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Welcome to the home of the Chatfield Articulation Area Elementary String Orchestras!
Welcome to the home of the Chatfield Articulation Area Elementary String Orchestras!
Bookmark this page to stay up to date on important announcements, information on weekly rehearsal schedules, event dates, homework assignments, and important documents.
Bookmark this page to stay up to date on important announcements, information on weekly rehearsal schedules, event dates, homework assignments, and important documents.
This page is for the String Orchestras of Bradford K8 North, Coronado, Mortensen, Shaffer, Stony Creek, Ute Meadows.
Orchestra Educator - Heather Bock Email is the preferred method of communication : heather.bock@jeffco.k12.co.us
Please remember to specify your school and student's last name and instrument when emailing Mrs. Bock! I teach in 6 elementary schools and often students have the same name!
Concert Information!!
Please check your email for the Orchestra Newsletter!
You can also find it below!
Elementary November Concert Info.pdfNeeded Equipment
It is very important for each student to have:
Instrument, rosin, music stand, short finger nails
AND
Violin & Viola students must have a shoulder rest
Cello students must have an endpin anchor strap
Bass students must have a rock stop
Plan ahead for our concerts!!
Plan ahead for our concerts!!
Chatfield Area Orchestra Concert: Wednesday, November 11, 2026, 7:00 PM, Chatfield Senior High School Gymnasium
Chatfield Area Orchestra Concert: Wednesday, November 11, 2026, 7:00 PM, Chatfield Senior High School Gymnasium
Chatfield Area Elementary Orchestra & Band Concert: Thursday, May 6, 2027 at 6:30pm, Falcon Bluffs Middle School Gym
Chatfield Area Elementary Orchestra & Band Concert: Thursday, May 6, 2027 at 6:30pm, Falcon Bluffs Middle School Gym
The book we will be using this year!!
The book we will be using this year!!
I will be supplying this book for a fee that you will pay through Infinite Campus.
We are using A Bornoff Primer by Debbie Lyle as well as other songs and materials that I am having bound by the JeffCo Print Shop.
This is not available online or from retailers.
Keep Calm and Practice your Instrument!
Remember! In class we work on our concert songs together, and Mrs. Bock teaches you new skills, but you have to work on them on your own, where you can hear your own playing more easily! Only by putting the time in can you improve! How much should you practice? 20 minutes 3 times a week is a great place to start!
A Note About Grades:
A Note About Grades:
Report cards will INCLUDE grades for orchestra.
I use a 4, 3, 2, 1 grading scale. This is NOT like ABCDF grading! My expectation for each student is that they are earning a 3 which defines them as "at grade level" . If your grade is a 4, this means that you are "above grade level". Earning a 4 is a BIG deal and does not happen very frequently!
Weekly Notes: (Mrs. Bock's thoughts on the week and other important information)
We are on a JOURNEY to learn how to play our instruments! Sometimes it may feel confusing, and we are not perfect the first time! Remember that no matter how quickly you travel from one place to another, it is not instantaneous!! We MUST make some mistakes in order to learn, but as long as we learn from our mistakes, and have patience with ourselves (and those around us) we will have fun and enjoy our journey into learning how to play our new instruments!
Watch this great TedEd video on the benefits of learning a musical instrument!
Watch this great TedEd video on the benefits of learning a musical instrument!
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