Community Service Recital
Instruction/ Directions 2007-08
 

Community Service Recital Application 2007-08

Community Service Recitals Beginning Sunday, October 21, 2007

Arrangements have been made to hold our first Community Service Recital on Sunday, October 21, 2007 at Freedom Village Retirement Community on El Toro Road in Lake Forest. These recitals will alternate between Freedom Village and Aegis Assisted Living of Laguna Niguel. All recitals will take place on Sundays at 3:00 p.m. There will be four (4) recitals throughout the year, currently planned for October 21 at Freedom, December 16 at Aegis, February 24 at Freedom, and April 13 at Aegis. Last minute changes will be noted in future newsletters. Both venues offer beautiful baby grand pianos, and a pleasant, welcoming atmosphere. Application forms and Maps to these centers are available in this newsletter, and on the website at: www.mtacocc.org (Click on the “Forms” box).

There will be 20 students allowed per recital, and teachers may enter up to 3 students who may perform, serve as ushers, or both. This is a great venue for students to perform pieces that do not fall into a Festival category—such as jazz renditions, popular music, and our December favorite—Christmas music. Students not only get to perform without the stress of competition, they have an opportunity to hear other works they may want to try. The high school performers are also a wonderful inspiration to the young ones who may be performing for their first time in front or an audience. And most importantly, students experience the invaluable gift of giving back their music to a community that greatly appreciates their talent and their energy.

Performance pieces can be solos or ensembles, (the more variety the better!) and must be memorized and highly polished. Students may only perform one piece, and time is limited to 3 minutes per piece. (Teachers, please tell students not to take repeats in their music.) Please refer to the enclosed Community Service Recital Etiquette for further recital information, and guidelines to share with your students before performing.

Performers earn five (5) hours of community service credit, and ushers earn three (3) hours of credit. The fee is $5 per student (none for ushers unless participating as a performer), and $6 per ensemble. (Performing siblings are only $5 per family). These recitals are extremely popular, so register early to get your student in!  Registration forms for the October 21 recital must be received by Saturday, October 6, 2007 and will be accepted on a priority basis according to the post mark date on the application envelope.

 Mail to: Jennifer King, 6 Tremount, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677. For more information, call Katherine Buck, 949-493-3617, or Jennifer King, 949-661-1098.

 

Community Service Recital Instruction/ Directions 2007-2008
Please remove the previous CSR Application from handbook and replace it with this Form.
(Keep this form and photocopy as needed)

Send the completed form with one check for $5.00 per student ($5.00 per family of siblings) or $6.00 per ensemble made out to MTAC Orange Coast Cities, to Jennifer King, 6 Tremount, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 at least two (2) weeks before the scheduled recital to secure placement in the program.  Only 3 students are allowed per teacher and there is a limit of 20 students per recital.  Only the first 20 applications received will be honored, so REGISTER EARLY!  Students are to perform one piece or movement.  There will be no exceptions!  Repertoire must be at least 16 measures in length, with a maximum time of 3 minutes per piece.  Pieces are to be memorized, polished and performance ready.  (This is not a venue to “try-out” a piece in front of an audience).

Please share the following information with each participant:
Teachers are welcome to attend these recitals to assist MSSL members and senior residents of the care centers.  Parents with children under 7 years are also welcome to stay.  PLEASE NOTE: All performances this year are on Sundays at 3:00 PM.

Since there is not space for parents to attend at the Aegis facility, children should be DROPPED OFF 15 minutes before the recital begins, and PICKED UP after the recital, usually about an hour later.  Teachers and high school MSSL members will supervise young children.  Do not park in the retirement facility parking lot since parking spaces are for residents and their guests only.  Performers MUST stay for the duration of the recital.

Performers are requested to dress as nicely as possible to convey respect for the occasion.  Casual attire, jeans, t shirts and athletic wear are not appropriate.  Check MSSL dress code in www.MTAC.org.  NOTE: In the best interest of the senior citizens’ health, performers who are sick with cold or flu are requested not to perform and inform their teacher.  Five hours of Community Service Credit will be awarded to each performer.  Three hours of Community Service Credit will be awarded to ushers and assistants who contact Jennifer King at (949) 661-1098 at least 2 weeks before each recital.   They are required to dress appropriately as well.   Approximately 3-4 ushers will be needed at each recital.

 

DRIVING DIRECTIONS FROM THE 5 FREEWAY:

Aegis Assisted Living
     ●   32170 Niguel Road, Laguna Niguel, CA
     ●   Exit 5 Fwy at Crown Valley and go west to Niguel Rd, approx 3 miles.
     ●   Turn Left on Niguel Rd  and go approx. 2.5 miles to Ridgeway.
     ●   Turn left on Ridgeway and take your first right into the driveway.

 

Freedom Village
     ●   23442 El Toro Road, Lake Forest, CA
     ●   Exit 5 Fwy at El Toro and go East about 1 mile.
     ●   Pass Rockfield, pass Raymond
     ●   Turn Right on Cornelius
     ●   Turn Right into parking lot next to Red Barn
     ●   Park, but don’t face stores
     ●   Walk across street to Freedom Village

Community Service Recital Etiquette
(To be given to each student performing for Community Service Recitals)

The Community Service Recitals are an extremely popular venue for teacher’s students to play their pieces.  With a few exceptions, students and teachers are doing a fine job keeping pieces within the time limits (3 minutes max), making sure student pieces are memorized, and having students help out as ushers.  Please share the following information with your students before their performance:

Postponed Students:   If your student is postponed by us because the recital is full, we will reschedule them to the next recital date, if you wish, on a priority basis according to the post mark date on the application envelope.  If there is a large number of postponed students we may ask you to resubmit the names of those students who will be playing at the next recital.  If we do not hear back from you at least two (2) weeks prior to the next recital confirming your student’s attendance, we will not place your student on the program, and all money paid to the MTAC will be forfeited.

Canceled Students:  If you cancel your student because he/she is sick or is unprepared, you forfeit the place in the recital and all monies paid.  Do not assume that we will put your student into the next recital!

Show Up On Time:  The instructions online and in the September newsletter clearly state that the performing student should arrive at least 15 minutes prior to his/her performance.  (20 to 30 minutes for ushers).  If it is a 3:00 p.m. performance, drop off time is 2:45.  If the parent is staying (for those children ages 7-9), they must arrive early to find parking outside the facility.  Do not expect to park at the facility.  If your student arrives past the performance start time, they will not be allowed to play.  It is a sign of disrespect to those students who have made the effort to be there on time.

Dress Code:   The instructions online and in the September newsletter clearly state that the performing student should be dressed in appropriate recital attire. Casual attire, sweatshirts, jeans, mid-drifts, t shirts and athletic wear, and Ugg boots, are not appropriate.  Again, this is a sign of disrespect to the audience, and to the other students who made the effort to dress appropriately.

Stay For The Entire Performance:   Students are expected to stay for the duration of the performance.  We realize that the small children get restless, and we intend to keep the recitals to within one hour.  The older students, however, are expected to be examples and stay through the entire recital.

Thank you to all the teachers and students who have followed the guidelines and made these recitals so popular. 

Katherine Buck and Jennifer King