{Emailed 6/10/10) ... Contained within:
1) Seniors - thank you!
2) What's due, when???
3) Packets for next year have been sent home
4) See the final project for Chamber Orchestra - link
5) Volunteers needed next year... parents
6) Summer fund raising for Chicago
1) Olesya, Eddie, Molly, Katelyn, Lacey, Eugenia, Max, Zevon, Kiara, Meg - and all your parents - thanks for your years of dedication to the orchestra program. The final concert was tearful, and, delightful! Your names will go up on our wall of fame - under this year's State t-shirt. Please stay in touch - this summer we will activate an alumni page on our website... we'd love to hear what you're up to over the years!
2) What's due, when?
Reviews - all due Friday - need the info?: http://www.titanorchestra.com/?page_id=23
Sinfonietta projects - today (Thursday) - need the assignment? http://www.titanorchestra.com/?page_id=23
Chamber projects - Friday - need the assignment? http://titanorchestras.blogspot.com/2010/05/chamber-final-project.html
Make up assignments - Friday
Dresses/tuxes - now!!!!!!
Money for OR Symphony - now!!!
PLOGS - will be returned to you on Mon-Wed of next week...
Any students not turning in money will have that amount turned over to the bookkeeper's office - you won't receive final grades until you've paid up.
3) If you are continuing with the orchestra program next year you have been sent home a packet of materials: commitment requirements for next year, dates (please put them on your calendar... in pencil), teacher list, parent volunteer info (please return), Boot Camp registration, summer repertoire suggestions. If you didn't receive this, please email Ms. Silberman and/or check the website (the info will be up in the Student and Parent information sections)
4) Chamber Orchestra's final project was that students researched a contemporary, living performing musician. They made flyers that are up in the room. Then the musician's info (bio and links) was put up on our other blog - check some of these amazing musicians out: http://titanorchestrasvideo.blogspot.com/- it will be complete by Monday June 14.
5) Parents, please notice the parent volunteer information that was sent home in the packet - we're in need of some more help next year. Please peruse the info and send the form back to school if you have time (a lot or a little) to help our parent booster organization out! Thanks so much!
6) Summer fundraisers for Chicago include car washes and potentially a garage sale. Students who have already paid the deposit for Chicago will be emailed to participate in these fundraisers. Those who haven't paid yet but want to participate may, but later in the summer. More info will be emailed and/or sent home.
Please continue to support music over the summer - there are lots of concerts to go to, music to be checked out and learned (keep an eye on the blog for more info...). I wish you all a musical, happy, and healthy summer. Emails will continue over the summer for some. See you at Boot Camp!
Thanks! ~Ms S (silberman_daryl@salkeiz.k12.or.us)
**SAVE THE DATE**
July 6-15 - Ms S is available to work with students at West in the morning. Summer Strings in the afternoon.
August 23-26 - Boot Camp - Monday through Thursday, 9am - 12pm (until 1pm for Chamber)
There is a new google calendar on the blog - www.titanorchestras.blogspot.com - on the right side of the screen - that will have all Titan Orchestra performance dates and times, symphony rehearsals, and other important dates. I will do my best to keep that calendar very active. Please use it often. Hope it helps clear up any questions regarding performances, etc...
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Chamber...
Look to the right - where is says "Contemporary Musician Blog Enteries" and
"Videos and more from the Titan Orchestras" click there - that's where your final project posts will go. Take a look at Kiara's and Lacey's to get an idea of the info you need to email to me. Then, make your flyer to share in class...
:)
~Ms S
"Videos and more from the Titan Orchestras" click there - that's where your final project posts will go. Take a look at Kiara's and Lacey's to get an idea of the info you need to email to me. Then, make your flyer to share in class...
:)
~Ms S
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Sinfonietta Final Project
Sinfonietta Final Project –due June 8 for seniors, June 10 for all others
Points 20 (with 5 points extra offered)
• Visually appealing (full credit for borders and color) – 5 pts.
• All required information is present – 5 pts.
• Turned in on time – 2 pts.
