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Visual and Performing Arts College Fair – October 7th at Pebblebrook HS
The Visual and Performing Arts College Fair, sponsored by the National Association for College Admission Counseling, will be held on the campus of the Cobb County Center for Excellence in the Performing Arts at Pebblebrook High School on Wednesday, October 7, from 7:00PM until 9:00PM. Admission to the fair is free of charge and open to the public.
At NACAC’s Performing and Visual Arts College Fairs, students, parents and art institutions take center stage. These fairs allow college-bound students interested in the arts to meet one-on-one with admission representatives from colleges, universities, conservatories, studios, festivals, and other educational institutions with specialized programs in the visual and performing arts. Attendees learn about educational opportunities, admission and financial aid, portfolio days, audition and entrance requirements, student life, and much more.
While plenty of information is available for college-bound students with traditional interests, not as many resources exist for those who are more artistically inclined. NACAC’s Performing and Visual Arts College Fairs fill a vital need for the growing number of students pursuing college degrees in music, theater, art, dance, visual arts, graphic design and writing. These fairs offer a unique opportunity to get the inside scoop on what it takes to obtain a degree in the arts.
Annually, more than 20,000 students attend NACAC’s Performing and Visual Arts College Fairs throughout the country. This fall, NACAC will sponsor Performing and Visual Arts Fairs in 17 locations throughout the country, including New York; Boston; Philadelphia; Los Angeles; Washington, DC; Chicago; Dallas; and Atlanta.
For more information, visit the NACAC web site: www.nacacnet.org.
Booster Club Calendar
The HOBC calendar for the year has been set. All meetings will begin promptly at 7 PM in the Hillgrove Orchestra room and will not last more than an hour. As always, be sure to check the calendar to the right for all orchestra events.Please mark the following dates for HOBC General Meetings:
September 10 – General Meeting
October 8 – General Meeting
November 19 – General Meeting, Dinner Theater plans
January 14 – Mandatory Meeting for all students and parents of students that are performing in Savannah.
February 11- General Meeting
April 15 – 8th Grade Night, Nominations for Executive Officers
All-State and Honor Orchestra Information
All-State and District Honor Orchestra auditions will be held on Saturday, October 24th at Kell High School.
The Honor Orchestra audition will be the SAME audition as the District level All-State audition again this year, with the same audition requirements. If you plan to audition for All-State, you must register and pay the $18.00 All-State audition fee before Friday, September 11. Please make checks to HOBC. There is no audition fee for District Honor Orchestra, but if you are selected, there is a $35.00 participation fee that will be due at the first rehearsal on November 2. The same audition scores will be used for Honor Orchestra. Students in grades 9-12 who only wish to audition for Honor Orchestra and NOT for All-State do not need to pay for the All-State audition. However, you must be registered to audition in OPUS by your director before the GMEA deadline. You will receive further information about audition day procedures after your director registers you.
