Important Announcements 

In this section you will find regular updates and weekly announcements for the program.  Please check back each week. 

Saturday November 8 - Regular Program this week.  Only three regular sessions left before the final concert.


LYS - The London Youth Symphony will be selling tickets in the lobby for their concert on November 16.  The concert features Cameron Crozman as a soloist and several senior FCTE students as members of the orchestra.  They have offered us an excellent ticket deal by providing a free ticket to FCTE students with the purchase of one paid adult ticket ($10).  Please check with Ingrid Crozman or Lorie at the front desk.  


Tickets for Cinderella at Mother Teresa can be purchased from Ed MacNeil.  We will continue to run Irene's class and orchestra in the pit for now.


Program Dates for the rest of the year are found below:

November: 8,15,22,29  (November 29th is the Concert day for the first session).

Program resumes - January 10, 2009

January: 10, 17,24,31 (second half of fees are due on the 17th.)

February: 7,21,28  (February 14 is the family day holiday weekend)

March: 7, 28 (March 14 and 21 - no program during March break)

Chamber music workshop - tentatively February 28/March 1 weekend)

April: 4,18,25 (no program April 11 - Easter Weekend)

London Kiwanis Festival - April 14 to May 2

 May: 2,9,23,30 (no program May 16) Final concert for the year is May 30.


Research study - A professor from Huron College is doing a study involving 4 to 9 year old children who study music.  Here is a brief excerpt from the request for participation.  Forms are available at the front desk.

We are exploring the link between musical skills and reading skills in children aged 4 to 9 years.

Your child will be asked to complete a series of music and reading tasks, and you will be asked to

complete a short questionnaire related to your child’s music experiences. The total duration of

the study will not exceed 60 minutes of your time. Unfortunately, your child may not participate

if he/she has a known and documented hearing and/or language deficit.

 

The study consists of one 60 minute testing session that will take place in a child development lab

at Huron University College at Western. Participation in this study is voluntary. You or your

child may choose not to participate in any task or to answer any questions. You or your child may

choose to withdraw from the study at any time, without any effect on your child’s status in his/her

music program. All the data provided by you and your child will remain confidential. No child

will be identified by name in any reports of this study. There are no known risks associated with

your child’s participation in any aspect of this research.

 

Please note that participation in this study is completely voluntary and  FCTE has particular role other than agree to providing the forms and information for Dr. Tang.  You can contact her for more information at:

Christine Tsang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology

Huron University College at Western

(519) 438-7224 ext.260

ctsang33@huron.uwo.ca

Forms are available at the desk or you can view them by clicking  Parent Letter  and   Study Background

 


For Sale: If you have items for sale on our site, please let us know if they have been sold already.    The For sale section has been updated as of October 11.  IF you have any items on the site that are already sold please let us know and we will remove them.

We encourage you to write us with comments, concerns, criticisms, "offers of help".  We have many jobs around the school and are glad to "share".  Send your comments to infofcte@rogers.com

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