Welcome - Seven Lakes Orchestras

May 16, 2012

MARK WOODS PERFORMS IN KATY
Rock violinist Mark Wood will perform at Mayde Creek HS on Saturday, May 19th. The concert is $20 and proceeds are a fundraiser for the Mayde Creek HS Orchestras. If you are interested in attending, a sign-up sheet has been posted in the Ork room.

MUSIC TO THE EYES

Thank you to all of our friends and family who purchased tickets to our "Music to the Eyes" fundraiser! We earned a total of $2,680 toward the Senior Scholarship fund.

KATY ISD MUSIC EDUCATION AWARD
Katy ISD was once again (9 of the past 10 years) named as one of "The Best Communities for Music Education" in America! http://www.nammfoundation.org/press-room/namm-foundation-176-programs-earn-distinction-best-community-music-education

FINAL EXAMS
Final exams this semester count as 15% of the semester grade. Finals used to count 25% but the district made this change for the spring semester. The Final Exam for Orchestra is composed of two parts: 50% of the final is written, the other half of the final is a performance grade. Performance expectations were distributed on a purple sheet in FEBRUARY. The written portion was handed out on a brown Terminology Worksheet the first week of school (AUGUST). ALL STUDENTS MUST TAKE BOTH HALVES OF THE FINAL EXAM UNLESS EXEMPTING. The written portion of the final will take place during your child's final exam time slot (see SLHS website for specifics). The performance portion will take place May 18-25. Students NOT continuing in Orchestra must take their performance half on May 18th afterschool. Students continuing Orchestra will take the performance section May 21-25th. All students taking the exam must sign up for a final exam time slot. The sign-up sheets have been up since Monday. "Practice hard, exam easy. Practice easy, exam hard."

HOUSTON SYMPHONY COMES TO SEVEN LAKES!
We are proud to host the Houston Symphony Orchestra on Wednesday, May 30th at 7:30p as part of their "Sounds Like Fun" concert series. The concert is free and will be hosted in the SLHS PAC. More info to come!

FORMAL BANQUET
Save the date! Thursday, May 31st at St. James Place in Houston. More info to come!

ALL-STATE HOPEFULS
Your etudes have been announced! Those of you that have ambitions of Region, please know that your Region etudes are simply cuts of the All-State etudes. Copies will not be distributed, due to copyright violation; however the etude books, as listed below are available at any music store. Order now so you will be prepared for the October 2012 auditions!For a complete list of audition material for your instrument, please see the WedNewsDay page.

ANNUAL BRADETICH DOUBLE BASS MASTER CLASSES: June 11-15, 2012

The Bradetich Master Classes (25th Annual) is one of the longest running events of its kind in the U.S. These classes offer a highly concentrated week of study for aspiring bassists. Participants, who come from four continents as well as all corners of the U.S., receive optimum individual and group instruction in all aspects of double bass playing. For more information, see the WedNewsDay section of this website.

LOOKING FOR TREASURER FOR NEXT YEAR
Are you interested in helping out the orchestra? SLOPA is in need of someone who can serve as Treasurer for the next school year. If you are interested, please contact Lauren Waggoner at lgw_london@yahoo.com.