Rehearsal CDs: Bring a CD-R disc, and I will make a copy of our rehearsal CD for you so you can practice your concert music at home! Please label the CD with your first and last name. You are also welcome to take your sight singing book home any time you wish so you can practice your skills; however, you MUST bring the book back the very next day, since we use it every day in class! Choir folders may NOT go home; they must stay in the music cabinet. Check out our "Lyrics" page to get the words to all of our songs! *****POET POSTER PROJECT***** You may do this project on your own, or you may work with one other person to complete it. +Choose one of the poets from our winter concert program to research. Make sure it is a poet from one of the songs your choir (or the combined choirs) is singing. +Research your poet, using book and/or online resources. +Create a poster about your poet. Include the following information: _____1. Name of poet in large letters _____2. Date of their birth & death _____3. A picture of your poet _____4. The title of the song(s) we are singing that includes this poet’s poem. _____5. The actual title of the poem, if different, and what it’s from, if it’s from a larger work _____6. The complete lyrics of the song and/or the complete poem _____7. Another poem by this poet (include the title and all the words) _____8. A short biography of the poet – what important events happened in his/her life? _____9. Citations for any online sources/images you used _____10. A picture you’ve drawn that goes with the song/poem _____11. A colorful border _____12. Your first and last name(s) in the bottom right-hand corner +DO NOT USE REGULAR LEAD PENCIL FOR THIS PROJECT! +Use COLOR: Markers! Paints! Construction paper! +Make it NEAT and CREATIVE: Typing! Best penmanship! Designs! Scrapbooking techniques! These posters will be displayed for our concert – Be sure you are displaying your BEST efforts. 19th Century Poets for Winter Concert: ALL: Emily Bronte (1818-1848) ~ “Wintersong” [based on the poem “Fall, Leaves, Fall” ] Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) ~ “Won’t You Join The Dance?” [from Alice in Wonderland, Chapter 10, “The Lobster Quadrille” ] Henry Longfellow (1807-1882) “Peace On Earth” [based on the poem “Christmas Bells” ] Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) “Ring Out, Wild Bells” CADET ONLY: Robert Frost (1874-1963) ~ “Stopping By Woods On a Snowy Evening” Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) ~ “The Moon” & “Pirate Story” [from A Child’s Garden of Verses ] CONCERT ONLY: Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) ~ “Morning” [from Complete Poems, “Part Two: Nature”] Christina Rossetti (1830-1894) ~ “Boats Sail on the Rivers” Carl Sandburg (1878-1967) ~ “Baby Song of the Four Winds” [from “Good Morning America”] Posters are due: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4!