Thank you for a great year!

Thank you for a great year this year. A big thanks to the 8th graders for your thoughtful bouquet (see picture) and your "dropped instrument payment" of many more candy bars than I could ever eat! Come back and visit; surely there will be some left over!

I will checking my school email weekly over the summer if you have any questions or need your instrument tuned.

And don't forget: SUMMER ORCHESTRA AT NCHS is right around the corner.

New 9-12th graders: July 12-16, 1-4PM
New 7th and 8th graders: July 19-23, 8-4PM

Let me know via email if you forgot to sign up and would like to join us. We are accepting campers until the first day of camp. See you then!

HAPPY MUSICAL SUMMER TO ALL!

CONCERT HANDOUTS & KINGS ISLAND INFO

7th & 8th Grade End of Year Info

Dear 7th & 8th Grade Orchestra Parents and Students:

The last full week of school is extremely busy with events, especially for 8th Graders and students who play sports. It is imperative that we all work together to make these events happen as painlessly as possible for the students.

I have given students in sports a letter for coaches, so that it will be easier for them to explain their absence from practice on Monday, May 17, and their need to be excused in a timely manner on Tuesday, May 18.

Unfortunately, our Convocation Concert was moved to Friday, May 21, after the conclusion of mandatory math tests and 8th Grade Celebrations and trip. Please help your student remember to dress in concert dress on that day. ONLY 7th & 8th Graders PLAY IN THE CONVO!!!

Finally, we need some snack and Capri Sun / bottled water donations for both the Kings Island trip and the Mandatory Rehearsal. Please send these items to school with students by Friday, May 14.

As always, thanks for your support.
Mrs. Ohly-Davis: 259-5421 x806; eohly-davis@msdwt.k12.in.us

SATURDAY, MAY 15 – KINGS ISLAND TRIP, see attached timeline and info sheet

MONDAY, MAY 17 – MANDATORY CONCERT ORCHESTRA REHEARSAL
4:00-5:30PM
Snacks provided
Event has grade points attached

TUESDAY, MAY 18 – CONCERT at 8:00PM, NORTHVIEW AUDITORIUM
Arrive by 7:30PM – 7th & 8th grade meets in Band Room, get music & instrument.
Event has grade points attached
Students in sports may stash dress clothes and packed dinner in Orchestra Library.
Students in sports should arrange a RIDE from their meet/game to arrive on time!
Concert Dress
Black or navy dress pants
Dark dress shoes
White dress shirt (strings)
Band shirt (winds, brass, percussion)
NO JEANS, T-SHIRTS, SNEAKERS

FRIDAY, MAY 21 – CONVOCATION CONCERT at 9:30AM, NORTHVIEW AUD.
7th & 8th Grade Concert Orchestra ONLY!
Check in with first teacher, then come down to Stage by 9:00.
CONCERT DRESS – SEE GUIDELINES ABOVE!

Letter to Spring Sports Coach

May 5, 2010

Dear Spring Sports Coach:

I would like to make you aware of some Orchestra events that may conflict with your sport and ask your understanding in getting the students to participate in both of our events. Both of the events have a grade attached to them.

First, I am having a Mandatory Rehearsal on Monday, May 17 from 4:00-5:30PM. This is the only time I can get 96 students on the stage all at once before the concert. Would you kindly excuse all students who DO NOT HAVE A GAME that day from practice? I have in my notes that only 8th Grade Girls Softball has a game that day.

Second, the Orchestra concert is Tuesday, May 18 at 8:00PM. I expect students to be in concert dress with their instrument ready by 7:30. Please excuse them so that they can make this deadline on time. They should have carpools and dinner arranged ahead of time. My notes suggest that this affects students involved in the District Track Meet and 7th Grade Girls Softball.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Thanks for your support!
Elisabeth Ohly-Davis
Northview Orchestra
259-5421 ext. 806
eohly-davis@msdwt.k12.in.us



Kings Island 2010
Northview Orchestra
Saturday, MAY 15

DRESS: JEANS, KHAKIS, SHORTS, casual shoes, yellow NV concert polo OR black music T-shirt – for all of our safety!!


