Fairfield County String Teachers, Inc.

CONTRACT - PERMISSION SLIP

Dear Parent and Students,

The Fairfield County String Festival is a countywide festival for high achieving string players in grades 6, 7, 8 and 9 sponsored by the Fairfield County String Teachers, Inc. I would like to recommend your child for participation in this year’s festival. Below you will find information about the selection process and commitments for students selected for the festival. Once I have received a contract permission slip from you, I will submit your child’s name.

6th and 7th Grade Orchestra Students:

  • Selected by the Committee, based on the Recommendation Form submitted by the teacher.

The form requires a specified solo that indicates the student’s level of achievement

  • Students chosen for the festival will play a short audition at the pre-festival rehearsal for seating.
  • Students will play short excerpt of the solo indicated on the Recommendation form and excerpts from the festival music.

8th and 9th Grade Orchestra Students:

  • Selected by audition on December 3 or 6. Students are required to play a solo from the Solo Literature list – your child’s teacher has a copy of the list.
  • Students will be rated on the quality level of the solo and the quality of the performance.
  • Students who are invited to participate in the festival will be required at the Pre-festival rehearsal to play an audition on excerpts of the festival music for seating.

Honors Orchestra Gr. 6-9:

  • Students are chosen by audition on December 3 or 6
  • Students perform ONE of the 2 required pieces and a brief sight-reading excerpt
  • Students not selected in the honors orchestra are expected to play in their grade-level orchestra

Monday, October 28, 2013 – Contract forms returned to your child’s teacher

March 14, 2014 Pre-festival rehearsal, White Hall, Western CT State University, Danbury

3:45-6:00 pm

March 15, 2014 – Rehearsals and Concert, White Hall, Western CT State University, Danbury

9:00 am – 2:00 pm - Rehearsals 3:00 pm - Festival Concert

Return this portion of the form to your teacher no later than Monday, October 28, 2013

Please submit my child’s name, ______for participation in the 2014 Fairfield Country String Festival. My child is in grade ______.

Choose selection process: ______Recommendation for 6th and 7th Grade Orchestra

______Audition for 8th and 9th Grade Orchestra

______Audition for Honors Orchestra

Choose audition site: ______Tuesday, December 3rd - Fairfield Woods Middle School, Fairfield

______Friday, December 6th – Wilton High School

Solo from repertoire list (all students):______

Parent Signature ______Date ______