We have begun fitting students for uniforms and will finish next week. All choir students will receive a formal uniform for the year to be turned in at the end of the school year. This includes a formal black choir dress, pearls (chorale only), OR a concert tuxedo. For students with a tuxedo, we will also provide a tie, cummerbund, and pocket square.

All students wearing a tuxedo must purchase all black formal dress shoes, and long black socks to be worn at concerts. Tennis shoes are not allowed.

All students wearing a dress must purchase all black flats or shoes with a small heel. High heels are not recommended, and tennis shoes are not allowed.

October 13th - Patriotic Show

October 14th - Region Auditions

October 16th- All Students rehearsal for Fall concert 5-7

October 17th - Fall Concert

October 26th - Sing-a-thon

October 27th - Trunk-or-treat Fall social

November 2nd - Kemah Choir Days Contest (Bel Canto)

November 6th - All Region Choir Rehearsals

November 10-11 - Region Weekend Clinic and Concert

November 16th - Family Feast

November 28th - Pre-Area Auditions

December 5th - Winter Concert

December 8th - Winter Social

Bolded events are required of all choir students

All choir students will have a required rehearsal on Monday night, October 16th from 5-7pm. We will rehearse our combined numbers with our accompanist at this time and prepare to organize everyone on stage. This rehearsal will be graded.

Sing-a-thon auditions will be during class this week on Wednesday and Thursday, October 4th and 5th. All songs must be clean, school appropriate, and preferably cut to approximately 2:30. All auditions must be performance ready. If you are auditioning for Sing-a-thon, please complete the google form below.

Sing-a-thon will be Thursday, October 26th at Creekwood Grill on Telge with the event beginning at 6:0pm! Students will have a designated call time for each class and will open their class's portion with a class song, followed by soloists from that class. Once the soloists in their class are done singing, the students from that class will be free to go.

All students will participate in this event with each class performing a song. This is a major grade performance for our students, and also a spirit night for our choir program!

Below is the application for class representatives and some other class officer positions. Please read the descriptions beside each position and apply for what you would like to be considered for.

This application is due by Friday, October 6th.

If you plan on volunteering with the TMHS Choir at some point in the school year, or traveling with us on any trips, including NYC trip, please complete the volunteer application below.

Chorale will be singing The National Anthem at all home football games this year! They've already done a wonderful job at our first two home games! Please see remaining dates below:

10/6 (Chorale only)

10/13 Patriotic Show (ALL CHOIR STUDENTS)

10/20 is Fine Arts Senior Night(Chorale only, senior parents will get more information soon. Please keep this evening available)

11/3 (Chorale only), 8th grade night

Students will wear their TMHS Choir polo, jeans with no holes, and closed toed shoes for all home football games. All students must follow the TISD Dress Code Policy for these performances.

Students may drive themselves or carpool, but there will also be a bus provided to each game for students that do not drive. Students can either ride the bus back to school immediately following the National Anthem, or can stay for the game but must find their own transportation home.

All students must complete the required documents above to be able to perform at the games, and all students must be eligible.

Patriotic Show this year will be October 13th! This is a required performance of all academically eligible choir students during the halftime performance at the football game. There will be a bus provided to the stadium and all choir students will sit with the choir in the stands until the halftime performance is over. All eligible and participating choir students will get into the stadium for free and will not need to purchase a ticket. Following the halftime performance, students may stay for the game, or there will be a bus provided back to the school after halftime. There will not be a bus provided at the end of the game.

Students will wear their choir polo, BLUE jeans with NO HOLES, and closed toe shoes.

This is a huge community event for the TMHS vs. THS football game and is a blast for our students. The stadium is packed and the halftime performance includes a firework spectacular, and even a skydiver! This is typically a sold out event because it is as much a football game as it is a fine arts performance!

Call time for students will be 6:00pm at the stadium. Students will meet by the band tunnel underneath the scoreboard.

This school year is our out-of-state trip year and the TMHS Choir and Orchestra Departments will be performing at Carnegie Hall during Spring Break of 2024! This is an exciting opportunity for both of our programs!

The dates for the trip to NYC are Wednesday, March 13th - Monday, March 18th, 2024.

This will be the only trip offered for the Spring of 2024.

**The $300 deposit is for all travelers, and is non-refundable. Please make your deposits at the link below**

Students wishing to only participate in the Carnegie Hall portion should make their deposit through schoolcashonline as well.

The deadline to sign up for the NYC trip has passed. All initial deposits should have been made and payments can be found here and on the front page of the choir website.

Students and chaperones should be paid up to $1500 by the end of September.

Remaining payments listed below:

October: $300

November: $300

December: Final Balance

If you have missed previous months payments, you can make multiple purchases of the current month to catch up. Unfortunately, each month's link expires at the end of the month.

Paying through schoolcashonline does include a service charge of approximately $15

If you are traveling with us to New York and you have not yet read over and completed the trip contract and confirmation, please do so below.

Travel Insurance

We did find a travel insurance company that you are able to purchase through if you would like. The link for trip insurance is for each individual traveler, for some will not want to pay for insurance. Each traveler must arrange for their own trip insurance. With this particular company, for anyone 17 and under, insurance is free with the addition of a paid for adult.

Click HERE for Allianz Travel Insurance Information

Pop Show auditions will be in the Fall. As a reminder, only seniors may do slow songs, and all tracks must be cut to fit within 2 minutes and 30 seconds. Auditions should be performance ready and with all group members present. Audition sign ups will be in the Fall, but you can start preparing now!

Our theme this year is Broadway! Songs must be from a Broadway show, and NOT be Disney!

Section of the week has returned! Check below to see who won section of the week this week, and be ready for some competition throughout the year! Whichever section in each class wins the most sections of the week throughout the year will receive donuts at the end of the year!

Belles: 1st Sopranos

Bel Canto: Altos

Dudes: Basses

Chorale: Sopranos

Major Chords: Sopranos

Any information can be found at tmhschoir.com where our newsletter and calendar are updated regularly!

jedragsdale@tomballisd.net

jordynwhite@tomballisd.net

Website: tmhschoir.com
Location: 19100 Northpointe Ridge Lane, Tomball, TX, USA
Phone: 281-357-3230 1106
Twitter: @theTMHSchoir