1. Parent Orientation Thursday, August 27, 2015

2. 1. Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music. 2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music. 3. Improvise melodies, variations, and accompaniments. 4. Compose and arrange music within specified guidelines. 5. Read and notate music. 6. Listen to, analyze, and describe music. 7. Evaluate music and music performances. 8. Understand relationships between music, other arts, and disciplines outside the arts. 9. Understand music in relation to history and culture.

3. DateDaysEvent NameVenueTime 09/19/15SaturdayAll-State Theory TestWestminster9:00 AM ~ 2:00 PM 10/17/15SaturdayAll-State Music TestFlorida Christian9:00 AM ~ 2:00 PM 01/07/16ThursdayAll-State Parent MeetingMAC6:30-7:30 PM 01/13-16/16Wed-SatAll-State ConventionTampa, FLMany Days 03/03/16ThursdayMiddle School Evaluation Festival Ronald Reagan Sr. HighDuring/After school 04/4-6/16?Mon-WedSuper-Intendent Honor ChoirTBDAfter school 05/17/16TuesdayEnd of Year TripTBD2:00-7:00 PM

4. DateDaysEvent NameVenueTime 10/3/15-10/4/15Sat-SunMusic Middle School OvernightMAC 10 AM Sat - 10 AM Sun 12/03/15Thursday Middle School Solo Evaluation Festival MAC5:00 - 7:30 PM 03/02/16WednesdayHigh School Evaluation Festival Ronald Reagan Sr. High During/After school 04/21/16ThursdayMS Chorus ConcertMAC Theatre7:30 PM

5. DateDaysEvent NameVenueTime 09/09/15WednesdayYoungArts AuditionsMAC2:00-4:00 PM 09/22/15Tuesday Grammys & Young Arts Meeting MAC2:00-4:00 PM 09/24-29-15Fri-TuesUmatillaUmatilla, FLMany Days TBAWednesdayUM Shadow DayUM 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM 10/01/15Thursday Young Arts Recording Day MAC During School/After school 10/08/15Thursday Grammy's Recording Day MAC During School/After school 10/13/15Tuesday Grammy's Recording Day MAC During School/After school 11/10/15TuesdayUM Honor ChoirUMDuring School 11/13- 14/2015 Fri-SatFAU Honors ChoirFAUWeekend 11/24/15Tuesday Chorus Thanksgiving Potluck MAC2:00-3:00 PM TBAThursday High School Vocal Recital TBA7:00-9:00 PM 04/28/16ThursdayHS Chorus ConcertMAC Theatre7:30 PM 05/11/16WednesdayJazz Vocal AuditionsMAC2:00-4:00 PM

6.  What is All-State? The All-State Choruses are highly selective groups of choral students from Florida’s junior high, middle, and senior high schools (7 th -12 th grade) who are brought together for the purposes of rehearsing and performing selected music with guest conductors.  What do I study? Theory, ear-training, sight-reading and the choir music  What are the audition procedures? ◦ September 9: MAC students will be nominated to audition ◦ September 19: First audition  theory/ear-training written exam & sight- reading test ◦ October 17: Second audition  vocal audition All students will be recorded individually singing vocalises, one announced excerpt and two unannounced excerpts. For the 2015 cycle, high school students who do not qualify for the Concert Choir after the first two tests, but do qualify for the Men’s or Women’s Chorus will use ONLY the SSAA/TTBB music. A separate announced excerpt will be announced for these students when the Concert Choir excerpt is announced. For more information, check the All-State Documents page.Documents  What is the selection criteria? Students are selected based on their composite scores. The highest scores from the State are awarded admission into one of the All-State groups.  What happens if I make it in? I must practice my music and attend the FMEA All-State convention in Tampa, FL on January 13 th -16 th, 2016

7. Please visit the following websites for more information: Convention Information: http://flmusiced.org/dnn/FMEA/ClinicConference.aspx Detailed Audition Info: http://www.fva.net http://www.fva.net Theory and Sight-Reading Exam Practice: http://www.floridaallstateprep.com/All-State_Info.html

