PLANTATION PARK SINGERS

PLANTATION PARK SINGERS

875 SW 54^th Avenue Plantation, FL 33317 (754) 323-7150 x325

SCHOLARSHIP, LEADERSHIP, CHARACTER, MUSICIANSHIP… FUN! THESE ARE OUR IDEALS.

Congratulations! Your child, ___________________________________________________________,

has been selected as a member of the Plantation Park Singers Chorus! He or she was selected through a careful vocal screening process from over 300 eligible students on the basis of scholarship, leadership, character, musicianship, & enthusiasm for learning. Selection for Chorus is one of the highest achievable honors at Plantation Park Elementary School because it is a testament of your child’s outstanding academic and overall achievement.

The Plantation Park Singers Chorus strives to provide music education of the highest quality to its members. The Plantation Park Singers have earned an outstanding reputation among music educators & the general community for their professionalism, polish, & choral excellence. They have performed for several local, state, & national music education conventions; twice for Disney’s Magic Kingdom; five times for Islands of Adventure and Universal Studios, Orlando; at Broward Center for the Performing Arts, & for numerous concerts at school, School Board functions, local retirement facilities, & in our Plantation community. Over the last four years, the choir has consistently earned superior ratings, First Place, &/or Grand Champion Overall at the MUSIC USA Festival in Orlando, FL.

Why should your child sing? Music runs through our blood: no heartbeat= no life. The study of music accelerates human development & maturity. Singing cultivates patterning & language skills, reinforces math knowledge, improves memory, & teaches social & expressive skills which cannot be learned in any other way. Long-term study of music results in significantly increased standardized test scores, lower dropout rates, & higher academic achievement than that of students who do not study music. Finally, singing stimulates both sides of the brain, whereas reading activates only the left hemisphere. Thus, the more you sing, the smarter you are!

How do we sign up? Attend (or send a designee with written proxy permission to attend) one of two informational meetings to complete all Chorus paperwork. Meetings will be held Wed. Sept. 16 at 6:30pm in the cafeteria and Thurs. Sept. 17 at 2pm in the Music Room. Meetings are for both parents and prospective choristers. Please bring a pen and $20 cash or money order nonrefundable registration donation. Choristers will be measured for uniforms, and all that is involved with Chorus participation will be discussed. (The donation covers the cost of your child’s Chorus t-shirt, music notebook, & 2 practice CD’s- one CD for fall music & one for spring. Families registering more than one child may contribute $20 for the 1^st child and $15 for each additional child.).

If for some reason you take your paperwork home, all forms and $20 nonrefundable registration donations (cash or money order only) must be returned to Mrs. Greggs no later than the first day of rehearsal- Sept. 21. Children enrolled in JCC After-Care should also return an After-Care Club permission form (available from JCC) by the same date.

Anything else? In addition to the registration donation, a uniform must be purchased for an estimated cost of $60-$80 (or it may be borrowed from our uniform bank). Detailed uniform information is available on the chorus website www.musicmakerscamp.com . Due to stringent requirements of certain venues where we perform, all uniforms MUST match, down to the shoes & socks choristers wear. Families experiencing financial hardship may apply for confidential scholarship assistance by contacting Mrs. Greggs. For those who can not find suitable items in our Uniform Bank, uniform payments will be due by Oct. 8. Due to multiple returned checks in past years, PPSBA accepts cash or money orders only.

No child may attend our first rehearsal without all completed documents. Due to the honorary nature of Chorus membership, late contracts cannot be accepted. Our waiting list has over 150 names! For more information, contact Mrs. Greggs @ musicmakerscamp@aol.com or Nicole.greggs@browardschools.com.

Nicole M. Greggs, National Board Certified Teacher- Early/Middle Childhood Music