Hermanson's Orchestral Wonders

LGPE (Large Group Performance Evaluation) is tomorrow for eighth grade students. They will be staying after school to rehearse and eat and then traveling to Lovinggood Middle School to perform at 7pm. Students must be picked up by 7:40 at Lovinggood Middle School. You are encouraged to come watch us perform at 7pm – they have worked hard for this evening!

Students need to bring their concert clothes – long black from head to toe – to school tomorrow.

I have permission slips from the following students:
Jorge
Sabrina
Emma
Ravi
Deionca
Kelsey
Henrio
Gerald
Leslie

As you can see, this is a VERY small list. The permission form can be downloaded from tan earlier posting and sent in tomorrow. I must have a permission slip on file in order for students to participate.

If your student was accepted into the KMHS Magnet program, there has been an additional orientation evening scheduled for students participating in LGPE. This additional evening is Monday, March 15th at 5:30pm. We are thankful that the Magnet coordinator recognizes the value and importance of students participating in their school’s LGPE performance.

If you have any questions, please let me know!

8th Grade’s LGPE performance is THIS Thursday at Lovinggood Middle School. Your student should have presented you with a permission slip to attend LGPE already. If you have not seen this, please print out and sign the attached permission slip and send in with your student ASAP.
8th LGPE Permission

We need 1 chaperone to accompany us to Lovinggood MS. You do not need to ride on the bus Please let me know if you are available by 6:00 this Thursday.
I will not see 8th grade on Wednesday, so it is vital that they bring the permission slip to me first thing tomorrow morning if they have not done so already.

Per the handbook, Concert Dress is solid dress black – no t-shirts or sneakers.
Skirts must hit below the knee when seated. Pants or ankle-length skirts are best. All socks/tights should be black, as well.

Any student not dressed appropriately will not be allowed to perform on stage and will be playing their music Friday in class to make up the grade.

Students will stay after school this Thursday, March 11th. We will perform at 7:00 in the Lovinggood Middle School theater. I highly encourage you to come support your students as they show off their hard work.
Students will be finished performing at 7:40 and must be picked up from Lovinggood Middle School – 3825 Luther Ward Road, Powder Springs, Ga 30127

Please let me know if you have any questions about LGPE or anything else.

I know at least 5 students had double-booked themselves for our LGPE and KMHS Magnet Orientation this Thursday.

The KMHS Magnet Program has added a day to their orientation – Monday, March 15th at 5:30pm so that you and all the other Orchestra members in West Cobb can attend Festival. Yey!

This Monday, March 8th, Angela Baddock from Harrison High School Orchestra will be taking over my role at McClure – and I will be taking her role at Harrison – for the day.

This is a wonderful opportunity for the 8th grade students to meet one of our feeding schools and see how a high school director leads her class, as well as for the other students to work with another director. This is especially helpful just before LGPE given a new set of ears and eyes to experience students’ playing.

If you have any questions, please e-mail me.

On a different note, here is an interesting article about the Mozart effect and how our subject can positively affect the brain:

Playing along with the Mozart effect
If you want music to sharpen your senses, boost your ability to focus and perhaps even improve your memory, you need to be a participant, not just a listener.

http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-0301-brain-music-20100301,0,3251510,full.story

Attention all 7th grade members -

Your clinic is officially scheduled for this Friday, March 5th from 4:30-6:00 with Mr. Doke from Hillgrove High School’s Orchestra.

Please plan on attending this extremely important concert/clinic.

Cellists, please bring your instruments Friday.

8th Graders will still be having their clinic after school today (Wednesday, March 3rd) with Mr. Concklin from Cobb Symphony.

We will stay after school and play from 4:30-5:45. Pizza will be provided from 5:45-6:30 for students.

Please have everyone picked up by 6:30 this afternoon.

Thank you everyone for your flexibility with us and the weather!

8th Grade ONLY will have their clinic Wednesday, March 3rd (tomorrow).

Clinic with John Concklin: 4:30-5:45, dinner from 5:45-6:30

Should school be canceled tomorrow, please check back for updates.

7th Grade- I will make another posting when we know your new date.

Due to weather, 7th and 8th grade’s clinic schedule for this afternoon (4:30-6:00) must be postponed.

I will post the new date(s) as soon as I hear back from clinicians, hopefully by this evening. Please check back frequently.

Honors Orchestra audition materials have arrived! They will be available for pick-up Friday. All students are encouraged to audition!

Honors Orchestra is for Cobb County Middle School Orchestra students. Upon acceptance, you will get to rehearse and perform with the top players in the county with some wonderful music. There are two orchestras formed from auditions, both of which will be conducted by highly respected directors in the Atlanta area.

Auditions will be held on April 1st at East Cobb Middle School.Applications are due Friday, March 12th.

Honors Orchestra will be help Friday, April 16th and Saturday April 17th at McEachern High School, with a performance Saturday afternoon.

Please let me know if you have any questions!

Tomorrow – Tuesday, March 2nd, our 7th and 8th grade members will be working with clinicians from Hillgrove High School and the Cobb Symphony Orchestra.

All students will stay after school to perform their pieces before working with these respected conductors from our community. We will conclude the clinic portion of the evening at 6:00. Pizza will be served from 6-6:30 for those who wish to stay for dinner afterwards.

All students should be picked up by 6:30 Tuesday evening.

Students MUST attend the clinic to be able to participate in our Festival/LGPE performance.

Parents are welcome to attend the clinic and listen to their students perform as well as work with our clinicians. Performances will begin at 4:30.

Festival/LGPE permission slips will be passed out at the clinic. Permission slips are due by Friday, March 5th.