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About the Vocal Music program...at Big Walnut
Since 1998, The Big Walnut High School has seen
many new and exciting changes. Once again the growth of our program has created
a new membership record for the choral department. Can you believe that our
choral program since the beginning of the 1998 school year has MORE
THAN TRIPLED in size? We
started the 1998-1999 school year with only 35 choral students.
Today, there are 178
students involved in a choral music activity. A true sign of a healthy
program is the enrollment of 10 percent of the total school enrollment
involvement in a vocal music activity. Based
on this formula, BWHS currently has over 30 percent of the total school
population participating. We
are continuing on our quest to becoming one of the finest choral programs in
the state, both in quality and quantity! ~Mrs. Huston
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW---Mandatory concert dates:
****Just a reminder....When weather calls for a
delay, there will be NO ZERO PERIOD CHOIR
Mon. May 18--Senior Only
7:15am
Tues. May 19--Seniors Only
7:15am
Wed. May 20-ALL
LAST CHOIR !!!!
Thurs. May 21--No
Choir EAGLE TIME
Fri. May 22- No Choir
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Fri. May 29--Late Arrival for
underclassmen SENIORS meet
in Choir Room immediately following graduation practice.
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NEW POLL--Music Study Boosts Earning Power
Making music is its own reward, but it appears that
the payoffs don't end there. A Harris Interaction Poll reveled that
88% of people with a post-graduate education (Masters Degree or Doctorate)
were involved in music while in school. 83% of those earning $150,000 or
more had a music education. The reason stated is "it's a rigorous
discipline and in an ensemble situation, there's a great deal of working
with others." "Those types of skills stand you well in careers later
in life." Dec. 2007
BIG WALNUT BAND website can be found at:
www.bigwalnutband.com
Colorado Study finds links between Arts Education and Test Scores
Public High Schools in Colorado that offer arts education courses see more
of their students score highly on state tests in reading, writing, and
science than do those public high schools that do not offer art courses.
Regardless of student ethnicity or socio-economic status, higher test scores
prevailed at the arts-richer schools. Schools with the arts also have
lower drop-out rates. Employers today may be seeking a workforce that
is more imaginative, innovative, and creative. Please visit
www.coloarts.state.co.us/programs/education/study/index.htm
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What's NEW
OMEA STATE CHOIR RESULTS was held on April 25 at
Gahanna West Middle School. Congratulations
to all students who accepted this challenge and honor !!!!!
Only about 10% HS Choral groups involved in OMEA achieve this huge
accomplishment.
BWHS Ladies Choir--I Overall Rating
(Superior/Top Rating)
Stage Ratings: I, I, I Sight Reading: II Overall
Rating: I
BWHS Mixed
Choir--II Overall Rating (Excellent Rating)
Stage
Ratings: II, II, II Sight Reading: II Overall
Rating: I I
“A Sweet Night of Jazz”
Thank you to everyone who
attended our 5th annual event!
Special thanks to Jim
Coffield who organized an outstanding silent auction, collected donations
from businesses, etc.
Thank you to all of the
parents, families, and friends who attended to support the Big Walnut Music
Boosters!
2009 CONTEST RESULTS --Saturday
March 7th at Zanesville HS OMEA Large Group Contest
BWHS MIXED CHOIR
Stage Ratings: I, I, I Sight Reading: I Overall
Rating: I
BWHS LADIES CHOIR
Stage
Ratings: I, I, I Sight Reading: I Overall Rating: I
BWHS Symphonic Band
Stage
Ratings: I, I, I Sight Reading: I Overall Rating: I
We are
SO PROUD
of our students and the performances that they gave at District
Contest at Zanesville! As you can see, every single judge gave every single
Big Walnut performing group the highest rating possible!
In
earning overall Superior Ratings (I), every Big Walnut Band and Choir
qualified to perform at OMEA State Finals! Every student in our contest
groups gets to perform at State Finals....a rare accomplishment for ANY
school!!!!
We are
very proud of how our students conducted themselves at Zanesville, as well
as their performances.
Thank you
to all of the parents who went to Zanesville to support our student
musicians. It is always nice to see friendly faces in the audiences. Thank
you to Jim Coffield for driving the equipment bus, and to all of the parents
who chaperoned, assisted with moving equipment, etc.
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Big Walnut High School was voted Cool School of
the Week. Good Day Columbus was at the HS on Nov. 14. If you missed it,
click the link below.
www.myfox28columbus.com/newsroom/gdc/cool_schools/vid_21.shtml
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Please visit the
Big Walnut
MUSIC BOOSTER WEBSITE
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2008-2009 BWHS Choir Officers are posted on the Vocal Group page !!
CASE STUDY FOR
THE ARTS A recent study conducted by the
Americans for the Arts and the National School Boards Association found that
young people who CONSISTENTLY participate in a consistent and rigorous art
program are: 4 TIMES more likely to be recognized for academic
achievement, 4 TIMES more likely to participate in a math and science fair,
3 TIMES more likely to win an award for school attendance, 4 TIMES more
likely to win an award for writing an essay or poem, 3 TIMES more likely to
be elected to a class office. MORE GOOD NEWS for BWHS MUSIC STUDENTS
!!!!!!!!!! SEPTEMBER
2007 Study Finds link between quality music programs and test scores.
A recent study found that students in high-quality school music
education programs score higher on standardized tests compared to students
in schools with deficient music education programs. On the elementary
level, it found that students in high quality music programs scored 22
percent better in English and 20 percent better in Mathematics than students
in deficient music programs. Middle School students scored 17
percent better in top quality programs than children who did not participate
in music and 33 percent higher than students in deficient music program.
This study included 4,730 Elementary and Middle School Students in four
regions of the United States.
"Why Study Music?"
Go
to www.musicfriends.org to find
this answer along with many more resources supporting music education
MUSIC may add points to your IQ !!!
Another study was recently released to support the power, music has to
increasing a child's IQ. A study presented in the Psychological
Science journal states a child who completes 1 year of music lessons
showed a 7 point increase in their IQ. Math and language skills also
increased. This study also indicated there was no difference between
keyboard lessons, singing lessons or drama lessons. GOOD NEWS!!!
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