Plantation Park Singers Orientation

1. Plantation Park Singers Orientation Nicole M. Greggs, Director/NBCT- EMC/Music Julie Gittelman, Principal Carol King-Roberts, Asst. Principal www.musicmakerscamp.com

2. Welcome to Plantation Park Singers! www.musicmakerscamp.com

3. Agenda • Chorus Handbook • Registering & Donations • Responsibilities • Attendance/Mrs. Greggs’ Contact Info.; • Uniforms/Uniform & Shoe Bank; • Music, CDs, & Musicianship Tests; • Procedures; • PPSBA; • Fundraising • Awards & Point System • Audience Etiquette • General Questions www.musicmakerscamp.com

4. Mrs. Greggs’ Contact Information: • Email (preferred)- nicole.greggs@browardschools.com or plantationparkchorus@gmail.com or musicmakerscamp@aol.com • PPE phone- 754-323-7150 x325 • Cell phone (after hours)- 954-868-5515 • Please do NOT leave messages on school phone. www.musicmakerscamp.com

5. What is Chorus? And Why Sing? • Chorus is a fun, honorary, academic enrichment program that teaches the whole child life skills through beautiful singing in a large group. • No heartbeat= no life. • Singing naturally develops linguistic skills, enhances reading ability, & strengthens cross-cerebral synapses. • Music provides a context for knowledge from all areas- reading, math, science, social studies, character, TRIBES agreements; sense of community. • It’s social and fun! www.musicmakerscamp.com

6. Registering for PPE Chorus • Chorus Registration is exclusively online: musicmakerscamp.com>PPE Chorus>Auditioning & Registering • $20 “Fair Share” registration donation, $15 per additional child if registering multiple children • $25 Uniform Rental Donation due ASAP, or purchase (see info. Online) www.musicmakerscamp.com

7. Chorister & Parent Responsibilities Attendance • It’s not just a club! Mandatory rehearsals- Chorus meets after school on Tuesdays and/or Thursdays from 2:10-3:40pm. Most of the year it’s 1 day per week on Thursday, but if Thursday is early release or off, we’d meet that week on Tuesday. • We hold 2 Friday night Sing-a-Thon’s in November and February, as well as winter and spring concerts in December and May. www.musicmakerscamp.com

8. Chorister & Parent Responsibilities Attendance •  We also take field trips and day trips. •  This year we are planning a trip to Music USA Festival at Universal Studios Orlando, FL on Dec. 5, 2014!!! This is a music competition & the last time we went we won 1st Place & GRAND CHAMPION OVERALL for the whole festival! • Excusal notes (written or emailed) within 2 rehearsals of absence; • Tardies/ early dismissal also need notes; www.musicmakerscamp.com

9. Chorister & Parent Responsibilities Uniforms & Uniform Bank • Formal = dresses for girls, tux for boys; fittings tonight from Bank; all payments for new items due Oct. 16 (regular rehearsal); • Uniform Bank has dresses, tux pants & shirts, & shoes- please check to see if what we have fits you before purchasing- see handbook for costs • Check online for specific details www.musicmakerscamp.com

10. Chorister & Parent Responsibilities Uniforms & Uniform Bank • Uniform checks- formal & informal, 25 points each. • Cummerbunds & bowties are loaned to boys for concerts & recollected immediately after- should never go home www.musicmakerscamp.com

11. Chorister & Parent Responsibilities Music & Practice CD’s • Folders & music are loaned; • Keep pencil in folder; • Mark music in pencil only; • Practice CD’s are to be used as study aids at home in conjunction with music scores; • Music returns in December & May, • After check-in, fees may apply for lost/damaged scores. www.musicmakerscamp.com

12. Chorister & Parent Responsibilities Musicianship Tests • Purpose is to foster musical growth and excellence. • Mrs. Greggs teaches material. Students take level 1 test at Fall Sing-a-Thon (study sheet is in chorus folder); • Those who score > or =90% go on to take level 2 test at spring Sing-a-Thon; • Those who score < 90% retake level 1; • Level 3 available for those who score >=90% on level 2; • Musicianship Awards at Awards Gala in May. www.musicmakerscamp.com

13. Chorus Procedures Rehearsal Schedules & Announcements • Schedule is part of Handbook; • December and Spring dates still being negotiated; • Check chorus website for latest information: www.musicmakerscamp.com • WOWL • Chorus bulletin board • ParentLink Calls/ emails • Notices www.musicmakerscamp.com

14. Chorus Procedures Rehearsals • No phone use (school or personal cell phones); • Arrive on time with folder, pencil, & agenda; • Use restrooms, eat snacks, & get drinks before we begin; • When warm-up’s start, all talking stops; • TRIBES Agreements followed; • No rehearsal interruptions. www.musicmakerscamp.com

15. Chorus Procedures Dismissal • EAST PARKING LOOP ONLY for pickup (FRONT OF SCHOOL); • All students will be dismissed out the Green Gate door; • Student names in car windshields speeds pickup; • Supervision provided 15-minutes post-rehearsal; • Chronic late pickups will result in child being regretfully removed from chorus. www.musicmakerscamp.com

16. PPSBA(Plantation Park Singers Booster Association) • It’s our Chorus Booster group of parents; • Handles non-musical aspects of running choir; • Please donate 2 hours to help somehow- sign up to assist on contracts; • Chaperones for trips need level 2 clearance this year- fingerprinting (self pay); • EVERYONE please register to volunteer online at www.getinvolvedineducation.com . • Offices are open; will discuss during PPSBA meeting following this powerpoint. www.musicmakerscamp.com

