WSHS Orchestra “Clef Notes” #3 – October 17, 2023
Abbreviated updates for WSHS Orchestra students and parents I want to thank all of the students for a very fine Fall Concert performance on October 2. I was pleased with the progress both ensembles made while studying the concert music, and the results showed! As we prepared for the WTSBOA All-West TN Honors Orchestra Clinic Auditions on November 18, Wednesdays at WSHS become “All-West Wednesdays.” A variety of activities are planned to prepare the students for the assessments and the audition. You can find the full schedule of activities here: https://whitestationorchestra.weebly.com/auditions.html Classwork and Grades 1. The first Practice Plan (covering three weeks) is due October 31. Plan 2.2 is due November 16. 2. Flip #5 (your All-West Melodic Minor Scale) is due October 20.. Flip #6 (Three scales in one recording) is due October 26. 3. The Second Quarter Project/Portfolio/Presentation assignment is due November 30. Go Play! (more info on the website, too!) The University of Memphis Honors String Quartet and Orchestra Festival (October 26-28) https://www.memphis.edu/music/community/festivals/honor_string_festival/index.php/ MTSU High School Honor Orchestra Festival on Nov. 3-4: https://www.mtsu.edu/music/orchestra.php University of Mississippi Music Major Advantage Day Nov. 3: https://music.olemiss.edu/mma2022/ Sewanee Summer Music Festival: https://ssmf.sewanee.edu/experience/ From the Top Scholarship Info: https://fromthetop.org/apply/jack-kent-cooke-young-artist-award/ Mark Your Calendars 1. The WSHS Academic Expo for prospective students is on Tuesday October 24 at 6:00 p.m. 2. The All-West TN Regional Honors Orchestra audition information has been posted at WTSBOA.org. The audition is scheduled for Saturday, November 18. You can also find the information and links on our website under “Go Play!/Auditions. 3. Our Winter Concert is Monday, December 2 at 7:00 in the WSHS Auditorium. On-stage call time is 6:30. The Orchestra Activity Expense is $50.00 for this year. This covers the All-West Audition and Concert Festival (see the syllabus for details). You can send cash or check (made to White Station High School). If you have not yet done so, please take care of the expense by the end of this month. Thank you! Our Remind codes are: 6th period: @wshsorc6 7th period: @wshsorc7, and, FOR ALL PARENTS: @wsorchpar. Text your class code to 81010 or 901-881-9447. You may also register at “rmd.at/classcode.” You can send text messages to me through REMIND. Parents are welcome to sign up for their child’s class code, too. |
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