Concert Attire

Sent in an email 10/12/09

Titan Concert Attire Information for Fall Concert
Mon, October 12, 2009 12:35:01 PMFrom: Daryl Silberman

Titan Orchestras Boosters News
This is the concert attire information for our first concert - Tuesday, OCT. 27, 7pm

We are in a transition stage with our concert dress - by our Winter concert, all students will have been issued official concert attire, but for this first concert we will practice our ability to dress appropriately for a professional music 'gig'. Here are the stipulations on dress:

Women - long black pants or long skirt (below the knee). Opaque (not see-through) black hose or socks. Black CLOSED TOE, FLATS - no heels more than 1/2 an inch (this is for your safety!!). All black top - at least 2 inches down the arm (no sleeveless). No jewelry other than posts in ears. Hair must be back off the face!

Men - long black dress slacks (no jeans, no cords). BLACK socks. Black Dress shoes - no vans/converse or sneakers. No cloth shoes - leather or pleather black dress shoes please. Long sleeve black dress shirt.

Black clothing should be 'dress up' quality - no t-shirt material. No grey, white, or printed black on shirts. No sequins, no shiny material... just, concert dress black.

IF STUDENTS WANT TO WEAR TITAN CONCERT CLOTHES (Tux for men, with white tux shirt, cummerbun, bow tie - black concert dress for women) you may wear that if that's easiest. For those who don't have those issued to them - see Ms S after school before the day of the concert.

I frequent resale and consignment stores - if you receive free or reduced lunch, I'm happy to pick up clothing for you. If you would simply like me to look for appropriate clothing for you and you can pay me back, please let me know. I don't wish this attire policy to be a burden - either financially or psychologically. I'm happy to help out!

For the Winter concerts, String Orchestra and Sinfonietta students WILL be issued the current Titan concert attire - Chamber Orchestra is getting new clothing.

If there are *ANY* questions, please let me know - if students are not appropriately attired for the concert, they may not play - and they will not get credit for the performance.
~Ms. S

***SAVE THE DATE
Oct. 13 - 6pm, Orchestra Parent Booster Meeting
Oct. 23 - 25 Chamber Orchestra retreat in Lincoln City
Oct. 27 - 7pm, Fall Concert, West Auditorium

Titan Orchestras

If you have any questions, please feel free to email any of the following:
Kelly Culver, Orchestra Boosters President, kculver@comcast.net
Karen Tatman, Orchestra Boosters Vice-President, music@team-tnt.com
Daryl Silberman, Orchestra Director Extraordinaire, silberman_daryl@salkeiz.k12.or.us
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Checking in on The Dude

Here's an article about how Gustavo Dudamel did at his debut concert:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2009/10/dudamels-gala.html

Neat article...

More on the Dude (Conductor-Hero game!!!)

This is fun:

http://www.laphil.com/gustavo/supermaestro.html

It's like guitar hero but for conducting...

Newsletter #5

In this newsletter (emailed 10/8/09):

1) On Wednesday next week, no Sinfonietta sectionals - do some extra practice!
2) What's due?
3) Missed sectional - what should you do?
4) Practice logs *ARE* due on Monday
5) Composer Norman Leyden coming to West on Tuesday!!
6) CONCESSION STAND OPPORTUNITIES
7) Wreath/Poinsettias and Entertainment Book fundraisers ongoing

1) This next week we have a wild schedule. School is done on Wednesday at 11:45, so it's rather impractical to have a 2:40 sectional. Sinfonietta - you're off the hook for sectionals... but, we'll have a test on your A Major bowings on Monday, so practice extra over the long weekend!

2) What's due? A surprising number of students have not turned in one or more of the following items that are PAST DUE:

Fair Use Fees ($20 string orch, $30 sinfonietta, $40 chamber)
Blue (or white) Permission slips (available online in the student section if you 'lost' yours)
Pink slips (handbook information)
$5.50 to me for Essential Elements
$$$ for the Chamber Orchestra retreat ($75 per student)

LET'S GET THIS STUFF IN!!! Thanks...

3) If you miss a sectional here's the new policy - EMAIL ME! I'll tell you what you missed. THEN YOU OWE ME A LUNCH - Wednesday or Friday A or B lunch. Come in, do your work, and you're good to go. But, only 'miss' a sectional once a month... otherwise, it could effect your grade... ok??!!! (If you are on contract - you need to come every other week during a lunch to catch up to your colleagues).

4) Just a reminder... practice logs are due on Mondays. PARENTS - I WILL BE SHARING STUDENT PRACTICE LOGS WITH YOU AT CONFERENCES AT THE END OF NOVEMBER! If you're not hearing any practicing, touch base with me and we discuss motivational techniques for getting students to practice... :)

5) Very exciting - this next Tuesday, Sinfonietta students have the honor of meeting and working with the composer of the piece they're working on: Serenade for String Orchestra by Norman Leyden. Mr. Leyden was the conductor of the Oregon Symphony Pops for years - he's a dynamic musician... if you're interested in seeing him work with the students, come to West at 1pm on Tuesday - should be a great workshop!

