EXTRA REHEARSAL

We will have an extra Holiday concert rehearsal on Monday, November 28th at 2:30 in the classroom. We should be done by 3:45-4:00. You will be so great!!

Love, Mrs. Pratt 

*reminder*

If you want to audition for the anthem at basketball games, stay after school this Thursday. 

mixed Jazz extra concert

Mixed Jazz will be singing an extra mini concert at Cool Springs Galleria on Saturday, November 19th at 11:00 AM. This is for the Salvation Army Angel Tree kick off! Please be there at 10:30 in your tshirt and jeans! You will be wonderful!

Mrs. Pratt 

schedule updates!

Have you cleared your schedule for the upcoming choir concerts?

November 29th 6PM BUMC (DRESSED!)

December 1st Call: 6PM Concert: 7PM

December 3rd The Factory in Franklin 2PM

THESE ARE REQUIRED!!!

I am so excited; you will be so wonderful!

Love,

Mrs. Pratt 

Happy Halloween

Mid State

If you are singing with one Mid-State choirs, please make sure you are rehearsing your music at home.

I have made rehearsal schedules for Frehsman choirs, please make sure you speak with me ASAP for other choir rehearsal times.

Mrs. Pratt 

Holiday Concert

Didn't we JUST have a concert?

Well, the other one is just around the corner!!!!

CLEAR YOUR SCHEDULES.

November 29th dress rehearsal

December 1st Holiday Concert at BUMC 7PM

Holiday 3rd at the Factory in Franklin

I can't wait; you will be so wonderful!

Love,

Mrs. Pratt 

Anthem for basketball games!

Basketball anthem sign ups

If you are interested in singing the anthem for a home basketball game please sign up during my class. You may sing the anthem by yourself or with a small group. Students will have to audition with their “act” by November 3^rd. On November 3^rd I will have auditions after school. If you are unable to make this audition time due to sports or work, you must schedule another time with me before or after school. This is a great opportunity to work on confidence and performance skills!

Questions? Email me at NatalieP1@wcs.edu

Love,

Mrs. Pratt

Homecoming!!!

This Friday is our homecoming game!

Chamber will sing the anthem!

Be in the choir room by 6:40 in your new navy t-shirt. Please be on time, this will be a busy game and parking will be difficult.

I can't wait! You really make a huge difference in the game!

Love,

Mrs. Pratt 

concert

The concert was so amazing.

Thank you for your hard work; the next one will be even better!

I really love working with you and appreciate how hard you work.

I am so proud!

Love,

Mrs. Pratt

Anthem

Chamber sings our anthem at the Homecoming game! Yay.

Make sure to be at school by 6:45PM on Friday October 14th. Wear your choir t-shirts and jeans.

Mrs. Pratt 

CONCERT

Tomorrow night is our concert.

Be here at 6PM ready to warm up in your jeans and choir t-shirt.

You can sell your tickets now or your friends and family can buy them at the door.

Tickets are $6.00.

YOU WILL BE GREAT :) 

concert is approaching!

Our concert is coming up...SOON! Have you made arrangements for conflicts?

Tech Rehearsal: Monday, October 3rd 3:00 PM

Dress Rehearsal, Tuesday, October 4th 3:00 PM

Concert Thursday, October 6th 5:45PM (we are warming up at 6:00)

Wear your new choir t-shirt, NICE jeans and dark closed-toe shoes:)

I am so excited; you will be wonderful.



chamber anthem

BHS home football game this Friday against Ravenwood!

Chamber sings the anthem and will be amazing.

You will need to wear your new t-shirt and nice jeans.

Be in the choir room at 6:40PM. This is a big game and parking will be an issue so BE ON TIME.

Love,

Mrs. Pratt

rehearsal changes

Fall concert rehearsal change!

Monday October 3rd 3:00PM Tech rehearsal

Tuesday October 4th 3:00 PM dress rehearsal

Wednesday: NO REHEARSAL

Thursday: 7:00PM concert

Call is at 6:00 DRESSED! and ready to warm up!

Please make arrangements to be at all rehearsals and the concert. Take care of conflicts NOW :)

Mrs. Pratt 

Happy Labor Day

Happy Labor Day

I hope you have a wonderful long weekend. Get ready to work super, super hard for our concert in ONE MONTH :)

Love,

Mrs. Pratt



class of the week

Congratulations....

Mixed Jazz!

Class of the week

FRIDAY FOOTBALL

Chamber sings the anthem again

THIS FRIDAY

Be in my room by 6:40PM!~

This is required :)

Mrs. Pratt 

Chamber make up Anthem Assignment

Research Francis Scott Key and our national anthem.

Provide facts about...

• 
  Biographical information about Key when he wrote the anthem.
• Significance of the melody. Where is it from? What was it previously used for?
• How many stanzas are there?
• Historical information that is significant to the anthem text.
• Any extra information you would like to ask.

Essay should be 600 words and is due on Monday. You can e-mail me at NatalieP1@wcs.edu . Please make sure you include your sources.

All State/Mid-State Info

Choirs,

Today in class you received information about TN All-State and Mid-State choirs, audition materials, dates, etc.

