Saturday, September 29, 2007

Friday, September 28, 2007

Newsletter 9/28/07

Orchestra News - 9/28/07

Contents:
1) Lots on the blog!!
2) PLEASE read your handbook
3) Anyone have an extra violin in the family?
4) SCO this Saturday - get those concert going review points now!!
5) Entertainment books available

1) Please check the blog often: www.titanorchestras.blogspot.com -
Ms.Silberman's posted info and links for all students.

2) Have you really read the handbook? Really? Oh yeah? Ok, what's the Bob
Marley quote at the end??? Please make sure that you're dutifully informed so
that our program runs as smoothly as possible.

3) If anyone has an old (first?) violin in the family that your student
isn't using, we have need to provide a few students with violins - even if it's
just a loan for a short while. Our classroom is short on violins
due to a repair and rehair issue (which will be hopefully resolved by
November). Please contact Ms. Silberman if you have an instrument that might be
happier practiced on than left in a closet.

4) Salem Chamber Orchestra is performing this Saturday, Sept. 29.
Ms.Silberman's husband, violist Danny Seidenberg, is in the viola section, as well as
many other Salem-Keizer orchestra teachers. BEETHOVEN'S 5th!!! Really - you
know, Duh Duh Duh Duhhhhhhh. Come hear this wonderful piece - possibly one of
the most recognized pieces ever - and students can review the concert for one
of their 2 concert reviews due each semester. Concert starts at 7:30 p.m. at
the Elsinore. Student tickets are $5.00.

(www.salemchamberorchestra.org )

5) Entertainment books are available. Please read the other Orchestra News
9/28 for full details. Students earn at least $8.00 for each $20.00 book
sold. Contact Linda Beardsley and/or your student's class president to check
out books. Sale starts NOW, ends October 31st.

Contact information:
Daryl Silberman - silberman_daryl@salkeiz.k12.or.us_
Orchestra Boosters - wshsorchestra@aol.com_
or Jenny Gates at gatesjenny@aol.com_
Student Accounts - wshsorchestra@aol.com_ or
Missy Page at mep@xmission.com_ )
Entertainment books - wshsorchestra@aol.com or
Linda Beardsley at lindab4858@comcast.net
Concert clothing - wshsorchestra@aol.com or
Cathy Clapper at mommaclapper@gmail.com

Entertainment Books!!

Entertainment Books are Here!

Orchestra students can earn money for their personal accounts by selling entertainment books to friends and families. Contact neighbors, call Grandma and Grandpa, have Mom and Dad tell people at work that you have entertainment books.

The entertainment books are great this year! They have coupons for groceries, fast food, elegant dining, gas, attractions, paint and household supplies, movies, car rentals and more. I am impressed by how many local and usable coupons are in the book.
For each book you sell, $8 will be credited to your account. If enough books are sold, you may even make more!! In addition, for every 5 books sold, you will be given a free book after the
sale is over. You can either sell this book and keep the $20 or keep and use the coupons yourself. Other prizes are available. For every book you sell you get a chance at playing the "Get in the Groove game" to win over 1,000 prizes. Enter the internet drawing every day for another chance to win.

Here is what you need to know:
1. Books cost $20
2. There are two kinds of books, one with coupons for all of Oregon and another with coupons for Portland. The Portland book also has coupons for many attractions in Oregon.
3. Books will be checked out to Orchestra students during Orchestra class. Students are responsible to return money for these books or return the books.
4. All money and books must be returned to Linda Beardsley by October 30th.
5. Students may check out more books when they bring in the money from the first books sold.
6. If you have questions call or e-mail:
Linda Beardsley at Lindab4858@comcast.net or 503-399-6443.

Books will be available to students beginning Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday of this next week.

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Orchestra Leadership for '07-'08

Congrats to the following folks who were voted to orchestra leadership positions. Meetings will occur on Wednesday after school once a month or so - the first meeting is today (9/26).

