MUSICTHON - JANUARY 22, 2016 - 7:00 - 8:00 PM - Galleria Mall

MUSICTHON 

JANUARY 22-24, 2016

Musicthon is a Broward County Music Teachers Association Annual Fundraiser for Scholarships as well as other charitable causes.

Dear Parents and Students,

It is time to prepare for our annual fundraiser.  This year’s motto is “Kids playing 4KIDS of South Florida”. This year’s proceeds will benefit all BCMTA activities (summer camp scholarships, programs, student day awards, master classes and competition prizes), and 4KIDS, a non-profit organization “providing hope for kids in crisis”.

Below are the links to the forms:

Musicthon Teacher Information

MUSICTHON PLEDGE FORM

Musicthon Sponsor Letter

For more information on this wonderful cause, please visit:  http://www.4kidsofsfl.org

Musicthon will be held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, January 22, 23 and 24, 2015 at the Galleria Mall, 2414 E. Sunrise Blvd in Fort Lauderdale.  Our performance time is Friday, January 22 from 7-8 pm.

PLEASE NOTE: Each student is required to collect a minimum of $15.00 to play in the event. All money raised is to be collected PRIOR to MUSICTHON. No Money is to be collected, counted or left for pick up at the event. Teachers will mail funds raised along with the Teachers Tally Sheet to the Treasurer NO LATER than Monday JANUARY 25, 2016. Please make sure that all checks are made payable to BCMTA.

T-SHIRTS or Bags FOR PARTICIPATING STUDENTS AND TEACHERS:

Each participant in Musicthon 2016 will receive a tee shirt that we will wear to perform, along with dress jeans or skirts. No shorts or sneakers or flip flops, PLEASE!!!!

Remember to get these pledge forms out before the holidays so that extended family can support our students’ efforts. Please print out the Sponsor Letter and the Student Pledge Form to give to your students.

Musically yours, 

Mrs. Purchase

FEDERATION FESTIVAL NEWS

National Federation of Music Clubs Festivals

Dates: January 30-31 and - February 7-8, 2016

BUILDING 4 (Bailey Hall)

The National Federation of Music Clubs Festivals program is designed to promote study and stimulate interest in American and world music literature, and encourage each participant to reach a high standard of musical achievement.

The Festival is designed for ALL members of the NFMC. It is not a competition but an opportunity to perform and receive evaluation. Rules are set by the National Federation of Music Clubs, and Festivals are administered by the respective state Federations of Music Clubs in accordance with the rules that appear in the current Festival Bulletin.

The Klassically Cool Junior Club is affiliated with the Senior Club, Morning Musicale of Fort Lauderdale. Our District is the Royal Poinciana North District.

Students can enter many categories: Piano Solo, Duet, trio, quartet, Hymn Playing, Patriotic and Folk Songs, Vocal Solos, Art Songs, Musical Theater, Patriotic and Folk Songs and Vocal Duets. There are String and other instrumental categories, as well.

Students must choose a required piece that is listed in the current Festival Bulletin, plus a second piece by a non-American composer. This rule is waived for Primary Level students. The students perform their two selections before two judges and an audience. They are awarded Superior (5 points), Excellent (4 points), Satisfactory (3 points), Fair (2 points), and Needs Improvement (1 point). They also receive very valuable evaluations of their performance.

When a total of 15 points has been earned, per category, the First Gold Cup is awarded. When each additional 15 points has been earned, the next larger cup is awarded.

Students who receive a Superior rating at the District level may choose to go to State Junior Convention the first weekend in May. This is usually held at the University of North Florida, in Jacksonville, Florida. There, students compete for a First Place or an Honorable Mention. There are no evaluation sheets given for feedback.

Congratuations Luke Ferraguti!!!

Former student, Luke Ferraguti performed his Senior Recital at Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music on November 19th.

He performed works by Barber, Chopin, Bach and Schubert. We are so proud of this young man. In addition, the same week, Luke won third place in the Tennessee MTNA Competitions!

Luke is currently making application for grad school. We will keep you posted! /Users/klassicallycool/Desktop/Luke Ferraguti.m4v

CHRISTMAS RECITAL!!!

Christmas Recital    

 Monday December 14, 2015

7:00 PM

 

First Christian Church - Main Sanctuary

201 SE13th Street - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33316

 Dear Families: You may invite friends and family to attend the recital. You may video. Please arrive in plenty of time to set up. Be sure your battery is fully charged as I (or whoever is videoing for me) will be using the outlet to record the recital :) No flash photography will be permitted during performances. It can be detrimental for your child to have distracting flashes going off while they are trying to focus on their performance.

Dear Students: Please wear formal recital attire. Long dresses or skirts for young ladies and suits or dress pants, and dress shirts with a tie for young gentlemen. Absolutely no jeans, shorts, tee shirts, short skirts, sneakers, flip flops, clunky jewelry, long fingernails etc. Please plan to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the recital and check in for seating with the other students.

Dear Parents: Please bring a tray of food to share for the reception table.  Please bring a little more if you have a large group attending. Please bring it to the table downstairs in the Fellowship Hall before the recital. I will provide the paper goods, coffee and punch.

Also, please allow one and a half to two hours for the recital. Remember that many people will spend hours at a sporting event, yet have a hard time sitting through a shorter cultural event like a piano recital. I promise that we will move as quickly as possible through the evening and, hopefully, you will enjoy every minute. This is a celebration of the joyous Christmas season!

Piano Four Hand Concert

Some of our students had a wonderful time at the 
EVENING OF FOUR-HAND PIANO
featuring
Gustavo Romero and Dr. Jure Rozman
Bailey Hall-Broward College.
My favorite was the Fantasy in F Minor, D.940 by Schubert. The Bizet, Children's Games (Jeux d'enfants, op. 22) was also wonderful.