Here is the link to the first  blog I wrote about it.

Here is the link to the Women's Choir info

Here is the link to the Freshman Honor Choir piece

and finally...

Here is the mtva website with all the information

*I MUST KNOW IF YOU PLAN ON AUDITIONING BY THE SEPTEMBER 2ND*

Please e-mail me with questions!

NatalieP1@wcs.edu

class of the week

DRUMROLL PLEASE....

The class of the week is.....

1st period Beginning Choir!

Congratulations!

Thanks for all of your hard work!

Mrs. Pratt 

Music history weekend homework

In class you were provided a percussion instrument to research. Go to this website and find your provided percussion instrument.
http://www.tigerbill.com/historyofdrumsandpercussion.htm

Research your instrument and create a PowerPoint (or prezi, etc) on that instrument. (You may need to research other websites, books, etc)
Please provide:

• origin of instrument (history, timeline, how the instrument has changed)
• the purpose of the instrument (what the instrument is used for, who uses it, etc)
• physical description of the instrument (pictures!)
• recording (if you find it on youtube send it to my e-mail by Sunday nigh and I can convert it to an avi)
• any other extra facts, etc.

You can e-mail me your power point presentation and I can have it ready for Monday morning NatalieP1@wcs.edu.

NEW CONCERT

NEW CONCERT

Saturday, December 3rd at the Factory in Franklin

2PM

*GRAND CHORUS*

THIS IS REQUIRED AND YOU WILL BE WONDERFUL :)



music history

hello music history,
          I got home a little later than I thought, you can turn this in by FRIDAY for extra credit..whoop.

go to http://www.medieval-life-and-times.info/medieval-music/woodwind-instruments.htm and find the words waits, minstrels, and troubadours. Find a great definition or explanation of these words and email me your findings at NatalieP1@wcs.edu.

Good luck :)

Mrs. Pratt

Mixed Jazz: "Somebody to Love"

Please listen to this recording!

Mixed Jazz "Somewhere over the rainbow"

http://www.jwpepper.com/10188727.item

Here is the "Somewhere the Rainbow" we are doing for the fall. Please listen to this recording!



*Important Dates*

Fall Choir Showcase

*October 6th and 8th*

Required concert and dress rehearsal October 4th!

Make your plans NOW!

You will be amazing... I can't wait :)

Love,

Mrs. Pratt 

Class of the week

Congratulations....

Advanced Women's choir for being the class of the week! 

mixed jazz, can you get this recording?

http://www.alfred.com/Products/Someone-to-Watch-Over-Me--00-25080.aspx

Does this link work? go to the purchase mp3, I was able to listen.

Mrs. Pratt

Chamber Anthem

REMINDER

Your first required performance is August 26th! 

You will be WONDERFUL :)

Love,

Mrs. Pratt

I have e-mail!

Yay, I've rejoined the 21st century and have e-mail.

Any questions, comments or concerns, please e-mail me at NatalieP1@wcs.edu

THANK YOU :)

measuring help!

Hello wonderful parents!

I am looking for a few parents for help to measure our new choir students for tuxedos and formal dresses. Does anyone have the time later this week and earlier next week?

Please e-mail me!

NatalieP1@wcs.edu

Thank you:) 

SPRING CONCERT ANNOUNCED

SPRING CONCERT

Thursday, April 19th

7:00PM



Mid-State mixed choir piece

Want to audition for Tennessee All-State Choir?

It will only be the best time in your entire life.

No pressure.

Here is the link to the audition pieces.

all state music

What do you think?

I found this recording on Youtube, not exactly sure if this is the correct tempo, but I think it's a good recording.

Mrs. Pratt

women's choir Mid-State audition

Confitemini Domino (Palestrina)

audition piece for the women's choir

There is the midi file AND the sheet music on the link, also found a video on youtube. Surprised?

Mrs. Pratt

freshman mid-state piece

If you're a Freshan and would like to audition for mid-state, learn this piece.

freshman audition piece

look here for the piece and a midi file recording

Here's a great recording!

mixed Jazz Holiday recording Bidi Bom

http://www.jwpepper.com/3298641.item#viewer-tab

Please go to this link for the best recording I could find, do you like it?

I think this is a great Holiday piece and the audience will really love it.

Chamber Esto Les Digo

You like?

Mrs. Pratt

tardy pass

She wasn't tardy for this party!

Thank you to Crazy Girl for the awesome recordings...as promised you will receive a tardy pass on Monday :)

Have a wonderful weekend.

Mrs. Pratt

the joint is jumpin' mixed jazz

Let's be real. There are A LOT of recordings of this piece (arr Mark A. Brymer) that I'm not going to post. I thought about it. I thought, well maybe they could just hear how the piece went if they wanted to at home, but I decided against it. Honestly, I never found a recording on youtube that I wanted you to model. If you can find one GREAT, please do. One free tardy pass. I just saw one too many sequins and am calling it a night.

