KHS Choir Director Matt Schenck has announced that the Varsity Choir has made a first for Kennedale High School by earning straight 1?s on their performance at UIL competition last week. {{more:[read more]}}
On a post Schenck said, ?For the very first time here at KHS, our very own Varsity Choir achieved something that?s never been done before, scored perfect scores on stage at UIL! [They made] straight ones!! As you can tell, I?m very proud of them as well as you should be too.?
There are five levels of performance ratings for the UIL
Concert and Sightreading contest, starting with poor (5), Below Average (4), Average (3), Excellent (2) and Superior (1). And there are three categories
that are judged – Tone, Technique and Musicianship.
A superior rating requires 1 in each category …Terminology the judges use in the ratings for superior are ?highly developed,? ?near perfect,? ?elevatedawareness
,? ?consistency,? ?near flawless,? ?minimal lapses,? ?control of allaspect
,? ?correct pitches,? and ?convey an artistic, energetic, and emotional performance.?
Wildcat Varsity Choir members:
William Badger Leanne Blind-Doskocil Richard Bui Lois Clark, Jr Yadira Frias Brian GomesKateLynn Goss Ashlyn Greenfield Katherine Groff Lane Hubenak Edward Knight II Ruth Mitchell Julia Mosely Austin Pedro Marvin Queeman Alexis Ramirez Haylee Schofield Katlyn Shelton Haley Sutton Hailey Vinson Kerrington Wade Celsey Ward-Braddock Isaiah Willis Noah Wyckoff
KHS Band members providing instrumental music:
Kendall Barnes, Percussion Megan Deitch, Clarinet Vi Do, Clarinet Carson Ham, Percussion Jenna Johnson, Piccolo Kailey Short, Bass Clarinet The piano accompanist for the choir was Rose Watson