Fine Arts Lettering Opportunity

Attention all band, orchestra, and choir members
who are in 9th - 12th grade:

We offer an opportunity to letter in fine arts
by meeting certain requirements.

Encore Fine Arts Letter Requirements

9^th – 12^th grade students accumulating a total of 100 points or more,

over the course of two semesters,

will be eligible for a varsity fine arts letter.

Earn a varsity letter by meeting the following criteria:

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Student must be a member of one or more of the Encore groups for the entire year.

Attendance – no more than one absence per semester – 10 pts/sem

Weekly private lessons on your major band, orchestra instrument, or voice – 25 pts/sem

Weekly private lessons on a secondary instrument or voice – 15 pts/sem

Participation in more than one Encore group – 10 pts/sem

Participation in solo festivals or competitions – 20 pts per event/sem

Rating of I or II in competitions – 10 points per rating/sem

Recital participation – 20 pts/sem

Ongoing participation in other groups outside of Encore (church, youth symphony) – 20 pts/sem

Solo performances outside of Encore (recital, church) – 5 pts per performance/sem
Points limited to 15 per semester

Aiding other Encore groups with ongoing participation – 20 pts/sem

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Please email me for the form needed to keep track of the points at:

encorehomeschool@sbcglobal.net

It is the responsibility of the student to record points by date and event and have a parent sign off on final point calculation. The point sheet should be turned in to Mrs. Bachert by May 1. The cost of the letter and any postage, handling, admin fees will be due at that time as well.

The award is a chenille music note. Each individual student can choose pins to go on the chenille to represent areas of music that each student has participated in.

The final costs will be determined by the number ordered so that amount may not be available until early spring.

Eight Encore members were eligible to letter last year. The points accumulated by those students ranged from 120 to over 400.

Christmas Recital 2008

Here are a few pictures taken the night of the recital.

They weren't taken with the idea that they would be posted on a site, so they aren't the best. Now that we have a real place to post our photos, quality and quanity will be more important.
Unfortunately, the elementary choir is not pictured here due to technical issues.

Intermediate Band


Junior High/Senior High Choir


Jazz Band


Intermediate Band (pianist - not pictured)




Mr. Swischer and Mrs. Schellman


Orchestra


Advanced Ensemble (pianist, not pictured)


Beginning Band


Junior High/Senior High Choir

Second Semester Information

Band, Orchestra, and Choir will resume rehearsals on January 9th.

Second semester fees are due in January. The fee is $90.00 per student.

If there is a reduced fee for families with more than one student,
in a group with the same director. ($70.00 for second, third, etc.)

Checks are made out to the individual directors:

Band - Tony Swischer
Orchestra - Gaia Schellman
Choir - John Gaskin

Contact Martha Bachert with questions:
encorehomeschool@sbcglobal.net