Musical Notes November 2015 Our Mission To support, encourage, advance, and cultivate, through volunteerism and fundraising, the musical education of all students in the Olmsted Falls City. @bulldogsmusic Click here to access twitter. Click here for OFMA s facebook page.
Fill The Truck was a Success!!!!! 1 Fundraiser 2 Trucks 13 hours 25 Parent Volunteers 46 Student Volunteers 200 Donation drop-offs 14,664 pounds Those were the components that made OFMA s 1st ever Fill The Truck fundraiser a success. OFMA will receive $3,000 from Easter Seals. Thanks to everyone who helped and donated. OFMA will do another Fill The Truck in the spring. So, during the winter months, go through your closets, basements, attics and start bagging cloth items to donate. More details to come in upcoming issues of Musical Notes.
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YOU RE INVITED!!! Olmsted Falls Music Association Annual Wing/Pizza Night Featuring our popular Music Trivia Contest!! Presented by and for the benefit of: The Olmsted Falls Music Association (OFMA) $20 Door Entry per person, covers food and a chance at a valuable door prize Fill a table with a party of 6 to receive an additional door prize entry! All you can eat wings/pizza/salad buffet with beer or soft drinks included! WHERE: Church of St. Clarence, Main Hall 30106 Lorain Ave., North Olmsted, OH WHEN: Saturday November 14, 2015 6pm to 10pm MUSIC TRIVIA: Please register to play trivia by 6:50pm. We will start approximately at 7pm. Seating is limited, so arrive promptly at 6pm to secure your table! $15 additional entry fee per person, no obligation to play trivia if you attend Teams of up to 6 players pub quiz -style live trivia contest Cash Prizes are awarded per team, not per person. 50% paid back. Questions will be selected from the theme Music Through the Decades Plus the Mystery Audio Round, and the exciting Final Question! Come join the fun! Inter-generational teams may do better, and are highly encouraged! FUND RAISING FUN: Play our 50/50 sideboards and gift basket raffles! Win a money tree!!
S u p p o r t O F M A s F u n d r a i s e r s Krispy Kreme Donut Sales Volunteers are needed for the choir and band concerts. Click here to sign up to either pickup or sell donuts during the 2015-16 concert season. Support OFMA when visiting Olmsted Laserwash Corner of Cook & Fitch When prompted enter code $1 will be donated to OFMA This code is not valid with any other promotion or discount. This is not a discount code. You will pay the full price of the cash wash selected. OR Send an email to Deb & Brad Vandrasik at djcsikos@gmail.com. They will email the link to Sign-up Genius where you can sign-up for various concert dates. We had a successful football season with 4 sell outs. Let s sell out at every concert!!!!! Purchase donuts at the concerts. $6.00 per box. Join us at our meetings 1st Wednesday of each month 7 pm in the High School choir room during the school year. Next Meeting Date: December 2nd! Meeting Dates January 6, 2016 March 2, 2016 May 4, 2016 February 3, 2016 April 6, 2016 June 1, 2016 For the 9th consecutive year!!!!! The Olmsted Falls City School District has been recognized by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation as one of the Best Communities for Music Education. Support OFMA by becoming a member. See membership form in this newsletter for details.
S P O T L I G H T Music students crowned Homecoming King and Queen Congratulations to Justin Peck and Maeve Leonard who were crowned the 2015 Homecoming King and Queen. Justin is a member of Chorale and Golden Expressions. Maeve is a member of the Concert Choir. OMEA District IV & VII High School Honors Festival Saturday, November 14th @ 4 p.m. Waetjen Auditorium, Cleveland State University Congratulations to the following students who have been selected to participate in the OMEA District IV & VII Honors Festival: Honors Band Seth Bennett Sam Cooper Morgan Finau Megan Green Taylor Hannah Max Molkentin Christina Pedicini Caitlyn Webb Bulldog Performers Mr. Ryan Patterson, OFMS music teacher, and Joseph d Aliberti, member of OFHS Chorale, are members of the Baldwin Wallace Men s Chorus. Honors Choir Jake Conder Kyle Erickson Sydney Martin Ryan Miller Carson Moore Joe Fudale is a 2014 graduate of Olmsted Falls and is currently studying music education at the Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music with an emphasis in wind band conducting. As a student of Cleveland Orchestra assistant principal clarinetist Dan McKelway, I have many opportunities to perform as a member of both the BW Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra. In addition, I am privileged to be the course assistant to Professor Laura Joss and enjoy such roles as conductor of the New Horizons Pops Band for senior citizens. At Olmsted Falls, I am thrilled to be a returning marching band staff member, and am excited to continue my new role as an assistant director to Mrs. Budd and Mr. Feller. I am so incredibly thankful for my experiences at Olmsted Falls, and am eager for the years to come! Olmsted Falls music alumni: if you are a member of a college, military and/or community musical ensemble, we like to spotlight you in upcoming issues of Musical Notes. Send the following information to Kathy Green via email (bgreen9339@aol.com): (1) Olmsted Falls graduation year, (2) name of musical ensemble (3) a picture of you (in ensemble uniform if possible) and (4) a brief narrative about your involvement in the ensemble(s).
Middle School Fall Concerts O l m s t e d Fa l l s M i d d l e S c h o o l P r e s e n t s I n C o n c e r t 7th Grade Choirs & Golden Harmonies November 11th @ 6:30 p.m. 8th Grade Choirs and Golden Harmonies November 11th @ 8 p.m. 7th & 8th Grade Bands and Jazz Band November 18th (split concert 6:30 p.m. & 8 p.m.) 6th Grade Choirs & Golden Harmonies December 2nd @ 7:30 p.m. Middle School Concerts are held in the cafetorium. Recommended Donation Admission: $3 per person $8 per family Free for seniors and children under 5.
