Orchestra News

December 2023

Prelude Orchestra Rehearsal

Prelude Orchestra - our second required after school rehearsal of the year is coming up on Tuesday, December 12 until 5:00. This rehearsal is to facilitate our students from all 3 6th grade class periods rehearsing together for our upcoming concert. All students should be picked up at the back of the school at the back entrance next to the cafeteria at 5:00. Our required rehearsal before each major performance is a graded activity.

Winter Concert

Friday, December 15

7:00 pm Crownover Cafeteria

Our second concert of the year is approaching soon. Please review the following reminders to help us have a successful performance:

All-Region Audition Results

All-Region auditions took place on Saturday, October 28. Crownover had 9 students earn placements in the orchestra - the most in Denton ISD! Students auditioned in a blind audition against hundreds of other middle school students from 4 school districts. This is an amazing accomplishment. Please congratulate these students for their hard work preparing for this audition. Congratulations to ALL students who auditioned on your hard work getting ready for this experience.

All-Region students will be participating in the All-Region Clinic and Concert this Friday & Saturday, December 8-9. Please make sure you have carefully reviewed the information letter the students received as well as the map and schedule Ms. Harvey passed out to them in class.

Violin

Alaina Beeks (8th Grade)

Isaac Kelly (8th Grade)

Jason Wang (8th Grade)

Tina Yang (8th Grade)

Grace Yoon (6th Grade)

Viola

Ashley Bird (7th Grade)

Cello

Bennett Ray (8th Grade)

Bass

Mark Eads (8th Grade) - Ranked #1 in the region!

Victor Columna (7th Grade)

Accent Points Reward Party

In orchestra, students are given the opportunity to earn reward points for activities or tasks that go above and beyond our basic class expectations, such as investing extra time in practicing, attending concerts outside of school, etc. We will have our first reward activity the final week of the semester that students can participate in through reward points. Students will have a system for checking reward points they will learn about in class and will need to individually discuss with a parent if they are eligible to participate in this event.

Wednesday, December 20 12:30-3:00 (immediately following our early release day)

Students can be picked up earlier than 3:00 if needed. We typically do a holiday movie/pizza party and our 3:00 ending time is to ensure the students get to completely finish the movie of their choice.