Knox County Schools switched over to the SchoolFusion web content management system this fall–online pages for teacher’s classes, etc. I took the class this summer and could see that the days of a standalone blog were numbered, but waited until they activated the blogging feature before making the move.
Well, it’s moving day!
The new address for my blog is http://davis.wesths.knoxschools.org.
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Here’s the rehearsal / performance schedule for the All-East Clinic:
Thursday, Nov 20:
- 6:00 pm – 6:50 pm Registration (Farragut Presbyterian Church lobby. Click here for google map and directons).
- 6:50 pm. Seated for roll call. Mixed Chorus in the FPC sanctuary, Women’s Chorus in the Faith Lutheran Church Sanctuary (just down the street from FPC).
- 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm. Rehearsal.
Friday, Nov 21:
- 8:50 am. Seated for roll call. Rehearse until 12:00 pm.
- 12:00 pm – 1:50 pm. Lunch.
- 1:50 pm. Seated for roll call. Rehearsal until 5:00 pm.
Saturday, Nov 22:
- 8:10 am. All students meet in the Cox Auditorium in the Alumni Memorial Building on the UT Campus. Click here for the google map and directions. Students will be guided to rehearsal rooms (Mixed in room 32, Women’s in room 27.
- 8:20 am. Seated in rehearsal rooms for roll call. Rehearsal until 12:00 pm
- 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm. Lunch
- 2:00 pm. Final warm-ups in rehearsal rooms
- 2:30 pm. Final concerts.
Ensemble folks–after a not-so-scientific survey/family talk with several of you last week, I’ve decided to change our schedule for Ensemble rehearsals to Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings at 7:30. We’ll do full rehearsals (i.e., everyone shows) unless you’re told otherwise.
Practically speaking, this means that our next rehearsal will be this coming Wednesday, Nov 5 (Tuesday is a student holiday).
Requests for us to sing in the community are starting to stack up, and I need to nail down our commitments ASAP. This Wednesday I will be asking for commitments from Ensemble members to attend all rehearsals for the rest of the term. I need to know what your commitment level is before I commit us to the different performing opportunities.
Bring your calendars with you on Wednesday–we’ll be looking at available dates for performances.
The screening auditions for the All-East clinic will be held at the new Hardin Valley Academy (click here to go to google maps, or just use the directions below). Check-in begins at 4:00 pm, auditions begin at 4:30.
Once you get there, you’ll get your audition time and an “excerpt page” which will detail the start/stop measures in the pieces you’ll be singing. It’s a good idea to go ahead and mark your music with this information so there’s no confusion once you’re in the room with the judges.
The judges will be listening for 80% accuracy on the music–it doesn’t have to be perfect, but you do have to show that you’ve been working on the music and can get it with at least 80% accuracy.
Be prepared to stay late. If the judges feel that you don’t know your music with 80% accuracy, you may be recalled toward the end of the evening. I’ve been told that we may be there as late as 8 pm.
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