String Things
January 2017
Hit the ground RUNNING!
We are PLAYING in EVERY class starting Thursday, January 5!!! That's THE DAY we get back!
Our Pre-LGPE concert is Thursday, February 9, and REAL DEAL LGPE is the following Thursday, Friday, and Saturday! We've got to MOVE if we expect to play well at LGPE!
LGPE music for each class is available in the corresponding folders on eClass!
Happy Birthday, Loves!
Meet our new Student Teacher, Ms. Glasgow!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! LGPE IS HERE!
Snack! Orchestra Points! Tri-M Hours! Community Service!
Workday January 17, 2:30 - 4:00 pm!
Sick? Out of town? At a dentist appointment? At a game?
Make up your missed Daily Rehearsal Grade!
https://instruction.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/d2l/le/content/646989/viewContent/5923337/View
It's also located on the orchestra website under "Make Up Assignments":
mvhsorchestra.weebly.com/make-up-assignments
2017 Play-A-Thon: February 3, 7:00 pm - February 4, 7:00 am
PLAY PLAY PLAY!!!
Here are a few of the things you can expect from the 2017 Play-A-Thon:
Scavenger Hunt
Hide and Seek
Talent Show
"Box of Lies"
Just Dance Tournament
T-Shirt Decorating
SO.MUCH.FOOD.
Dance Party
Makeovers
Karaoke
Forts!
Egg Roulette
Basketball
Volleyball
Obstacle Race
Mario Kart
Snowball (marshmellow) Fight!
Lip Sync Battle
Super Smash Bros.
NERTS. (I'll teach you.)
Surprises!!!!!
All you need to do is raise $35 in donations/$25 for member students and students whose parents volunteer to chaperone for 3 or more hours (from anyone: teachers, administrators, friends, parents) and fill out the form (pledge sheet and agreement forms can be downloaded here: http://mvhsorchestra.weebly.com/documents.html)
Auditions for the 2017-2018 School Year!
Audition packets have been on eClass and the orchestra website since the beginning of November. Auditions will be January 24, 25, and 26 from 2:30-3:30 pm.
AUDITION RULES
1. In order of musical advancement, the orchestras offered are:
- Black and Gold
- Concert
- Symphonic
- Philharmonic
- Chamber (most advanced)
2. If you are already in an orchestra, you don't have to audition to stay in that orchestra.
3. Students in Black & Gold Orchestra will automatically move up to Concert Orchestra without an audition.
4. Students in Concert Orchestra will automatically move up to Symphonic Orchestra without an audition.
5. Students wishing to advance to PHILHARMONIC or CHAMBER Orchestras will have to complete ALL audition requirements and achieve an 85% or above on the audition rubric in order to be considered for placement in an advanced orchestra.
6. Students can skip as many levels as they want, so long as they achieve the necessary score on the audition. Ex: someone in Black and Gold can audition for Philharmonic and will be considered for placement if they reach the score cut-off (85%).
7. EVERY audition will require a short sight-reading passage. The music to be read will be appropriate for the ensemble the student is auditioning for. So a student in Concert orchestra who is interested in Chamber orchestra will have sight-reading that is on Chamber Orchestra's musical level.
These rules have been developed in an effort to promote objectivity in the audition process. That said, there is a certain level of musical and social maturity required for success in advanced ensembles (Philharmonic and Chamber, especially). If a student possesses the technical abilities for an orchestra, but lacks the maturity required of these advanced ensembles, that will factor into their placement.
Questions? Email Mrs. Betts!!
Audition Help Days: 1/10, 1/11, and 1/19 from 2:30 to 3:30pm
Concerto Competition 2017
Recital Format
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
3:00 pm
Orchestra Room
1. Must play one movement of a standard concerto which has orchestral accompaniment available for sale or rent.
2. Play one movement only (or a partial movement with a cadential stopping point).
3. Your piece should be memorized.
4. A piano accompanist is required. (this is different from last year)
5. If selected as the winner, the student will perform with the orchestra the movement of the concerto performed in competition.
6. Students will be adjudicated by professional judges. All decisions of the judges are final.
Students in attendance who are not auditioning may use the experience as up to TWO Daily Rehearsal Make Up Assignments!
Join MVOBA and get FREE admission to the Pre-LGPE concert!
All the money raised goes DIRECTLY to making orchestra an awesome experience for YOUR student! (Ask them about the Ice Cream Social! It was fun and FREE for them; provided by funds from membership fees! Ask about their favorite piece! It was purchased with money from membership fees!) We also offer a ton of awards at the end of the year, plus scholarships for music summer camps, cash rewards for our biggest honors, and a $500 scholarship in honor of a former student.
Every member family receives FREE admission to EVERY orchestra concert in which their student is playing the whole year! Ordinarily, tickets will cost $5 each!! PLUS, member students get discounted admission to other orchestra events (some are even FREE!) like the tailgate last October!!
Spots still open on Germany Trip!
It's the busiest time of the year!
Email: paige_betts@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
Website: mvhsorchestra.weebly.com
Phone: (678) 407-7632