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The All-City Orchestra is an after-school ensemble for kids who would like to play in an orchestra outside their own school boundaries. It is for kids in grades 5-8 who either attend the Newton Public Schools or who are home-schooled Newton residents. Private school students are not eligible, even those who are Newton residents. Students must already be dedicated participants in their own school group. The orchestra rehearses from 3:45 to 5:00 PM on Wednesday afternoons at Bigelow Middle School, starting in October.
The All-City Orchestra is for kids who play violin, viola, cello, and bass. Students who play a woodwind, brass, or percussion instrument are urged to audition for the All-City Band. The All-City Orchestra does not use student pianists.
There is a $150 participation fee for students selected to the All-City music ensembles.
Members of the All-City Orchestra are expected to attend all rehearsals, recitals, and the concert, unless they are sick and absent from school that day.
The All-City Orchestra emphasizes ear training, following the baton, ensemble playing, intonation, rhythm, and music history. We will sing our parts as well as play them. We will have several recitals that students can sign up to play.
All members of the All-City Orchestra are expected to:
HOW TO JOIN THE ALL-CITY ORCHESTRA
Please call to schedule an audition. Please prepare a short solo of your choice. Kids should be ready to play scales in G, D, A, C, F, Bb, and Eb. All students should play their scales in eighth note patterns with the metronome set at 100 (two notes per click).
Register at the Fine Arts Department website:
http://www.newton.k12.ma.us//site/Default.aspx?PageID=781
At your audition, you will be asked to perform a solo piece of your choice and to sight-read music. Members of the All-City Orchestra are expected to pass a note-reading test (name 12 notes of the treble clef from middle C to high G, scrambled, in under 20 seconds; or, 9 notes of the bass clef, from low G to top-line A in under 20 seconds.)
Thank you for your interest in the All-City Orchestra!
Attendance
If a child is absent and can't attend rehearsal, you must notify Ms. Bergantino and Ms. de Geofroy via email. Otherwise, we will expect to see every child every week.