• All words spelled correctly – 3 pts.
• Spoken presentation is clear, with good eye contact – 5 pts.
• 5 extra points if you bring in a recording of a famous piece of the composer’s work for your presentation – this will give you a chance to make up some points for missing sectionals or PLOGS…
Objectives:
1.1 To learn more about classical composers
1.2 To use the internet or library to investigate composers
1.3 To write compellingly about composer by creating a poster ‘advertising’ his/her works and reputation
Final presentation: Poster needs to be brought in to class by June 8. If you cannot purchase materials due to financial hardship, Ms. Silberman will provide poster board. Any size poster board is ok.
Project outline: You need to research a classical composer – anyone writing music from 1500 thru modern day ‘classical composers’. No students can research the same composer – each of you needs to work independently. The following information needs to be present on your poster board:
Picture(s) of the composer
Poster information
Full name of the composer (or, the commonly-referred to name followed by the full name if that’s of interest)
Date born, date died – age when he/she died
Country of birth and country he/she mainly lived in (if different)
What era of music (Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Modern, etc.)
Marketing tag line – if you could say one thing about this composer, what would it be?
Time line of his life – limited to major events or pieces… needs to be quickly readable.
Major important works he/she wrote – keep it to 3 – 5 entries!
You can also include anything else on your poster that makes him/her famous – you can add quotes, summaries of the numbers of works they wrote, famous occurrences in their life or a list of links to interesting websites about the composer.
DO NOT PLAGIARIZE!!!… Reword anything you copy off the internet into your own words!!!
On June 8 (Seniors) and June 10 and 16 (for all others) you will present your poster to your class – you will talk about your composer. If you have a recording of one of the famous works by your composer, you may play that at the beginning or end of your poster presentation. The presentation only needs to be a couple of minutes – basically discuss what you put on your board and tell us about your composer.
Have fun researching composers. Don’t only get your information off of Wikipedia – there are many composer websites. We’ll sign up for composers in class.
Here's your composer:
Erin - Beethoven
Chris A. - Bizet
Riley - Rachmaninoff
Deza - Saint-Saens
Amanda Ch - Chopin
Kim - Bottesini
Tiffany - Handel
Anne - Paganini
Brody - Tartini
Abby - Telemann
Jennette - Jaydn
Elizabeth - John Williams
Aidan - Shostakovich
Amanda Mc - Person from your iPod ?
Ashlyn - Stravinsky
Noah - Mascagni
Erika - Dvorak
Eddie - Vivaldi
Kaylee - Mozart
Elaine - Puccini
Mattie - Mary Lou Williams
Alex - Lully
Madi - Corelli
Jassica - Pachelbel
Olesya - Tchaikovsky
Olga - Jann Tiersen
Lisa H - Rimsky-Korsakov
Paige F - ???
Points 20 (with 5 points extra offered)
• Visually appealing (full credit for borders and color) – 5 pts.
• All required information is present – 5 pts.
• Turned in on time – 2 pts.
• All words spelled correctly – 3 pts.
• Spoken presentation is clear, with good eye contact – 5 pts.
• 5 extra points if you bring in a recording of a famous piece of the composer’s work for your presentation – this will give you a chance to make up some points for missing sectionals or PLOGS…
Objectives:
1.1 To learn more about classical composers
1.2 To use the internet or library to investigate composers
1.3 To write compellingly about composer by creating a poster ‘advertising’ his/her works and reputation
Final presentation: Poster needs to be brought in to class by June 8. If you cannot purchase materials due to financial hardship, Ms. Silberman will provide poster board. Any size poster board is ok.
Project outline: You need to research a classical composer – anyone writing music from 1500 thru modern day ‘classical composers’. No students can research the same composer – each of you needs to work independently. The following information needs to be present on your poster board:
Picture(s) of the composer
Poster information
Full name of the composer (or, the commonly-referred to name followed by the full name if that’s of interest)
Date born, date died – age when he/she died
Country of birth and country he/she mainly lived in (if different)
What era of music (Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Modern, etc.)
