Fundraiser: the Music Department Fundraiser is due this Thursday! (18th) If your child is in 1st, 4th, or 6th period, they will not see me on Thursday due to the Conference Week schedule and can turn it in Friday if needed. Please help us with the final push for sales so we can provide more for your child (and so they can have an awesome time on Nov 2)!
Concert: Everyone's first concert of the year will be held at Allatoona High School on Thursday, October 25 at 7:30pm, all students must arrive by 7pm. Please make sure you have this night on your calendar! This is a fun TV and Movie Music concert where students can wear costumes! :) We ask that all costumes be in dress code and for no gory, inappropriate, or offensive costumes.
Congratulations to Lucas Kim and Dominique White for passing the first round of All State Orchestra auditions! This is an extremely difficult audition process and we are very proud of them. All students who auditioned from Durham did a great job and made me proud! Way to go!!
Honor Orchestra audition information is attached for any 7th or 8th grade students (or 6th graders with at least a year of private lessons experience) interested in auditioning. If your child enjoys playing, please encourage them to audition. I'd love to see a big representation of Durham students, because they are awesome! :) The form and audition fee is due October 30th. Auditions are December 1 at Sprayberry HS. I will set up audition help session times next week.
6th Grade: Our 6th grade students have been busy learning Jaws and Middle School Story for their concert next week. We are holding auditions for the narrator in class this week. Please make sure your child is loosening their bow and taking off their shoulder rest (violin/viola) when they are done practicing.
7th Grade: We are learning a LOT of new things in our books and music! We are working hard on Batman and Somewhere Out There, along with learning those pesky flat keys! They are doing well, and please continue to encourage them to practice at home.
8th Grade: The next $200 payment for Universal is due this Friday. If you are chaperoning, please go ahead and turn in your deposit/first payment and second payment if you are able. 8th grade is rocking some awesome music and rising to the new challenges presented to them! We are working hard on Mission Impossible for our concert next week. Much to their amusement, we also have been doing shifting exercises using Baby Shark. :)
These are all the updates we have for now! As always, please let me know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Aikey
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