Cockrill Middle School, McKinney Texas
Our solo & ensemble contest #1 is coming up on Saturday February 3rd. The contest will be held at Faubion Middle School.
Beginner orchestra students will perform a solo with piano accompaniment, while students in Concert, Philharmonic, Sinfonietta, and Honors orchestras will perform in ensembles. This is a summative grade! The schedule will soon be available.
Please contact Ms. Brown or Mr. Powelson if you have more questions. We can’t wait to see how many medals the kids will earn!
Our 9th annual MOBC Play-A-Thon fundraiser is coming up on Saturday. Students from McKinney North, Cockrill, and Johnson will come together and perform for you! This is a fundraiser for our scholarship fund. Tickets will be sold at the door. $10 per person gets you all you can eat pancakes, sausage, milk and juice. Bottomless coffee is $2.
Students have received their performance times, so they only need to arrive about 15 minutes prior to their ensemble’s performance time. Of course, you may arrive earlier and enjoy pancakes! Once your student is done performing, they may leave.
Attire is orchestra t-shirt and jeans. Come and help support our scholarship fund! Please see this flyer for more info!
We are so proud of the student’s concert last night. Thank you so much for all you do to support your students and the orchestra program. We have been watching the videos during class today, and we wanted to be sure to get this information home to you….please see this flyer with the concert video link.
Everyone did a great job, and we’re going to keep working and progressing. Thank you again!
Just a reminder the Holiday Concert will be held at McKinney North High School on Monday, December 4th starting at 7:30PM in the auditorium. Performers will need to be in the uncasing area by 7:00PM in their concert attire.
Don’t forget that students can earn extra credit by attending the high school’s Holiday Concert which begins at 6:00PM. Students attending the high school concert can leave their instruments and music in the uncasing area and just enjoy the concert without any extra “stuff” with them.
See you Monday!
Twice per year Dallas Strings has a big sale for their current student rental customers. They give generous discounts on their purchases, and this is a great opportunity to buy an upgraded instrument for your student. We don’t recommend buying an instrument if your student is still in a smaller sized instrument, only if they are in a full sized instrument. However, this is the best time of the year to get a great deal on a new purchase!
See this flyer for more info about the sale!
Our next concert is coming up on December 4th at 7:30PM. All orchestras will be performing at this concert. Rehearsal information has gone home with kids via hard copy this week, but here is the same info electronically!
Beginner Full Rehearsal – 11/27 3:45-5:30PM
All beginners will rehearse together at school in the cafeteria. Home cellos/basses are needed and everyone needs to bring their home music stand.
Dress Rehearsal at MNHS Auditorium – 11/28
All orchestras will have their dress rehearsal on 11/28. Please see the info below to see the specific rehearsal time. Concert attire is not required for dress rehearsals.
Concert/Philharmonic – 4:15-5:15
Sinfonietta – 5:15-6:00
Honors – 6:00-7:00
Beginners – 7:00-8:00
Concert Day – 12/4 7:30PM
Students will need to be at MNHS no later than 7PM. Students will need to be in their concert attire. Please see the page about concert attire here. Please contact us if you have any questions about proper concert attire!!
2017 MNHS&CMS Orchestras-FALL FLYER
Congratulations to all the orchestra students who put on the fabulous concert last night at McKinney North High School. It was a wonderful experience, and we are so proud of the students and all their hard work! Clicking on the link above will take you to a flyer that has information about buying concert videos that were professionally recorded.
Thank you to all the parents who attended last night and for your support!
Our annual costume party is coming up on Friday, October 27th from 3:45-5:00. Students may change into their costumes after school, and we will have lots of fun! Please sign up to bring something to the party – Sign up here!
All the orchestra students received a document this week with concert details.
Concert, Philharmonic, Sinfonietta, and Honors students got this paper.
Please read over the document that applies to your student, and take a moment and watch the video that is linked at the bottom of each document. It’s the same video in both documents. Email if you have questions!
This is the video we showed in class today – please review it and help us spread the word about proper concert etiquette as we prepare for our next concerto 10/24 at MNHS!