George Wythe High School - Chancellor Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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28 Variety of Choral Music Presented by Students “All right—sopranos, altos, tenors, and basses,— sing! Stop! Go back and begin again at the bottom of page three! This time get the right rhythm. Everybody sing—two, three, four!’ Mr. John Yeager’s voice classes respond to these words. Each member of the class works hard toward the moment when he will be chosen to perform. Many techniques are learned and used—tone quali- ties, modulation, singing up and down the scales, sight reading of music, correct breathing from the dia- phragm, and the proper sitting position. Choral groups perform at a Parent Teacher Associa- tion meeting, the Christmas Pageant, and the Spring Concert. Hymns, scores from Broadway shows, songs from movies, popular songs, old favorites, folk songs, seasonal songs, and patriotic songs comprise their reper- Singing in parts, the eight-grade vocal class is learning to harmo- toire. Singing during a concert with one’s classmates piety Pea cae is the reward for hours of rehearsal. John Yeager, B.S., of Music Education, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music A group of tenth, eleventh, and twelfth-graders combine to sing a “Thanksgiving Proclamation” and “Harvest Hymn.” The spirit of Christmas breaks forth with joyous strains as Mr. Yeager directs a choral group singing carols during the Christmas student assembly. Administration and Departments

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Beautiful chalk representations by John Johnson held both parents and students in a state of fascination at the spring art exhibit. Mr. Cheatham and students arrange a concrete figure on a wood platform for the spacious sculpture court. Mr. Cheatham gives Dora Parsons pointers and hints about her silk screen process, as she endeavors to print some original Christmas cards. Carol Setzer, Sandra Robbins, and Bobby Millet sketch the sunny out-of doors surrounding them. Administration and Departments 27

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The George Wythe Orchestra proves that practice makes perfect, and that teamwork is a must to produce good music perfect in sound and rhythm. New Addition Is Eighth Grade Concert Band “Flutes, you’re not on pitch. There is too much per- cussion and not enough violin. Let’s do it again.” Such instructions from Mr. Aleo Sica are familiar to orches- tra students. All is not practice, there’s also the enjoy- ment of performing for others. The orchestra gave their first concert this year at Christmas. The Spring Concert offers another oppor- tunity for performing, and for obtaining funds for materials. The wind section is given the opportunity to perform with other superior players from Virginia at the State String Orchestra in Arlington. There has been a new addition, the Concert Band. Eighth-graders receive a chance to prepare for the Cadet Band or the G. W. Orchestra the next year. Aleo Sica, B. Mus., and B.Ed., College of Wooster. Each section must practice individually. Mr. Sica directs the students play- ing wind instruments. The eighth grade concert band, a new addition this year, poses for a group picture. areal rersetpanee fh , Administration and Departments a7