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Naming High School ChoirDate: May 14, 2013 by Arielle Warshay  Views: 365
I need help naming my choir! The high school where I work only has two choir classes in the day and they are BOTH essentially dumping grounds for students to just earn an arts credit. So I started my own after-school choir group! But we need help putting name on it... Right now, there are students from all high school grade levels - 2 guys and 8 girls. They are performing all types of music from spirituals to pop and hopefully we will be able to go to festival next year as a group (or S&E if they are too small for festival). We are in Detroit, school colors are black and red, and the school mascot is a panther - these elements don't need to be in the name at all, I just included them for some background info. If you have any suggestions, it would be a great help! Thanks!
on May 15, 2013 5:13am
When I started a new group two years ago, I gave the kids a one-week notice that we would brainstorm names for the group. They came with a number of ideas and we voted for our favorite. Rhapsody was officially "born" that day. We do a little of everything, so it was nice to avoid labels that might identify one particular style of music. Kids are creative. I suggest you let them own this task.
on May 15, 2013 10:23am
I think having the 'kids brain storm' is great....but I would caution you to think 'what name is going to work long term'. "Girl's 21" comes to mind....when I first heard them at a National Convention........there were close to twice that number.......they were AWESOME......but were 'stuck' with a name they had long out grown. "Rhapsody" might work for a Women's Ensemble......but perhaps not for a mixed ensemble. Nothing wrong with that name but as a man/boy I don't think it would encourage me to join. ["Panther Chorale"....High School name Chorale - etc] things like 'Madrigal' sort of put an image that may not stand the test of time. Just some thoughts. All the best.
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