No rehearsals this Friday

We will NOT meet this Friday to rehearse. The groups take the Friday after Thanksgiving off each year.

We hope that you all have a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving. For those traveling, travel safely.

The directors and I will look forward to seeing everyone on December 2 - our last rehearsal for the semester.

The recital is December 6th - Christ Community Church at 1100 Kasold. The recital begins at 7pm and we ask all the students to arrive by 6:30, to warm up and prepare.

Christmas Recital

Hello Encore Families,

We are off to a wonderful start - it hard to believe that we are already talking about an end of semester recital.

Please mark your calendar for our Christmas Recital - Tuesday, December 6th. The location is Christ Community Church at Kasold and Harvard - where our spring recital was last semester.

We will want the students to arrive at 6:30pm to tune and prepare. The recital will begin at 7pm.

The directors will let the kids know what to wear, as we get closer.

Let me know if you have any questions - hsmom@sbcglobal.net

Thanks!

Martha

No Preschool music class tomorrow

Sorry for the late notice, but Preschool music will not meet tomorrow 10/7/16.

Miss Cindy will see the kids next week at a new time 10:45 - to make up for missing this week.

We are ready to go

We begin meeting on Friday, September 9th.
There is still time to sign up for all groups.


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Thanks to all that came out to our annual "Meet and Greet" on August 3rd. If you missed it and want to join the group - please contact Martha - hsmom@sbcglobal.net

Since that day, we now have information about the Percussion Ensemble and our Pre-School Music Program. Percussion is tentatively set to meet at 1:00 - 1:50 and Pre-School Music is tentatively set to meet at 11:00 - 11:45. If you have questions about these two classes - be sure to ask.

We are excited about the new families joining our group - adding to our already great group of students and families, we are expecting a wonderful 14th year!

See the post, directly below, for basic information.

Encore Homeschool Fine Arts, in Lawrence, KS, will be starting their 14th year - offering a musical education program to homeschooled students

Encore will be offering an opportunity to try out various band and orchestra instruments, for those wishing to join our group. We have offered this for the past five years and have found it to be successful.  Students have a chance to try any instrument that is available that day. The goal is to find a good match between the student and instrument, and move toward a great musical experience as a member of our group.

Mark your calendar for, Wednesday August 3rd  - from 10am to noon. We will meet at the Morris Baptist Center - 146 Indian Ave. - in Lawrence.  Students and their families can come and meet the directors, try instruments, learn about our groups, and ask questions. The choir director will be there to answer any questions as well.

An instrument repair person will be available that day for those who already have an instrument and want it evaluated or repaired. Information regarding places to rent or purchase new or used instruments will be available as well.


The levels of band, orchestra and choir for this year, are based on enrollment but we are planning on the following:

Beginning Band- no musical experience required

Beginning Strings - no musical experience required

Concert Band - audition required

Intermediate Strings - audition required

Jazz Band - audition AND enrollment in a band or strings group.

Percussion Ensemble - no previous musical experience is required - students provide a 5 gallon bucket, a pair of drumsticks, a music stand, and a $3.00 copy fee.

Elementary Choir - no musical experience or audition required

Jr. High/Sr. High Choir - no musical experience or audition required

Guitar Ensemble - no previous musical experience required

Pre-School Music - designed for the 3 - 6 year old


Audition info: For those students that wish to be in intermediate/advanced groups or jazz, an audition with the director will be required - no audition is required for beginning groups. The student prepares a piece of music that demonstrates their ability and then play it for the director.  Students wishing to audition for a director can do that on the same day of the meet and greet.

Email contact: hsmom@sbcglobal.net

Rehearsals start on September 9th, we meet on Fridays at the Morris Baptist Center - in Lawrence. 

Choir: Jr/Sr High Choir meets at 9am, Elementary Choir meets at 10am

Band: Beginning meets at 9am, Concert Band meets at 10am, Jazz Band meets at 11am

Strings: Beginning Strings meets at 12pm, Intermediate Strings meet at 1pm

Percussion: Tentatively meeting at 1pm


Pre-School Music: Tentatively meeting at 11am

Fees: All band and strings groups are $95. per semester - there is a fee reduction for families with two or more students, in groups with the same director. 

Choir fees are $70. per semester - with a fee reduction for families with two or more students, in groups with the same director.

Guitar fees are $95. per semester, there is a fee reduction for families with two or more students, in groups with the same director.

There is a further reduction in fees for families that bring in new members for band, strings, choir, and guitar ensemble.

Percussion fees are $70. per semester.

Pre-School Music fees are $70.00 per semester.

Ages: Choir begins for kids in Kindergarten on. We typically start kids in band as 4th graders and up. 

Strings starts with a younger student, and in some cases, a parent enrolls and takes strings with the younger student. Accepting a young student (below 9 years old)) into the strings class is dependent on the director, and determined on an individual basis.

Students in band, strings, and guitar will need to bring a music stand to rehearsals each week, and purchase a book from the director.

Contact info: Martha Bachert - Founder and Executive Director - hsmom@sbcglobal.net - 785-841-6308

Recital rescheduled for May 3

The recital has been rescheduled for May 3rd.  All the previous information is in a post, further down.

Recital is cancelled tonight

Hello Encore Families,

Due to concern about the upcoming storm - we WILL be cancelling tonight's recital.

Please pass it on to friends that may not see this info.

I will be in touch with a possible make-up date.

Thanks!

Spring Recital

We have a location and date to let you all know about - please add this to your calendar:

Tuesday, April 26th at Christ Community Church - 1100 Kasold Dr -  in Lawrence.

The recital will begin at 7pm and we will ask the kids to be there to warm up/tune at 6:30.

A huge thanks to the Horner Family and Christ Community Church, for providing us a location for our recital.

We ask the kids to dress in black and white for the recital - if possible. 

More updates later.

Percussion Ensemble and Preschool Music will not meet this Friday - Feb. 26th. Emily was invited to present a project at the Kansas Music Educators Convention. She will see everyone next week

We do not meet on Good Friday - March 25th. We DO meet during spring break.

I will announce a date and location for the Spring Recital ASAP.