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Junior Filip Land sberg, senior Margaret Fish, junior Joseph
Lampert , senior s Dou g Helvering, LeAnna Ludlow, Sarah
Turner , and junior Jennifer Booth gather around their teacher,
Cindy Nabit y, in order to view a music history te xt that
contain s art reproductions from the Renai ssance Period.
(Sheila Pedersen )
Standing to sing a song like "Kyrie" by Mozart or "Can You
Feel the Love Tonight" is normal practi ce for the 9/ I 0 concert
choir students fifth hour. (Becki Evans)
Students participatin g in fourt h hour I I /1 2 concert choir
practiced a variety of music pieces to prepare for concerts and
audition s. One piece in particular that vocalists spent a lot of
time on was "Domine Ad Adjuvandum Me Festina. "
(Jason Schiefer)

Songs Cheer, Prepare Vocalists

Students participating in vocal mu sic notes and parts, but also the correct pronunciation
courses sang songs for enjoyment, concerts, and of words in other languages, pitch, and the dy-
contests. namics of the music piece. "Schindler's List was
Singing caused a range of emotions for the hardest song to learn because it was in a
students from sad to hopeful to cheerful lyrics. different language (Hebrew and Yiddish), and it
"When I'm happy, I sing because it makes me feel took awhile to get the words and beat down,"
good about myself," sophomore Heather Sharp sophomore Jennifer Eiden said.
said. All of the aspects of music were put
No matter what the mood they felt, mu- together to create the final product, but students
sic students involved themselves in preparing for claimed that their instructor )11ade singing easier.
their concerts. "We learn our notes and sing the ''I'm in musicals along with 11112 concert choir,
songs over and over," freshman Alison Downs and Mrs. Nabity is helpful and encouraging with
said. my music in and out of class," Hansen said.
Speaking from two years of experience, The result of hard work and practice
junior Ryan Hansen said, "I'm in II I 12 concert brought select students well-earned positions in
choir, and we practice by di ssecting the song into All-State, Plainsman, and Hastings choirs.
sections of bass, tenor, alto, and soprano. We Whether vocal music students succeeded
prepare for concerts and a Millard South choir in making a choir or not, it was evident that all
clinic every year." sang their hearts out for the love of music.O
Practicing included not only learning --MCVUf- PeleMoH ruui B'UJO/u <J0/14o;£

"The fa(( concert was fun "After you practice for a Con9 "l aut!i tionetf for aCC-sta te
fieca use everyone sount!ert 9oot! tirne on a t!ifficu(l son9, tlie choir) and fe.Ct it was
to9etlier." end" resuCt was fiarntoni~etf." rewarrtin9 because l faced: my
fear of sta9e fri91it."
--junior DeeAnn Dryt!en
--fresliman Sara )olinson --senior Jolin Sclineit!erwint!