Encore Homeschool Fine Arts: Rehearsals begin this Friday

Happy New Year!

We resume rehearsals this Friday, January 6th, and second semester payments are due this month.

Hope everyone had a great Christmas and holiday break.

See you Friday!

History

When my husband and I took our kids out of public school, we immediately saw a void in the area of fine arts. At first we tried going to a public school for band but quickly saw that as our kids got older, doing band four days a week, in the middle of the day, would be a huge distraction.

After some thought and conversations with other homeschooling families, it appeared that a group would benefit Lawrence and surrounding areas. With some phone calls, emails, and encouragement from friends and family, I started the Encore Homeschool Fine Arts groups in 2003.

What started out as a 17 member band, grew into four levels of band, two choirs, and an string ensemble. I am thankful for a wonderful group of directors and the support of all our families!

The Basics

Band, choir, and orchestra meet on Friday mornings at the Morris Baptist Center - 146 Indian Ave. - in Lawrence, KS.

Groups:

Bands: Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced, and Jazz
(Jazz band members must also participate in a concert band or orchestra) And new for Fall 2011 - a percussion ensemble.

Choir: Elementary - K-6th, and Jr High/Sr. High School - 7th - 12th.

Orchestra: Beginning and Intermediate

Percussion Ensemble: Students with or without previous percussion experience are welcome to join. The group will meet at 11:15. Tuition is $45.00.

Grade Level/Age:

We typically start enrolling students in band and orchestra in the 4th grade but have made exceptions for students that have started an instrument earlier than that. This decision is at the discretion of the executive and group director.

Choir accommodates students from K - 12, divided into two groups by grade.

Schedule:

Beginning Band - 9:00 am - 9:50 am

Intermediate Band - 10:00 am - 10:50 am

Beginning Orchestra - 11 am - 11:50 am

Percussion Ensemble - 11:15 - noon

Intermediate Orchestra - 12:00 pm - 12:50pm

Advanced Band - 1:00 pm - 1:50 pm

Jazz Band - 2:00 pm - 2:50 pm

Tuition:

$90.00 per semester, with a $5.00 admin fee is collected in September. Tuition for additional students from the same family with the same director is $70.00. (those additional students do not pay the $5.00 admin fee - it is a one-time, per year, family fee)

Percussion ensemble is $45.00 a semester, per student

Tuition is due at the beginning of each semester - September and January. Checks are made out to individual directors.

Recitals:

We try to have two recitals a year - December and May

Directors:

Band - Tony Swisher
Student Director - Emily Bachert
Orchestra - Tony Swisher
Choir - John Gaskin
Founder and Executive Director - Martha Bachert

Signing up:

If you are interested in signing up for any of the Encore groups, email Martha Bachert.

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