Children's Choir
2nd-6th Grade Choir
The oldest Children’s Choir rehearses each Wednesday evening, mid August through early May, from 6:15-6:45 PM. Rehearsals are in the Choir Room. Each member of the choir is issued a folder of music and a schedule. The choir sings in church once each month, October through May, plus (typically) singing at the Missions Conference. The first rehearsal for the 2010/2011 season is Wednesday, August 18.
K-1st Grade Choir
The “middle age” Children’s Choir rehearses at the same time, Wednesdays from 6:15-6:45 PM. They rehearse in the basement of the Sunday school wing at Riveroaks. The children are taught
by rote, so reading is not required. This group sings with the older Children’s Choir at Christmas, the Missions Conference, Palm Sunday and Mother’s Day.
Pre-K Choir
The youngest Children’s Choir rehearses at the same time, Wednesdays from 6:15-6:45 PM. They rehearse in the (nursery) Sunday school music room. The children are taught by rote. This group sings with the older Children’s Choirs at Christmas and on Mother’s Day.
Summer Musical
The summer musical serves as an opportunity for the children at Riveroaks to both sing and act. Rehearsals for the choir is each Wednesday evening (summer months) from 6:00-7:00 PM. The cast (actors and soloists) rehearse on Friday mornings from 9:30-11:00 AM. The summer's performance of “Fish Tales” was on Friday, August 6. Next summer’s musical (2011), also by Kathie Hill, is “Levite Genes.”
Sunday School Music
A team of musicians travels each Sunday morning to provide music in the elementary Sunday school classes. First, music time is held downstairs with the older children, then upstairs (nursery) with the younger children. The music includes songs from CMI and Judy Rogers. In addition, each Sunday singing time includes a “hymn of the month,”
Children’s Music Page
Each Sunday morning, the children (in their Sunday school singing time) are given a paper that includes the story behind one of the hymns from the service. In addition to the story itself, there are one or more Bible verses with scrambled words and questions to answer about the specific hymn. The children are given gum (or candy) from Terry Himebook when they show him their completed paper.
You can download the children's music plan for the 2010/2011 year here:
Children's Music Plan