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Carman-Ainsworth HS
Advanced Orchestra
Friday, February 24th, 2023
Advanced Orchestra Itinerary
5:00pm - Students arrive at GBHS and load busses
5:30pm - Students depart for Carman-Ainsworth HS
6:00pm - Arrive at Carman-Ainsworth HS. Mr. Goncz will get students off the bus
6:55pm - Warm-up begins
7:25pm - Advanced Orchestra Performs on stage
7:55pm - Sight-Reading in a music ensemble room
8:25pm - Return to coat room, put instruments away, wait for rating in cafeteria
8:45pm - Load buses and depart for GBHS
9:15pm - Arrive at GBHS, and put instruments away
Full ScHEDULE
About
Band and Orchestra Festival is an opportunity for ensembles from member schools to perform a program of three pieces for adjudication, one of which must be from MSBOA's required list. District-level festivals are held at the end of February through the beginning of March. Each group is evaluated by three performance judges and one sight-reading judge.
Scoring
Ensembles are rated on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being the highest rating possible. The overall score is computed using a formula which combines the ratings of each judge. Ensembles that earn an overall 1 rating (or "Superior") are qualified for State Band & Orchestra Festival which is held in late April or early May. The basic structure of State Band & Orchestra Festival is the same as District, but the ensembles are held to a higher standard. Participating ensembles that earn a rating of 1 or 2 at District or State Festivals receive a certificate and are eligible to purchase plaques for display at their school and medals for each student.
STUDENT REMINDERS
UNIFORMS
Concert uniform. Students are expected to be in full uniform when they get off the bus at festival.
SCHOOL RULES
All school rules apply while on this trip. Any student that chooses to break a school rule will not be permitted to perform and a parent may be asked to come and pick up the student. An administrator will talk to the student on Monday.
BUSES
Students are expected to ride to Festival on the transportation provided by the school. A student may leave with a parent, ONLY if they fill out a RIDE HOME RELEASE FORM, signed by a parent, PRIOR to the festival date.
INSTRUMENTS
All instruments will be carried on the buses with the students. Every student is expected to take care of themselves in regards to caring and protecting their instruments.
COATROOM
A coat room will be assigned to us to put our coats and instrument cases in when we arrive at Festival. We CANNOT play instruments in the coat room at any time! Students can tune their strings (plucking only), but we cannot play in the coat room.
Ride Home Release Form
Just a reminder for those of you who turned in a Ride Home Release Form. You will sign your student(s) out in the cafe after scores have been posted.
PARENT INFORMATION
A FEW THINGS FOR OUR PARENTS
Your support is GREATLY appreciated and NEEDED. Your son or daughter has been working since the Holiday Concert for this performance. Please help me keep this stressful day running smoothly by following the guidelines below. THANK YOU!
Picking up Your Student
Please make sure that you have someone available to pick up your student promptly at the end of our day. We advise students to call home on their cell phone prior to arriving back at the high school.
Coat-Room and Warm-Up Room:
We will be working hard to keep the students focused on their performance. Unless you are a chaperone, please wait until after the performance to say hi to your son or daughter. I will be asking that only chaperones be allowed in these rooms. The less distractions, the better for the students!
Audio and Video Taping:
According to the rules and guidelines of MSBOA, no one is allowed to audio tape or videotape any part of the performance (concert or sight reading). Audio and video taping this performance breaks copyright laws. Any video cameras or audio taping devices will be removed by a MSBOA official.
Sight-Reading:
Following the stage performance, the group will be moved to another room to complete the sight-reading portion of the evening. Parents and friends are allowed and encouraged to watch the group in sight reading!
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