Here is a list of good string camps for this summer:
Upbeat String Camp
Encore Music Camp at Emory University
UGA Summer Music Camp
Ga. ASTA String Summer Camp
McEachern/ASTA Camp: 770-222-3710 ext. 265 Download McEACHERN SUMMER CAMP 2009
If you are interested in contacting teachers for private lessons, here is a list that you can use as a resource.
We have 5 wonderful students who got into Cobb County Honors Orchestra by audition. If you would like to hear some amazing music by some of the best middle school orchestra students in the county, come on out!
McEachern High School Performing Arts Building.
Saturday 4/18
Concert starts at 3:00 PM
2400 New Macland Road
Pwdr Sprgs, 30127
** Free practice sheet exemption to any Durham student who attends the concert!
The 2009 Sixth Grade String Jamboree will be held next Thursday, March 26th at Harrison High School, in the gym. Sixth grade orchestra students from Tapp, Pine Mountain, Lost Mountain, Durham, McClure and Lovinggood Middle Schools will participate in this mass concert, and it will be a very exciting event.
All students will be transported to Harrison by school bus after school. Students will need to be taken home by their parents from Harrison – we will not be returning to Durham. Please arrive by 7:30 p.m. so you may hear our performance. Harrison High School is located at 4500 Due West Road in Kennesaw. Please allow plenty of time to find parking. The concert will begin promptly at 7:30.
Students will need to bring the following items on the day of our Jamboree.
1. A folding music stand ~ labeled with their name
2. Instrument, rock stop (cello and bass only) ~ labeled with their name, including cases.
3. Music
4. Orchestra/White Shirt and Nice Jeans (Please wear this to school)
2009 CODA LGPE Itinerary 3/9: 7th Grade 3/10: 8th Grade Same schedule for both days
Homeroom: Bring instrument and Formal Uniform to school. (Remember to label)
4:00 Go to Cafeteria for Pizza (Bring food unless you paid $5 for pizza) 4:30 Change into concert uniforms 4:55 Load bus, make sure we have everything (instruments, music, rock stops) 5:30 Arrive, unload and go immediately to the theater. 5:40 Watch a school perform 6:00 Unpack instruments, start to tune 6:20 Warm-up room
6:40 Durham Performance Evaluation in Lovinggood Theater
7:00 Sight-Reading Evaluation in another room
7:20 Gather all your belongings and join your parents. (Go home or watch some more schools)
Directions from Durham to Lovinggood MS
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Lovinggood MS Address:
3825 Luther Ward Rd SW, Powder Spring, GA, 30127
Things to consider:
1. Students should get a good night of sleep the night before evaluations.
2. Make sure instrument cases and uniforms/garment bags are labeled. Keep a record of your instrument’s serial number (located on the inside of the instrument).
3. School instruments will need to be returned the next morning. Make sure to keep the instrument in your house over night… not the car.
4. Encourage your child to practice at home! We are counting on every member of the orchestra to do his or her part in being prepared for our evaluation.
We have a very busy couple months ahead of us! These dates were published in the calendar I sent home at the beginning of the year, but here is a friendly reminder. (Some locations may be different than the original calendar)
February 26th: 7th & 8th Grade Preview Concert (6:30)
March 9th: 7th Grade Performance Evaluation (Students stay after school, perform at Lovinggood, Time TBA)
March 10th: 8th Grade Performance Evaluation (Students stay after school, perform at Lovinggood, Time TBA)
March 12th: Honor Orchestra Auditions
March 26th: 6th Grade Jamboree (Students stay after school, concert at Harrison)
Hello parents and students. Welcome to Guitar Tech. The guitar techniques class is a 9-week connections class that will provide music education through the use of a guitar. All students will be given a chance to play on classical acoustic guitars. In order for a student to have access to these school-owned instruments, please fill out the bottom portion of this contract.
I am also including the syllabus. Please look this over for more specific information about class objectives and grading procedures.
Download Durham Guitar Syllabus (Novice)
Please feel free to email if you have any questions. Thank you!
Please note these important orchestra events:
Symphonic Orchestra – Tuesday, December 9th
Report to Orchestra room at 6:30 PM.
6th Grade - Wednesday, December 10th
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Field Trip
~Students meet in Orchestra room at 8:30 AM
~Load Buses at 8:45 AM
~Bring money for lunch at The Varsity
~Uniform: Orchestra Polo with jeans
All Grades – Thursday, December 11th
Winter Concert at Durham Middle
~Concert starts at 6:30 PM, Students check-in and tune starting at 6:00 PM.
~Uniform: Gowns and Tuxedos for 7th & 8th, Polo with black pants/shoes for 6th Grade
7th Grade – Tuesday, December 16th
State Capitol Holiday Performance. 12:00 – 12:45 inside Capitol Building
~Trip is during school hours. Bring folding music stand to school.
~Lunch at Hard Rock Café, included in the cost.
~Uniform: Gowns and Tuxedos
*Students are responsible to make up any missed work while we are on a field trip
Dear Parents,
This correspondence provides information regarding the Durham Music Department fundraiser “Pick-up.” The produce (cheesecake and cookie dough) will be prepared for pick-up as outlined below:
Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Place: Durham Middle School Lunch Room
Time:
4:45 – 5:30 8th Grade
5:30 – 6:45 6th Grade
6:45 – 7:45 7th Grade
We ask that you adhere to these times as closely as possible. There is no possibility of pick-up during school hours.
Please park in front of the school and enter through the main entrance, the cafeteria will be to your left. We will have staff to help you find your bagged/boxed order and then check you off from our list before departing. If you have a particularly large order, please consider bringing some extra “Hands” to help carry the product to your vehicle as our staff may be limited.
Please contact your customers in advance to arrange for delivery of the product.
It is very important that you pick your order up on the evening of the 18th as we cannot guarantee that we can keep the perishable product for you.
FYI
Cheese cakes will keep for 6 months in the freezer and 10 days in the refrigerator.
Cookie dough will keep for 6 months in the freezer and 2 months in the refrigerator.
Parents,
We will be taking the orchestra and band on our annual trip to perform holiday music inside the State Capitol Building on 12/16. This year, we will be having lunch at Hard Rock Cafe! The fee for the trip includes the cost of lunch, 2 chartered buses, and substitute teachers. Here is an extra copy of the permission slip (due Friday 11/21). Download capitol_permission_slip.doc
