Check back around November 15th for this year's information.
Below is information from previous graduations for your reference.
GRADUATION
OVERVIEW 2008 - 2009
As we look forward to implementing the thirteenth annual GPSA Graduation Program, culminating in the March 2009 recitals, we hope that preparations are
well underway in every teacher's studio.
As before, all graduating students and their teachers
are required to attend the March
22 Dress Rehearsal, held at the Main Line Unitarian
Church in Devon. By February 17, teachers are to sign up for a 45-minute time slot between 1:00
and 7:00 PM on March 22. Piano and string students will have separate
rehearsal times, but there may be more than one teacher scheduled in each time slot.
The graduation fee is $30.00 for piano and guitar
students and $40.00 for all instruments that require accompaniment.
Many teachers have observed an improvement in the overall quality of
the graduation recitals since the inception of the program in 1997. Teachers were glad to see that performances at Graduation
have continued to improve in the areas of presentation and stage presence, as
a direct result of participation in the dress rehearsal. Please remind your families
to do additional repeated listening in preparation for this event, so that we can continue
to enjoy more musical and secure performances. past years, we have noticed too many memory slips, as well as lack of musicalflow, indicating We are hopeful that the underlying purpose of the
Graduation Program -- to raise the standards
of teachers and students with each successive year – will continue to be met, as we offer an ongoing opportunity to recognize each student's
musical accomplishment. Teachers benefit from the educational process of listening
to other teachers’ students, both on videotape and in performance, as well as preparing their own students to make a
high quality recording of two pieces.
The following documents are included in this email: Teacher Information: graduation overview with a list of teacher jobs and graduation
level repertoire, and graduation program information. Parent Information: a letter to parents and a studio application form,
both of which teachers will need to copy for their participating students. Please
read all of the information carefully. Specific
listening points for each instrument’s graduation level pieces
will be sent in a separate email.
~~Mark the following DATES
on your calendar~~
Videos/DVDs
& Applications Due ~Postmarked by January 8, 2008 (mail to Dawn Price OR Neil Bakshi)
Listening
Committees Meet By FEBRUARY 15, 2009 (Sunday)
Sign up for Dress Rehearsal time slots
Contact
Neil Bakshi by FEBRUARY 17, 2009
Participation in Dress Rehearsal
March 22, 2009 Sunday, 1:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Recital
Date and Times
March 29,
2009 Sunday, 1:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Recital
Location
Main Line Unitarian Church, Devon
PROCEDURE -- SUBMITTING TAPES
1. Collect all fees and submit a single check payable to "GPSA."
2. Check each student’s Studio Application
Form for complete information. The form must be typed or printed
NEATLY and CLEARLY with all required information. This list will be used for recital program information,
so please ensure correct spelling. We are not responsible for spelling
errors due to illegible handwriting.
3. Label videotapes/DVDs on the spine of the tape and on the tape case as follows. Incomplete tapes/DVDs or
applications may be returned. Student should take a dignified Bow at the start of the recording..
Teacher Number ____
Student's Name ______ Level ____ Graduation Piece_______ Performance Piece______
(Use current membership directory to determine your teacher number.)
4.
Mail packet (videos/DVDs, Studio Application Forms, and one check), postmarked by January
8, 2009, to:
PIANO Dawn Price
STRINGS Neil Bakshi
315 W. Union St.
20 Yorktown Ct.
West Chester, PA 19382
Blue
Bell, PA
19422
