Orchestra News

1) We have a blog now! Please bookmark:
www.titanorchestras.blogspot.com This blog will have updated information for parents and students. Additionally, a copy of each week's newsletter will be posted.

2) CALLING ALL PARENTS!! Please come this Monday night at 7 to the auditorium for the All-Orchestra Parent Meeting. We should hopefully be done within an hour.

3) One of the requirements Ms. Silberman outlined in the handbook (which you all should have read by now, hopefully) is that each student should have a tuner and a metronome. There is an online metronome - www.metronomeonline.com - and there is good shareware out there that will allow you to download a good metronome to your computer. But, the student will need good enough speakers on the computer and/or a heavy practice mute ($3 at Weathers) to soften the sound output of the instrument. Tuners are a little more expensive, but are so very helpful. If buying a tuner proves to be a difficulty or a financial hardship, please contact Ms. Silberman. Also, each student should have a music stand to play off of at home - THIS WAS NOT MENTIONED IN THE HANDBOOK. Any questions? Please voice them at the parent meeting and/or contact Ms. Silberman

4) The All-state Orchestra application and audition tape is due Oct. 8 - Ms. Silberman will give copies of the materials to any interested students.

5) Entertainment books will be available very soon. Money raised goes to individual accounts.

6) In the handbook, Ms. Silberman added a back page with many interesting websites - contemporary players, good online merchants, and more. Please take some time to navigate to some of these websites.

7) From Marianne Stipe, Music Day coordinator:
A huge THANK YOU to all of you that helped make Music Day a success. We could not have raised approximately $20,000 (we don’t have a final figure yet as checks are still coming in) without the help of our many drivers and other volunteers. I am extremely grateful to all of you that gave up your Saturday and to those who gave countless hours beforehand and afterwards. Our students are very fortunate to have such supportive parents. Our Music program benefits from all of us who are involved and I know we are appreciated by both the students and their teachers.


Thanks for reading to the end. See you on Monday, Sept. 24!

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Daryl Silberman, director
West Salem High School Orchestras
(503)-399-5533 x256
cell: (818) 317-8218