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COMING in FOR A GREAT LANDING

 


PARENT NOTES: 
PLEASE NOTE: The concert June 21st is now changed to SUNDAYJune 22nd . Thank you to all parents for being flexible!! I am hoping this will pay off in more exposure for our program.
Sunday JUNE 22nd :Arrival time is 3pm Start at 3:15 and play till 3:45
ALL students are invited to join in, but the program will be very short.
Bring all your music, but we will only play a few of our Concert pieces

2. For Dress Rehearsal next Tuesday June 2 please have your music organized in a binder or folder.

CLASS TIMES this Tuesday June3: 
Level 3 arrive 3:45 leave 5pm
Level 2 arrive 4:00 leave 5:30
Level 1 arrive 4:00 leave 6:00

 HOMEWORK for ALL STUDENTS:The goal for a concert: to give your gift of beautiful music to our audience-

HOW to make it beautiful? Carefully review all your pieces his week to perfect: 
 tuning, rhythms and BOWINGS too!
they will LOVE what you can do!
 
 
 CONCERT PROGRAM
 
1. level 3:                          Allegro from Handel's Water Music
2. level 1:                                    Twinkles - acc. by level 3
3. level 1                                   Lightly Row - acc. by level 3
4. level 3                         Gabriel's Oboe: solo by Ryan Conklin Bric
5. Mozart- Staff                                Staff Quartet
6. level 1, 2,  3 :                              Concert Song
7level 2 and 3                           Over the Rainbow .
8. level 3                                       Chariots of Fire
9. level 3                                 Vivaldi: Solo by Kalpi Patel
10.Mountain Spring: Staff               Staff Quartet
11. level 3:                              Air from the Water Music
13. level 3                                      Eleanor Rigby
 14 Level 3                         Let it Go: solo by Nikeeta Lauther
14. ALL                                 FINALE: March from Scipio


JUNE 10 CONCERT INFORMATION
1. June 10 All students must arrive at 3:45 pm for 4pm  Rehearsal till 4:45
                                                                         The concert will start at 5pm.
 wearing concert attire (T shirts and colorful pants/shorts/skirts) CONCERT TIME 5pm Bring stands
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2. June 22 Sunday All students at Shoppers World Staple Court by 3:00pm: Wear concert attire Bring stands

3. June 24 evening (after Pizza/pool party) 7:15 arrival Level 2 and 3  concert attire Bring stands

 CLASS TIME June3: 
Level 3 arrive 3:45 leave 5pm
Level 2 arrive 4:00 leave 5:30
Level 1 arrive 4:00 leave 6:00

 HOMEWORK for ALL STUDENTS:The goal for a concert is to give your gift of beautiful music to our audience-
HOW to make it beautiful? Carefully review all your pieces his week to perfect: 
 tuning, rhythms and BOWINGS too!
they will LOVE what you do!

REFRESHMENTS for June 10 Concert: Parents are asked to donate an item for the refreshment table . Please sign up with Claudia

PARENT MEETINGS: to learn your concerns, needs, suggestions, summer classes/lessons needs. Please sign up with Claudia for a parent\teacher meeting the week of June 17th. Our LAST CLASS  will be held Tuesday June 17th back to  usual times!!

Week of June 17th only"Early bird" prices for 2014/15 registration. Level 1:$45 for 6 weeks, Level 2 $55 and 3: $60 for 6 weeks.

June 17th, 18, 19th Last week of regular classes - resume normal times.

YEAR END PARTY Tuesday June 24-4 to 6pm. No classes/lessons Pizza -pool party for our parents and children- at Ms Currie's very near-by. Speak to Claudia if you need transportation.

SUMMER 2014 : MUSIC LESSONS and CLASSES will be offered for all interested students -
bring your calendar to you June Parent Meeting!
 SUMMER PERFORMANCES: August 9 and 10 we are in the Shoppers World Summer FAIR
more details on this later!

IT IS GOING TO BE SO MUCH FUN MAKING MUSIC WITH YOU AT THE CONCERTS!!

PARENT NOTES for JUNE and SUMMER 2014


PARENT NOTES:

1.ALL STUDENTS please return music, except Hornpipe THIS WEEK if it is not being used for the concert. Also please hand in any other books or equipment
you have finished with which belong to MATT 

2. For class this week please have your music organized in a binder or folder.

SUMMER 2014 MUSIC LESSONS and CLASSEs will be available -bring your calendar to you June Parent Meeting!
 SUMMER PERFORMANCES: August 9 and 10 we are in the Shoppers World Summer FAIR
more on this later!
 
TENTATIVE CONCERT PROGRAM
 
1. level 3:                          Allegro from Handel's Water Music
2. level 1:                                    Twinkles - acc. by level 3
3. level 1                                   Lightly Row - acc. by level 3
4. level 3                         Gabriel's Oboe: solo by Ryan Conklin Bric
5. Mozart- Staff
6. level 1, 2,  3 :                              Concert Song
7. level 2 and 3                           Over the Rainbow .
8. level 3                                       Chariots of Fire
9. level 3                                 Vivaldi: Solo by Kalpi Patel
10.Mountain Spring: Staff
11. level 3:                              Air from the Water Music
12. level 3                          Let it Go: solo by Nikeeta Lauther
13. level 3                                      Eleanor Rigby
14. ALL                                 FINALE: March from Scipio


CONCERT DATES
1. June 10 All students must arrive at 3:45 pm for 4pm Dress Rehearsal
 wearing concert attire (T shirts and colorful pants/shorts/skirts) CONCERT TIME 5pm Bring stands
. June 21 Saturday All students at Shoppers World Staple Court: times -to be confirmed: tentative arrival times-11am & 12:45 concert attire Bring stands

3. June 24 evening 7:15 arrival Level 2 and 3  concert attire Bring stands

 CLASS TIMES for remaining 3 classes till Concert Day: May 20, 27 and June3:
Overlapping classes to provide joint rehearsal times : 
Level 3 arrive 4:45 leave 5pm
Level 2 arrive 4:30 leave 5:45
Level 1 arrive 5:30 ,leave 6:45
REFRESHMENTS for June 10 Concert: Parents are asked to donate an item for the refreshment table . Please sign up with Claudia

PARENT MEETINGS: to learn your concerns, needs, suggestions, summer classes/lessons needs. Please sign up with Claudia for a parent\teacher meeting the week of June 17th.

