Musical Notes January 2015 Our Mission: To support, encourage, advance, and cultivate, through volunteerism and fundraising, the mu- sical education of students in the Olmsted Falls City Schools. OFMA’S monthly meeting: Wednesday, January 7th in the high school choir room immediately following the Disney Trip meeting. Contest Season Begins! High School Band and Choir Students will participate in Solo & Ensemble Contest Saturday, January 17th Tri-C West Campus in Parma. Best Wishes on your performances! Disney Trip meeting: Wednesday, January 7th @ 6:45 p.m. High School Auditorium Parents & Students: Please attend this important meeting. The Circus is coming to Olmsted Falls!! Falls-Lenox 3rd Grade Class Presents Circus Circus Thursday, February 5th High School Auditorium 2 shows: 6:15 p.m.: Students of Marsco, Acerra, Balewski, Campagna, LaGruth & Richmond-Smith 7:30 p.m.: Students of Klembarski, Duray, Reitz, Sparks & Petro. Annual Super Bowl Hoagie Sale Saturday, January 31st Choir and band students have the opportunity to earn at least $3 for every $5 hoagie they sell. Funds will be placed in the students’ trip accounts to be used for music travel in high school. Music teachers will distribute order forms this month. Buy Hoagies for your Super Bowl Parties.
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Musical Notes January 2015
Our Mission: To support, encourage, advance, and cultivate, through volunteerism and fundraising, the mu-sical education of students in the Olmsted Falls City Schools.
OFMA’S monthly meeting: Wednesday, January 7th in the high school choir room immediately following the Disney Trip meeting.
Contest Season Begins!
High School Band and Choir Students will participate in
Solo & Ensemble Contest
Saturday, January 17th
Tri-C West Campus in Parma.
Best Wishes on your performances!
Disney Trip meeting: Wednesday, January 7th @ 6:45 p.m.
High School Auditorium
Parents & Students:
Please attend this important meeting.
The Circus is coming to Olmsted Falls!!
Falls-Lenox
3rd Grade Class Presents
Circus Circus Thursday, February 5th High School Auditorium
2 shows: 6:15 p.m.: Students of Marsco, Acerra,
Balewski, Campagna, LaGruth & Richmond-Smith
7:30 p.m.: Students of Klembarski, Duray, Reitz, Sparks & Petro.
Annual Super Bowl Hoagie Sale
Saturday, January 31st
Choir and band students have the opportunity to earn at least $3 for every $5 hoagie they sell.
Funds will be placed in the students’ trip accounts to be used for music travel in high school. Music teachers will distribute order
forms this month.
Buy Hoagies for your Super Bowl Parties.
OFMA’s Annual Ballroom Blitz
Saturday February 21, 2015
Featuring
the Golden Expressions and Jazz Band
S o c i a l M e d i a
Krispy Kreme Krispy Kreme Donut SalesDonut Sales
OFMA sells donuts at all High School and Middle School band and choir concerts. OFMA needs volunteers for the band and choir concerts to help with donut sales. Each event needs 1 volunteer to pick up donuts and 2 volunteers for High School con-certs and 4 volunteers for Middle School concerts (split into 2 shifts).
There must be someone with the donuts during the con-certs. So if you are band parent, please consider volun-teering to sell donuts at the choir concerts. And if you are a choir parent, please consider volunteering to sell donuts at the band concerts How to Sign up to Volunteer: OFMA is utilizing Sign Up Genius as an easy way for volunteers to sign up. The sign up links are on OFMA’S webpage. Here are the directions to access the links:
Go to the district’s web-site: www.ofcs.net and click on Band.
Once on the Olmsted Falls Band’s website, place the mouse over the more… tab and a drop down menu will appear.
Click on Olmsted Falls Music Association
Click on Donut Sales to sign up to volunteer.
Support YOUR music students. Buy Donuts!!!!
Fundraising Events
High School Café 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
(ticket info will be in February’s newsletter)
There will be a light buffet and desserts.
Keep up to date on OFMA’s activities:
“Like Us” on Facebook
“Follow Us” on
Twitter @bulldogsmusic Click here to access twitter.
Support OFMA when visiting Olmsted Laserwash
Corner of Cook & Fitch
When prompted enter code
12348 $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.
Keep up to date on activities of MS & HS bands:
Click here to access @ofmsband (OFMS band) Click here to access @ofhsband (OFHS band)
Click here to access
Olmsted Falls Band webpage.
Join the Olmsted Falls Marching Band Facebook page.
Mrs. Julie Budd Mr. Brian Budd Mrs. Judy Crandall Mr. Paul Faulkner Mr. Michael Feller Mrs. Heidi Keppen Mrs. Joy Kiedrowski Mrs. Kelly McClellan Mr. Ryan Patterson Mrs. Eileen Wallace
2014-2015 OFMA’s Officers
Ellen Bertrand, President Paul Burkart, Vice-President Claudia Ferrini, Secretary Sherri Kovach, Treasurer Rob Webb, Past President
P r i v a t e L e s s o n s
Instrumental Lessons Private lessons will be offered this year on flute, clarinet, saxophone, cornet, trumpet, trombone, baritone, tuba, percus-sion, 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 ad-vanced 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 [email protected] for more information or to setup lessons for your child.
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)
Lawrence Wallace: 216-379-9859 (Olmsted Falls Middle School)
Private Piano Lessons:
Lori Scheutzow - 440-235-8743 (Olmsted FAlls resident)
Please contact Mrs. Judy Crandall with any questions or concerns at 440-427-6081 and [email protected].
Holiday Caroling & Flash-mobbing On Friday, December 12th OFHS band and choir students continued the annual tradition of holiday caroling in classes throughout the district. Various ensembles performed in each of
the district’s school buildings. The choir also sprang a flash mob on unsuspecting people at the Great Northern Mall food court. To see a photo gallery of the caroling, click here.
H o l i d a y P e r f o r m a n c e s
OFIS Choir sings at holiday luncheon for retired bulldog staff members.
OFMS 8th grade choir students performed with the OFHS Chorale. Click here to view more photos.
OFMS Golden Harmonies performed at many holiday events
in Olmsted Falls and Olmsted Township in December. Here is a picture of the group with Santa at
the tree lighting ceremony at Village Green in Olmsted Falls.
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 2014-2015 SCHOOL YEAR! Your contribution is tax deductible, as allowed by law. OFMA is a non-profit, 501c3 organization.
2014-2015 OFMA Officers
President: Ellen Bertrand Vice President: Paul Burkart Secretary: Claudia Ferrini Treasurer: Sherri Kovach Past President: Ron Webb
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. OFMA has assisted with funds for the following
programs in the past – help us meet this year’s needs!
Instruments (New and repairs) for High School, Middle School & Intermediate School
Choir, Marching Band and Drill Team uniforms
Scholarships for graduating Seniors
Sound equipment at all buildings
Middle and High School summer music camp scholarships
Field trips, contests, concerts and events
Student musical enrichment programs
Related equipment; ladders, platforms, music stands, etc.
In addition to your financial support, we would love to get you involved! Join us this year in supporting our music programs. The Olmsted Falls Music Association (OFMA) meets on the 1st Wednesday of each month at the OFHS Choir room.
For more information contact Ellen Bertrand at 216.347.2474, email us at [email protected] or
[email protected], and Groups: Olmsted Falls Music Association (OFMA)
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