All City Music Ensembles

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    Band         Orchestra         Treble Singers      Troubadours
     
     
     
     
    ALL-CITY MUSIC ENSEMBLES for the 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR
    ARE CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW FOR CONTINUATION THIS YEAR. 
    DETAILS COMING SOON.
      
     
     
    All-City Music Ensembles require an audition and selection process.  
    No registrations should be entered or fees paid until after you received a
    confirmation of being selected for an All-City Ensemble.
     
    Students in 4th or 5th grade who have registered and paid a fee to participate
    in elementary instrumental music are exempt from paying an All-City Ensemble fee.
     

     

     ONLINE REGISTRATION & FEE PAYMENT for the 2020-21 school year:
    Annual Fees for All-City Music Ensembles is $50
     
    Please register using 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 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

  • ALL CITY BAND IS ON HIATUS FOR THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR

     

    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 Middle School, 125 Meadowbrook Rd., on Wednesday afternoon from 3:30-4:45 PM.

    Director: Devon Nelson, Brown Middle School

    Audition Information: Auditions take place on Wednesday, September 25, Wednesday, October 2, and Wednesday, October 3, 2019.

    All students must: 

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

    2. SIGN UP FOR AN AUDITION ONLINE: Here


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

    1. a solo piece of their choosing
    2. 2 scales 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 IS ON HIATUS FOR THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR

     

    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. 

    Director: Cara Bergantino, Bigelow Middle School

    Assistant Director: Olivia deGeofroy, Peirce Elementary

     
    The 2019-2020 ACO audition dates will be: Wed. Sept 18th and Wed. Sept 25th from 3:15-5:00. Here is the link to sign up and register:

    Audition Information:


    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 RUNNING A REMOTE CHORUS IN 2020-2021 - CHECK BACK SOON FOR DETAILS 

     

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

    2019-20 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 IS RUNNING A REMOTE CHORUS IN 2020-2021 

    Open to students in grades 7-9 at all schools. Students must be enrolled in their own school chorus. Rehearsals take place online on Wednesday afternoon from 4:15 - 5:15 (subject to change) PM, November 4th through May.

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

    2020-21 Audition Information: Students will audition on zoom on Wednesday, October 28th at 4 pm. Students will be assigned a time slot on arrival and will be pulled in from the waiting room at the corresponding time.

    To find out more about Troubadours auditions, click here:

    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.