S o c i a l M e d i a B E I N T H E K N O W Check out the links and make sure you re in the know about the happenings in the music programs. Middle School websites and twitter Click here to access 6th Grade Choirs webpage. Click here to access 7th Grade Choirs webpage. Click here to access 8th Grade Choirs webpage. Click here to access Golden Harmonies webpage. http://ofmschoir.weebly.com/6th-grade.html http://ofmschoir.weebly.com/7th-grade.html http://ofmschoir.weebly.com/8th-grade.html http://ofmschoir.weebly.com/golden-harmonies.html Click here to access OFMS Choir website. http://ofmschoir.weebly.com/ Click here to access Mrs. Riley's twitter and instagram accounts. @OFMSChoir Click here to access Mr. Patterson's twitter and instagram accounts. @OFMSChoirNotes High School Band & Choir twitter Click here to access OF Band twitter. @ofhsband Click here to access OF Choir twitter. @OFHSChoir Click here to access GE's twitter. @GoldenXpression Join the OFHS Band facebook page Click here to access OFHS Marching Band's facebook page. High School Choirs website: Click here to access Olmsted Falls High School choirs website. Middle School & High School Bands: Click here to access the OF Bands website. The Middle School and High School music teachers are using a communication tool call Remind to send information to students and parents via text. Find your group(s) and subscribe: For all groups enter this number: 81010 Groups Text this message 6th grade choir {Riley} @832304 6th grade choir {Patterson} @6f555 7th grade choir @99ea4 7th grade men s ensemble @7thmens 8th grade concert choir @99ea4e 8th grade women s ensemble @99ea4e6 8th grade men s ensemble @8thmen Golden Harmonies @goldenharm High School band: @ofhsba
P r i v a t e L e s s o n s Private Lessons are a great way to fast forward your child's progress. Lessons are taught one to one, dealing with just your child's skills. Here are some excellent area teachers: Private Voice Lessons: Julia Wallace: 440-235-6722 (Olmsted Performing Arts) Amy Hanratty: a.hanratty@sbcglobal.net (Olmsted Falls resident) Shane O'Neill: 440-235-6722 (Olmsted Performing Arts) Norma Codispoti: 440-835-5543 (Baldwin Wallace University) Lynne Hoffman Engel: 440-826-2365 (Baldwin Wallace University) Private Piano and Voice Lessons: Lawrence Wallace: 440-783-2696 (Olmsted Falls Middle School) Private Piano Lessons: Lori Scheutzow - 440-235-8743 (Olmsted Falls resident) For more information, contact members of the Olmsted Falls Music Staff. Instrumental Lessons Private lessons will be offered this year on flute, clarinet, saxophone, cornet, trumpet, trombone, baritone, tuba, percussion, voice, and maybe, depending on the amount of interest, French horn, oboe and bassoon. (Availability of lessons will depend on the number of responses for each instrument.) This is an excellent opportunity to help your child enjoy band and choir more by being able to participate at a higher level than before. All students can greatly benefit from lessons. The advanced player will gain a greater depth of understanding and solo performance while the less experienced player will get a chance to practice the fundamentals they need. Fee is $14.00 for each once a week private lesson. Contact Mr. Feller at 440.427.6333 or mfeller@ofcs.net for more information or to setup lessons for your child. Olmsted Falls Music Staff Mrs. Julie Budd Mr. Brian Budd Mr. Michael Feller Mrs. Joy Kiedrowski Mr. Joe LaFlamme Mrs. Kelly McClellan Mr. Ryan Patterson Mrs. Kelly Riley Mr. Louis Rispoli Mrs. Eileen Wallace 2015-2016 OFMA s Officers Ellen Bertrand, President Paul Burkart, Vice-President Claudia Ferrini, Secretary Sherri Kovach, Interim Treasurer
Golden Harmonies The OFMS Golden Harmonies performed The National Anthem at a Lake Erie Monsters hockey game in October.
OFMS Bulldog Theatre Company The Little Mermaid Jr.
Middle School music students have spirit!! Band parents had fun in their Halloween costumes. Can you name the movie of the characters they are portraying?
The Pride of Olmsted Falls
Concert Season has begun!!! CONCERT CHOIR TREBLE CHOIR CHORALE
More pictures of Fall Choral Concert GOLDEN EXPRESSIONS COMMON CHORD
Our Mission: To support, encourage, advance, and cultivate, through volunteerism and fundraising, the musical education of students in the Olmsted Falls City Schools. YOUR SUPPORT IS NEEDED FOR THE 2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR! Membership contributions and fund raising moneys are used to provide additional equipment, extra support, and new learning experiences for all music programs in the Olmsted Falls School District. Your contribution is tax deductible, as allowed by law. OFMA is a non-profit, 501c3 organization. Many employers match contributions. See if yours does. For more information contact Ellen Bertrand at 216.347.2474 or email at ellenbertrand@sbcglobal.net. Olmsted Falls Music Association (OFMA) ---------------------------------------------------Detach and Return--------------------------------------------- I (we) wish to help provide support for our talented young music students in the Olmsted Falls Schools! Name(s)*: *as you wish it to appear in printed recognition, including school programs Address: E-mail: Phone Membership/Donation Level (Please make your check payable to OFMA) $250+ Leadership Patron $150 Diamond Patron $100 Platinum Patron $50 Gold Patron $25 Silver Patron $10 Patron $5 Student/Friend YES! I want to volunteer. Please contact me. Please make check payable and return to: OFMA, PO Box 38023 Olmsted Falls, OH 44138 Attn: Ellen Bertrand