Karen Ginther
kginther@rrps.net
892-6630 ext. 323
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Barrage is performing at Cibola High School on March 30th!
Click on the violin for details!
ERMS Orchestras and Exploratory Have a Written Report due by March 10th. This due date has been extended.
Report Packet (click on the picture to view)
Print Orchestra Practice Sheets
(ERMS students-Due each Monday)
Parent Letter
Practice Template
Printable Sheet Music
Print a Handbook!
Orchestra Handbook 
Exploratory Music
Elementary Orchestra Handbook
ERMS Orchestras
Students attending field trips must be earning a "C" orhigher in all core and related arts classes.
Chaperones are needed for the Tueday, March 9th trip to Cibola HS (Large Group Festival). A $10 fee will be charged for bus expenses and lunch at the Golden Corral.
A professional photographer will take two pictures of our group the festival event- a serious portrait and a silly portrait. Pictures are 8x12". Pictures will be available to order for $15 each at the festival. If 20 studentsor more wish to pre-order photos, the price goes down to $10 each. Information will be available at our March 4th concert.
Elementary Orchestra
Encourage your child to practice at home every day! Middle School registration forms are coming! Be sure to sign up for orchestra. Orchestra is scheduled as a regular school day class at the secondary schools.
Hummingbird has tentatively been rescheduled for Tuesday, April 27th. Click on the school bus for scheduling details.
RRPS Orchestra Camp June 14-18
Our annual middle school camp will take place June 14-18 at Eagle Ridge Middle School. Two half-day sessions will be offered, Introduction to Orchestra and Advanced Orchestra.
A performance will be given by students at the Haynes Park Pavillion (across from Intel) at 6:30 PM on Friday the 18th.We have access to the stage and barbeque facilities! In the event of bad weather, we will move the performance to an indoor school facility.
Private Lessons
Summer is a great time to begin private lessons! See the list on the right for teachers in our area!
Exploratory Music
Students just completed a unit on Beethoven and his music. We will also study the composers Bach and Brahms.
Students are exploring the difference between noise and music. They will continue to study different elements of a musical composition and will have a final project in May which requires them to compose a sound story.
Mark Wood is coming back May 10-11, 2010
Look Mom!! We're Famous
click here to see the front page of Saturday, May 9 2009Albuquerque Journal....
Orchestra Rocks Article