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December 20, 2005
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Posted by Doemel at 04:27 PM
December 12, 2005
The Sixth Grade Orchestra rehearsal scheduled for tomorrow after school has been cancelled. I apologize for any inconvenience.
The sixth graders will be staying after school on Thursday to rehearse from 4:30 until 5:30. Please make certain they bring their concert clothes to school that day. They will have a pizza dinner at 5:30.
Posted by Doemel at 12:18 PM
December 07, 2005
For those of you who don’t know, Tim Tyson came to education as a music teacher. Click the link below to see some comments he made in an email exchange between he and I about the future of music education.
“Technology is not the answer, it is a tool. It can serve as a tool to create beauty with unprecedented ease and facility.
Human beings have a brain and a heart, each nurturing the other. Without one, the other runs amuck and our reasons for thriving become tainted and eventually non-sustainable.
Schools must grow both the mind's capacity to excel at creating beauty (math, science, the arts) and the heart's capacity to recognize and appreciate beauty. One without the other will never work.
The performing arts and PE are THE most interactive educational experiences in schools! They are the most standards-based activity in the school, and the standard is not the minimum standard of NCLB. The standard is the beauty of perfection.
The ultimate act of education is, in my humble opinion, creation to make the world a better place. The performing arts are the essence of this! Technology affords the capacity for the pervasive sharing of that beauty.”
Posted by Doemel at 11:16 AM
December 05, 2005
The Mabry Symphony has 2 more rehearsals before our first performance on Dec. 15. Please arrive at 7:45am so we can begin rehearsal at 8am. Please be prepared with all notes and rhythms worked out in advance. Here is the material for those rehearsals.
December 8th:
Star of Valor
Eden Ridge
Sleigh Ride
December 15th:
Hungarian Air and Dance
Dark Adventure
Finlandia
Please arrive at 7:45am so we can begin rehearsal at 8am. Please be prepared with all notes and rhythms worked out in advance.
Posted by Doemel at 04:51 PM
The Mabry Symphony will perform on Thursday, December 15th at 7pm as part of the Mabry Orchestra Winter Concert. We will perform 5 pieces: Eden Ridge, Finlandia, Sleigh Ride, Dark Adventure, Hungarian Air and Dance, Star of Valor.
This performance is an IMPORTANT step toward our performance in Savannah in January. Please see the previous post 'Winter Concert' for concert details (uniform, arrival time, etc.)
Posted by Doemel at 04:43 PM
Our first concert of the year will be Thursday, December 15th at 7 p.m. in the Mabry Theater.
This concert will showcase the hard work we’ve done the first half of this year. While we usually have an excellent turnout for our concerts, I hope we can have 100% of parents and students in attendance. We have worked hard this fall and it is always exciting to play for a full house. This concert will feature the performance of the Mabry Symphony.
Please continue reading to learn about concert dress and extra rehearsals.
6th and 7th grade parents and students! Please plan to stay until the end of the performance. The 7th and 8th grade orchestra members will appreciate you being in the audience and I think you will find the growth in skill level from one group to another interesting and inspiring.
IMPORTANT! In order to combine the two 6th and 7th grade classes there will be one extra rehearsal for each grade. Both rehearsals will be on December 13th. The 7th grade orchestra will rehearse from 7:30AM until 8:45AM. The 6th grade orchestra will rehearse from 4:30PM until 6PM. These are important rehearsals that can not be made up as it is the only time to combine the classes that will be performing together in concert. Please make arrangements now to have your child at these rehearsals.
The 6th grade will stay after school the day of the concert for a final run-through. We will have a pizza dinner following the rehearsal. Sixth graders must bring their concert clothes with them to school that morning.
The 7th grade orchestra and the Mabry Symphony should arrive at school no later than 6:15 to tune and prepare for their performance.
Cello and bass players may need to bring their own instruments. Please bring them on Tuesday or Wednesday morning the week of the concert. It will be impossible to tune all those instruments right before we play.
Concert dress for all groups is solid black on bottom, solid white on top. Girls may choose between long black skirt (ankle length or longer) or black pants. Boys will wear long ties. This is a semi-formal event. Sport shoes and t-shirts are not appropriate attire. Students not dressed appropriately will not be allowed to take the stage.
We will need parent chaperones/helpers for the 6th grade pizza dinner at 5:15 and at 6:15 in the band and orchestra rooms and to sit with and actively monitor the groups in the audience before and after they have performed. Please indicate below how you can help.
If you have any questions please email at Chris.Doemel@Cobbk12.org
Posted by Doemel at 04:34 PM
December 01, 2005
Here is a list of the other orchestras performing at the GMEA Conference. I copied it directly from the GMEA website.
Harrison High School Chamber Orchestra, the Lovejoy High School Chamber Orchestra, Taylor Road Middle School, Alpharetta High School, The Fulton County Youth Orchestra, Mabry Middle School Symphony, the Lassiter High School Symphony, and the Walton High School Sinfonia.
Not bad company! Why are you still here? Go practice!!
Posted by Doemel at 11:21 PM