Advanced Orchestra:
President - Rebecca Barnick
Vice President - Tom Clapper
Sect/Treasurer - Taylor Baldwin
Historian - Gwen Gates
Members-at-large - Courtney Klosterman, Tyler King, Kayla Fedenrecht, Lacey White

Advanced Symphony Orchestra:
President - Matthew Wiley
Vice President - Jacklyn Steig

Symphony Strings:
President - Molly Page
Vice President - Jill Mayeda

Orchestra:
President - Mikayla Wittman
Vice Presidents - Rachel Culpovich, Karissa Halter

String Ensemble:
President - Keyana Tahmaseb
Vice President - Krysti Beach

All others interested in leadership are welcome to come to open meetings. Elected students who regularly have conflicts and can't attend leadership meetings or follow up with Ms. Silberman may be asked to step down.
:)
~Ms. Silberman

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Brandenburg 3 2nd/3rd Mvt (for Symph. Strings)

Hi,

Here is a few links for Brandenburg:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXBmygI-N3M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of1hK1Zae6s

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandenburg_concertos

http://www.classicistranieri.com/public/post/johann-sebastian-bach-i-sei-concerti-brandeburghesi-7870.asp (Let me know if this one works for you - it played the whole movement on my Windows Media player!)

:)
~Ms. Silberman

Incredible video on YouTube (Mendelssohn Trio)

Enjoy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL2ftX-xC4w

(There are 2 other movements too, but not the last movement, unfortunately)

:)
~Ms. Silberman

Thank you Titan Parents!

Thank you to one and all who came to the All-Orchestra Parent meeting. Each orchestra was well represented - there were parents there for over half of the students in the program.

In the next day or two, I will post some info and email contacts as a follow up to the meeting.
:)
~Ms. Silberman

Saturday, September 22, 2007

Holst St. Paul's Suite

For Advanced Symphony Orchestra strings:

Here are a few websites where you might be able to hear a bit (30 or 60secs) of St. Paul's Suite - you can download (in some cases) or order a CD if you're interested. We will also listen often in class.

http://www.rhapsody.com/gustavholst/theplanetsstpaulssuite

http://www.emusic.com/album/Royal-Philharmonic-Orchestra-and-Sir-Charles-Grove-Holst-The-Planets-St-Paul-s-Suite-MP3-Download/10900824.html

http://www.rhapsody.com/gustavholst/theplanetsstpaulssuite

And, here's a bit of info about the music and composer:
http://www.gustavholst.info/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Holst
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Paul's_Suite

~Ms. Silberman

Friday, September 21, 2007

YouTube vid of Ms. Silberman...

A student who played with me years ago posted a video to YouTube. It's a concert at Troy High School in Michigan - the piece is Child's Play, written by my husband (Danny Seidenberg) commissed by Troy High School's Orchestra. I'm playing in the violin section on the first stand (wearing pink and black) - about half way through I take a solo with 2 other violinists.

This is a piece we should play with the symphony string section... :)

Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZgwZfRbYe0

~Ms. Silberman

Newsletter 9/21/07

Orchestra News - 9/20/07

Topics covered:
1) Blog!!
2) PARENT MEETING MONDAY, 9/24
3) Tuners and metronomes and stands, oh my!
4) All-State applications are due in a few weeks
5) Entertainment book sales
6) Websites
7) Music Day thanks

1) We have a blog now! Please bookmark:
www.titanorchestras.blogspot.com
This blog will have updated information for parents and students.
Additionally, a copy of each week's newsletter will be posted.

2) CALLING ALL PARENTS!! Please come this Monday night at 7 to the
auditorium for the All-Orchestra Parent Meeting. We should hopefully be
done within an hour.

3) One of the requirements Ms. Silberman outlined in the handbook
(which you all should have read by now, hopefully) is that each student
should have a tuner and a metronome. There is an online metronome -
www.metronomeonline.com - and there is good shareware out there that
will allow you to download a good metronome to your computer. But, the
student will need good enough speakers on the computer and/or a heavy
practice mute ($3 at Weathers) to soften the sound output of the
instrument. Tuners are a little more expensive, but are so very helpful.
If buying a tuner proves to be a difficulty or a financial hardship -
please contact Ms. Silberman.

Also, each student should have a music stand to play off of at home - THIS WAS NOT MENTIONED IN THE HANDBOOK. Any questions? Please voice them at the parent meeting and/or contact Ms. Silberman

4) The All-state Orchestra application and audition tape is due Oct. 8
- Ms. Silberman will give copies of the materials to any interested
students.

5) Entertainment books will be available very soon. Money raised goes to
individual accounts.

6) In the handbook, Ms. Silberman added a back page with many
interesting websites - contemporary players, good online merchants, and
more. Please take some time to navigate to some of these websites.

7) From Marianne Stipe, Music Day coordinator:

A huge THANK YOU to all of you that helped make Music Day a success. We
could not have raised approximately $20,000 (we don’t have a final figure yet as
checks are still coming in) without the help of our many drivers and other
volunteers. I am extremely grateful to all of you that gave up your Saturday
and to those who gave countless hours beforehand and afterwards. Our students
are very fortunate to have such supportive parents. Our Music program
benefits from all of us who are involved and I know we are appreciated by both the
students and their teachers.

