Introducing the new
Mr. Bryan Crisp, Director
The
Grant County Band Program is proud to begin its first brass choir.
This ensemble comes to us under the direction of Mr. Bryan Crisp, who
will be directing this ensemble.
This is an elite group of advanced middle and high school musicians who have
been given a recommendation to be a part of this experience.
This is an exciting opportunity!
Not all band programs are fortunate enough to have this experience
offered to their students.
The
purpose
of this ensemble is to give our students the opportunity to learn how to play in
smaller ensembles, focusing on key musical elements and technique such as
intonation, balance, tone quality, musicality and performance.
Performance opportunities
will include playing at our Spring Concert, Spaghetti Dinner, Solo and Ensembles
and local churches in our area.
Students will receive a credit towards their Performance-Based Projects
(requirement of achieving 4 performance opportunities).
The
rehearsals
will take place on Tuesdays, from 3:30-4:45 pm, in the middle school band
room. Students that participate
will pay a monthly fee of $40 on the dates listed below.
Payment
schedule…
Tuesday, November 18th
(includes November 18th, 25th)
$20.00
Tuesday, December 2nd
(includes December 2nd, 7th, 16th)
$30.00
Tuesday, January 6th
(includes January 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th)
$40.00
Tuesday, February 3rd
(includes February 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th)
$40.00
Tuesday, March 3rd
(includes March 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th…
31st is Spring Break)
$40.00
Tuesday, April 7th
(includes April 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th)
$40.00
Tuesday, May 5th
(includes May 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th)
$40.00
ATTENDENCE AND PAYMENT POLICY:
Payment is due the dates listed above in the form of a check or cash.
The check must be made out to the
GRANT COUNTY BAND BOOSTERS.
Students can either bring their checks to school and pay Mrs. Owens during the
school day (either prior to the first Tuesday of the month or they can bring it
to brass choir and give it to Mrs. Owens at that point).
Payments that are not made before the rehearsal begins will not be
permitted to stay that afternoon.
Upon
commitment, students are expected to be involved in brass choir for the rest of
the school year (November-June). If
the student should want to quit before
the end of the school year, there will be a
$35 exit fee and no refund for the
amount paid in advance.
REFUNDS: No refunds will be made
for students who terminate early.
If a
week of brass choir is missed for any reason there will be
no refund for the missed week.
Sessions missed without prior notice are automatically
forfeited.
CANCELLATIONS:
Cancellations will only be excused for illness or death in the family.
These things do occur in which case 24 hours notice is expected for these
cancellations. Cancellations for
any other reason will result in the forfeiting of that week with no make-up
session. Again it is essential that
the parent or child communicate any day that they will miss for brass choir,
before the beginning of the month.
TEACHER
ABSENCES:
The
teacher reserves the right to miss lessons due to illness or
professional commitments. Those
weeks will be made up, or a credit issued.
The
teacher will be unable to discuss student progress with parents before or after
the session since other students have lessons at those times.
Parents should call or schedule an appointment with the teacher, if they
have concerns or questions. The
most convenient time to reach the teacher is Tuesday-Friday 10:00 A.M.-Noon at
859-322-4811. E-mail messages via bryan@bryancrisp.com
are encouraged. I do not answer the
phone while I am teaching, but please feel free to leave a voicemail message.
WHO TO
CONTACT IN CASE OF AN ABSENCE:
Parents
must still contact Bryan Crisp if your child is not going to school that day and
can not attend. Even if it is an
excused reason, HE MUST BE NOTIFIED.
This can change rehearsal plans and objectives for the day.
These
policies will take effect on November 18th, 2008 (first brass choir
rehearsal). Please hand this
agreement to Mrs. Owens NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14th.
Cut on the dotted line. You
can also send in your first check for November at that time.
Thanks
again for your interest in the brass choir!
This will be an amazing time to make music together!
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I have
read and agree to these policy statements:
Parent
Name:
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Parent
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Student
Name:
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Student
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