Beginning of the Year 2019-2020
Welcome back! I hope that you all have had an exciting summer and that you are looking forward to a year full of opportunities.
On the first day of class, you will receive a course outline and “Beginning of the Year Letter" that will include 2019-2020 concert dates, as well as full explanations of how your grade is calculated (these letters are also included on this website below as attachments). Please remember that this is a performance based class, so most of your grade will be based upon what progress and effort you put forth in your playing. Lessons are worth 40% of each quarter grade, while performances will be 25% for each quarter that we have one. Please try to make up lessons quickly if you have missed one, as the end of each 10 weeks tends to be quite busy. After-school make-ups will be available on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11th period, each week.
The following is a list of required PYMS Orchestra performances for 2019-2020:
(1) PYMS Winter Concert: Thursday, December 12th, 2019
PYMS Auditorium, 7:00 P.M.
(2) PYMS Spring Concert: Tuesday, May 5th, 2020
PYMS Auditorium, 7:00 P.M.
(3) Spring String Fling Thing Concert: Thursday, May 21st, 2020
PYMS Auditorium, 7:00 P.M.
(4) Darien Lake Music Competition: Friday, May 22nd, 2020
Darien Lake Theme Park, Times TBD
(5) Eighth Grade Graduation: Wednesday, June 24th, 2020
PYMS Auditorium, 7:00 P.M.
If you are interested in additional string opportunities, you may want to ask me about the following and reserve the dates:
(1) Jr. High Area All-State Festival (7th - 9th Grade Only…STRING ORCHESTRA!!!):
Friday and Saturday, November 1st & 2nd, 2019
Hornell High School, Hornell, N.Y.
Congratulations to all of the PYMS & PYA Orchestra Students who participated in Jr. High Area All-State!!!!
You were AMAZING!!!!!
(2) Star Shine Festival:
Saturday, December 7th, 2019
Location TBD
(3) Jr. High All-County Festival (7th - 9th Grade Only…FULL ORCHESTRA!!!):
Friday and Saturday, January 24th & 25th, 2020
(The snow dates would be Friday and Saturday, January 31st & February 1st, 2020)
Geneva High School
Congratulations to all of the PYMS & PYA Orchestra Students who participated in Jr. High All-County Symphony Orchestra!!!!
You were PHENOMENAL!!!!!
(4) Elementary All-County West Festival (5th-6th Grade Only):
Friday and Saturday, January 31st & February 1st, 2020
(The snow dates would be Friday and Saturday, February 7th & 8th, 2020)
Honeoye School
Congratulations to all of the PYE & PYMS Orchestra Students who participated in Elementary All-County Orchestra!!!!
You were FANTABULOUS!!!!!
(5) NYSSMA Solo & Ensemble Festival:
Saturday, May 2nd, 2020
Canandaigua Academy
Third quarter lesson schedules are available below and begin Monday, February 3rd!
On the first day of class, you will receive a course outline and “Beginning of the Year Letter" that will include 2019-2020 concert dates, as well as full explanations of how your grade is calculated (these letters are also included on this website below as attachments). Please remember that this is a performance based class, so most of your grade will be based upon what progress and effort you put forth in your playing. Lessons are worth 40% of each quarter grade, while performances will be 25% for each quarter that we have one. Please try to make up lessons quickly if you have missed one, as the end of each 10 weeks tends to be quite busy. After-school make-ups will be available on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11th period, each week.
The following is a list of required PYMS Orchestra performances for 2019-2020:
(1) PYMS Winter Concert: Thursday, December 12th, 2019
PYMS Auditorium, 7:00 P.M.
(2) PYMS Spring Concert: Tuesday, May 5th, 2020
PYMS Auditorium, 7:00 P.M.
(3) Spring String Fling Thing Concert: Thursday, May 21st, 2020
PYMS Auditorium, 7:00 P.M.
(4) Darien Lake Music Competition: Friday, May 22nd, 2020
Darien Lake Theme Park, Times TBD
(5) Eighth Grade Graduation: Wednesday, June 24th, 2020
PYMS Auditorium, 7:00 P.M.
If you are interested in additional string opportunities, you may want to ask me about the following and reserve the dates:
(1) Jr. High Area All-State Festival (7th - 9th Grade Only…STRING ORCHESTRA!!!):
Friday and Saturday, November 1st & 2nd, 2019
Hornell High School, Hornell, N.Y.
Congratulations to all of the PYMS & PYA Orchestra Students who participated in Jr. High Area All-State!!!!
You were AMAZING!!!!!
(2) Star Shine Festival:
Saturday, December 7th, 2019
Location TBD
(3) Jr. High All-County Festival (7th - 9th Grade Only…FULL ORCHESTRA!!!):
Friday and Saturday, January 24th & 25th, 2020
(The snow dates would be Friday and Saturday, January 31st & February 1st, 2020)
Geneva High School
Congratulations to all of the PYMS & PYA Orchestra Students who participated in Jr. High All-County Symphony Orchestra!!!!
You were PHENOMENAL!!!!!
(4) Elementary All-County West Festival (5th-6th Grade Only):
Friday and Saturday, January 31st & February 1st, 2020
(The snow dates would be Friday and Saturday, February 7th & 8th, 2020)
Honeoye School
Congratulations to all of the PYE & PYMS Orchestra Students who participated in Elementary All-County Orchestra!!!!
You were FANTABULOUS!!!!!
(5) NYSSMA Solo & Ensemble Festival:
Saturday, May 2nd, 2020
Canandaigua Academy
Third quarter lesson schedules are available below and begin Monday, February 3rd!
6th Grade Orchestra Course Outline 2019-2020 | |
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6th Grade Orchestra Beginning of the Year Letter 2019-2020 | |
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7th & 8th Grade Orchestra Course Outline 2019-2020 | |
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7th & 8th Grade Orchestra Beginning of the Year Letter 2019-2020 | |
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Tuesday Lesson Schedule (Third Quarter 2019-2020) | |
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Thursday Lesson Schedule (Third Quarter 2019-2020) | |
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