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Napa Valley Youth Symphony

 

 

Sinfonia 

   
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Notes from the Podium
by Debbie Walden and Robin Rice

Thanks for a good rehearsal on Tuesday. 
In the PAVANE, second and third violins as well as clarinets, please practice the syncopated (off-beat) sections at rehearsal letters A and E. Use a metronome set at 120 for 8th notes then move it to 60 and practice playing it accurately with the bigger beat. Review the Mendelssohn and Beethoven since we didn't get to them this week.

Sinfonia winds: review the whole tone scales and the diminished arpeggios. Make sure you understand the relationships between the notes and why there are only two whole tone scales but three diminished arpeggios.

We'll see you next week.

 
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A Cultural and Musical Opportunity for NVYS/Sinfonia Families
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Napa Valley Film Festival (NVFF) will be featuring the film Landfill Harmonic, a documentary which features the Paraguayan youth orchestra which made their instruments from items in their local landfill (click here for the movie preview). Twenty-four Landfill Harmonic young musicians (12-18 years) will be coming with the film and performing two concerts at the Lincoln Theater November 10-13 (Mon-Thurs). We thought this is a fantastic opportunity for NVYS and Landfill Harmonic to have a cultural and musical exchange. NVYS families have a great opportunity to host a student in your home. Harmonic students will be in Napa 2 or 3 nights (12 are here M-W and 12 are here T-W). The students will have transportation to and from events. Host families are asked to provide meals, and do not need to offer a private bedroom for families but do need to offer a separate bed. If you do have a guest room with a queen or king bed and are willing to host 2 students please let us know. 

We are working on a potential night of music on Tuesday, Nov 11 at 6:30. NVYS has no rehearsal scheduled but we would encourage you to save this date for this great event. Sinfonia students would have rehearsal until 6:30 (just a reminder NVUSD schools are not in session Nov 12). More to come on this later.

If you can host a young Landfill Harmonic student please complete  this form. If you have questions please email Shelley. I hope you will join me in welcoming these young musicians!
 
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Buy Now!

Fall Sinfonia Concert Tickets, November 14, 7pm

Our fall concert will be at the beautiful Jarvis Conservatory and will also feature the Napa Youth Chamber Ensemble. We wanted give our Sinfonia parents the first opportunity to purchase tickets. Go here. Do not delay. This show is sure to sell out. The Jarvis Conservatory will start selling tickets to the general public in three weeks.
 

Snack Duty for Parents

We are asking parents to sign up to bring snacks for one rehearsal during the season. Please bring enough snacks for 40 people.

Go here to sign up for a date

 
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Rehearsals


Dear musicians
Please sign up the attendance sheet as soon as you arrive to the rehearsal on Tuesdays. It is located on the door of the main classroom. If you don't sign it, we assume you did not come. 
We will check musicians arriving late.
Arriving late to a rehearsal is disruptive to the entire orchestra. Musicians should arrive 15 minutes prior to the rehearsal time and be seated and tuned 5 minutes prior to the beginning of each rehearsal.
Arrival after the start of the rehearsal is one tardy; two unexcused tardiness constitutes one absence for the purpose of our attendance policy.
Excessive tardiness may result in removal from the NVYS without refund of tuition.

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Attendance 
Please remember to report planned absences one week ahead of time to allow us to plan for rehearsals. You can report absences here.

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I have more questions!
Please call us anytime!  
707.877.NVYS or email at: info@nvyso.org
 

Where to Find Us

NVYS Artistic Director/Conductor
Tristan Arnold  tarnold@nvyso.org

Sinfonia Directors
Debbie Walden 
debbiewalden@hotmail.com

Robin May 
robinrice@yahoo.com

Christina Knudson  
cjknudson@gmail.com

NVYS Executive Director
Shelley Surh 
ssurh@nvyso.org or 707-877-NVYS

Marketing Manager
Veronika Martinez  
admin@nvyso.org

Orchestra Manager
Sandra McCloskey 
orchestra@nvyso.org

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