RHS Orchestra Beat
May 2018
Upcoming Events
Snap-Raise continues for 6 more days!
5/15 RHS Orchestra Concert
5/17 Auditions begin It's time to think about LEVELING UP!! Work on skill-building when you practice so you can MOVE UP orchestras next year!! Videos of the audition music can be found on Google Classroom!
5/18 End-of-Year Celebration Banquet
5/22 Junior Night 4:30-5:30
Remember Orchestra is a skill-based cumulative program! Students should be practicing every day at home for 30+ minutes in order to keep up with the rigors of Orchestra. The 30+ minutes can be divided into 2 practice sessions (ex: morning/afternoon or before/after dinner).
We still need one more parent to join the RAOC Board for next year! Please email Mrs. Long if you are interested!
Do you have items for our May concert raffle? Gift cards, concert tickets, etc? Contact Mrs. Long!
Google Classroom
Banquet alert! Seniors send baby and senior picture to chauber@gmail.com. All other orchestra related pictures can be sent to chauber@gmail.com for the slide show!
Banquet ticket sales end on Friday, May 4!!
Orchestra Summer Camps
American Festival for the Arts-Summer Music Festival
Baylor University Orchestra Camp
Florida State University String Orchestra Camp
Texas Strings Camp (HS)
Texas Lutheran University Summer Music Academy
Texas Christian University String Workshop
Texas Tech Band & Orchestra Camp
Texas Music Festival (University of Houston)
Longhorn Music Camp (University of Texas at Austin)
University of Texas at Arlington Summer Strings
University of North Texas Summer String Institute
University of North Texas Bass Camp
Oklahoma State University Summer Music Camp
Sam Houston State University Strings Camp
Breezin Thru Theory is due by 4:10 every Friday!
DON'T WAIT TO COMPLETE! NO LATE WORK!
Breezin' Thru Theory
Has 2 parts:
Lessons - Lessons will be assigned the Friday before so they can be ready for the drills on Monday. (not graded)
Drills - Students are given 4 min. in class each day to complete the drills. (grades are taken from these drills once they click SUBMIT) They can do the drills as many times as they want to in order to earn the grade they desire.
All assignments for the week are due by each Friday @4:10p
Get your fees in!!
Statements have been emailed! Students are notified every day via our classroom slides! Charms is available for checking your balances 24/7!
The following are the fees due. We accept checks (written to Richardson Area Orchestra Club [RAOC], cash, or credit card payments through Charms. Each student in the RHS Orchestra is responsible for the program’s operation. The philosophy is that each high school student will share an equal part of the financial responsibility of funding orchestra program expenses not provided by the district. Some of these expenses include special music arrangements, contest entry fees, instruments, equipment and repair not provided by the RISD, clinician fees, food and drinks for orchestra activities, orchestra banquet expenses, rental of off-campus performance venues, scholarships, and orchestra club administrative costs such as website maintenance, postage and printing. Please refer to the RHS Handbook for a complete breakdown of fees.
9th Grade - $170.00
10th & 11th Grade - $145.00
12th Grade - 170.00
Add-ons
Add $100.00 if using a school-owned instrument
Add $15 for End-of-Year Banquet
How Much: $18 per 30-minute lesson
Pay your teacher directly
Violin
Abi Potts arose92@gmail.com (903) 802-1546
Annie Jeong elfofviolin@hotmail.com
Karin Harrell kwharrell1@hotmail.com (216) 798-6754
Sean Burrows sburrows@mail.smu.edu (972) 762-1365
Viola
John Batchelder johnabatch@gmail.com 972-998-7675
Steven Juarez sjuarez88@gmail.com
Chris Sykora c.sykora@me.com
Erica Zappia elzappia@gmail.com (440) 465-0909
Cello
Jason Mooney jasonmooney89@gmail.com (631) 804-5131
Aniko Juhasz aniko52606@gmail.com 214-392-3838
Bass
Troy Tippawang tippawangbass@gmail.com (469) 826-6033
Ryan Wang qrbass@gmail.com 817-995-6636
Mason Poirier 214-870-6974
Contact our teachers today to get started! It is never too late to start!
For CHAMBER ONLY
$39.95 total for May-October. Pay on Orchestra Tutor website. 100% participation is required!
Students can practice more effectively and save time by accessing our videos anytime, anywhere, as a supplement between rehearsals and lessons. We offer help with general string technique and the parts to their orchestra pieces, region audition music, and even difficult etudes. Students can even watch our videos on tablets and phones!
Honors
Concert Critique #1 Due March 22
Concert Critique #2 Due April 26
Research Paper Due May 11
Check Finances!
Update your Charms personal contact information
Login: RichardsonHSO Pswd: Student ID unless changed
Tom Thumb Good Neighbor Program
Fees are OVERDUE!
Fees are due for all students—checks payable to RAOC
9th $170
10th/11th $145
12th $170
Check CHARMS to see your balance
About Us
Email: sara.long@risd.org
Website: rhsorchestra.org
Phone: 469-593-3044
Twitter: @rhsorch