Pflugerville Middle School Choir

Pfundraiser Pflash!

The Choir Fundraiser Begins today. Here are some important flyers that I am sendind home with the kids as well as the link to register for online shopping!

Kickoff Flyer - with information about goals and the purpose of the sale

Great American Opportunities Information

Great American Online - shop online and your student still gets credit. Register Here!

About the Choir Director

Mrs. Sedatole is beginning her third year at Pflugerville Middle School and her 16th year of teaching choral music. Mrs. Sedatole's husband, Brian, is the head band director at Stony Point High School in the Round Rock school district. Her daughter, Kimberly, is a former PHS student that will be attending her "home" high school, Round Rock HS, as a sophomore this fall. And, Mrs. Sedatole's son, Joshua, will be a second grader at Spring Hill ES.

FAQs about Mrs. Sedatole:

College: Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas

Favorite Color: Black and white because it is the color of music! (and Green)

Favorite Food: Mexican (Rio Grande in Round Rock!)

Favorite Summer Movie: Mama Mia! (duh)

Favorite Olympic Sport: Gymnastics and Beach Volleyball

Favorite Music: ALL - well, almost all

Favorite TV show: This summer - America's Got Talent; overall - Law and Order: SVU (but I am looking forward to the season premiere of "Kath and Kim.")

Summer Job: Concessions at Dell Diamond - Go Express!

Hobby: Camping with my family and playing games (Chicken Foot, Farkle, Tx Hold 'em, DVD games)

Why she teaches choir: "I love to teach choral music because I love music, I love middle schoolers and because choir made a a huge difference in my life when I was growing up. I think one of the most influential people in my life as a teenager was my choir director, Ms. Neighbors!"

Unusual Fact: Mrs. Sedatole was in the NAVY and served aboard the USNS Mercy during Desert Storm/ Shield in 1990.

Supplies Needed for Choir:

Required-

• 1" Three Ring Binder w/ pockets and a clear plastic front (standard size binders only please)
• Three dividers (will be labeled - "Warm-ups," "Theory," and "Music.")
• Notebook Paper (20-25 sheets is plenty)
• Pencil (my gift to each student will be a pencil!)

Optional Accessories - (" really good idea" kind of things)

• Pencil bag (to keep from loosing your pencil)
• 1-2 Highlighters (to mark difficult passages in the music)

Choir Handbook

Click the link above to view and/or print a copy of the PMS 08-09 Choir Handbook.

07-08 Choir Pictures

Click the links below to see pictures of the choir in action from the 2007-2008 school year.

• Blinn Festival
• Godspell, Jr
• Ice Cream Social
• Guitar Hero Tournament

08-09 Choir Pictures

Coming Soon

Region Choir Information

Auditions: January 24, 2009

Clinic/Concert: February 2, 2009

We will begin rehearsing music for Region Choir in the 7th and 8th grade choir classes in the Fall. Each student is highly encouraged to audition for the All-Region Choir. The music is chosen by a panel of directors in the region. Region Choir provides the opportunity to go through an official audition process and, if selected for the choir, students perform in a concert with the top singers from each middle school in our greater Austin area region. There are three choirs (8th Grade Girls, 7th Grade Girls, and 7th/8th Grade Boys) and each of the choirs ranges from 45-75 singers each. PMS traditionally has 10-20 singers selected for the choir!

"Pirates of Penzance, Jr."

Our school musical this year is "Pirates of Penzance, Jr." by Gilbert and Sullivan. It is an operetta style musical that is very light-hearted in nature. The Choir will serve as the chorus members for this show. I will publish a rehearsal schedule for the choir in addition to the rehearsal schedule that the cast/crew will follow. These performances will be in lieu of a Fall Concert.

Solo and Ensemble Information

The proposed date for the PISD Solo and Ensemble Contest is Saturday, October 11, 2008. All 7th and 8th Grade students will be required to enter the competition in at least one event. The 6th Grade choir students will be highly encouraged to enter as well. We will work on solo and ensemble literature in class and students will be given a practice CD so they can practice at home as well. Students that receive a First Division rating will be awarded a medal. Students receiving a Second Division rating will receive a ribbon. And, students receiving a Third Division rating will receive a certificate. This competition is a very positive based experience in which the students receive individual and group feedback from a professional singer/teacher. Last year, 95% of our students received a First Division medal! This year we will host a Solo and Ensemble Recital Night on Tuesday, October 14 to showcase the talent of our awesome singers.

Concert Information

We will have a total of seven evening performances involving PMS choir students. Some of the concerts will be for the full choir and some of them will be grade specific. The dates for all the concert performances are listed on the calendar below. One asterick indicates 6th Grade only, two astericks indicates 7th/8th only and three astericks indicates full choir.

Spring Choir Trips

• Dallas, Texas May 8-9, 2008 for 7th and 8th Grade Choir students. We will perform in a festival style competition on Friday in Dallas and then spend the evening at Alley Cats Entertainment Center. On Saturday, we will enjoy a day at Six Flags Over Texas and then eat dinner at Cici's Pizza before returning to Pflugerville. The cost of the trip is estimated at $125.00 per person which includes accomodations (4 students per room), transportation, one meal voucher for Six Flags, dinner at Alley Cats, dinner at Cici's Pizza and a trip t-shirt.

• Schlitterbahn May 23, 2008 for the 6th Grade Choir students. We will travel by school bus to New Braunsfels for a day of fun at Schlitterbahn Waterpark. Cost has not been determined yet; however, the goal is to keep it under $50.00 per person.

Calendar of Events