9-12; Women’s Chorus) Block A

Welcome to the MRSS Choral Program! The MRSS Choral Program consists of five performance-based courses; Crescente Concert Choir, Aurora Concert Choir, Silva Vocal Ensemble, Novus Vocal Ensemble, and Caelum Chorale. Each course is designed to develop each student’s individual musical skills, learn the responsibilities and value of being a member of a musical ensemble and to continue to foster a life-long love of music. You will have two amazing privileges this year: -to be affected- by performing music with a community of singers with the same goals and -to affect- and evoke emotion of those present in your audience.

Curricular Competencies

Although the subject of these courses is MUSIC (CHORAL), my role as an educator is not just to teach the subject area but to facilitate students to develop many of the competencies that will be part of your growth and development.

“The core competencies are sets of intellectual, personal, and social and emotional proficiencies that all students need to develop in order to engage in deep learning and life-long learning. The following are the curricular competencies of the new BC Curriculum.” (https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/competencies)

Communication

 Connect/engage with others (to share and develop ideas)

  Acquire, interpret, and present information

  Collaborate to plan, carry out, and review activities

  Reflect on experiences and accomplishments

Creative Thinking

 Novel and valued ideas  Generating Ideas
 Developing Ideas

Critical Thinking

 Analyze and Critique
 Question and Investigate

Positive Personal and Cultural Identity

 Relationships and Cultural Contexts  Personal Values and Choices
 Personal Strengths and Abilities

Personal Awareness and Responsibility

 Self-determination  Self-regulation
 Well-being

Social Responsibility

 Contributing to community and caring for the environment

 Solving problems in peaceful ways  Building relationships and valuing diversity

ASSESSMENT and EVALUATION

ASSESSMENT and EVALUATION will be on-going and discovered through your self-assessment and reflection as well as the teachers’ observations on each students’ individual rehearsal and performance practices and the development/progression of each student as an individual and his/her interaction and relationships with peers and mentors. The curricular competencies will be used as a guide for each individual student to determine a mark for the rehearsal skills and performance skills portions for your specific CHORAL MUSIC course. A reminder that these are performance-based classes and assessment is based on students attending the classes in order to be evaluated daily.