Music Notes November 7, 2013

Pretty please fill out the following availability survey for the upcoming events for Music@SPARK (worth 3 bonus Music points!):  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1U8MOA2g1D_aqcGIqvfqZm37lIAey0LAdoeKmk4ePACE/viewform

NOTES:

·         AC Parents: I thought I would be gone from school on Nov. 8^th, but I will be here so we’ll have AC rehearsal this week! Yaaaaay! 

·         Chorus & AC Parents: we have started preparing music for our December concerts. Practice videos and lyric sheets will be linked on the blog and distributed to students soon—probably next week! We have several songs that will be in foreign languages (French, Konkani, Hebrew, Swahili, Welsh, maybe Chinese…) so please encourage your child to practice once they have all of their resources!

·         Band/Orchestra Parents: Please continue to remind your child(ren) to use the shelves and third floor table for instrument storage during the day on Mondays and Wednesdays, and never put their instrument on the floor or in hallways where kids could trip over them. We have a blind student at SPARK and some other students on crutches, so the instruments are becoming a hazard.  Also, please remind your child to bring their instruments home after Band & Orchestra on Mondays and Wednesdays. 
The exception: Cellos, Double Bass, Baritone Horn, and Snare Drums may remain in their assigned areas at SPARK Monday-Wednesday, but should be picked up Wednesday afternoons. There is not a secure place for instruments to be stored overnight or during weekends, and this will avoid loss or damage to instruments. Besides, the kids should be practicing, right? J

·         All parents: In case you didn’t receive Say, Play, Display project info  (linked here) Some students have already started their projects and I can’t wait to see/hear what they come up with! 

·         All Musicians: If your child creates a Singing or Playing project they may want to sign up to perform at Ms. Mobley’s Sundays at San Fran Open Mic on Sunday, December 8^th.  Email Mobleyj@atlanta.k12.ga.us for info.

Mark Your Calendars! December Concert Info:

• Monday, December 9^th SPARK Band and Orchestra in the SPARK Cafeteria 6:00pm
• Wednesday, December 11^th 5:30-7:30pm “Cocoa and Caroling” with SPARK Chorus and AC at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center (optional, but let Ms. Turgeon know if you can't come!)
• Wednesday, December 18^th SPARK and Mary Lin Choruses 6:00pm in the Mary Lin Auditorium  (Chorus and AC Call time 4:30pm) All Chorus and AC are expected to attend.

And let Ms. Turgeon, Ms. Valkova, or Ms. Moore know via note or email if your child is NOT available for any of these performances and the reason ASAP! Every musician is important!