Leadership Positions
2017 - 2018 PHS Orchestra Leadership
Congratulations to the following people who have received appointments to the following leadership positions for the 2016 - 2017 school year.
Orchestra President
Congratulations to the following people who have received appointments to the following leadership positions for the 2016 - 2017 school year.
Orchestra President
- TBA
- Rehearsal Assistant - TBA
- Secretary - TBA
- Ensemble Representative - TBA
- Librarian - TBA
- Rehearsal Assistant - TBA
- Secretary - TBA
- Ensemble Representative - TBA
- Librarian - Maddie Kuwada
- Rehearsal Assistants - TBA
- Secretary - TBA
- Head Librarian - TBA
- Ensemble Representative - TBA
The following is a list of leadership positions available to students in the Providence High School Orchestras. Along with each position is a description of the duties for that position. All students are eligible to apply for a leadership position. Only rising juniors and senior will be considered for the position of Orchestra President. Please click here in order to apply for one of these important leadership positions.
Orchestra President
- The Orchestra President oversees all student-appropriate aspects of the orchestra program, including the organization and implementation of social events, t-shirts, service projects, and any other program-wide endeavors. The president is the first line of communication between director and students. Candidates should be highly responsible and effective communicators.
Ensemble Representative
- The Ensemble Representative serves as a liaison between the President and her/his respective ensemble, assists with any events, be they program-wide or ensemble specific and serves as the "ambassador" of his/her specific ensemble.
Head Librarian
- The Head Librarian oversees the functionality of the Music Library and ensures that both hard files and electronic files are updated on a regular basis. The Head Librarian is assisted by Ensemble Librarians (TBD). A candidate for this position must be extremely organized, very motivated, and slightly OCD. A knowledge of Microsoft Excel is helpful, but not required.
Class Secretary
- The class secretary is responsible for the following items: daily attendance, recording practice records, collecting and recording forms for his/her ensemble. Candidates for this position must be extremely organized, self motivated, and have perfect or nearly perfect attendance themselves.
Ensemble Librarian
- The Ensemble Librarian is responsible for the distribution and collection of literature to his/her ensemble. They are also responsible for any photocopying that needs to take place during ensemble rehearsal. This person also assists the Head Librarian with any needs he/she may have. This person must be organized and self-motivated.
Rehearsal Assistant
- The Rehearsal Assistant is responsible for continuing the ensemble rehearsal in the absence of the director. The rehearsal assist may be asked to take over a class rehearsal to allow the director to work with individual students or sections. This is a very important leadership position for which interested students will need to audition for the position by a demonstration of standard conducting patterns and rehearsal techniques. Interest parties should meet with the director for coaching prior to the audition process.