Thanks for reading to the end. See you on Monday, Sept. 24!!

Saturday, September 15, 2007

Welcome to our blog!!!

Hi all,

Welcome to the West Salem High School Titan Orchestras blog!! This blogspot will be tied to our new website, currently under construction (www.titanorchestras.com). The website will have information, pictures, audio files, and other more 'static' information. The blog is where you can go to find the most up-to-date information, including assignments on occassion (though if this proves to be a good place for me to post assignments, I will do so).

Each week, the content of the email that was sent to the WSHSOrchestra email list will be posted here, in case you need to refer to the info contained within. Additonally, if there is additional new information or fun news that needs to be shared, we will post it here. Please feel free to comment - both I and Mrs. Gates will check frequently.

Thanks!
~Ms. Silberman

Newsletter Sept. 13, 2007

Hi, WSHS Orchestra Parents and Students!

Music Day was a huge success - thanks to all the parents and students who participated! The money figures haven't been announced to us yet; we'll pass them on when they are. This year orchestra students had their highest percentage of participation yet!

Students and parents: please read all the way to the end of this e-mail for important information and dates.
Contents:
1) Monday, September 24, 7:00 p.m., Orchestra Room, parent meeting
2) Friday, September 21, 3:00 p.m., one adult and two students needed to work concessions
3) Handbooks
4) After-school symphony
5) Calendar


1 ) Calling all parents/guardians

Please mark Monday evening, September 24, 7:00 p.m., Orchestra room, on your calendar to attend an important parent meeting. Ms. Silberman and representative students from the orchestras will briefly perform. You'll receive information about the upcoming year, including volunteer opportunities and expectations. There will also be open time for your questions. Please attend. Successful music programs don't happen without strong parent support. Thank you!

2) Orchestra concession dates
Friday, September 21, arrive 3:00 p.m., Girls' soccer. Needed: 1 adult, 2 students
Friday, September 28, arrive 5:00 p.m., Varsity football. Needed: 3 adults, 3 students
Thursday, October 11, arrive 2:30 p.m., Boys' soccer. Needed: 1 adult, 2 students.

Students in Band, Choir and Orchestra have several opportunities to work concessions at home games. Supervising adults are also needed. The students and adults earn $12.00/hr. for their individual student's account which can be used to pay for trip or activity expenses. This, and all money earned for individual student accounts through activities like entertainment book, wreath and poinsettia sales, can be carried over until graduation.

Workers need to arrive on time and stay as long as needed. Someone from Athletics is there to orient/train workers. Please sign up in the Orchestra room if interested, or reply to this e-mail.

3) Handbooks
The Titan Orchestras student and parent handbook will be ready soon. Students will receive them in class and need to bring back signed paperwork contained within the handbook.

4) After-school symphony

Advanced Symphony Orchestra (period 10) sign-ups are currently ongoing. It meets Tuesdays 4:30 - 6:30 p.m., and after school on Fridays until 4:15 p.m. It is co-directed by Mr. Nail and Ms. Silberman, and is a wonderful full symphony experience.

(To accommodate the schedule of the Salem Youth Symphony participants, our Titan Advanced Symphony Orchestra Tuesday evening rehearsals have been changed to 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. until November. At that point, Symphony will move back to 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.)
Here is the Symphony enrollment policy:All Advanced Orchestra (per 01, 02) students will be required to play in Symphony.

All Symphony Strings (per 07) and Orchestra (per 06) students are strongly encouraged to join Symphony. We want a strong group again this year.
Students in String Ensemble (per 05) need to audition with Ms. Silberman in order to enroll in Symphony.

A note re. schedule conflicts: Students who are also in Marching Band or sports should enroll in period 10 Symphony, but they need to provide Ms. Silberman with a very accurate calendar of when they will and will not attend Symphony rehearsals.

4) Calendar

Friday, September 14, after school until 4:15 p.m., Titan Symphony starts
Friday, September 21 - orchestra concession sales, Girls soccer game, 3:00 p.m., (a Symphony student would be excused to work the game)

Monday, September 24, 7:00 p.m. - All Parent Meeting

(Saturday/Sunday September 29, 30 - Salem Chamber Orchestra concert - FYI)
(October 16 - Oregon Symphony in Salem concert - FYI)
Tuesday, October 23, 7:00 p.m. - Titan Orchestras concert
Tuesday, December 11, 7:00 p.m. - Titan Orchestras concert