Important Announcements
In this section you will find regular updates and weekly announcements for the program. Please check back each week.
September 27: Our thanks to all of you for your patience and understanding as we get this mighty ship rolling for another year. It is quite a task to get over 200 students and their families in and out of the right classes, rooms and ensembles. All classes and orchestras will be running again this week but there will be no small ensembles yet. We will continue to staff the registration desk until we have all of you registered and accounted for. We 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.
We still have people parking adjacent to the curb closest to the building - it is a fire lane and you can be ticketed.
THE SCHOOL: Please remember that we are guests at the school and should try to keep things as clean as possible. Do not bring food and drink into the classrooms. It would also be helpful if we try to have "parent social time" away from the doors to the classrooms. Unfortunately the air conditioning has not been working and some teachers would like to keep the doors open. We want to be sure not to disrupt the classes with hall noise.
New families are welcome to email any questions about the program to infofcte@rogers.com
The schedule for today and the rest of the year will remain pretty much the same. These things generally are constant.
9:00 Book 3 and up - Play-in (Stage)
Book 1/2 Play-in (Room 169)
Guitar - Room 246
Basses - Room 136 (at 9:30)
Senior Cellos - Library (at 9:15)
Junior Cellos - Play-in - Room 152
All pretwinkles - including cellos to Room 167 with Carleen
Twinkles (violins) to Room 166 with Mary Lou
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. It is very helpful as well if you move quickly from class to class.
At 9:30 our regular classes begin. Class lists and the rooms are posted at the link below.
Junior Division Violins 2008 - updated September 26
Junior/Intermediate Cellos 2008
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)
Book 2 - Heather - Room 148 - move to Leigh at 10:00 (room 145)
Late Book 1 - Leigh Room 145 - move to Jordan at 10:00 (room 149)
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
Junior and intermediate cellos follow the same schedule as last week.
Bruce's cello crew will meet in Room 155 at 9:30.
10:30 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. These lists were updated on September 26. If you notice any spelling errors with names, please let Lorie know at the desk. Orchestra rooms will remain the same for this week.
Senior Orchestra Intermediate Orchestra Junior Orchestra
Remember - students should not hang out in the orchestra rooms during recital. It would also be very helpful if those in the lobby would try to keep the noise down during recital and orchestra.
Program Dates for the rest of the year are:
September: 27
October: 4,18,25 (no program October 11 - Thanksgiving)
November: 1,8,15,22,29 (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.
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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