17. Fundraising • Chorus and PPSBA are financially self-sufficient; • Mrs. Greggs volunteers her time as do all other PPSBA volunteers; • Fundraising pays for music, costumes, clinicians, sets, awards, t-shirts, treats, music equipment, etc.; • Half of Sing-a-Thon pledges & certain other fundraisers are credited to student accounts toward uniforms and trip costs; remaining proceeds cover awards & general chorus expenses. • All students are encouraged to help raise funds. www.musicmakerscamp.com

18. Point System www.musicmakerscamp.com

19. Point System- cont. www.musicmakerscamp.com

20. Point System- cont. www.musicmakerscamp.com

21. End-of-Year Awards • First, Second, & Third Year Achievement Awards • Perfect Attendance Award • Outstanding Attendance Award • Outstanding Leadership Award • Outstanding Responsibility Award • Musicianship Test Certificates • Most Outstanding 3rd, 4th, & 5th‐Grade Awards • Most Improved Chorister • Most Outstanding Overall Chorister • Certificates of Appreciation • Outstanding Entertainer Awards www.musicmakerscamp.com

23. 2007-2008 12th Grade CohortFine Arts Enrollment • For the general population, the more music and arts classes taken, the higher the student achievement in all measures • For students on “free and reduced lunch,” an indicator of socioeconomic levels, the more music and arts classes taken, the higher the student achievement in all measures. • For students divided by ethnicity, the more music and arts classes taken, the higher the student achievement in all measures. • The more arts classes taken, the less likely a student is to dropout of the cohort group.

30. Low Socio-Economic Group: Cumulative GPA

31. Low Socio Economic: % Taking SAT

32. Low Socio Economic: SAT Scores Music only

33. Low Socio-Economic: FCAT %Music only

34. Cumulative GPA: RaceMusic only

35. % Taking SAT (Verbal or Math): RaceMusic only

36. Avg SAT Scores: RaceMusic only

37. FCAT %: RaceMusic only

38. FCAT %: RaceMusic only

39. FCAT %: RaceMusic only

40. 2007-2008 12th Grade CohortFine Arts Enrollment • For the general population, the more music and arts classes taken, the higher the student achievement in all measures. • For students on “free and reduced lunch,”an indicator of socioeconomic levels, the more music and arts classes taken, the higher the student achievement in all measures. • For students divided by ethnicity, the more music and arts classes taken, the higher the student achievement in all measures. • THE MORE ARTS CLASSES TAKEN, THE LESS LIKELY A STUDENT IS TO DROPOUT OF THE COHORT GROUP.

41. Resources • 2007-2008 12th Grade Cohort – Fine Arts Enrollment Data • Secretary Arne Duncan’s letter • All prior collected music and arts resources

42. www.flmusiced.org

43. Plantation Park Elementary’s Music Department

44. Benefits of Music Education Music Education Advocacy What Parents can do to Encourage their Children in Music How Music Connects with Core Subject Areas-Research and Ideas that are used in the Music Classroom Elementary Music Education in Broward County Schools Objectives

45. IMPORTANCE OF MUSIC EDUCATION • Music Education Helps Develop: • Hand-Eye Coordination • Memory Skills • Concentration • Problem Solving Skills • Teamwork • Self-Confidence/Self Esteem • Self-discipline/Perseverance • Standards of Excellence • Time Management Skills

46. 4 Categories of Benefits for Music Education • Success in Society • Success in School • Success in Developing Intelligence • Success in Life

47. Every human culture uses music to communicate ideas and ideals The arts are identified as one of the six basic academic subject areas students should study to succeed in college Academic Preparation for College: What Students Need to Know and Be Able to Do, 1983 [still in use], The College Board, New York The arts create jobs, increase local tax base, spur growth in businesses (hotels, restaurants), and improve the quality of life for our cities and towns American Arts Alliance Fact Sheet, October 1996 1. Success in Society

48. Students participating in arts programs in selected elementary and middle schools in New York City showed significant increases in self-esteem and thinking skills National Arts Education Research Center, New York University, 1990 2. Success in School • Students with music performance or appreciation experience scored higher on the SAT than those not involved. How much higher? • 53 points higher on verbal and 39points higher on math for those involved in music performance • 61 points higher on the verbal and 42 points higher on the math for those involved in music appreciation • 1999 College-Bound Seniors National Report: Profile of SAT Program Test Takers, The College Entrance Examination Board, Princeton, New Jersey

49. Music training is superior to computer instruction in enhancing children’s abstract reasoning skills, those necessary for learning math and science Shaw, Rauscher, Levine, Wright, Dennis, and Newcomb Two Rhode Island schools gave an enriched, sequential, skill-building music program which showed marked improvements in reading and math skills. Students in this program who had started out behind the control group caught up to statistical equality in reading, and pulled ahead in math Gardiner, Fox, Jeffrey, and Knowles 3. Success in Developing Intelligence-Research Results

50. A study at the University of California (Irvine) showed that after eight months of keyboard lessons, preschoolers showed a 46% boost in their spatial reasoning IQ Rauscher, Shaw, Levine, Ky, and Wright Children given piano lessons significantly improved in their spatial-temporal IQ scores (important for some types of math reasoning) compared to children who received computer lessons, casual singing, or no lessons Rauscher, F.H., Shaw, G.L., Levine, L.J., Wright, E.L., Dennis, W.R., and Newcomb, R. Success in Developing Intelligence- Research Results, Continued