The warm-ups and concert times in the attachment for the younger classes for Friday afternoon are the same as last week.

If you have a rehearsal in an advanced class on Friday morning, please look at the prioritized time if you are in multiple ensembles.  Praise and Worship will be practicing earlier than published last week.  We did announce this in the combined rehearsal last week.  See the attachment.

Saturday’s warmup schedule is also included below in this post.

This year has been a hard year to get the schedule firmed up.  Thank you for your continued prayers and patience.

I am looking forward to sharing the wonderful gift of music with you on Friday and Saturday from the talented students.

 

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Parent, Teacher and Student Notes for Friday, December 13, 2019

1. The Payment Table will be open from 9-3 this week.
2.  The PSHP Family Directory is ready.  Printed Directories will be ready for pick-up at the Information Table.
3. Please remember to bring your two dozen cookies if you volunteered to help with treats for the younger classes after their performance time in the afternoon.
4. If you are part of a set up or clean-up crew, please try to help out tomorrow when you are around.  I realize that your schedule will be different tomorrow.  Many hands will make light work.
5. NO theory classes will meet tomorrow.
6. The advanced classes have been assigned a priority time on the attachment.  If a student is in more than one ensemble that is rehearsing at the  same time, please be in the designated ensemble during the priority time, so all students can rehearse together.
7. The Yearbook Staff is busy preparing our Yearbooks this year.  All of the orders are placed and paid for online with a company that we have used for the last 4 years.  The cost of the Yearbook will be $18.93, but if you order in November you will receive 5% discount.  Yearbooks will be ready to pick up at the Final Picnic on Friday, May 22 and even maybe on our last day of class on Friday, May 15.  Please let me know if you have any questions or problems.

                        Go to www.TreeRing.com/validate

                        Enter PSHP passcode:   1014740501293185

8. Yearbook classwill not meet again until January.

DECEMBER PERFORMANCES  (High School advanced classes are to wear their concert dress to all performances, but you may add red or green.  Guys please wear your red ties)

Friday, December 13

            The high school advance classes will rehearse from 9-1 (No Theory classes will meet)

            The beginner and intermediate classes will perform a come and go concert from 2-5.  Check for your warm-up time and your performance time.

                        Here is the schedule for the morning practice for HS and afternoon concert for the Elementary and Middle School: Info for HS Reh & Elem Concert (1)

Saturday, December 14

            High School Advance Classes Concert

            Redeemer Lutheran Church, 2852 S. Dayton St., Spfld

            11:00               Set Up Crew

            12:00-11:45     Warm-Ups Start

            2:00-5:00         Concert

            5:00-6:00         Restore church

Here is the link for the warmup schedule on Saturday:

PSHP Christmas Concert 2019 Info Sheet

Here’s the flyer for Saturday:

 

Friday, December 20 

            Nursing Home Tours for High School Classes

Arrive 20 minutes before the performance

Students that are in multiple groups might be able to make  3 out of the 4 nursing homes

All students, teachers, and families are invited back to Asbury for lunch. We will have London’s Calling food truck here.

Please preorder your lunch so it can be ready when you arrive at Asbury!

            Link to order London’s Calling lunch:        https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080d49aaae2aa2fc1-london

            10:30 Adoration Band, Select Ensemble and Clarinet Ensemble

                        Perform at the Gardens, 1302 W. Sunset

                        Then to Asbury for lunch

            11:25   Beethoven, Brahms, Concert Choir and Bel Canto

                        Perform at Creekside at Elfindate, 1601 S. Fort

                        Then to Asbury for lunch

            11:15-1:15       Lunch at Asbury with the London’s Calling Food Truck

            1:30     Adoration Band, Select Ensemble, and Clarinet Ensemble

                        Perform at The Maples, 610 W. Sunset

            2:15     Beethoven, Brahms, Concert Choir, and Bel Canto

                        Perform at Glendale Gardens, 3535 E. Cherokee, near Sam’s Club on E. Sunshine

 

BACK-ORDERED MUSIC

All music has been ordered for students that are missing music.  The music librarians will deliver the music to their classes when it arrives.  The students and parents do not need to check with the music librarians.  Thank you for your patience as we had more growth than expected!  The Sounds of Celebration and Sounds of Christmas books are still on back order from August.  The company was closed due to moving and printing a new edition of the book.

