Important Announcements
In this section you will find regular updates and weekly announcements for the program. Please check back each week.
September 19: *CAUTION - REALLY LONG MESSAGE - SCROLL DOWN* Our full Saturday program begins on September 19, 2009. All classes and orchestras will be running. There will be no small ensembles this week. We will continue to staff the registration desk for a couple of weeks and would appreciate it if you could check in at the desk and correct any changes in contact information and/or current playing levels. We would also appreciate it if those who have not paid their fees would bring them to Lorie.
Please use the South Entrance (across from the football field and track). Do not park adjacent to the curb - it is a fire lane and you can be ticketed.
New families are welcome to email any questions about the program to infofcte@rogers.com
Schedule:
9:00 Book 3 and up - Play-in (Stage)
Book 1/2 Play-in (Room 169)
Guitar - Room 246 - All guitar students
Basses - Room 136 - All basses
Senior Cellos - Library
Junior Cellos - Play-in - Room 152
All pretwinkles and Twinkles (violins) to Room 166 with Mary Lou/Carleen
It is important to arrive approximately 10 minutes before the 9:00 playin and classes for tune up. We expect to start Play-in at 9:00 but need your cooperation to do so.
At 9:30 our regular classes begin. Class lists and the rooms are posted at the link below.
Please contact Pat or Irene if you think your child has been placed in the wrong class. Parents are asked not to move their children unless the private teacher and Pat or Irene have discussed placements.
9:30 starting locations and movement
Pats Senior Violins (Forest City Violins) Room 137/38 (1 hour)
Irene's Senior violins - Stage (1 Hour)
Late Book 4 and Book 5 - Kerri - Room 169 ( 1 Hour)
Early Book 4 - Jordan - Room 149 - move to Randy at 10:00 (room 147)
Book 3 - Randy - Room 147 - move to Heather at 10:00 (room 148)
Late Book 2/Early Book 3 - Heather - Room 148 - move to Leigh at 10:00 (room 140)
Early Book 2 - Leigh Room 140 - move to Jordan at 10:00 (room 149)
Late Book 1 - Leigh Room 140 - move to Tori at 10:00 (room 165)
Early Book 1 - Tori in Room 165 - To Carleen in room 167 at 10:00
Basses - remain in Room 136 till 10:30
Senior Cellos remain in the library 9:30 - 10:30
Junior and intermediate cellos will receive their instructions at play-in
10:40 All students are expected to proceed to cafetorium for recital. Listening to others is an important part of their development and experience.
11:00 - Orchestra lists are posted below. Please note that playing requirement for Senior orchestra is Grade 8 conservatory level and up, Intermediate Orchestra is Bach Double and up and Junior Orchestra is Book 3 and 4. Some late book 2 students may be asked to play in the junior orchestra by their teacher or the conductor. Parents should not take it upon themselves to bring students to junior orchestra without invitation. Parents are asked not to move their from their orchestra placement. Please click on the list below to check your placement. Contact Pat or Irene if you think there has been an error.
Senior Orchestra Intermediate Orchestra Junior Orchestra
Class lists: You will receive an email indicating which orchestra and class you are in. Class lists will also be posted on Saturday.
Program Dates for the rest of the year are:
September 19, 26
October 3, 17, 24, 31 (October 10 is Thanksgiving weekend)
November 7,14,21,28 (final concert)
January 9,16,23,30
February 6, 20, 27 (13 falls during the family day weekend)
March 6, 27 (13 and 20 are march break Saturdays and we do not meet on those dates)
April 10,17,24 (April 3 is Easter break)
May 1,8,15,29 (final concert) (we do not meet on May 22 - long weekend) May 29 is our final date.
For Sale: If you have items for sale on our site, please let us know if they have been sold already. Remember to check out the for sale section of the site. There are usually some great bargains and it seems that students begin to grow out of their instruments this time of year. We would also like to recommend that if you are finished with a specific Book number or the CD's for that book, you should consider selling them. There is always a need.
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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