6) From Kelly Culver (your orchestra parent booster president):

We need student and parent volunteers to work in the Concession Stand on:
#1: Oct. 16, Friday 3:00p – 7:30p Boys & Girls Soccer (need 4 students/2 parents)
#2: Oct. 23, Friday 5:15p – 8:00p Girls Soccer (need 3 students)

For Chamber students, if you work on the 16th, it’ll go toward their retreat/trip fund. For other students it’s a great way to start saving for next year’s trip! Please sign up in the orchestra room or email Kelly Culver: kculver@comcast.net

7) Students were given Wreath and Poinsettia packets in class this week - this is a great fundraiser for all students in music. Students get a lot of the proceeds. This fundraiser runs through Oct. 30 - if you need another packet, please pick one up in the orchestra room!

Entertainment books are still selling... finishing on Oct. 28. Remember, Chamber Orchestra students can earn towards the retreat by selling books and turning in checks by Oct. 14.

***SAVE THE DATE***
Oct. 13 - Orchestra Parent Booster Meeting (planning for Fall concert and more) 6pm Choir room
Oct. 20 - YMMP Meet Your Mentor reception, 6pm Orchestra room
Oct. 27 - FALL CONCERT, West Auditorium, 7pm

The Dude - Mahler 1

So, in music circles everyone's getting excited about Gustavo Dudamel's premier concert with the Los Angeles Philharmonic - it's tonight and they're doing Mahler's 1st symphony. In class today Chamber and Sinfonietta hear Beethoven 5th (1st movement) conducted by "The Dude". He's a 28 year old conductor who came through the Argentinian system called "La Sistema". He's quite amazing and it's a pretty neat story.

Here's some info about tonight's concert, in case you're interested:

LA Times Blog

Online theory quizzes and games

Period 8 String Orchestra went to the library today to work some websites... here's where we went:

www.8notes.com

www.musictechteacher.com/musicquizzes.htm

Fun!

Newsletter #4 - sent through our new email service

If you are reading this post online but didn't receive it via email, please email Ms. s to let her know - silberman_daryl@salkeiz.k12.or.us - this week we sent our newsletter out via a different email delivery system.

Newsletter #4 for the Titan Orchestra program

Contained within:

1) What's due??? (Fair use, sectional/symphony contracts, permission slips)
2) What's going on in classes?
3) Entertainment Book fundraiser is still on...
4) Have you checked out the recordings on our website?

1) $5.50 - There are still students who owe Ms. Silberman $5.50 for Essential Elements - in Chamber Orchestra and Sinfonietta. Please bring that to me directly... thanks!

Fair use fees ($20 for String Orchestra, $30 for Sinfonietta, $40 for Chamber Orchestra - I MISTAKENLY PUT $50 IN THE EMAIL... sorry!) due for this year. Everyone in orchestra benefits from this fee!

"Blue Sheet" (or the Permission forms downloaded off the website) is due from each student!

Practice Journals/logs are due from each student on Mondays. This next week is a strange week - it starts with an "Even" day on Monday Oct. 5, so students in Sinfonietta will actually turn their log in to me on Tuesday - but it should only reflect practice through the 4th.

2) Here's a quick recap of what we're preparing and working on in classes:

Chamber Orchestra - memorizing the National Anthem. Playing the beautiful Serenade Triste by Cohen. Finishing up the Mozart Ave Verum that we'll be playing with Soundscape at our concert on the 27th. Our coaches have been coming in and we've worked etudes, scales, and a few pieces for our personal growth

Sinfonietta - We are getting ready for Mr. Norman Leyden to visit our school on October 13th to conduct us playing his Serenade for String Orchestra. This 4 movement piece has a little something for everyone and the orchestra is sounding really good! Ms. Ward has come in to work the cellos and bass once and will be coming again next week.

String Orchestra - We are working a choral piece called St. Denio - it's in 2 keys which is a bit challenging, but we're doing well! We're also working out of the green books and warmup books in the room - we've worked C Major, G Major and D Major scales. Principal Ed John came in and we played Dona Nobis Pacem for him, quite successfully I might add.

Symphony - we are playing 3 great pieces in symphony - a Psalm and Fugue by Alan Hovhaness, an arrangement of Grieg's In the Hall of the Mountain King (if you don't know it, you'll recognize it when you hear it!!), and a Bach prelude and fugue. It's fun to work with this concentrated and combined string group. In November we'll welcome the band students and begin the big symphony rehearsals.

3) The Entertainment Book fundraiser is still ongoing. Books are $20 each - the coupons from Safeway and/or the French Press coupon helps to pay for the books right away! ALL TITAN ORCHESTRA MEMBERS ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS FUNDRAISER!!!

4)If you go to our newly renovated website: www.titanorchestras.com and go to the library page. On the left there is a link to "recordings" - click there and you can listen to many of the pieces we'll be playing at the next concert... and a few extra pieces for fun.

***SAVE THE DATE
Oct. 13 - 6pm, Orchestra Parent Booster Meeting
Oct. 23 - 25 Chamber Orchestra retreat in Lincoln City
Oct. 27 - 7pm, Fall Concert, West Auditorium