Mrs. Pratt

Chamber Recording: Ubi Caritas

Hello Chamber,
           Not going to lie...this will challenge us but you will ROCK it out. Thinking about showing y'all off at contests with this bad boy. What do you think? Like this recording? Are you watching the whole thing? You know I downloaded this program that lets me know how many times you watch it and if you watch the entire video. No, totally jk, but I should create one...off to make my billions...

Mrs. Pratt

Grand Chorus recording: The Storm is passing over

Hey grand chorus,
           We are closing with this amazing number. I love the blend and tone quality of this recording. A bit fast for me, but I think it's a great representation. Don't get too fast to their temp; we will go slower. What do you think? Leave your comments...I really will read them :)

Mrs. Pratt

Womens Jazz Embraceable you Recording

Hey ladies,
         This is the only women's choir recording I could find on youtube, did you find anymore? What do you think? I love this song!

Mrs. Pratt

mixed jazz recording of Tango To Evora

So what do you think? We are doing this piece; I love it and I hope you do too. I think the singing is amazing in this video. I hope I don't offend anyone out there but I don't really like the movement and the shoulder to shoulder standing...hope you're not disappointed we will not be doing this. Leave comments and let me know what you think!

Mrs. Pratt

women's jazz And So it Goes Recording

Okay ladies,
          How do I say this? Good examples of the harmony in this recording and excellent quality for a middle school choir. We will take more liberties in tempo, etc. What do you think? Have you ever heard the real Billy Joel "And So it goes?" NO? Okay, here you go.

Mrs. Pratt :)

women's jazz route 66

Recording Fail: I can't find a good SSA recording of "Route 66" Arr: Roger Emmerson. Can you? Tardy pass if you find it first...

help your teacher out.

Mrs. Pratt

so... who's the new girl?

As you may have noticed, I am not Mrs. Clark. (gasp!) Although I do adore Mrs. Clark and learned quite a bit from her, I am all together a different person that hopefully you will grow to love. Here is the scoop...

1. Who are you?

I am Mrs. Pratt. I grew up here and graduated from BHS.

 Here I am way  back in the day at BHS. Wow, bangs.

Here I am before one of the many amazing choir concerts I was so lucky to be in!



 2. Okay, so what else? After high school, I attended the best school ever in America and perhaps the world, The University of Mississippi (okay, maybe I'm a bit loyal to my school...hotty toddy) where I majored in music and participated in the choral department, vocal studio, and Ole Miss Opera Theatere.

Mrs. Pratt with the Eric Whitacre!

The Ole Miss Concert Singers

Performing Mozart's "Die Zauberflote" (sorry about the lack of accent marks, does anyone know how to add them in blogger? Thanks!) with the Ole Miss Opera Theater.

3. Go on...

I graduated with my undergraduate degree in Music and was awarded an amazing assistantship and decided to stay and pursue a Masters Degree. While at Ole Miss I studied conducting with Dr. Donald Trott and voice with Mrs. Nancy Maria Balach.  

After graduation I began teaching in Mississippi before moving back to Nashville. For the past few years I have worked with Metro Nashville Public Schools.

Part of our staff after a run/walk for charity last year.

4. What kind of music do you like? Literally all kinds. I think it is important for students to learn correct vocal technique and some music lends itself to teaching the basics more than others, however, I think it is vital that students learn a large repertoire of music from all different genres, backgrounds, time periods, etc!

5. Do you do anything else other than teach? No. I live in a closet at school, ha. Yes, I am extremely close to my wonderful family and husband. I am also in a book club, enjoy travelling, sing in my church choir, support a pretty steady coffee addiction, frequent yoga, and am currently attempting to train for a half marathon in October.

Overall: I could not be more excited about being your new choir director. I promise to work very hard this year and will attempt to create some wonderful music with you! If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to e-mail or leave a comment!

Thanks,

Mrs. Pratt

Camerata Recording Carol of the Bells

You have more songs coming, just finding recordings :)
Do you like this recording?

Love,

Mrs. Pratt

Hello Parents

Hello Parents! I am so excited to be the choir director at Brentwood High School. I encourage you to check the choir website and this blog often because I believe communication is the key for success in our school and choral program. Periodically during the year I will need assistance with ticket sales, concert preparation, field trips, uniform measurements, etc. If you are able to volunteer and would like to be updated on upcoming opportunities, please send me your name, child's name, e-mail address, and telephone number. I realize everyone's work and home life is different but even taking up tickets before a concert or bringing snacks to a late rehearsal can make all the difference in the world! Thank you for all you do and I am really looking forward to a wonderful year. Please feel free to contact me at anytime through e-mail or leave a comment.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Pratt

Welcome!

Hello! My name is Mrs. Pratt and I am so excited about being the new choir director at BHS! As an alumnae and former choir member of Brentwood, I am so excited about returning and directing this amazing choir. This year will be a lot of hard work, dedication, and hopefully extremely rewarding. This group is truly amazing and I plan on showing off these singers in concerts, competitions, community events and more. I plan on using this blog to update everyone on upcoming events, adding youtube videos that I think are correct examples of pieces we are learning, and anything else I think you or your family should know! I hope everyone had a really relaxing summer and is ready to hit the ground running!

Mrs. Pratt