Marketing tag line – if you could say one thing about this composer, what would it be?
Time line of his life – limited to major events or pieces… needs to be quickly readable.
Major important works he/she wrote – keep it to 3 – 5 entries!
You can also include anything else on your poster that makes him/her famous – you can add quotes, summaries of the numbers of works they wrote, famous occurrences in their life or a list of links to interesting websites about the composer.
DO NOT PLAGIARIZE!!!… Reword anything you copy off the internet into your own words!!!
On June 8 (Seniors) and June 10 and 16 (for all others) you will present your poster to your class – you will talk about your composer. If you have a recording of one of the famous works by your composer, you may play that at the beginning or end of your poster presentation. The presentation only needs to be a couple of minutes – basically discuss what you put on your board and tell us about your composer.
Have fun researching composers. Don’t only get your information off of Wikipedia – there are many composer websites. We’ll sign up for composers in class.
Here's your composer:
Erin - Beethoven
Chris A. - Bizet
Riley - Rachmaninoff
Deza - Saint-Saens
Amanda Ch - Chopin
Kim - Bottesini
Tiffany - Handel
Anne - Paganini
Brody - Tartini
Abby - Telemann
Jennette - Jaydn
Elizabeth - John Williams
Aidan - Shostakovich
Amanda Mc - Person from your iPod ?
Ashlyn - Stravinsky
Noah - Mascagni
Erika - Dvorak
Eddie - Vivaldi
Kaylee - Mozart
Elaine - Puccini
Mattie - Mary Lou Williams
Alex - Lully
Madi - Corelli
Jassica - Pachelbel
Olesya - Tchaikovsky
Olga - Jann Tiersen
Lisa H - Rimsky-Korsakov
Paige F - ???
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Final Concert Info (Monday June 7)
FINAL CONCERT INFO!
Monday night June 7, 7pm, is the final concert this year where we bid 'farewell' to graduating Seniors. The concert is open to all family members and is free to the public. The concert features concerto movements performed by 6 seniors (trombone, french horn, flute, piano, 2 different violins), a piece of Bach performed by Asteria Singers (the all female choir at West), and a few special pieces played only by Senior string students. The concert concludes with our West tradition of performing Ashokan Farewell where our senior string players leave the stage one at a time. This is a unique concert, featuring our best performers playing a wide variety of professional-quality music.
ALL STUDENTS IN THE TITAN ORCHESTRA PROGRAM NOT PERFORMING ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND - there will be a sign in and sign out list available at the entrance of the auditorium. You will receive credit by attending the full concert (yes, you may review it for the reviews due June 9). Concert begins at 7pm (you will need to sign in before the concert starts) and will conclude by 9pm.
Information for those performing (Symphony, Chamber Orchestra, and graduating Seniors):
DRESS REHEARSAL Monday 4:30pm - Symphony pieces will be run at 4:30, followed by Chamber Orchestra pieces. At 6pm we will run the Choral Bach. You will have a break from 6:30 - 6:50 to get dressed and eat.
Concert Dress
Graduating seniors may wear formal wear - women may wear a fancy dress, but it needs to be appropriate for playing in. Men may wear tux, suit, or other formal outfit. All others in symphony or chamber will wear school concert dress.
REMINDER - your deposit for the spring 2011 Heritage Festival Chicago Orchestra tour is due June 7 - a deposit of $75 (can come out of your student account) will be due by Monday June 7 - this is so we can reserve premium spots for students and chaperones and get busy planning some summer fund raising. More information is coming home with students on a flyer at the end of this week. The Chicago tour will feature performances, a competition, clinics, and great educational and musical experiences, including sight-seeing activities is one of my favorite cities in America! All students currently enrolled in the 2010-2011 orchestra program are eligible to go on the trip. Thanks to Mark Lowen and the parents on the tour committee for their dedication and time. Any parent interested in serving on the committee is welcome - please contact Mark Lowen at lowen.4@gmail.com.
Keep your eye on the mail later this week - acceptance packets for 2010-2011's Titan Orchestra program with dates for next year, Boot Camp registration, and more will be coming to your home.
