HS Region 5 Clinic 9th/10th, District Treble & Region Concert November 12, 2022
Parents, Guardians, and Students,
TMEA All-Region/District/9th-10th Honor Concert and Clinic is just around the corner. Please read the information about Who, What, When, Where, and Why!
Who: All HS students who have made All-Region, District, and 9/10 Honor Choirs. Mandatory for those that earned a spot in a group.
What: HS All-Region 5 Concert and Clinic
When: Saturday, November 12, 2022
Where: Arborlawn United Methodist Church
http://5001 Briarhaven Rd, Fort Worth, TX 76109
Time: Students leaving GPFAA @ 7:00 am
Time of the Concert: 5 pm.
Returning: We do not have a set time; we hope this day will be done no later than 7:00 pm. It could be earlier or later. We will not be providing a bus back from the concert. Please make arrangements to pick your student up after the concert. If you need to get in touch with your student, please message/call Lily Tredemeyer, Guild Events Coordinator. See her information below under the point of contact. When the full concert is finished, please ensure your student checks out with a director or chaperone.
Permission Slips: If you already filled out a permission slip for the retreat, you do not need to fill out another one. We have one permission slip per semester. VERY IMPORTANT: If you are taking your student to the venue, you must fill out the additional permission called “Alternate Student Travel Form.” Since we are not providing a bus back, you do not need to fill out for getting picked up, and it will be understood that all will need to be picked up. Please complete the form online via your www.gpfaavm.com account no later than Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Please remember that alternate student travel forms must be filled out every time a student does not use district-provided transportation. (This is a district rule)
Transportation: District school bus. Only providing TO concert, not for returning. You will need to take your student home after the concert.
What to bring: original music, black binder, student ID (for the bus), snacks, water, pencil, paper clips, highlighter, concert attire, and concert clothes in GPFAA VM garment bag– labeled with the student’s name.
Lunch: Our Vocal Music Guild will provide pizza, drinks, and snacks. If your students have diet restrictions, please have them bring their lunch for the day.
Attire: The concert attire is formal Tux/Dress. Parents, your student should have their formal attire. Please double-check to make sure the tux pants and dresses have been hemmed. Most are hemmed, but minor adjustments must be made before the concert. This will be their formal attire for the year.
Those wearing Dresses: garment bag, black dress, black opaque knee-high nylons, black formal character shoes. No personal jewelry or bracelets of any type will be worn.
Those wearing Tux: VM garment bag, black tux shirt, black vest, black bowtie, black tux jacket, black tux pants, dress socks, black shinny tux shoes.
Vocal Music Fees: If you have NOT already paid your vocal music fee, please do so asap. Click here to pay and read more about the dues.
Chaperone/Volunteer: We will need a few parents to help on this day! Please click here to help chaperone.
Point of Contact: Lily Tredemeyer, Guild Events Coordinator, will be the parent you will contact if you need to get a hold of your student or have any questions on clinic and concert day. You can reach her @ (214) 415-2111. The student will not have their phones during rehearsals. We will try hard to give students their phones during lunchtime, but students will check their phones back after lunch.
Snack Donations: We will have snacks for your student.
Concert Instructions for Parents/Supporters: Those attending the concert may enter through the following entrances: A2, A9, and A7, and park in any of the surrounding lots. There is an elevator for use by the A2 entrance. Doors to the Sanctuary will open for seating around 4:30 pm as soon as the Choirs have finished Logistics. There will be seating on the first level as well as the balcony.
Rehearsal Schedule & Apparel Information:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Ax29Bp2iH3ekZOBMS33nmxko-MAq2xAu
