If you have inquired about joining or auditioned already, you have received a paper and/or email about a meeting this Friday.
There are multiple sessions for your convenience: 7:15 AM, 2:20 PM, and 6 PM. Parents and students are required to attend together. Some 5th Grade GATE students' parents have been notified of another session. Please check your emails. It is vital that you attend this meeting! I will go over all the important dates and information, as well as signing some documents and contracts.
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The three groups are 3rd Grade Beginner Group, 4th and 5th Grade Choir, and 4th and 5th Grade Ensemble.
3rd Graders will rehearse on Fridays after school from 2:20 pm to 3:30 pm. The first day of the rehearsal is 9/6 and we have a field day during the morning - please make sure your child has a change of clothing so they can change after field day is over and can come to the first rehearsal. 4th and 5th Graders will rehearse on Wednesdays after school, starting 9/4 at 2:15 pm. Students who are in Choir MUST BE PICKED UP at 3:05 or go to Safekey so I can supervise supper break for Ensemble students. Ensemble rehearsal will resume at 3:15 and end at 4:00 pm. Any student who needs to go to Safekey will need to have a form filled out by parents before the student is allowed to leave Safekey to come to the rehearsal. Nate Mack Elementary School is proud to announce that we will have THREE after school music groups this year.
4th and 5th grade students may audition for choir and instrument ensemble. Students, note that if you want to be in the instrument ensemble, you must also participate in choir. 3rd grade students may audition for the 3rd grade Beginner Orff Ensemble. The letter and audition information is available in the front office and the music room, as well as through this link. After filling out the information on the second page, return the paper to music room and I will email a confirmation of the audition time. The auditions will take place next week, Monday through Friday. 4th and 5th grade students may audition during their recess Tuesday through Friday. All students may audition on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday after school. The specific times are listed below. Monday: 2:15-2:30 pm and 2:30-2:45 pm Tuesday: Recess for 4th and 5th Wednesday: Recess for 4th and 5th 2:15-2:30 pm and 2:30-2:45 pm Thursday: Recess for 4th and 5th Friday: Recess for 4th and 5th 2:25-2:40 pm and 2:40-2:55 pm Students should expect to sing Happy Birthday and vocal exercises for the choir audition. They should also expect to do body percussion, play rhythm and melody on barred instruments for the ensemble audition. We will be having a rehearsal on Friday, April 19th from 10 am to 3 pm. It includes an hour of pizza, ice cream floats, and games!
If you are able to attend, make sure you turn in your slip to Ms. J as soon as possible. Parents,
Please sign up for Remind. It will be used to notify you of any cancellations or short messages. Parents of 4th and 5th grade students who are only in choir should use the CHOIR sign up link. Parents of 4th and 5th grade students who are in BOTH choir and instrument ensemble should use the INSTRUMENT ENSEMBLE Sign Up Link. 3rd Grade Sign Up Link https://www.remind.com/join/mackmusic 4th and 5th Grade CHOIR Sign Up Link https://www.remind.com/join/mackchoir 4th and 5th Grade INSTRUMENT ENSEMBLE Sign Up Link https://www.remind.com/join/mackinstr We have two separate performance groups this year - one for 3rd graders and one for 4th and 5th graders. They will join together for our Winter and Spring Concerts.
Next week, there will be auditions for Orff Ensembles. Auditions are held Monday through Friday, so please come to one of those available times. 8/27 Monday 2:15 pm 8/28 Tuesday 7:40 - 7:50 am 8/29 Wednesday 2:15 pm 8/30 Thursday 7:40 - 7:50 am 8/31 Friday 2:15 pm Please note that depending on the demand, not everyone will be accepted into the Instrument Ensemble. Anyone who auditions for choir is automatically accepted. Rehearsal Times 4th and 5th grade CHOIR Wednesdays 2:15 pm - 3:05 pm 4th and 5th grade INSTRUMENT ENSEMBLE Wednesdays 3:15 pm - 4:00 pm 3rd grade Orff Ensemble Fridays 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm This is the link to the letter that was sent home. If you cannot access it, please e-mail me at [email protected]. If you have any other questions, please feel free to e-mail me. drive.google.com/open?id=1QWElPBWaSjvanLaFnj1QF8IejuLkDEfF8U6GjH5EN8E Spring Concert is on Thursday, May 3rd, at 6 pm.
Students and families are invited to stay after the concert for a party! Reminder that ALL CHOIR STUDENTS must stay until 4 pm 4/25 and 5/2. Happy Wednesday!
I received many questions about choir and I'm excited to let you know that we will start next Wednesday, Sept. 6th! The rehearsals are right after school, starting at 2:15 pm. Choir rehearsal is done at 3:10 and students are expected to be picked up promptly so the instrument ensemble rehearsal can start on time at 3:15. If you're not sure, you can have one more week to decide to join by Wednesday, Sept. 13th. Please come to the rehearsal on Sept. 13th if you want to join a wonderful group of musicians. Choir will perform for our AWESOME volunteers at Volunteer Breakfast on Friday, April 21.
Our short performance starts at 7:30. We will meet by the gate at 7:15, warm up in music room, and then walk over to MPR together. Please come wearing your choir shirt. You may wear any type of pants and shoes. Choir members, In order to make sure we have enough practice time with the Instrument Ensemble, we will be having extra rehearsals. Please attend at least one of the following rehearsals: Monday, April 10 11 am to 1 pm (Spring Break, includes a lunch break) Monday, April 17 from 3:30 pm to 5 pm (snacks provided at 3 pm in music room) Tuesday, April 18 from 5 pm to 7 pm (includes a dinner break) All food and drinks will be provided. |
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