A REQUEST...

As the semester progresses, I am finding that it is easier to access tax credit funding and the students in chorus can start benefiting from this almost immediately...the only drawback is that items and activities have depleted those funds and there is still a need.

Please remember that any donations you make to tax credit are refunded in full or are credited to your taxes during tax season.  If you donate before the end of December, you will be credited in 2014!  (Remember, a family who files their taxes jointly can donate up to $400.00!  What a great way to "save" for a summer vacation!) 
Any amount will be appreciated!  A donation of $5.00 can buy 2-3 copies of choral music!  It all adds up!!

The picture below will show you what you will see when you donate by credit/debit card at the tax credit site (You will have to select "Mansfeld" as the school and "Chorus" as the activity):

After you select, decide on an amount and comment (if you like :-)) you just click the buttons, provide credit/debit card information and you're done!  There are even ways to create an "app" from this page for either your Android or iPhone!!  
(Don't forget to save the final page as a receipt for your taxes)

Here is the link to donate:

https://tusdstats.tusd1.org/paweb/utility/taxcredit/school.aspx

Thank you so much for supporting the choral music program at Mansfeld!

Thomas Levario

Yes, We're Still Here!!!

Sorry it has been so long for a post to be written, but I want to assure you that we have been working diligently to improve our chorus program!  The picture at the top of this blogsite is of this year's chorus at the TUSD Choral festival at Tucson High School.  The kids did a wonderful job singing excerpts of songs that were used as learning tools during the first quarter of instruction.  Song excerpts had varied artists from "Pink" to Stevie Wonder, The Beatles and Taylor Swift.  The advanced chorus is now working on the songs for our annual trip to the state capitol (December 13, 2013) and for the Instrumental music concert on December 12.

The Beginning chorus will be making its singing debut on November 21, 2013 at 6:30 in the evening.  They will be singing a couple songs to cap the evening that will feature a small skit and music from the 6th grade performing arts class.

Hope you can all make it to these events!!

Tom Levario