East Bridgewater Music Parents News Letter Jan 2004
Web Page. http://home.comcast.net/~e.coyne/music.htm
Next Music Parents Meeting Monday 2/2/04 -- 7:30PM in the High School Library
We
will be planning for Pops, the Banquet, writing to former music students in the
military,
Chorus
Vests and New Marching Band Uniforms.
Come
on down.
Marching Band First Rehearsal for
2004
Wed Jan 21 at 6:00 in High School Band Room. All EB students Grade 7-12 are welcome.
Bill will be speaking to the parents from 6:00 to 6:30 and we will have coffee and refreshments in the chorus room at 6:30
Music Department Variety Show
February 6th
Friday, February 6 at 7:30 pm.
in the EBHS Auditorium.
School Budget Time Again
It is budget time again. The Selectmen
have asked the school committee to provide a level funded budget for next
fiscal year.
The problem with level funded is that
the cost of federal, state and contractual mandated items goes up every year.
This means that in order to provide level funding, the school committee is
looking at cutting almost $1 Million from a $16M budget.
Since Music is not a Federal, state or
contractual mandate, it is one of the items that can be cut.
Please follow the budget process and
let your voice be heard. It is important that people show up. A full room at
school committee or a selectman’s meeting gets attention. Budgets Items are
very difficult to change at Town Meeting in the spring.
We will update the dates on the MPA web
page as we get them.
Key Dates
|
Meeting |
Date |
Agenda |
|
School
Committee Meeting. |
Thursday
Jan 22nd 7:30 |
Arts
and Music have a scheduled time slot to present to School Committee |
|
Selectman’s
Meeting |
TBA
around Mid Feb |
School
Committee presents budget impact to selectman |
Champions of Change
Study
Special Thanks to Anne Perry for providing the link to this.
It
is well over a hundred pages long, but the Executive summary is only 5 pages
and is very interesting.
It is called "Champions of Change - The Impact of Arts on
Learning."
It is prepared by "The Arts Education Partnership" and "The
Presidents Committee on the Arts and the Humanities"
It is an analysis of 7 studies on the arts and learning.
This study looked at both in school and outside school arts programs and the
effects on learning.
The conclusion is that
"Students with high levels of arts Participation out perform
"arts-poor" students by virtually every measure."
One study compared the performance of sports,
community service and arts programs for youth, and again the arts students were
the highest performing.
All of the studies demonstrated a theme that learning in the arts, enhanced
learning in other areas.
Upcoming Events
Red indicates recent additions/Changes to schedule
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JAN |
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9-10 |
FRI/SAT |
SENIOR
DISTRICT FESTIVAL |
SELECT HS
STUDENTS |
BRIDGEWATER
S.C. |
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21 |
Wed |
Marching
Band 1st Once a month |
Marching
Band |
EBHS Band
Room |
6:00 |
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24 |
SAT |
ALL STATE
AUDITIONS |
SELECT HS
STUDENTS |
ALGONQUIN
REG. HS |
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FEB |
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6 |
FRI |
EB
VARIETY SHOW |
OPEN TO
COMMUNITY |
H.S.
AUDITORIUM |
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7 |
SAT |
SEMSBA
JUNIOR/SENIOR AUDITIONS |
GRADE
7-12 STUDENTS |
SHARON HS |
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MAR |
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3 |
WED |
ARTS
NIGHT (INTERDISCIPLINARY W/ ART AND DRAMA DEPARTMENT) - |
Band and
Chorus |
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5/6 |
FRI - SAT |
JUNIOR DISTRICT
FESTIVAL |
SELECT
GRADE 7/8 STUDENTS |
BOURNE HS |
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11-13 |
THUR-SAT |
ALL STATE
FESTIVAL |
SELECT HS
STUDENTS |
DANVERS |
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19/20 |
FRI-SAT |
SENIOR
SEMSBA FESTIVAL |
SELECT HS
STUDENTS |
TBA |
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APR |
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APR 2-3 |
FRI/SAT |
POPS
CONCERTS |
GRADE
4-12 ENSEMBLES |
M.S.
AUDITORIUM |
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13 |
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Rehearsal
for Combined Performance |
Grade
9-12 Chorus and Grade 3 Chorus |
During
School Day |
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14 |
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Combined
Performance |
Grade
9-12 Chorus and Grade 3 Chorus |
During
School Day |
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East Bridgewater Music Parents Officers
|
Jim + Ellen Coyne |
President |
508-378-3472 |
Email at jim-coyne@comcast.net |
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Chuck + Joanne Smith |
Vice President |
508.587.7433 |
Email at smithibd@bww.com |
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Peter Folloni |
Treasurer |
508-378-7687 |
Email at dfpf680@myway.com |
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Nancy Hill |
Secretary (Temp) |
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Nancy Hill Ed Zani |
Members at Large |
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Anne Perry Anne Fortier |
Trustee |
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Donna Folloni |
Marching Band Chairperson |
508-378-7687 |
Email at dfpf680@myway.com |
If you have comments or suggestions, email at jim-coyne@comcast.net