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document.write('<style type="text/css">#dates li { padding-bottom:7px; font-size:12px; top:0px; }</style><tr><td align=left valign=top colspan=2><center><br><H3><u>2010-2011 Important Dates</u></H3></center><font size=2><UL id="dates"><li>October 30, 8:00-3:00 - Dist. 203 Honor Band and Honor Chorus Festival at KJHS<li>November 9, 7:30 pm - Fall 7th and 8th Grade Choral Concert <li>December 9, 7:30 pm - MJHS Winter Musicale (6th Chorus, Men\'s/Women\'s Chorales, Chime In!/Joyful Noise Chime Choirs, Jazz, Bluegrass) <li>January 18 - Field Trip: MJHS/NCHS Choral Workshop (8th Grade Chorus) <li>February 23 - Winter Concert (6/7/8 Choirs - Men\'s/Women\'s Chorales - Chime In! Chime Choir)<li>March 11 - Field Trip: Tour of local nursing homes and assisted living facilities (7th Grade Chorus)<li>March 19 - Naperville Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast (Men\'s/Women\'s Chorale)<li>March 22, 5:00-9:00 pm - MJHS Evening at the Patio (Men\'s/Women\'s Chorale)<li>March 24 - Field Trip: Feeder elementary school tour (6th Grade Chorus) <li>May 19, 7:30 pm - Spring Concert (6/7/8 Choirs - Men\'s/Women\'s Chorales - Chime In!/Joyful Noise Chime Choirs)</ul></font><p>&nbsp;</p></td></tr>')
document.write('<tr><td align=left valign=top width="300"><center><BR><H3><u>About the instructor...</u></H3></center><font size="2"><b>Carmen Ceresa</b><p>Mrs. Ceresa grew up in northwest Iowa, and received her Bachelor\'s of Music Education degree from Wartburg College in Waverly Iowa in 1991.  Her first teaching job was as a junior high band and choir director (and kindergarten music teacher) in Putnam County, Illinois.  </p><p>In 1993 she moved to Chicago and spent six years teaching band and choir at Notre Dame High School for Girls.  During this time, Mrs. Ceresa received her MA in Human Resource Development from Northeastern Illinois University.  </p><p>Mrs. Ceresa moved to Naperville in 1999 and spent the next six years at home with her children, while maintaining a private voice and piano studio in her home, and directing the junior high choir at Our Saviour\'s Lutheran Church.  She was thrilled to be invited to teach at Madison Junior High in 1996, since she lives in the neighborhood and loves the people and the area.  Mrs. Ceresa feels lucky to be able to go to work every day and do what she loves to do - help young people make beautiful music!</p><BR><BR></font> </td><td align=left valign=top cellpadding=5 width="300"><center><BR><H3><u>About the program...</u></H3></center><font size="2"><p>6TH GRADE GENERAL MUSIC</p><p>This music appreciation course provides music exploratory and skill-building opportunities to all sixth grade students through the following units of study: Multi-Cultural Exploration (African Drumming), Review of the Elements of Music (Favorite Song Projects/Listening Journal), Music Composition (Boomwhackers), Class Guitar, and Introduction to American Musical Theatre (Romeo and Juliet/West Side Story). </p><p>SIXTH GRADE CHORUS</p><p>This is a full-year course open to all girls and boys in the the sixth grade who like to sing in a group setting. Emphasis is on singing two and three part treble music; exposure to a wide variety of choral music styles and techniques; singing in foreign languages; performance of choreography; and the development of the fundamentals of good musicianship. The Full Choir meets on Mondays and Thursdays. A Soprano Sectional Rehearsal is held on Tuesdays, an Alto Sectional Rehearsal is held on Wednesdays, and all boys have sectionals on Fridays. Sixth grade choir includes one full-day field trip, which is an annual tour of elementary feeder schools in the spring.</p><p>SEVENTH GRADE CHORUS</p><p>This is a full-year course open to all students in the seventh grade who are interested in participating in a large musical organization. Emphasis in on singing three- part mixed and four-part music; exposure to a wide variety of choral music styles and techniques; singing in foreign languages; performance of choreography; and the development of more advanced musicianship skills. The Full Choir meets on Wednesdays and Thursdays. A Soprano Sectional Rehearsal is held on Mondays, an Alto Sectional Rehearsal is held on Tuesdays, and all boys have sectionals on Fridays. Seventh grade choir includes one annual field trip, which is a full day tour of local nursing homes and assisted care facilities.</p><p>EIGHTH GRADE CHORUS</p><p>This is a full-year course open to all students in the eighth grade who are interested in participating in a large musical organization. Emphasis in on singing three- part mixed and four-part music; exposure to a wide variety of choral music styles and techniques; singing in foreign languages; performance of choreography; and the development of more advanced musicianship skills. The Full Choir meets on Wednesdays and Thursdays. A Soprano Sectional Rehearsal is held on Mondays, an Alto Sectional Rehearsal is held on Tuesdays, and all boys have sectionals on Fridays.  Eighth grade choir includes one half-day field trip, which is a visit to Naperville Central in February to work with the high school choirs and ask questions about bein involved in music in high school.</p><p>WOMEN\'S CHORALE; MEN\'S CHORALE</p><p>In addition to these three curricular vocal music groups, there are also two extra-curricular groups:  Men\'s Chorale, which meets Wednesdays before/after school; and Women\'s Chorale, which meets Thursdays before/after school.  Both of these groups are open to students of any age, but they must already be involved in either band, orchestra, or choir.  Students may choose to attend either morning or afternoon rehearsal weekly.  Both choirs will perform at three concerts during the year.</p><p>CHIME IN! CHIME CHOIR</p><p>This extra-curricular music group plays hand-chimes (similar to handbells) at three concerts throughout the year and is the ONLY chime choir in District 203.  Chime In! is intended to give students who may not have other opportunities to participate in music a chance to be part of a group and learn basic note-reading skills.  It is open to ANY student in grades 6-8 regardless of participation in curricular music groups.  Chime In! meets on Tuesdays before school from 7:15-7:45.  </p><p>*All handchimes have been purchased through generous grants from NEA (Naperville Education Association).  Thank you for your support of this organization.</p></font> </td></tr>')
document.write('<tr><td colspan=2 align=center valign=middle><font size="2"><br> For more information about this school, please visit: <A href="http://schools.naperville203.org/madison/">http://schools.naperville203.org/madison/</a></font><br>&nbsp;</td></tr></table></font>')