TIMELINE

7:45 AM - Chaperone Check-in at Door 5
Students report for T-shirt pick-up at Door 5
8:00 AM - load buses, take attendance
8:15 AM - leave NV for Kings Island
9:15 AM - or thereabouts - reach Batesville rest stop - CHOWTIME!!!
(CLEAN UP YOUR MESS – NO LITTERING!!)
10:30 AM - Arrive at main gate of Kings Island; tickets will be passed out as you leave bus; (NO ONE MAY RE-ENTER THE BUS UNTIL TIME TO LEAVE THE PARK)
2:00 PM - CHECK IN AT THE EIFFEL TOWER (for your safety)
You MUST report in at the chaperone station between 2:00 and
3:00PM. No exceptions; NO TARDIES! Green sheet is consequence.
4:45 PM – Optional – Support choir friends at the Award Ceremony in TimberwolfAmphitheater.
6:45 PM- FINAL CHECK-IN at front of park by FOUNTAINS; stay with the group after check-in, and return to the buses in small groups.
> Know your bus number
>Use restroom and get dinner BEFORE checking in!
7:00 PM - Final attendance taken on buses. BE THERE!!!!

10:00 PM - ARRIVE AT NORTHVIEW
➢ Turn in T-shirt
➢ Clean up your trash on bus
➢ Have your ride ready to pick you up!

(OVER)

Northview am drop-off: Door #5
Evening pick-up: Door #5 -auditorium


FINAL NOTES:

1. Dress appropriately for the weather predictions; bring an extra shirt or jacket for the bus. NV Orchestra or Band polo shirts must be worn the whole day in park.

2. WEAR A WATCH - You must be on time!! Cell phones are permitted.

3. If you need any kind of help at any time, come to the chaperone station at the Eiffel Tower. We will have an adult on duty there all day.

4. If you are going home with your own parent, he or she must sign you out at the chaperone station, (Eiffel Tower). Bottom line: if you won’t be coming home on the bus, you have to be properly signed out before 6:30PM. You may not go home with someone who is not your parent!

>TURN IN YOUR NV T-SHIRT WHEN YOU ARE SIGNED OUT<

5. Each NV student must be with at least one other NV student at all times. If you get separated, go IMMEDIATELY to Eiffel Tower, (the chaperone station) and wait for a group that you can join.

6. Students are to wear either the yellow concert shirt or black Northview Music shirt all day. This is for your safety and quick identification in case of emergency. NO EXCEPTIONS!

7. Bring some money for a snack or meal. Refreshments will be served on the bus in the morning, but it won’t be enough to last all day!

8. Behavior at all times is to be according to acceptable standards as stated in the NV handbook. Any problems will be handled by the principals on Monday, and could result in serious consequences.

9. Do not bring anything that you would hate to lose. The buses are not totally secure, and there are no guarantees about lost personal items. There are lockers in the park.

10. Behavior on the bus includes the “NO SHRIEK” Rule. Loud stereos, screaming, singing will not be part of this trip. Throwing objects on the bus will be treated the same as throwing objects in the classroom. (green sheet, etc.)
HAVE A GREAT TIME - BUT NOT AT SOMEONE ELSE’S EXPENSE. As a representative of Northview Middle School, you are to act responsibly at all times.
CARRY THIS SHEET WITH YOU AT ALL TIMES



SPRING POPS CONCERT INFO for SIXTH GRADE

Tuesday, May 18
8:00 PM – Arrive in Orchestra room by 7:30 PM
Concert Dress
White dress shirt
Black or dark blue dress pants
Dark dress shoes
Music:
Walking Basses
Kings Court
Habanera
Extra Rehearsals:
Monday, May 17 – everyone meets Period 7
Tuesday, May 18 – everyone meets Period 8

Students will stay to hear the 7th and 8th grade Concert Orchestra.

Students involved in sports on the concert night: PLAN AHEAD!
Pack a dinner.
Bring concert clothes to school and store in Orchestra room, if you wish.
Have parent or a carpool get you from your game to school so you are not late!
Tell your coach you have a conflict.

End of Year Events!

ORCHESTRA NEWS

As we wind down the school year, we still have a lot of Orchestra Events. Please mark the dates on your calendar and let Mrs. Ohly-Davis know of any conflicts as soon as possible.

Friday, May 14 - All-Star Middle School Jazz Band plays at NCHS Jazz Cafe - 7PM NCHS gym
Saturday, May 15 - Kings Island trip for Concert Orchestra 8AM-9:30PM
Monday, May 17 - Concert Orchestra Mandatory Rehearsal 4:00-5:30PM
Tuesday, May 18 - POPS CONCERT for all 6th, 7th, 8th and Concert Orchestra students - 8:00PM, NV auditorium
Friday, May 21 - 7th & 8th Grade Concert Orchestra performs in All-School Convocation 9:30 AM
Congratulations to the Orchestra students who were selected for the All-Star Middle School Jazz Band! Nyrae Mayes, piano, Aaron Brown, bass and Sydney Stutsman, bass will perform with the group as part of the Jazz Cafe on at 7PM on May 14 at North Central.