8.  What and why? Students engage in music enrichment classes through-out the day. In addition, it is a great opportunity for students in the music program to get to know each other.  When? October 3 rd -4 th, 2015  Where? Miami Arts Charter School  Cost: $20.00  Deadline: Payment and the fieldtrip form due Monday, September 15 th (Period 1& 3) - Septmeber 16 th (Period 2)

9.  What and why? Students engage in music enrichment classes from 9:00am-4:00pm and also participate in other activities such as basketball, archery, slip and slide, tug-of-war and many more.  When? September 25 th - 29 th,2015  Where? Florida Elks Youth Camp in Umatilla, Florida  Cost: App. $180.00 (includes everything)  Deadlines to be determined: Fieldtrip forms, contract, and $100 deposit due September 2nd Final payment $80 due September 10th  Mandatory forms on MAC Website: http://www.miamiartscharter.net/apps/maillist/post.jsp?mlR EC_ID=355&mlpREC_ID=11872

10. Middle & High School  Ladies: $80 Concert Dress (purchased through the school), black shoes (closed toe heels or flats), pearl necklace & earrings  Men: Tuxedo, black dress shoes, black socks (purchased on your own)

11. $20 or less to TEACHER$21 or more to CASHIER  Students must turn in all payments in the pre- printed form.  Students may check off “transfer” to pay from their chorus student account.  Teachers will make note of the payment.  Cash or money order only please!  Students will turn money into cashier at cashier’s office.  They will be issued a receipt.  Students must present this receipt to their teachers!

12.  Who qualifies? Students ages 15-18  How do I apply? Digital videos must be submitted. Visit the website for more details.  Application deadline: October 16, 2015  Awards: monetary and recognition  For more info, please contact: Jennifer Kenney: jlckenney@aol.com Website: http://youngarts.org/jlckenney@aol.comhttp://youngarts.org/

13.  Check upcoming events  News and announcements  Class information  Contact teachers and staff  Online Store  Donate securely using PayPal  www.MiamiArtsCharter.net www.MiamiArtsCharter.net

14. Parents may involved in any of the following ways: I would like to…  Assist with events, concerts and other functions  Chaperone trips including local and state honor choirs, evaluations, music camps, etc: (requires clearance)  Seek out community resources and establish partnerships with local businesses  Give an educational presentation  Provide opportunities for student internships  Fundraise, plan a fundraising event, host a fundraiser, or help run a fundraiser  Donate monetary funds

15. Please be mindful of the following regarding parent involvement:  Clearance: All volunteers who may potentially come into contact with students on or off campus MUST be cleared and undergo a background check through the Miami-Dade County Public schools.  Approval: All school volunteers and parents coming into contact with students do so with the approval of the executive director. The executive director reserves the right to limit or deny any individual whose behavior is deemed questionable or inappropriate from participating as a school volunteer at his sole discretion.  Role: Parent volunteers must always remember to act in a supportive role and never in a manner that undermines teachers’ or administrators’ abilities to prov ide instruction or a safe learning environment for all students.

16. http://community.dadeschools.net/!svp/school-vol.asp New School Volunteers  To register you need a parent or community accountparentcommunity  Using your parent or community account credentials (user name and password) log into one of the listed portals: ◦ Parents will log into (Parent Portal) ◦ M-DCPS Students (Student Portal) ◦ M-DCPS Employees (Employee Portal) and; ◦ all other volunteers will log into the (Community Portal)  Click the Services and Sites tab at the top  Click on the “Be a School Volunteer!” link  Choose your school(s) and activity(ies) in which you wish to volunteer  Go to your selected school/location and show your identification Existing School Volunteers  School volunteers approved by schools during the 2015-2016 school year WILL NOT have to re-register for this school year.  However, volunteers WILL have to log into the parent or community portal and re- select the school(s) and activity(ies) that they wish to participate in for the 2015- 2016 school year and then be re-approved on a school by school basis.  After logging in, follow steps for “New School Volunteers” above.

17. Upgrades  6 floors  3 floors of parking  1 floor of academic classes  Arts suite  400 seat theatre Chorus Upgrades  2 chorus rooms  3 ensemble practice rooms  2 offices  Recording studio (future)

18. This powerpoint presentation will be emailed to you for your reference Thank you for coming! Thank you for coming!