RECRUITING WITH ELECTRIC

INSTRUMENTSANGELA AMMERMAN, ANNANDALE HIGH SCHOOL

FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

WHAT IS THIS REALLY ABOUT?•BUILDING YOUR ORCHESTRA

•BUILDING SUPPORT FOR YOUR PROGRAM

•PARENTS, STUDENTS, FAMILIES, FRIENDS

•COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS

•SCHOOL AND COUNTY/DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION

RECRUITING 101•AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

•“GIVE ‘EM WHAT THEY WANT!” – FATS WALLER

•MAKE CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT FUN

•BRING ALONG PERFORMERS!

•DECIDE YOUR ELECTRIC USAGE AND BE HONEST

•PHRASES TO SAY DURING RECRUITING: “PICTURE YOURSELF…”

PUBLIC RELATIONS: YOU CAN DO IT TOO•VIDEO/YOUTUBE

•FACEBOOK

•TWITTER

•LOCAL NEWSPAPERS

•SCHOOL NEWSPAPERS

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATIONSING, SING A SONG

“FIDDLE FADDLE”

REEL ‘EM IN

PETTING ZOO

GIVE ‘EM WHAT THEY WANT

POP MUSIC

MOVEMENT

PERCUSSION

ROCKSTAR SINGING

STORY-TELLING - SCRIPT

DON’T FORGET THE COOL FACTOR!•SCHOOL T-SHIRTS

•HAVE EXTRAS FOR PRIZES

•LET THEM SHOW OFF

•“AUTOGRAPH SIGNING”

•ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES• WAMMY PEDAL

• DISTORTION

• SUSTAIN

• REVERB

• ECHO

SUPERSTAR STRINGSAnnandale Rock Star Autographs

Claudette Pagulyan (Violinist extraordinaire): _________________________

Han Sol Chang(Violin Villain): __________________________________

Loui Al-Ayoubi (Violintastic Violinist): ______________________________

Aldwin Pagulayan (Viola Viola Voila!): _________________________________

Leif Jomuad (Lively Leify Cellist): _____________________________

MAKE CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT FUN

FAWN OVER THE POSITIVE

QUICKLY ADDRESS THE NEGATIVE

PEER INTO THE FUTURE FOR BOTH

DON’T BE AFRAID TO JOKE AROUND

BRING ALONG PERFORMERS!

•EVERYONE LIKES FREE SAMPLES

•SHOW YOUR DIVERSITY

•GIVE STUDENTS A ROLE MODEL

•ALL STUDENTS CAN HAVE A PLACE IN ORCHESTRA

TRUTHFUL RECRUITING• BE HONEST ABOUT YOUR PROGRAM (A.K.A. TRUTH IN LENDING)

• DON’T MAKE YOURSELF A LEMON BY DESTROYING YOUR CREDIBILITY

• ATTRACT THE STUDENTS YOU WANT

• MAKE A GOAL! TELL STUDENTS HOW MANY RECRUITS YOU NEED! KEEP THEM POSTED ON THEIR ROLE IN IT!

• DISCUSS BEHAVIOR – WHAT IS AN ORCHESTRA STUDENT???

• ARE YOU CRAZY?!?! ADMIT IT!

• WHAT ARE YOUR PET PEEVES?

RECRUITING THROUGH THE YEAR

INVITE YOUR FEEDER SCHOOLS TO EVERY CONCERT!

START AN “AREA ORCHESTRA”

PUT A SOLOIST ON AN ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT!

SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO YOUR FEEDER CONCERTS

THANK YOU!

•QUESTIONS???