Members Handbook

Attendance

Please arrive for rehearsals 10 minutes early to allow time for tuning, and to organize your music. Be ready for the downbeat promptly at 6:00!
Rehearsals are every Monday except on school closures as observed in the Mukilteo School District. Orchestra members are expected to attend every rehearsal.

An attendence sheet is posted outside of each rehearsal room. It is the student's responsibility to initial the attendance sheet at each rehearsal.
Students will be penalized for signing in for an absent student.
Attendance at the retreat is also mandatory.

ABSENCES:

Students who are going to be absent must always call the music librarian Cheryl Harris at 425‑338‑0512.

A maximum of three absences is permitted each quarter. All absences, excused or unexcused, are counted the same way. Any student who misses more than three rehearsals in a quarter may not be allowed to play in that quarter's concert - at their conductor's discretion. The absences must not be three consecutive absences. 

School Music Program Policy

EYSO members are required to participate in their school music program on their respective orchestra instruments.

There are two reasons for this:
1. EYSO is highly committed to supporting school music programs.
2. Daily practice with a group is essential to developing orchestra performance skills.

Rehearsals

Students must maintain a respectful relationship with the conductor and fellow musicians. Rehearsal rooms must be left clean and in order. It is very important to leave them in good condition to maintain our lease at Kamiak High School. Parents are responsible for picking up their children immediately after rehearsal ends.

REHEARSAL TIMES AND LOCATION:

All orchestras rehearse every Monday night (except for school holidays) at Kamiak High School Performing Arts Center, 10801 Harbour Pointe Blvd, Mukilteo 98275.

All orchestra rehearsals begin at 6:00 pm.
Prelude finishes at 7:15
Intermezzo finishes at 7:30
Junior Youth finish at 8:00
Senior Youth finish at 8:30

Concerts:

Concerts are held at Northshore Christian Church and Academy, 5700 23rd Drive W, Everett 98203 (driving directions). Concerts begin at 7:00 and tickets can be purchased at the door ($3 for students, $5 per adult, $12 per family (4 people, max), group rate $30 for a group of 10). Before and after the concert, espresso, tea, other non-alcoholic beverages and snacks are available for purchase as well as EYSO logo merchandise and flowers for your favorite musician. Plenty of free parking is available.

Musicians: Please plan to arrive on concert night according to the following schedule:

Prelude Strings: Arrive at 5:30 p.m.

Intermezzo, Junior, and Youth: Arrive at 6:00 p.m.

Each orchestra is assigned a rehearsal room in one of the NCA classrooms. When you arrive, please look for signs directing you to your rehearsal room.

Concert Attire

Boys	Girls
Black Slacks, socks, & shoes	Long black skirt & hose
Long-sleeved white shirt	Long-sleeved white blouse
Black bow tie	Black or white hair bow (Optional)
Black tux jacket for Everett Youth ONLY (Optional)	black dress shoes

PLEASE: No jeans, cargo pants, sneakers, etc. No bare midriffs or shoulders please.
Dress respectfully in a manner befitting your role as a representative of Everett Youth Symphony.

Tuition

Tuition is the primary source of operating funds for the Everett Youth Symphony. The funds are used to pay conductor salaries, the music librarian, coaches, purchase new music, and pay for rehearsal and performance space.

Tuition for the 2010-2011 season is:

                        By Sept 15th      Payment Plan

Youth:              $484.00           TBD

Junior:              $405.00           TBD

Intermezzo:     $320.00           TBD

Prelude:           $284.00           TBD

Payment schedule for this concert season will be posted before the season starts. Late payments are subject to an additional charge of $5 per month.

Concerto Competition

This year's concerto competition is at Kamiak HS starting at 6pm. This competition is limited to members of the Youth Symphony. Applications will be available at the first rehearsal after Winter break. Members must provide their own piano accompanist, if needed. The winner will perform with the Everett Youth Symphony during the 2010-2011 season. It may be possible for the 2nd and 3rd place winners to perform with the Everett Junior Symphony.