All City Music Ensembles

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    Band         Orchestra         Treble Singers      Troubadours
     
     
     
     
    UPDATE 10/26/21
    ALL-CITY MUSIC ENSEMBLES for the 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR
     
    All-City Treble Singers - currently on hold 
    All-City Troubadours - will run, starting in November
    All-City Orchestra - will run, starting in November
    All-City Band - under review for January start date
     
       
     ONLINE REGISTRATION & FEE PAYMENT for the 2021-22 school year:
    Annual Fees for All-City Troubadours and All-City Orchestra $150
     
    Participants will be notified when to Registrer on MySchoolBucks 
     
    Need a MySchoolBucks account? Instructions here
    Requests for Financial Assistance is now processed using MySchoolBucks

     
    It is the intention of the Newton Public Schools that no student is denied participation in school-sponsored activities and bus transportation due to the inability to pay. Waivers are based on income and family size as well as special circumstances or temporary hardships.  MySchoolBucks now manages a family's eligibility for fee waivers upon entering the student's name in the registration form.


    Newton Public Schools All-City Music Ensembles provide students who have a deep commitment to singing or playing their musical instruments 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.


    Participation in the All-City Music Ensembles is a fee-based extra-curricular 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 payments 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

  • ALL CITY BAND IS ON HIATUS FOR THE FALL of 2021-2022- May return in January 2022 

    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 Charles E. Brown Middle School, 125 Meadowbrook Rd., on Day/Time TBD.

    Director: Devon Nelson, Brown Middle School
    Audition Information: 

    All students must: 

    1. Download, Print, and fill out an Audition Form: 

    2. SIGN UP FOR AN AUDITION ONLINE: 

    How to prepare for auditions: Students will be asked to play

    1. a solo piece of their choosing
    2. 2 scales are listed on the audition form by instrument.
    3. Sight read a short piece of music to be given to them at their audition.

NPS All City Orchestra

  • ALL CITY ORCHESTRA WILL RESUME IN NOVEMBER 2021

    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 Tuesday afternoon from 3:30-4:45 PM. 

    Director: Cara Bergantino, Bigelow Middle School

    Assistant Director: Olivia de Geofroy, Peirce Elementary  

    The 2021-2022 ACO audition dates will be Tuesdays, November 9th and 16th from 3:15-5:00 PM.
     
    Audition Information: Use this link to sign up and register: Auditions
     
    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

  • ALL-CITY TREBLE SINGERS IS CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW FOR POSSIBLE CONTINUATION IN THE SPRING OF 2022

     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 TBD

    Co-Directors: Deanna Mustachio, Franklin Elementary and Michael Smith, F.A. Day Middle School

    2021-22 Audition Information:

    Auditions will be held after school on October 1-3 at F.A. Day Middle School. If you are interested in auditioning, please contact your music teacher. If you have already contacted your music teacher, please click here to sign up for an audition.  https://doodle.com/poll/r3cwix7ghpwrfxe5

    How to prepare for auditions: Students will be asked to sing "America (My Country 'Tis of Thee)," duplicate some pitch-matching patterns and sing in a round with another singer using either “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” or “Frere Jacques.”

    Check out the Treble Singers promo video to see what Treble Singers is all about.  Video link here.

All City Chorus Troubadours

  • ALL-CITY TROUBADOURS WILL RESUME IN NOVEMBER 2021 

    Open to students in grades 7-9 at all schools. Students must be enrolled in their own school chorus. Rehearsals take place online on Tuesday afternoon from 4:00 - 5:15 PM

    Co-Directors: Jamie Alberts, Bigelow Middle School, and Eric Ritter, Williams Elementary School

    2021-22 Audition Information: Students will participate in an interview process for selection to Troubadours

    To find out more about Troubadours interviews:

    How to prepare for auditions: Students can sing any song of their choosing. If you can't think of one here are some suggestions:

    • America the Beautiful
    • My Country Tis of Thee
    • When the Saints

    Students should also be prepared to sing some scales and do rhythmic sight-reading.