KINGS ISLAND - Saturday May 15 - Leave time 8AM. A detailed timeline will be sent home the week of the field trip. All students on the trip are required to wear a Northview Orchestra shirt (or Band shirt) as a safety precaution. Students will check out the shirt the morning of the trip. Comfortable shoes and pants are students' choice.

All school instruments that are currently out on loan need to be returned by Friday, May 21. Students with loan instruments participating in summer orchestra will get their instrument back at the beginning of camp.

SUMMER ORCHESTRA -
Applications are now being accepted for summer Orchestra at North Central High School. The deadline is Monday, May 24. Financial aid is available.
Incoming 7th & 8th Graders: July 19-23 from 8AM-4PM Daily - $90
Incoming 9th-12th Graders: July 12-16 from 1PM-4PM Daily (after summer school) - $75
Mrs. Ohly-Davis has lots of application waiting to be filled out! 259-5421 ext 806 or eohly-davis@msdwt.k12.in.us

Brooklyn Rider Quartet Inspires!

On Thursday, February 25, Northview 7th and 8th grader Orchestra students got a musical treat. Brooklyn Rider, a professional string quartet from Brooklyn, New York, performed an outreach concert on our stage. The concert was made possible by the Ensemble Music Society, . The Ensemble Music Society brings various chamber music groups to Indianapolis to perform concerts in various venues. Brooklyn Rider Played at the Indiana History Center the evening before.

Just to review, two violins, a viola, and a cello make up a traditional string quartet. Johnny Gandelsman and Colin Jacobsen are Brooklyn Rider's violinists; Nicholas Cords plays the viola, and Eric Jacobsen is the cellist.

The group shared some original compositions written by violinist Colin Jacobsen, including one with an accessory: a bouncy ball! One lucky student got to keep it after asking a question. Other musical selections included an arrangement of an Iranian folk tune that was originally performed on an instrument made of bird bones. Brooklyn Rider also played a movement of the Debussy quartet.

How about that bow grip? Johnny Gandelsman explained that he tried many different ways of holding his bow after his education was complete before settling on holding his bow closer to the middle instead of at the frog.

March Madness for Concert Orchestra

FOR 6th GRADERS
CONCERT, Tuesday, March 9 at 7:45 in Northview' Auditorium
Be here at 7:15
While dress shirt, Black dress pants, dark dress shoes

FOR 7th & 8th GRADERS
MARCH CONCERT ORCHESTRA EVENTS 2010

This year, the Northview Concert Orchestra is doing the March Concerts a bit differently. We will NOT be performing at the ISSMA Large Group Contest on Friday, March 19, as previously advertised in the Orchestra Calendar. We will still have a Mandatory Rehearsal after school on Friday, March 12, from 4:00-7:30PM that will include a Mini-Contest Concert and Clinic with a local judge. On Monday, March 15, we will perform at the MSDWT Instrumental Festival at 7:00PM. Below is a fully detailed schedule.

If you are feeling charitable, we welcome donations of Capri Sun boxes or pre-packaged cookies for our pizza dinner on March 12th. Students may bring these items to school any time between now and March 11. Thank you.

Mandatory rehearsal: Friday, March 12, 2010
(for a grade + Kings Island credit!!)
Pizza served 4:00-4:30 in cafeteria
Rehearsal begins- 4:30-5:30 PM Sectionals
Break 5:30-5:45
Full Group Rehearsal 5:45-6:30
Break 6:30-6:45
Perform Mini-contest for judges and clinic 6:45
Parents welcome at mini-contest performance at 6:45
Dismissal at 7:30

Precontest Concert: Monday, March 15
->Orchestra reports to D104 at 6:30pm (band
members will join Band after the Orchestra performance)
->All orchestras to auditorium – 6:55pm
Westlane , Eastwood & NV orchestras Perform.
All String players are free to leave about 8pm.
Winds, Brass, and Percussion will report to the Band Concert.

Concert Dress for Monday: Black dress pants/skirts with white dress shirts/blouses, black dress shoes
Band shirts for Winds, Brass, and Percussion

FINAL NOTE: King’s Island order forms, permission
slips and money are due WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24.
NO EXCEPTIONS. NO REFUNDS!