BVMS Choral Department
The BVMS Choral Department provides an opportunity for students to learn about music and how it connects to other areas outside of music. Students learn how to sing while learning how to read music. In 1994, the National Association for Music Education (MENC) adopted nine standards for teaching music (1). All of these standards are addressed in music and chorus classes on every grade level.
National Standards for Music Education
1. Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
3. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
4. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines.
5. Reading and notating music.
6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.
7. Evaluating music and music performances.
8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture.
National Standards for Music Education, www.menc.org
The Mississippi frameworks for middle school music and choir are also included in the curriculum.
http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/ACAD/ID/Curriculum/Arts/curriculum/Music.pdf
The 7th and 8th grade choirs follow the Middle School Choral Performance frameworks. The 6th grade music class follows the Middle School Level II frameworks. The 8th Grade general music class follow the Middle School Level IV frameworks.
