Boot Camp Thursday and Friday

Aha - I apparently do have some blog followers - my apologies for not blogging Thursday! Thanks for noticing...

Thursday we had a lovely performance by Lyrical Strings from Portland - you heard a Czardas by Monti, a Tango by Piazzolla, and 5 Rumanian Dances by Bela Bartok. Here's a link to their website:

http://www.lyricalstringsduo.com

And, to purchase their CD online:

http://lyricalstringsduo.com/EveningSongs/#buy_cd

Today, Friday, we wrapped up our Boot Camp by completing 2 annual traditions - Yoga and the Water Balloon toss. Thanks to all who worked on yoga today - here's my "Warrior Sequence":

Mountain Pose
Swan dive to forward fold
Down Dog
3 legged dog right
Right leg forward - Crescent
Warrior II
Reverse Warrior
Extended Side Angle
Triangle
Center Triangle and fold
Switch to Left side
Triangle (now with left leg forward)
Extended Side Angle
Reverse Warrior
Warrior II
Crescent
3 legged dog left
Down Dog
Jump to forward fold
Arms up to Mountain pose

Congratulations to Chamber for a lovely performance of Vivaldi's String Concerto in D Major, RV 121. And String Orchestra and Sinfonietta, you did a great job performing Richard Meyers "Adventures of Stringman".

I look forward to seeing you all soon!
~Ms S

2013 Big Trip Payment info

Payment information for 2013 “Big Trip”

*Modified August 24, 2012

$1500 is the NEW trip price for both students and parents, as long as we have a minimum of 35 students, 5 parent chaperons, and Ms Silberman attending - 

PAYMENT SCHEDULE

September 19, 2012 $100 non-refundable Deposit (unless bumped for priority)

• Student participation is prioritized due to the limited amount of spaces, skill level required, and schedule (rehearsals will be during or after after school Symphony rehearsals)
• The priority listing for student participation is as follows:
  • 1^st priority for Chamber Students,
  • 2^nd priority for Sinfonietta students in Symphony including freshman (because of the rehearsal schedule),
  • 3^rd priority for 10^th-12^th grade Sinfonietta students not in Symphony,
  • 4^th priority for 10^th-12^th grade students in String Orchestra,
  • 5^th priority for freshmen in Sinfonietta who are not in Symphony.
  • The only students not allowed on the trip are freshmen in String Orchestra – this is because of the musical skill level required and the rehearsal schedule.

Scholarship forms will be made available in mid-September

October 11 $350

• Fundraisers on the calendar now include Entertainment Books, Willamette Valley Fruit Company, Wreaths and Poinsettias, and Christmas trees. More will be added in the fall, once we have a Trip Fundraising chairperson!!
• Scholarships will be available for those who have financial need, but proof of participation in fundraisers (over the summer, for example) is an important part of the criteria for being awarded a partial scholarship for this trip. Scholarship forms will be made available to students in September

December 11 $350

• Students will receive a lot of information about how to fundraise and write pledge letters

January 11 $350 *

• We will undoubtedly have on additional fundraiser in January to help students fundraise the last bit of the trip!

March 11 $350 *

• *(The January and March payments will be adjusted based on enrollment and fundraising levels)

Boot Camp Wednesday

Boot Camp Wednesday - we're having fun now! Today we worked Addam's Family theme song and Van Halen's Jump in Large Group. Then we were treated to the wonderful musicianship of Blanca and Chuchi playing Castilian traditional folk music. I did video record some of their performances - look for that on our YouTube channel soon.

Ok, here's the 'secret' message for Thursday... anyone wearing Orange anywhere (visible) - including fingernail polish, socks, or jewelry - gets chocolate on Thursday during break. (Hey - don't pass this message on... make your friends read the blog in order to get the secret message)

Once again, if you owe paperwork, waiver, or payment for Boot Camp, please bring that in tomorrow.

See you Thursday!
~Ms S

Boot Camp 2012 - Monday and Tuesday

Happy 2012-2013 Titan Orchestra season! This year's Boot Camp is under way! Here's a recap:

Monday - Chamber Orchestra 6 hour intensive day. We warmed up, sight read, and bonded. It was great to play "The Name Game" where we each made up signs for our name, just to get to know each other better. We worked on Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky, and Bernstein's "America". It was a great day together - it's going to be a dynamic group this year!

Tuesday - First full day of Boot Camp. A record-breaking 60+ students came to Boot Camp today. The Large Group gathering this morning featured Happy Birthday (melody and harmony... solfege too!) and Van Halen's "Jump". Then we were treated to our guest artists of the day - Noah Seitz on cello and John Livingston on piano. They played a Frank Bridge cello sonata and a cool Tango by Astor Piazzolla. Their music was so beautiful - and I am happy to report that the Boot Camp audience was the quietest I've ever seen them! After the performance, it was 'rehearsal' time. Chamber worked for an hour on their own, and then an hour with me. Sinfonietta and String Orchestra combined forces to work on "The Adventures of Stringman". All-in-all it was a highly successful first mass Boot Camp day!

Preview of tomorrow - check out this video of Chuchi and Blanca busking on the streets of Segovia, Spain. They'll be at West tomorrow (Wednesday) at 10am.

Boot Camp info

Hi all!

2012 Titan Orchestra Boot Camp starts up in the morning tomorrow morning, Monday August 20 for Chamber Orchestra members and Tuesday August 21 for everyone else - Sinfonietta and String Orchestra members.

Parents, you are welcome on Tuesday morning for the first 20 minutes of Boot Camp as we kick off the year! Also, you are welcome to see our amazing guest artists each day (Tuesday - Friday) at 10am.

Here's the full schedule:

Monday - Chamber Only - 9am - 3pm, snacks and pizza provided. Registration starts at 8:30am.

Tuesday thru Friday - Everyone enrolled in orchestra classes at West - 9am - 12pm (noon), Chamber until 1pm. Snacks will be provided.

$40 fee payable at registration. Waiver available for those who have financial need.

Guest artist schedule:

Tuesday 10am - Noah Seitz and John Livingston playing Bridge Cello Sonata and more

Wednesday 10am - Chuchi and Blanca - Castilian violin and guitar duos (from Spain!!!)

Thursday 10am - Lyrical Strings, from Portland - Tangos and more!

Friday 10am - Yoga (with Ms. S) and Chamber Orchestra performance. At 11am Sinfonietta and String Orchestra will play whatever piece they've worked on during Boot Camp!

Please bring your labeled instrument from home to assure we have enough instruments! Please also bring your registration materials (they were sent home at the end of the year and emailed to you recently). If you do not have the materials, they will be available to you at registration - parent signature required, even of students who are 18 years old.

Here's to a great Boot Camp and a fantastic 2012-2013 Titan Orchestra year!
~Ms S
C: 818-317-8218
silberman_daryl@salkeiz.k12.or.us