Thank you's and the concert
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Where/when do you do your “thank you’s” for people who helped with the concert? Who do you thank? I put a big thank you in the program and say a thank you at the end of the evening. I’d love to get rid of one of them, but don’t want to hurt feelings. Do you list their names or a description of what they helped with? Any creative ideas for letting people know you appreciate their help at the concert?
I always say a huge thank you before the concert finale. Typically I thank and recognize school/district administration, my paraprofessional, high school directors, parents, and students. I list our business sponsors in the program as well as verbally thank them during the concert. For any businesses who donate, I also present a framed certificate of appreciation, concert program, and thank you note. I keep track of parents who volunteer throughout the year and plan to present them with a framed certificate at the end of the year. Additionally, I sent out holiday cards to parents who had volunteered so far this year. People really do appreciate a hand-written personalized card 🙂 Not the most creative ideas, but maybe this helps!
We list ours on the back of our printed programs. “A Very Special Thank You too…” and then we list in order of importance, i.e. school board, administration, people of authority, all the way down to parent volunteers. If you want to list the specific task they performed, you can just put John Doe, program design. If they expect more than written acknowledgement, a blanket statement at the beginning or end of the concert would be fine. And nothing is wrong with following it up with a handwritten not of thanks!
We list ours on the back of our printed programs. \”A Very Special Thank You too…\” and then we list in order of importance, i.e. school board, administration, people of authority, all the way down to parent volunteers. If you want to list the specific task they performed, you can just put John Doe, program design. If they expect more than written acknowledgement, a blanket statement at the beginning or end of the concert would be fine. And nothing is wrong with following it up with a handwritten not of thanks!
Christopher M. Johnson, Professor of Music Education and Music Therapy, is currently the Chair of the Music Education and Music Therapy Department and Director of the Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas. Johnson earned his Ph.D. from the Florida State University.
Since his arrival at The University of Kansas, Johnson has taught courses in Instrumental Conducting, Teaching Instrumental Music, Managing Behaviors in the Music Environment, Psychology and Acoustics of Music, and Research Methods in Music Education and Music Therapy. Johnson served two terms as the editor of the International Journal of Music Education: Research, the research publication of the International Society for Music Education. He is currently serving his second term on the National Association for Music Educations Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. He also served on the editorial board of the Journal of Research in Music Education, and one earlier term as the Chair for the MENC Executive Committee of the Society for Research in Music Education. Johnson also served as the Chair for the Research Commission of the International Society for Music Education.
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