CONGRATULATIONS and Thank You

1. Thank you to those who organized, donated and worked at the Prize Store.
2. Thank you toBelCanto and Concert Choir for performing at the Springfield Symphony guild Christmas  Luncheon on Thursday.  They sounded great.
3. Thank you to Brahms’ Orchestra for performing for the Asbury Women’s Christmas Luncheon on Saturday.  A wonderful way to represent PSHP to our host church.
4. Thank you to Andrew Bartholomew who volunteered his church, Redeemer Lutheran, for our December 14 Concert.

 

Looking Ahead 

NO Hall Monitors for Friday, December 13, 2019 due to the rehearsal schedule and concerts

 

 

Calendar Reminders:

1. Masquerade Costumes, in celebration of the New Year, are allowed on Friday, January 10.  Be sure the costumes still meet the PSHP dress code.
2. The optional Federation Music Contest is Saturday, March 7 at Evangel University during the daytime.  Deadline to sign up is Friday, January 17.  Entry fee is $15 per event.  Start planning your music now with your teacher.
3. Our PSHP Banquet has been rescheduled to Saturday, March 7 in the evening.  Dinner at 6:00.  Please let Kathy Love know if you would like to help cook the meals in the future.  This is the Bradley’s last year and they would love to train someone this year!
4. Graduation date is Saturday, May 9 at 1:00 at Asbury.

 

Concerts to Attend

 

FREE PIANO

Contact Chris Carpenter if you are interested in a free upright piano.  417-429-3185

 

ALL CHOIR STUDENTS

All choir students will have access to their music by this sound cloud account.  We are excited to share with you that practice recordings and vocal exercises can now be accessed through SoundCloud.  Please download the free app or access through a desktop computer at:

 

https://soundcloud.com/user-675635989

Once an account is made, search for the user:  PSHPsings and click follow.

Once you are following PSHPsings, scroll to the bottom of the homepage and select Playlists.

The playlists feature is organized in a way that will allow you to select a specific choir, song, and specific voice part.

All choir music is uploaded.

Please contact Suzannah Dolanc Pugh suzulose@gmail.com or Jennifer Sinn jennifer.b.sinn@gmail.com with any questions or concerns.

Prayer Concerns

1. Angie Richardson and family as she is traveling to MD Anderson in Houston, Texas for her cancer treatment.
2. Gina Edward’s Dad is having health issues in Mexico.
3. Lizzie Lane’s mom, Dawn Lane, has been in the hospital the last couple of weeks.  Prayers please as she is at home, but requires a lot of help.
4. Josiah Schafer
5. Dustin Bush’s cousin passed away unexpectedly a few weeks ago.
6. John Roberson was in a car wreck last Thursday evening. Prayers for him as he heals and to find a new vehicle.
7. Bonita Holtkamp, mom to Jaslyn, was diagnosed with stage 4 gallbladder cancer.  She has started treatment this week.

ITEMS TO MENTION TO ALL STUDENTS AND PARENTS
1.  Please empty liquid out of any cups before you put them in the trashcan.  The clean-up crew thanks you ahead of time.

2. Please show respect to all of the adults on Friday.  We have hall monitors that help keep order in the hallways and kitchen for when students are not in class.  These adults are a huge blessing to those of us that are teaching.  Please be respectful when you are reminded to do something.
3. Please be considerate of others if you are sick and review the sickness policy.  Please don’t attend classes or volunteer if you have had a fever or contagious illness in the last 24 hours.  Thank you for your consideration as we don’t want to share our germs and we have many with compromised immune systems.
4. Please recycle soda cans in the container by the soda machines.
5. 5.Please don’t use the doorbell on the south doors by the office.  That is for the office only when the office doors are locked during the week
6. PLEASE tell your female family members that NO Feminine Products are allowed to be flushed in the Asbury toilets please.
7. Just a reminder that Asbury is a no nut church, so PSHP should not have anything with nuts.
8. Just a reminder that no children should be left unattended at Asbury when they are not in class if they are 12 and younger.  An older sibling that is at least 15, may be responsible for the younger sibling, if the older sibling is not in class at the time.