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Truett Wilson MS ORCHESTRA

Parent Meeting

Michelle Gauthier (pronounced Goth-ier)

My Background

Welcome & Introduction

My PhilosophyWhy a quality music education can change your child’s life

The Why

Students of the arts learn to think creatively and to solve problems by imagining various solutions, rejecting outdated rules and assumptions. Questions about the arts do not have only one right answer.

Benefits of Music in Schools

Students of music learn craftsmanship as they study how details are put together painstakingly and what constitutes good, as opposed to mediocre, work. These standards, when applied to a student's own work, demand a new level of excellence and require students to stretch their inner resources.Benefits of Music in

Schools

Music study enhances teamwork skills and discipline. In order for an orchestra to sound good, all players must work together harmoniously towards a single goal, the performance, and must commit to learning music, attending rehearsals, and practicing.Benefits of Music in

Schools

Music study develops skills that are necessary in the workplace. It focuses on "doing," as opposed to observing, and teaches students how to perform, literally, anywhere in the world. Employers are looking for multi-dimensional workers with the sort of flexible and supple intellects that music education helps to create as described above. In the music classroom, students can also learn to better communicate and cooperate with one another.Benefits of Music in

Schools

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Orchestra Kids are SMARTER

SAT Scores 2012

Currently, there are 125 students enrolled in the INAGURAL Truett Wilson Orchestra!

Three Orchestras Beginner Orchestra Symphonic Orchestra Chamber Orchestra

State of the Orchestra

Available for pickup tonight Dates will continue to be added (end of year party, social events, field trips, etc.)

Concert dates are set for the year

Calendar of Events

What and whoSectional schedule (on the back of the calendar)

All Region

Outlines specific policies and procedures for the Orchestra program.

Available on our website as well as via netSchool.

http://www.nisdtx.org/Page/39418 Please sign and return the last

page ASAP (picked up tonight)

Handbook

They are our “Unit Test” Mandatory for all students Dress:

Beginners should wear their orchestra T-shirt, ALL BLACK PANTS, nice shoes (no tennis shoes, no flip flops)

Symphonic and Chamber Orchestras will be issued a uniform. You will need to provide ALL BLACK (preferably close toed) shoes and socks (for boys).

Concerts

Playing a stringed instrument requires you to play on your fingertips…with short nails.

No acrylic nails, no press on nails…sorry ladies.

Fingernails

Chamber and Symphonic: $13 Orchestra T Shirt $10 Uniform Cleaning Fee $7 Method Book $30 TOTAL

Beginner $13 Orchestra T Shirt

Fees

Cellos/Basses Option 1: Rent an instrument, leave it at

home to practice. Use school instrument at school. Cost: $50 to district per year.

Option 2: Rent an instrument. Take it back and forth. No school instrument used. Cost: $0

Option 3: If you are unable to afford to rent, there are a few school instrument available to use. You will have to take it back and forth from school to home. Cost: $100 to district per year

District Owned Instruments

For extra enrichment Take place during the orchestra

class, once a week $18 per lesson Private Teachers are screened and

interviewed To sign up your child, return the

form tonight. No scholarship money is available

this year.

Private Lessons

100 minutes of practicing is required for all students.

Practice cards will be submitted via netSchool once a week (by 9:20 Monday am for the previous week)

Counts as a formative grade.

Practice Cards

Practice Cards

9/6/2012 8:28 AM

Truett Wilson Wildcat Orchestra Beginner Practice Card

Date What I did Minutes

TOTAL MINUTES SUBMITTED

This week, I worked really hard on:

I felt really good about:

I really need help with:

Practice Cards

9/6/2012 8:30 AM

Truett Wilson Wildcat Orchestra Symphonic/Chamber Practice Card

Date What You Practiced How long? Scales:

Technique: Music:

Scales: Technique: Music:

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Scales: Technique: Music:

Scales: Technique: Music:

Scales: Technique: Music:

Scales: Technique: Music:

TOTAL AMOUNT OF MINUTES PRACTICED

This week, I worked really hard on:

I felt really good about:

I really need help with:

Instrument (at school, in good working condition) Violins/Violas: Shoulder rest (Kun) Cellos/Basses: Rock Stop Metronome, music stand, cleaning cloth

Music Beginners: Orchestra Expressions, Book

1 Symphonic and Chamber: Method

book, class musicWhat does my child NEED to be in orchestra?

Ordering shoulder rests and books from Bell’s tomorrow

Turn in the order form if you’d like to do it that way with payment (checks made out to Bell’s Music)

Otherwise, you are responsible for purchasing all supplies necessary.

Purchasing Supplies Tonight

Program makes life MUCH easier for everyone!

You can double check financials and sign up to help!

www.charmsoffice.com Our login is TWMSOrch

Please login and update your information

Charms

Just a “Parent Volunteer Organization” for this year

Must fill out the Background Check (available on the NISD website)

Chaperoning and Concession Stands are the biggest needs right now

SIGN UP!

Opportunities to Help

Be positive! Give them time and space to practice. Remind them to log their practice

minutes. Set a timer. Ask to hear them play, but don’t push. Understand that it is a process. All

you want to hear is IMPROVEMENT.

What can I do to help my kid be successful?

Apps for download: Note Squish (99cents – apple

store) GREAT for beginners

ClearTune (99cents – apple store) Easy to use tuner for older kids who

need some assistance/confidence tuning their own instruments at home

Metronome Apps (lots of different ones) Great for all levels

What can I do to help my kid be successful?

Please sign the Signature Page and drop it in the box on your way out!

If you want to pay your fees, please paper clip your money/checks to the signature page

Drop off your equipment order forms if necessary (also paper clipped to money)

Thank you!