Holiday Gifts for the Young Musician!

The season of giving is upon us!  Looking for a unique gift for your young musician or music enthusiast?  Don’t know where to turn?  Any music store is a great starting point, but there are also great music catalogs and internet sites to aide you in your search for just the right gift.  MusicTime, Inc., nearby in Voorhees, is a wonderful store for music books, accessories and small gift items.  It is located on Dumont Court adjacent to the Charles Dumont Publishing Co.  If it is published, MusicTime will have it.  Two other wonderful companies are “The Music Stand” and “Friendship House:”  You can order their catalog or visit them at www.themusicstand.com and www.friendshiphouse.com.  They sell a variety of unique gifts, CD’s and books.  Another resource is Musician’s Friend.  You contact them at musiciansfriend.com.

I definitely encourage you to check out our affiliate retailers Music and Arts and City Music Center.  I know that Music and Arts is currently running some promotions that can save you some money on various supplies and instruments.   

If you are thinking of putting a shiny, brand new violin/viola/cello under that tree, I encourage you to definitely do some shopping around.  Many music stores will let you try out the instruments before you purchase.  However, that might make a surprise a little more difficult.  One company I swear by is an internet company called Shar Music.  They have a program where you can borrow instruments before you purchase, letting you try them out so you can make the best decision.

My favorite brands of stringed instruments are Knilling and Eastman.  Great quality and affordable prices.

As always, I am here to help you with all your music equipment, accessories and instrument needs.  Just drop me a line!

Keep the excitement going or reward a hard worker with a special gift during this holiday season.

Concert Polo Shirt Sale

I have begun handing out order forms for our concert uniform shirt.  This shirt is a white polo shirt with Burlington Township Music Department embroidered on the front.  The shirts are $12.50 and must be ordered through me.  If you have any questions, or to request another order form, please let me know.

Rehearsal Schedule Update

Due to school being closed for three days because of Hurricane Sandy, our rehearsal schedule for Beginning and Advanced Orchestra had to be updated to reflect those days off.  Please discard your old schedule and replace it with this one so that there is no confusion as to when your child needs to come to school early.

Beginning Orchestra will ALWAYS rehearse on Cycle Day 1.  Those dates are:

Beginning Band/ Orchestra:

Friday 11/2/12
Monday 11/19/12
Thursday 11/29/12
Friday 12/7/12
Monday 12/17/12
Thursday 1/3/13
Friday 1/11/13
Tuesday 1/22/13

Advanced Orchestra will ALWAYS rehearse on Cycle Day 3.  Those dates are:

Advanced Band/ Orchestra:
Tuesday 11/13/12
Wednesday 11/21/12
Monday 12/3/12
Tuesday 12/11/12
Wednesday 12/19/12
Monday 1/7/13
Tuesday 1/15/13

The concert date of January 23rd (rehearsal and assemblies) and January 24th (even performance) have not changed.

If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Corvino.

Weather Advisory

  We have been monitoring the weather forecast for the coming week very closely.  We believe it would be premature to cancel the rehearsal scheduled for 7AM on Tuesday October 30th.  That being said, we wanted to reach out to you to remind you to check your email frequently on Monday for any potential cancellations (via an email from Mrs. Corvino or the district e-news/ Falcon Flyer or eFWS).  If for some reason school is closed Tuesday, rehearsal is postponed until Wednesday.  If there is a delayed opening on Tuesday, the rehearsal is cancelled entirely.  If you have any questions or concerns about this, please do not hesitate to let Mrs. Corvino know.

A bit of fun for your Friday!

I've been showing this video to the kids this week.  It's definitely a "don't try this at home" sort of thing, but very funny.  Check out The Piano Guys other videos on YouTube. 

First Lesson Review. The Basics!

First Rehearsal!

Don't forget!  Our first Beginning Orchestra rehearsal of the year will be this coming FRIDAY, 10/12.  Please walk your child into school and sign them in at the desk in the front lobby.  From there, the students can report to the cafeteria garden room.  Rehearsal begins promptly at 7:15. 

See you then!

PS:  Our first Advanced Orchestra rehearsal is on Tuesday 10/16.

Early Morning Rehearsal Dates

Hi Everyone!  Our early morning rehearsal schedule is finally here.  Your child will receive a hard copy of this schedule along with a letter from Mr. Johnson.  I'm also placing it here on our blog so that you can reference it if needed.  All rehearsals begin promptly at 7:15 a.m. in the cafeteria Garden Room.

Beginning Orchestra Dates:  These rehearsals are for violin, viola or cello players in their first year of instruction

All Beginning Orchestra rehearsals will take place on Cycle Day 1.

Fri., Oct. 12th
Mon., Oct. 22nd
Tue., Oct. 30th
 Fri., Nov. 16th
Mon., Nov. 26th
Tue., Dec. 4th
Wed., Dec. 12th
Thu., Dec. 20th
Tue., Jan. 8th
Wed., Jan. 16th

Advanced Orchestra Dates:  These rehearsals are for students in their second year of instruction.

All Advanced Orchestra rehearsals will take place on Cycle Day 3

Tue., Oct. 16th
Wed., Oct. 24th
 Thu., Nov. 1st
 Fri., Nov. 16th
 Wed., Nov. 28th
 Thu., Dec. 6th
 Fri., Dec. 14th
 Thu., Jan. 10th
 Fri., Jan. 18th

Your Music Room!

Welcome Back!

It's the most wonderful time of the year!

That's right...

It's back to school time!

I am so excited to get the music making underway!  It's going to be a thrilling year with many new things happening.  This year I am undertaking a new project with this blog.  I plan to make this a spot where parents and students can come to get information about stringed instrument lessons, chorus, general music class, concerts and other events.  There will also be some video lessons posted too!

I encourage you to keep checking back!

Next up:  A virtual tour of Mrs. Corvino's music room.....where all creativity comes alive!