Welcome to Orchestra at Southwood Academy of the Arts Middle School!
Celeste Griffith, Teacher
Orchestra Schedule
8th Grade - Block 1 - 8:25 - 9:50
Griffith Planning Block 2 - 9:55 - 11:30
7th Grade - Block 3 11:30 AM - 12:17 PM - 7th Class
12:17 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch 7th Grade
1:00 - 1:45 PM - 7th Class
6th Grade - Block 4 - 1:55 PM - 3:15 PM
Important Dates
December 13, 7:30 PM - Orchestra Concert Southwood PAC
January 7 - All State Orchestra Auditions
January 26 - All County Clinic
February 24-26 - All State Orchestra, Summerville, Cane Bay High School
March 9-10 - CPA Wade Hampton High School
March 15-19 - Orlando National Orchestra Festival Trip, 7th and 8th Grade
May 5-6 - Solo and Ensemble Festival
May 22 - Orchestra Concert, Southwood PAC
Orlando Trip - National Orchestra Festival
We have been invited to participate in the National Orchestra Festival! It will be held in Orlando, Florida. We will attend the NOF and also go to Universal Studios. The total cost of the trip is $890. This price includes all meals, hotel, park admission for 2 days, and bus transportation. We will do lots of fundraising.
Trip Dates: March 15-19
There is a $100. non-refundable deposit due August 31. You may click this lnk to pay this deposit.
Mrs. Griffith's Orchestra Schedule Materials Needed
1st Block 8th Grade Orchestra Instrument 2nd Block Planning Rosin 3rd Block - 7th Grade/Lunch Shoulder Rest (violin/viola) or Rock Stop (cello/bass) 4th Block - 6th Grade Orchestra Essential Elements Method Book 1 - 6th gradePE Day will be Friday.
Here is our Orchestra Syllabus
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IgpivQp8lW85zfw-jtspRNRb5aaQEf8ohhqtuGoM8j8/edit
All County Orchestra Information
Auditions - Will be recorded by Mrs. Griffith this year. Recordings will be done by November 13.
All County Orchestra, Thursday, January 28 -Location Planned for Wren High School. Things could change.
Audition Excerpts will be on Google Classroom and you can get them form Mrs. Griffith.
Region Orchestra
Region Orchestra Auditions this year will be on January 9, 2021. We are part of Region 2 in South Carolina.
Here is the Region 2 website.
