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CLAYTON HEIGHTS MUSIC DEPARTMENT BAND PARENT MEETING

September 17 2013, 7pm, Theatre Mr. Gary Tse. CLAYTON HEIGHTS MUSIC DEPARTMENT BAND PARENT MEETING. Tonight’s Agenda. Welcome Introduction Expectations, Rules, Guidelines Rentals What to look for at home when practicing

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CLAYTON HEIGHTS MUSIC DEPARTMENT BAND PARENT MEETING

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  1. September 17 2013, 7pm, Theatre Mr. Gary Tse CLAYTON HEIGHTS MUSIC DEPARTMENT BAND PARENT MEETING

  2. Tonight’s Agenda • Welcome • Introduction • Expectations, Rules, Guidelines • Rentals • What to look for at home when practicing • Calendar of Events (tentative) • Whistler • Trips and Festivals • Financial Assistance – Fundraising!

  3. Welcome! • Collaborate to make wonderful music • Experience is very different in comparison to other subject areas • Thank you for welcoming me into the school

  4. Introduction

  5. Introduction (con’t)

  6. Introduction (con’t)

  7. Expectations, Rules, Guidelines • Attend every class • Have a positive attitude • Tries their best

  8. Rentals • Local Music Stores vs. School Instruments • Cost is $100 for School Instruments for the entire school year (that’s $10 a month!) – still a great bargain compared to music stores • Covers maintenance fees, general cleaning, pad replacements, acid baths (brass), or replacing old and damaged instruments

  9. At Home Practicing – Look for... • Adequate lighting and space • Posture • Effective Practicing • Long Tones (5-10 minutes) • Technique (5-10 minutes) • Difficult Passages (includes rundown)(20 minutes) • Anything enjoyable (5-10 minutes)

  10. Calendar of Events (Tentative)

  11. Calendar of Events (Tentative)

  12. Whistler Retreat • Purpose: Gives the students an opportunity to learn music, while having fun, at a different location. Professional Clinicians are hired to teach your kids in a smaller group and one-to-one instruction. • Social – bond with the music department

  13. Whistler Retreat (con’t) • ALL Grades (8-12) • COST: $150 (see next slide)LOCATION: Tantalus Lodge, Whistler, BCDATE: Friday, November 15 to Sunday, November 17.FEES and FORMS to be submitted NO LATER THAN: OCTOBER 15, 2013. • 6 to a room. NOT mixed genders. • Information Package will go home this week

  14. Whistler Retreat (con’t)

  15. Whistler Retreat (con’t) • Parent Chaperones ARE needed • Need equal Male/Female Chaperones • If too many, will draw to be fair. Contact via email if interested. Due NEXT Friday. • Friday Dinner and Rooms are paid for, though parent chaperones will be rooming together – if request to have own room, comes from your own money. • Transportation is provided (bus) – if you choose to drive, costs borne by you

  16. Trips and Festivals • Highlight of the whole school year!! • Concert Band and Jazz Band Festivals – What are they? • Need essentially everyone in the bands to go, else it’s incomplete • Expectations, rules, and regulations are extremely high – safety!

  17. Festival Nelson! • April 10-13, 2014 • See itinerary

  18. Financial Assistance • Through Fundraising! • Each student has their own individualized accounts • How many number of hours worked will be counted, including parent/guardian hours!

  19. tse_g@surreyschools.ca or at my blog: www.mrgtse.wordpress.com Contact Me

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