String Things
December 2015
You don't want to miss our TWO concerts this December!
Orchestra Holiday Concert
Call time for ALL performers is 6:00 pm
Doors to the PAC will open at 6:40 pm
All students required to stay for all performances.
Admission for non-members is $5 per person over 3 years old.
Admission for members is FREE (the entire family!!)
Students are encouraged to wear one piece of "holiday/winter flair" with their formal uniform at this performance! This should be an addition and not a major change. For example, a candy cane bowtie would be fine, but a red dress would be too far.
Join us afterwards at Steak N' shake by the mall for after-concert treats!!
Tuesday, Dec 8, 2015, 07:00 PM
2351 Sunny Hill Road, Lawrenceville, GA, United States
Looking for a fun, inexpensive holiday date night?!?
Join us for Mountain View's first FORMAL CONCERT EVENT!
Tickets are $5 and include a light reception following the concert!
(Chamber Orchestra families who have paid their 2015-2016 membership fees will be admitted for free with their membership card. Please send Mrs. Betts the total number of people in your family who will be attending via the Google Form linked below by December 9, 2015)
http://goo.gl/forms/1oVZ1MLJys
We are asking that concert-goers PLEASE dress as if they were going to see the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra to attend this special event! Please see the guide below from "Inside the Arts":
- Women: Dressier pants or skirt and blouse, or a dress. Dresses can be a variety of lengths (Cocktail dresses or full length gowns are both appropriate). If you worry about being underdressed and don’t have a gown or cocktail dress, a sharp black outfit whether it’s pants or a dress, will usually help. No jeans, please.
- Men: Dressier slacks with a blazer and tie or trousers with dress shirt. Suit and ties also work nicely. No jean, please.
Play-A-Thon 2015:
What are we going to do for 12 hours!?!
PLAY! PLAY! PLAY!
Here are a few of the things you can expect from the 2015 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 $30 in donations (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)
Final Exams and Secret Santa!
Orchestra Final Exams
Study guides are up on eClass and students are encouraged to use them during the preparation for this exam! Answers to the questions on the study guide are posted as well.
Here is the schedule:
WEDNESDAY, December 16, 2015:
- FIRST PERIOD (Concert) 7:20 am - 9:20 am
- SECOND PERIOD (No Orchestra Exams) 9:25 am - 11:25 am
THURSDAY, December 17, 2015:
- THIRD PERIOD (Black and Gold) 7:20 am - 9:20 am
- FOURTH/FIFTH PERIOD* (Symphonic) 9:25 am - 11:25 am
FRIDAY, December 18, 2015:
- FIFTH/SIXTH PERIOD* (Chamber) 7:20 am - 9:20 am
- SEVENTH PERIOD (Philharmonic) 9:25 am - 11:25 am
*Students will take the exam for their non-lunch period during the second exam slot on Thursday or the first slot on Friday.
Auditions for the 2016-2017 School Year
Audition Policies and Rules
Audition packets will be available on eClass starting next week. Auditions will be in Mid-January.
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 wishing to advance to SYMPHONIC, 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.
5. 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%).
6. 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!!
Concerto Competition Rules
Recital Format
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
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.
Happy Holidays!
Email: paige_betts@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
Website: www.mvhsorchestra.weebly.com
Location: 2351 Sunny Hill Road, Lawrenceville, GA, United States
Phone: (678) 407-7632