We have a lot of activities going on in the Orchestra classroom this month! Here are the updates:
The Chipotle fundraiser has been changed to Monday, February 15. It's not written in stone yet, but that is our target date.
District Orchestra students are busy preparing for our trip to Meadville on Thursday. Representing our school district are Jennifer Han, Joanna Li, Brandon Wu, Gloria Lo, Amy Varner, Scylla Humbert, Hamzah Wahi, and Jason Herrington. We know it will be a great success for them!
The annual Indiana Orchestras Rock! concert will be held on Friday, January 29 at 7:00 PM in the JH Auditorium. The theme of the concert is "It's All About That Bass!" This year, instead of hiring a clinician, we're going to use all donations to purchase small (1/4 sized) basses for Horace Mann and Eisenhower. As you will see in the concert, we have NO bass players in our elementary schools, since they don't have basses to learn on, practice on, or even see demonstrated.
One way that you can help us with our fundraising efforts is to purchase an advertisement in the program. You can purchase a $5 student ad to encourage your string students or you can purchase an advertisement for your business. Please email Mrs. Bev Mastalski at bpmastal@iup.edu for information on the business ads or the personal ads.
Finally, watch this blog for a new format. We are switching to a blog format that uses a link system so that the blog easily comes to your email inbox. More info on that is forthcoming!
Stay warm and have a wonderful winter season!