Please don't forget to put Boot Camp on your summer calendar!!!
See you at the concert Monday...
Thanks! ~Ms S (silberman_daryl@salkeiz.k12.or.us)
**SAVE THE DATE**
June 7 - $75 deposit due for priority reservations for Chicago tour
June 7 - Final Concerto Concert (Symphony and Chamber - senior 'goodbye')
July 6-15 - Ms S is available to work with students at West in the morning. Summer Strings in the afternoon.
Boot Camp - Monday through Thursday, 9am - 12pm (until 1pm for Chamber), August 23-26
There is a new google calendar on the blog - www.titanorchestras.blogspot.com - on the right side of the screen - that will have all Titan Orchestra performance dates and times, symphony rehearsals, and other important dates. I will do my best to keep that calendar very active. Please use it often. Hope it helps clear up any questions regarding performances, etc...
Monday night June 7, 7pm, is the final concert this year where we bid 'farewell' to graduating Seniors. The concert is open to all family members and is free to the public. The concert features concerto movements performed by 6 seniors (trombone, french horn, flute, piano, 2 different violins), a piece of Bach performed by Asteria Singers (the all female choir at West), and a few special pieces played only by Senior string students. The concert concludes with our West tradition of performing Ashokan Farewell where our senior string players leave the stage one at a time. This is a unique concert, featuring our best performers playing a wide variety of professional-quality music.
ALL STUDENTS IN THE TITAN ORCHESTRA PROGRAM NOT PERFORMING ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND - there will be a sign in and sign out list available at the entrance of the auditorium. You will receive credit by attending the full concert (yes, you may review it for the reviews due June 9). Concert begins at 7pm (you will need to sign in before the concert starts) and will conclude by 9pm.
Information for those performing (Symphony, Chamber Orchestra, and graduating Seniors):
DRESS REHEARSAL Monday 4:30pm - Symphony pieces will be run at 4:30, followed by Chamber Orchestra pieces. At 6pm we will run the Choral Bach. You will have a break from 6:30 - 6:50 to get dressed and eat.
Concert Dress
Graduating seniors may wear formal wear - women may wear a fancy dress, but it needs to be appropriate for playing in. Men may wear tux, suit, or other formal outfit. All others in symphony or chamber will wear school concert dress.
REMINDER - your deposit for the spring 2011 Heritage Festival Chicago Orchestra tour is due June 7 - a deposit of $75 (can come out of your student account) will be due by Monday June 7 - this is so we can reserve premium spots for students and chaperones and get busy planning some summer fund raising. More information is coming home with students on a flyer at the end of this week. The Chicago tour will feature performances, a competition, clinics, and great educational and musical experiences, including sight-seeing activities is one of my favorite cities in America! All students currently enrolled in the 2010-2011 orchestra program are eligible to go on the trip. Thanks to Mark Lowen and the parents on the tour committee for their dedication and time. Any parent interested in serving on the committee is welcome - please contact Mark Lowen at lowen.4@gmail.com.
Keep your eye on the mail later this week - acceptance packets for 2010-2011's Titan Orchestra program with dates for next year, Boot Camp registration, and more will be coming to your home.
Please don't forget to put Boot Camp on your summer calendar!!!
See you at the concert Monday...
Thanks! ~Ms S (silberman_daryl@salkeiz.k12.or.us)
**SAVE THE DATE**
June 7 - $75 deposit due for priority reservations for Chicago tour
June 7 - Final Concerto Concert (Symphony and Chamber - senior 'goodbye')
July 6-15 - Ms S is available to work with students at West in the morning. Summer Strings in the afternoon.
Boot Camp - Monday through Thursday, 9am - 12pm (until 1pm for Chamber), August 23-26
There is a new google calendar on the blog - www.titanorchestras.blogspot.com - on the right side of the screen - that will have all Titan Orchestra performance dates and times, symphony rehearsals, and other important dates. I will do my best to keep that calendar very active. Please use it often. Hope it helps clear up any questions regarding performances, etc...
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