All City Music Ensembles
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2017-18 Registration Information and Forms will be available soon. Online Registration opens on June 17th.
Payments can be made using your checking account, Discover Card, or Mastercard only.
Requests for a fee waiver cannot be processed online.
Print the forms below and return to the Fine Arts Office.
PRINT: ALL CITY REGISTRATION FORM
It is the intention of the Newton Public Schools that no student is denied participation in school-sponsored activities and bus transportation due to inability to pay. Waivers are based on income and family size as well as special circumstances or temporary hardships.
Newton Public Schools All City Music Ensembles provide students who have a deep commitment to singing or playing their musical instrument with an opportunity to join like-minded students from across the district in an extra-curricular performance ensemble. Students are selected by audition in the late spring or fall and rehearsals are held after-school at least one afternoon per week.
ELIGIBILITY: Participation in an All City Music Ensemble is restricted to students currently enrolled in Newton Public Schools and Newton students who reside in Newton and are Home Schooled.
Starting in the 2011, participation in the All City Music Ensembles has become a fee-based program. Students who are selected for their group will be provided a registration form and payment slip. The annual participation fee is $150* and financial assistance waivers are available to qualifying families who apply. Registrations and fee payment may also be completed online in the fall. The links below will be activated after the audition period for each individual ensemble.
* Students in the fourth and fifth grade who have registered and paid a fee to participate in their school band or orchestra are exempt from paying the participation fee for All City Band, Orchestra, and Treble Singers.
NPS All City Band
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Open to all students proficient on their instrument in grades 5 – 8. Students must be enrolled in their own school instrumental group. Rehearsals take place at F.A. Day Middle School on Wednesday afternoon from 3:30-4:40 PM.
Co-Directors: Devon Nelson and Aaron Rivkin
Audition Information: Auditions take place in mid October.
Download an Audition Form here
Signup for an audition here.
How to prepare for auditions: Students will be asked to play a solo piece of their choosing and 2 scales listed on the audition form by instrument. They will also be asked to sight read a short piece of music to be given to them at their audition.
NPS All City Orchestra
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Open to all students proficient on their instrument in grades 4 – 8. Students must be enrolled in their own school instrumental group. Rehearsals take place at Bigelow Middle School on Wednesday afternoon from 3:45-5:00 PM. More Information can be found at:
Director: Gregory Livingston
More Information can be found here:
Audition Information: Auditions will be held at Bigelow Middle School, September 12 and 19, 2016. Please call ACO Assistant Director, Mrs. Horwitz, at 617-969-7298 to schedule an audition.
How to prepare for auditions: Please prepare a short solo of your choice. Violinists should be prepared to play two octave scales in G, C, and B flat major. Violists, cellists, and bassists should play one octave scales in G, C, and B flat with good tone. All students should play their scales in eighth note patterns with the metronome set at 100 (two notes per click)
NPS All City Treble Singers
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All City Treble Singers: Open to students in grades 5 and 6, with a recommendation from the chorus teacher at their school. Students must be enrolled in their own school chorus in order to be eligible. Rehearsals take place at Bowen Elementary School on Wednesday afternoon from 3:30-5:00 PM from October through May.
Co-Directors: Megan Lotz & Deanna Mustachio
Audition Information:Auditions will be held the last week of September at Bowen School. If you are interested in auditioning, please contact your music teacher. If you have already contacted your music teacher, please click on the following link to sign up for an audition: http://doodle.com/poll/7bai8wa4qei6tca6
How to prepare for auditions: Students will be asked to sing “America the Beautiful,” duplicate some pitch matching patterns and sing in a round with another singer using either “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” or “Frere Jacques.”
All City Chorus Troubadours
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Open to students in grades 7-9 with a recommendation for the chorus teacher at their school. Students must be enrolled in their own school chorus. Rehearsals take place at Bigelow Middle School on Wednesday afternoon from 3:30-5:00 PM, late September through May.
Director: Jamie Alberts
Audition Information: Auditions for Troubadours primarily take place in the spring. Auditions for 2015-16 will take place on June 2, 4, and 5, 2015 at the middle schools. A few slots are reserved for fall auditions. For fall auditions, please email Ms. Alberts at Jaime_Alberts@newton.k12.ma.us before Sept. 18 to arrange a time.
Signup for an audition here:
How to prepare for auditions: Students should prepare one of the following songs.•America the Beautiful•My Country Tis of Thee
•When the SaintsStudents should also be prepared to sing some scales and do rhythmic sight-reading.
