February 2013

February

We are well underway!  The kids are doing great, we’re all having fun, and music is being sung. 
We will try costumes on our new friends today during class.  You will notice the costume fee on your tuition statement if it is applicable to you.  I like to order these ASAP because my seamstress is in Utah and needs as much time as I can give her to complete the task.
Next month’s statement will include a props fee.  Just to give you a heads up about that, the harmonic tunes prop fee will be $14.  That includes their fiber optic wand, an LED sword, a troop TaVaci T-shirt, knee high green socks.
The Tiny Tune prop fee will be $5.  This includes their fiber optic wand, and a sailor hat.
Calendar

February 7- tuition/costume fee due

February 14- Esther teaching solo(Betsy watching her daughter Savannah play Annie in the Athens Academy production of Annie!)

March 7- tuition/prop fee due

       -specialty rehearsal begins

April 4- tuition/Performace fee due

April 11- NO TAVACI!!! Gwinnett County Spring break

May 2- tuition due

May 24- 6:00 PM Blocking rehearsal

May 25- 9:30 AM Dress rehearsal

May 25- 7:00 PM Concert (kids arrive at 6:30)

Specialties

In the next couple of weeks I will send a note home with your child if they will be asked to participate in a specialty number. 

1- I’m on my way 1^st grade, 1^st grade. Sung by kindergarten and Pre-K age friends, this number uses a top hat and cane. ($5 prop fee for a top hat and cane)

2- A father/daughter number sung by my youngest Harmonic tunes. Girls portray a wind up doll and her wish to be human. Dads sing about how “scrumptious” their daughters are. This poly-harmonic song comes right out of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. (unsure at this point about additional costume/props)

3- Newsies- performed by my older Harmonic tunes will be sure to please the crowd. (costume will be an individual responsibility.  I’ll send home some ideas and you can check closets for peices)

 TaVaci Trivia:
To receive your next charm for your bracelet (or your bracelet and 1^st charm), please sing for me the “firework song.   Start at, “you just got to ignite…” and end at, “as you shoot across the sky-y-y”  tell me what word you turn your light ON.

As always, if you have any questions, shoot me an e-mail at:  betsyga@bellsouth.net

We love your kids.  They are fabulous!  Thank you for sharing them with us.

January 2013

January

Here it is, the moment we’ve been waiting for!  TaVaci starts Thursday!  I hope you’ve all enjoyed your Christmas break.  We had a fantastic time skiing in the mountains of Utah.  Visiting family and friends was nice, but the SNOW was incredible.

With a new year comes new music, new games, and new friends.  We are excited to welcome several new faces to our group.  Welcome.

New Friends:  If you have any friends that would like to try TaVaci, now is the time to bring them along!  All the material is new, so they can just hop right in with us.

Music:

Tiny’s-  My Tiny’s will be singing a fun medley of Veggie Tales songs!  We love Veggie Tales!    My little sister (who has a TaVaci group in Utah) had never heard of Veggie Tales.  I let her know that she was being an abusive parent by not letting her kids in on the joy of silly singing veggies! 

Their next song is the Navy theme song.  We will sing it with sailor hats.

The last song is a funny song about “helping” mommy in the kitchen.  We will use big colorful mixing bowls for this number.

Harmonic’s- My Harmonics will sing a Star Wars medley.  I have to be honest here, I’ve got some movies to watch before I can explain to your kids.  My brother was rolling on the ground laughing, so it’s funny, I just need to figure out why!  We will be using lightsabers as a prop.

They are also singing a boy scout rap.  It’s funky and I know the kids will like it, especially the boy scouts in the group!  We will have a troop TaVaci T-shirt and knee high socks for this number.

Their last song is a rock and roll medley.  It’s a fun tribute to rock-n-roll.  I haven’t decided if we will use proud Mary wigs or not.  Maybe a specialty type situation.

Entire group-  Our opening number is: It’s My Turn Now.  It’s a fun song from the Disney Movie Jump In.  We previewed it in the fall and lots of my kids were already familiar with it.  Our closer is “Firework”. We will use a fiber optic light wand.  My Tiny’s will be so excited to be involved in a “lights out” number.

Specialties-  This concert has 3 specialty numbers. 

1-  I’m on my way 1^st grade, 1^st grade.  Sung by kindergarten and Pre-K age friends, this number uses a top hat and cane.  (not sure on a final price)

2-  A father/daughter number sung by my youngest Harmonic tunes.  Girls portray a wind up doll and her wish to be human.  Dads sing about how “scrumptious” their daughters are.  This poly-harmonic song comes right out of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. (unsure at this point about additional costume/props)

3-  Newsies-  performed by my older Harmonic tunes will be sure to please the crowd. (unsure at this point about additional costume/props)

I know the kids will love the music.  It’s going to be so much fun.

Props-  I don’t have a firm price on all our props.  This is what I have so far.  I’m missing the knee highs for the Harmonics as well as the specialties.  They shouldn’t cost very much.  I’ll let you know ASAP so that you can plan ahead.  Prop fees are not due until March.

            -fiber optic light wand $3 (everyone)

            - plastic bowl $1 (Tiny’s)
            -sailor hat $3 (Tiny’s)
            -troop TaVaci T-shirt $5 (Harmonics)
            -Light saber $5 (Harmonics)

Costume: (New friends Only)

Tiny Tune Girls $75-

*sparkly dress

*black bike shorts
*black netting skirt
*silk flower for hair

You will need to purchase: a pair of white footless tights & black ballet slippers

All Boys $35

*Black button down shirt $25

*red neck tie

You will need to purchase: black slacks, black socks, & black church shoes

Harmonic Girls $62

*black layering shirt-$14

*red sequin shrug
*black jazz pants-$25
*ribbon for hair-$3

You will need to purchase black socks and black jazz shoes

Calendar of Events:

January 10- TaVaci starts! January tuition due.

January 31- costume try-on (new students only)

February 7- tuition/costume fee due

February 14- Esther teaching solo(Betsy watching her daughter Savannah play Annie in the Athens Academy production of Annie!)

March 7- tuition/prop fee due

            -specialty rehearsal begins

April 4- tuition/Performace fee due

April 11- NO TAVACI!!! Gwinnett County Spring break

May 2- tuition due

May 24- 6:00 PM Blocking rehearsal

May 25- 9:30 AM Dress rehearsal

May 25- 7:00 PM Concert (kids arrive at 6:30)

 There will be a couple of practice performances added at a later time to the calendar.  It’s too soon for me to schedule them at this point.

Please also see the “studio policies” attached to this newsletter. 

I’m excited about this concert. (I’m always excited about our concerts!)  It will be fun to entertain your kids again.