Audition requirements:
Scales and Arpeggios for 9-10 All-State/Honor Orchestra AND 11/12 Honor
Orchestra ONLY: Students will be asked to play the following scales MEMORIZED, separate bows or slurred two notes per bow, and arpeggios with separate bows (QN = 60 or EN = 120 on slurred scales) – do not stop between the scale and its arpeggio
VIOLIN G and A major, 3 octaves
g and a melodic minor, 3 octaves
VIOLA C and D major, 3 octaves
c and d melodic minor, 3 octaves
CELLO C and D major, 3 octaves
c and d melodic minor, 3 octaves
BASS F and G major, 2 octaves
f and g melodic minor, 2 octaves
Scales and arpeggios for 11-12 All-State/Honor Orchestra: Students in grades 11 and 12 who are NOT auditioning for All-State may play the 9/10 level scales. Students will be asked to play the following scales MEMORIZED, separate bows or slurred two notes per bow, and arpeggios with separate bows (QN = 60 or EN = 120 on slurred scales) – do not stop between the scale and its arpeggio
VIOLIN Bb and C major, 3 octaves
g and a melodic minor, 3 octaves
VIOLA Eb and F major, 3 octaves
c and d melodic minor, 3 octaves
CELLO Eb and F major, 3 octaves
c and d melodic minor, 3 octaves
BASS Ab and Bb major, 2 octaves
f and g melodic minor, 2 octaves
9-10 All-State/Honor Orchestra AND 11/12 Honor Orchestra ONLY:
VIOLIN
Mazas: Etudes Speciales, Galamian ed., International Music Co., Op. 36, Book 1, #2. QN=100
VIOLA
Wohlfahrt: Foundation Studies, transc. Merle J. Isaac & Ralph C. Lewis, Carl Fischer,
Book 2, #38. QN=92
CELLO
Schroeder: 170 Foundation Studies, Carl Fischer, Volume 1, #60 QN=92, 8 notes per bow
DOUBLE BASS
Simandl: 30 Etudes, Carl Fischer, #2. QN=112
11-12 All-State/Honor Orchestra: Students in grades 11 and 12 who are NOT auditioning for All-State may play the 9/10 level etude
VIOLIN
Mazas: Etudes Speciales, Galamian ed., International Music Co., Op. 36, Book 1, #18. Dotted QN =50
VIOLA
Mazas: Etudes Speciales, Pagels ed., International Music Co., Op. 36, Book 1, #18.
Dotted QN=50
(play top [treble clef] at divisi)
CELLO
Schroeder: 170 Foundation Studies, Carl Fischer, Volume 1, #42 QN=92
DOUBLE BASS
Simandl: 30 Etudes, Carl Fischer, #17. QN=88
If you are selected for District Honor Orchestra, this is the schedule you will follow:
Sectional: Monday, November 2 Sprayberry High School
Arrive at 5:30 PM to find parking and sectional room
5:45 set up and tuning
6:00 – 8:30 Sectionals
Rehearsal: Friday, November 13 Kennesaw Mountain High School
Arrive at 5:30 PM to find parking and theater
5:45 set up and tuning
6:00 – 9:00 Strings only rehearsal
Rehearsals: Saturday, November 14 Kennesaw Mountain High School-bring your uniform
8:45 AM- Tuning- be ready to begin
9:00 AM – 12:00 noon strings only rehearsal
1:30 – 5:00 PM full orchestra rehearsal
6:30 – on stage for performance
Performance: Saturday, November 14 Kennesaw Mountain High School
7:00 Concert- Wear your FORMAL school uniform-
men in full tuxedo and women in long black
All uniforms MUST meet the Cobb County dress code - NO short skirts, spaghetti straps, etc.
Welcome Back!
Hello Everyone!
I hope that you all had a great summer. I know that I did!
I’m sure that most of you have heard, but I want to go ahead and make the official announcement…
The Hillgrove Advanced Chamber Orchestra has been selected to perform at the Georgia Music Educators State Conference in Savannah on January 28, 2010.
This is a tremendous accomplishment for a program that is only four years old. We are one of three high school orchestras in the state to be selected for this honor. I am very proud of your hard work over the past three years…it has really paid off. I will provide more details when I see you next week. The chamber orchestra and mastery level orchestra will combine for this performance. Needless to say, we have some work ahead of us as we prepare for this big event.
For the first couple of days back to school you will NOT need your instruments. Let’s plan on playing on Wednesday, August 12th. I will hold auditions the following week beginning on the 17th, so go ahead and start working those scales and a prepared piece of your choosing.
If you have a problem with your schedule, we will take care of it next week during during schedule review.
In an effort to “go green” I am going to try to have the updated Orchestra Handbook finished and posted in the middle column of this blog by Monday. There will be a parent signature form to download and sign. These forms will need to be returned to me by Friday, August 14th. Please be sure to have a look at the orchestra calendar. It has been updated to include all of our concerts for the year. Mark your calendars now so that there won’t be any problems on concerts days.
Be sure to check back here often. I will post updated information fairly often over the first few weeks.
Again, congratulations on being selected to perform at GMEA!
See you on Monday!
Doke
