Orchestras at Roosevelt High School

News About the 2009-2010 School Year

Please click here for a letter from Anna Edwards about how this year's orchestra program will be structured.

CONCERT ORCHESTRA - 9th & 10th Grade Strings

Students will be studying string orchestra literature. This class is to develop the skill of tuning, rhythm, tonal production, and rehearsal performance discipline. Various styles of literature are explored. Students receive experience in public performance as well as music festival experience.

CHAMBER ORCHESTRA - 10th, 11th and 12th graders

Prerequisite: Audition and available space

This select group of 10-15 string players performs chamber literature from all periods of music. Students must be prepared to attend after-school rehearsals, evening and weekend concerts, festivals, and competitions.

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - 10th, 11th and 12th graders

Prerequisite: Audition and available space

This is a large performing group using symphonic instrumentation. This group performs symphonic works in concerts and competitions. Some years, this group has performed a citywide Children's Concert of Peter and the Wolf. Students must be prepared to attend after-school rehearsals, evening and weekend concerts, festivals, and competitions.

Updated 8/22/2009

Requirements

Our orchestra director requires each orchestra student to attend one live concert (outside of RHS events) per quarter and write about it as part of their grade. Concerts (free and paid) are posted throughout the year on the blackboard in the Orchestra Room.

Students can also apply for reduced TEENTIX $5 concert tickets at participating Seattle Center venues (e.g., opera, ballet). See www.seattlecenter.com/teentix for more information.

Parents: please mail in their student's mandatory lab fee of $40/year and voluntary coaching/music donation of $40/year. This covers the cost of hiring extra coaches to work with your students during the school year and the cost of buying new music for the classroom. If your student uses a school instrument, we request that you send in a $100 instrument usage donation to cover the cost of restringing and periodic maintenance.

Send checks made payable to Roosevelt High School to our P.O Box. Please write your student's name and instrument in the subject line of your check. Donations are tax-deductible.