The following are the 2014-2015 Section Leaders. Congratulations to these young men and women! Fall Concert Violin I Jordann Schach & Andrea Bliscik Violin II Mallory Schroeder & Anna Walker Viola Annamarie McGuire & Sam Fiorella Cello Emma Chalk & Harper Tindall Bass Claire Reid & Evan Harms Holiday Concert Violin I Marla Seicean & Alex Greenberg Violin II Anna Walker & Mallory Schroeder Viola Annamarie McGuire & Sam Fiorella Cello Emma Chalk & Harper Tindall Bass Claire Reid & Evan Harms Winter Concerts Violin I Rachel Boggess & Bethany Comienski Violin II Mallory Schroeder & Anna Walker Viola Annamarie McGuire & Sam Fiorella Cello Emma Chalk & Harper Tindall Bass Claire Reid & Evan Harms Spring Concert Violin I Jordann Schach & Andrea Bliscik Violin II Mallory Schroeder & Anna Walker Viola Annamarie McGuire & Sam Fiorella Cello Emma Chalk & Harper Tindall Bass Claire Reid & Evan Harms GENERAL SEATING There were many exceptional playing tests this year - we had more Tier 12 achievers than in any other year. It was a pleasure to hear so many of you perform so well! The current Fall Seating is attached. Please bear in mind that ALL Freshmen Violinists have been assigned to play in the second violin section their first year but are seated by Tier within that section. All other students are seated by Tier System (First by Tier Rating, then by grade within the Tier). The general seating will be used for the first few weeks of school, then will be subject to change as students elect to take seating retakes on SmartMusic. All retakes will be over the same excerpts as your Final Exam, so feel free to start working if you are motivated! If you would like me to e-mail you a copy of your playing test rubric so you can see where you did well and where you struggled I would be happy to do so. I can also send you mp3's of your excerpts if you would like to hear any of it again. Best wishes for a wonderful summer! [email protected]
The 2014 Northeast Regional Orchestra music and audition excerpts are now available at https://neroorchestra.wikispaces.com/
In an extremely rigorous and detailed assessment of its exemplary music program, the Bay Village City School District has been named once again to the NAMM Foundation’s Best Communities for Music Education list. This marks the twelfth consecutive year that the district has been named to the prestigious list.
Each of the schools from across the country receiving the “Best Communities” designation scored in the 80th percentile or higher in the survey's grading process. The districts were measured across curricular and programmatic criteria as well as public support of their music programs. Participants in the survey answered detailed questions about funding, graduation requirements, music class participation, instruction time, facilities, support for the music program, and other relevant factors in their communities' music education programs. The responses were verified with district officials, and advisory organizations reviewed the data. The survey was developed and administered by The Institute for Educational Research and Public Service, an affiliate of the University of Kansas. Just 376 districts out of more than 2,000 survey participants were designated as Best Communities for Music Education. “Music is truly an integral part of our schools and the Bay Village community,” said Clinton Keener, superintendent of the Bay Village City School District. “Our students, parents and music instructors are passionate about music, and our community members of all ages turn out in droves for our student performances.” Keener noted that Bay Village just wouldn’t be the same without music provided by the schools. “Our student musicians and vocalists contribute to the quality of life here, whether leading the homecoming parade, the Memorial Day parade or the local merchant’s Boo Village Parade at Halloween. Our jazz bands bring senior citizens and their younger counterparts to their feet during our annual Ballroom Blitz. And our holiday concerts have become cherished traditions that leave our audiences with uplifted spirits,” he said. “Our students add a festive, musical note wherever a sense of celebration is required and wherever community members gather.” Music instructors at the Bay Village City School District are teachers Darren Allen (Bay High instrumental), Mark Awad (Bay Middle instrumental), Nicole Barrick (Normandy music), Elaine Dwyer (Normandy music), Carrie Engelbrecht (Westerly vocal), Devon Gess (Bay High vocal), Heidi Herczeg (Bay Middle vocal), Jeffrey Schimelpfenig (Westerly strings), and Carrie Singler (Bay High and Bay Middle instrumental). In conducting the annual survey, the NAMM Foundation is joined by advisory organizations in the fields of music and education, including Americans for the Arts, League of American Orchestras, The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation, The Metropolitan Opera Guild, Music for All, Music Teachers National Association, National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts, National PTA, Yamaha Corporation of America and VH1 Save The Music Foundation. The NAMM Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing active participation in music making across the lifespan by supporting scientific research, philanthropic giving and public service programs from the international music products industry. LINK TO ORIGINAL ARTICLE: http://www.bayvillageschools.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=988 |
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