Tiger Choir Chronicles

I hope everyone had a wonderful, restful weekend and is ready to go for this week! Please be sure to read all of the weekly newsletters to stay informed and up to date on choir happenings!

Due to campus scheduling conflicts, our Parent Preview Concert scheduled for March 25th has been moved to Tuesday, March 18th at 7:00 pm. I apologize for this inconvenience.

Congratulations to all of our students who competed at Solo & Ensemble yesterday! I am so proud of their performances and all the work they put into it! Students will be receiving medals and comment sheets on Monday during class.

FBISD Pre-UIL Festival has been officially scheduled for Wednesday March 19 - March 21. Our schedule is:

Wednesday, March 19: Chorale performs at 11:20 am

Thursday, March 20: Chorale Women perform at 9:05 am

Chorale Men perform at 12:05

Treble Choir performs at 2:00 pm

Friday, March 21: Tenor-Bass Choir performs at 9:50 am

Advanced Treble performs at 1:45

Please make every effort to avoid pulling your child out of school on the day they go to the festival. This is a very beneficial event for us in our preparations for UIL Concert and Sight Reading. Uniform for the event will be gray choir polos and jeans.

As we begin the process of selecting classes for next year, it is my sincerest hope that EVERYONE has enjoyed the school year and will want to continue in choir next year. No matter what students endorsements are, there is almost always a way to ensure that choir still still fit in their schedule if a student wishes to continue their musical studies. I also am in the process of planning a lot of fun and exciting things for next year and hope that your child will be able to be a part of them!

If you have issues, questions, or concerns regarding scheduling for choir, please do not hesitate to reach out.

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1. Monday, February 10: Varsity Tenor Bass Rehearsal (3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
2. Monday, February 10: Varsity Treble Rehearsal (Chorale Treble Singers 4:30 -6:00 pm)

1. March 18: Pre-UIL Concert
2. March 19-21: Pre-UIL Festival at Sugar Land Methodist Church

1. This semester, we have been working in our Varsity UIL rehearsals after school. As a reminder, these rehearsals are a graded requirement of the course and students need to make plans NOW to be sure they have adjusted schedules as necessary for attendance. Please note that ONLY school events can be an excused absence from rehearsals. Outside leagues, rodeo concerts, etc. are not considered excused absences. In general, Varsity Treble Choir will rehearse on Mondays after school, and Varsity Tenor-Bass Choir will rehearse on Tuesdays after school. Please click HERE for the complete schedule. We will also still have our Pre-UIL and UIL events on the original choir calendar.

Our Choir Parent Booster Club operates to help support and assist the choir program in many ways! We have regular meetings to help plan events, discuss volunteer needs, and discuss financial needs of the choir program. You can be as involved as you would like to be! To encourage membership, the board has waived all membership fees this year in hopes that you will join us and find out ways you can support your child in their musical journey as a member of the Travis Tiger Choir!

Our Booster Club is still selling our "Travis Choir" yard signs! Signs are available "as is" ($20) or customized ($25)! If you're interested in showing your THS Choir pride, please send in your order money and ORDER FORM (only for customized signs) at any time!

Thank you to everyone who has paid choir fees! If you have not yet, please remember that they were due on Friday, September 20th. If your child needs assistance, our Booster Club is here to help! Please simply send me an email and let me know that your child needs assistance paying choir fees and our Boosters will be happy to help out if they are able!

This year we are thrilled to add another private voice teacher to our staff and extend a warm welcome to Mr. Antoine Griggs. Mr. Griggs is an accomplished performer who regularly sings with various organizations in Houston, including the Houston Ebony Opera Guild and Houston Grand Opera! He came to campus a couple weeks ago to meet the students and began lessons last week. He still has a few spots open. If your child is interested, or if you have any specific questions please feel free to reach out to him at antoinegriggs@gmail.com. We are very fortunate in Fort Bend that lessons are taught during student's choir class time so no additional rehearsal time is necessary and I hope that many students will take advantage of this awesome opportunity!