Week of June 17th only: "Early bird" prices for 2014/15 registration. Level 1:$45 for 6 weeks, Level 2 $55 and 3: $60 for 6 weeks.

June 17th, 18, 19th Last week of regular classes - resume normal times.

YEAR END PARTY Tuesday June 24-4 to 6pm. No classes/lessons Pizza -pool party for our parents and children- at Ms Currie's very near-by. Speak to Claudia if you need transportation.

THINGS are SHAPING UP: KEEP UP THE GOOD EFFORT EVERYONE!!

MUSIC MAY-KING --THREE CLASSES till CONCERT TIME

PARENT NOTES:

CONCERT DATES
1. June 10 All students must arrive at 3:45 pm for 4pm Dress Rehearsal
 wearing concert attire (T shirts and colorful pants/shorts/skirts) CONCERT TIME 5pm Bring stands

2. June 21 Saturday All students at Shoppers World Staple Court: times -to be confirmed: tentative arrival times-11am & 12:45 concert attire Bring stands

3. June 24 evening 7:15 arrival Level 2 and 3  concert attire Bring stands

NEW CLASS TIMES for remaining 3 classes till Concert Day: May 20, 27 and June3:
Overlapping classes to provide joint rehearsal times : 
Level 3 arrive 4:45 leave 5pm
Level 2 arrive 4:30 leave 5:45
Level 1 arrive 5:30 ,leave 6:45

REFRESHMENTS for June 10 Concert: Parents are asked to donate an item for the refreshment table . Please sign up with Claudia

PARENT MEETINGS: to learn your concerns, needs, suggestions, summer classes/lessons needs. Please sign up with Claudia for a parent\teacher meeting the week of June 17th.

Week of June 17th only: "Early bird" prices for registration next year. Level 1:$45 for 6 weeks, Level 2 $55 and 3: $60 for 6 weeks.

June 17th, 18, 19th Last week of regular classes/lessons - resume normal times.

YEAR END PARTY Tuesday June 24-4 to 6pm. No classes/lessons Pizza -pool party for our parents and children- at Ms Currie's very near-by. Speak to Claudia if you need transportation.


HOMEWORK for ALL
We are now focusing fully on concert preparations -
the goal : to have FUN playing the concert!
HOW?
Find your pieces in the program below and practice hard parts till they are easy. Have fun playing them at home and fixing them till they are perfect!
 
don't forget to practice the correct bowings!
 
 
TENTATIVE CONCERT PROGRAM
 
1. level 3:                          Allegro from Handel's Water Music
2. level 1:                                    Twinkles - acc. by level 3
3. level 1                                   Lightly Row - acc. by level 3
4. level 3                         Gabriel's Oboe: solo by Ryan Conklin Bric
5. Mozart- Staff
6. level 1, 2,  3 :                              Concert Song
7. level 2 and 3                           Over the Rainbow .
8. level 3                                       Chariots of Fire
9. level 3                                 Vivaldi: Solo by Kalpi Patel
10.Mountain Spring: Staff
11. level 3:                              Air from the Water Music
12. level 3                          Let it Go: solo by Nikeeta Lauther
13. level 3                                      Eleanor Rigby
14. ALL                                 FINALE: March from Scipio
 
              Looking forward to playing beautiful music beautifully for our audience!!

 
 

The Merry Month of Music MAY - king!


CONCERT Notes: THREE CONCERTS in JUNE -REMINDER

1.Tuesday, June 10 : Rehearsal for all 4-5 pm  before Annual Brampton Towers Concert
                                                                 in the Party Room
                                                           ALL STUDENTS PLAY
INVITE YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS  and INTERESTED  FUTURE STUDENTS


2. Saturday June 21st At Shoppers World; 2 performances between12 noon to 2:30 pm

3. Tuesday June 24 ;
" Cruise Night" Fund raiser event  (50% of funds for us!)in Shoppers World parking lot

A short program to be performed by Level 2 and 3 students 7:30pm

YOU are ALL invited :Annual year-end pizza and pool party for all students and parents                                4 to 6 pm. at Ms Currie's home- nearby.

THIS WEEK"S HOMEWORK
 
LEVEL 1
 
1. Lightly Row
2. Twinkles
3. March from Scipio
4. Concert Song- AFS # 75
 
 LEVEL  2
 
1. March from Scipio
2. Over the Rainbow
3. Concert Song  AFS #75
4. Canon -learn it well-may use it as an entrance piece
AFS Book up to 110
 
LEVEL 3
 
NEW:  Eleanor Rigby 
1. Hornpipe- practice the tuning VERY carefully
2. Air: Practice Rhythms and tuning
3. Allegro- keep in excellent shape!
4. Over the Rainbow- master the arco melody parts
5. Chariots of Fire- review
6. March from Scipio
3 Accompaniments:
                                  Vivaldi:very controlled and smooth playing
                                   Morricone: focus on bars 26 -31, learn all
                                   Let it go: Prepare -in c major- no sharps!
 
What great music-  a beautiful gift to our audiences!
Let's learn it well for our their enjoyment!