November 2009 Newsletter

Gulf Coast Music School
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2009 November Newsletter

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Alliance of the Arts performance. You did a wonderful job. How could it be so warm in November?

 This week, we will begin working on holiday music in violin and cello group class. We will use the "green Christmas books" for the 3:45 pm violin class. Please ask me for a copy if you can play Twinkles with fingers and did not receive one last year. If you are more advanced, you will need Mel Bay presents Christmas Solos for Beginning Violin to learn the duet parts. If you are a cellist, you will use the Mel Bay presents Christmas solos for Beginning Cello. These are both available at Cadence Music store.

December Performances
Cypress Lake Center for the Arts 
"HOLIDAY PERFORMANCE"
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Cypress Lake High School Auditorium
GCMS students are guests with the orchestra.

Arrive @ 5:00 pm for rehearsal
Dinner @ 5:45 pm – Please bring your own to eat outside (no one should leave)
Tune @ 6:45 pm (front right side auditorium, near the stage)
Concert @ 7:00 pm  

Wear black and white for this concert. Girls may wear knee length or longer black dresses or white tops and black knee length or longer skirts or dress pants. Boys wear white button down dress shirts and black dress slacks. No spaghetti straps, sneakers, or flip flops.

Concert pieces will be chosen from the following-
Concerto in A minor, Largo
Bourree, Handel
Hunters’ Chorus
Gavotte, Gossec
The Happy Farmer
Minuet 2
Long, Long Ago
Oh Come, Little Children
Twinkles The Lakes Retirement Community
"HOLIDAY MUSICAL AFTERNOON"
Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 1:00 pm
Arrive by 12:40 pm.
All instruments - Holiday Music
Wear Red GCM tops and Khaki Bottoms
The Edison Home
“EDISON & FORD HOLIDAY NIGHTS”
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 7:00 pm (There are no classes this day)
Arrive by 6:30 pm. Violins and Cellos – Holiday Music
Wear black and white for this concert.
Park in the East Parking lot for convenience to the stage.

Schedule
Winter Break (No Classes) 12/21/09 through 1/3/10
Classes resume 1/4/10