13 April 2015 Dear Parent / Guardian Exciting news! - Our school will make history in the Caribbean this year! We will come together with over 100 other primary schools from every town and village across our multicultural twin islands to make up a massive choir of over 4,000 children who will sing as one voice for the T&T Young Voices (T&TYV) concert on Saturday May 16th, 2015. Conducted by Ms. Lorraine Granderson at the Grand Stand Queens Park Savannah this will be an unforgettable experience for T&T YV choir and audience alike. Young Voices is the largest and most exciting children's concert organiser in the world. Over 1 million primary school students in England and Ireland have already participated in this massive educational musical experience and now, supported by the Ministry of Arts and Multiculturalism, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Transport and Digicel, it is now coming to Trinidad and Tobago for the very first time! Research shows music improves academic achievements through literacy and language and helps to develop technical and artistic skills. It also improves behavior and social skills. The benefits of being in a choir are well-documented: they include team building, breathing regulation and stress relief to name a few. The benefits of being in the Caribbean’s largest children’s choir will quite simply be life-changing. T&TYV will feature international vocal entertainer Randolph Matthews. BBC London says "If you get a chance to see him, grab it with both hands. You will come away with a huge grin, inspired & uplifted”. Also thanks to Digicel, this opportunity for our children to sing together without the pressures of competition alongside local hit-maker Farmer Nappy and 2015 Digicel Rising Star Neisha Guy can only serve to boost each choir member’s self-confidence. You won’t want to miss this. Think of the sense of pride you and your child will feel when you are able to share their experience as part of an equally massive audience. We’ve thoroughly enjoyed these months spent rehearsing, it has been hard work but well worth it. Make sure you don’t miss out on this opportunity to support your child in person as they make history. You and your family and friends get first preference on T&TYV concert tickets before they go on general release to the public at the main Digicel outlets. If you haven’t already, please fill in and return the enclosed Ministry of Education consent form as well as the T&TYV ticket and t -shirt order slip below no later than Friday April 17th 2015. We look forward to receiving your completed forms this week and to seeing you on Saturday May 16th at the Grand Stand Queens Park Savannah. Yours sincerely Principal / Music teacher Childs Name: _______________________________________________________ Concert tickets – Saturday 16 May 2015 Tier 1 $300 - nearest to the stage Tier 2 $250 - near to the stage Tier 3 $200 - standard seating Number of Tickets required: Tier 1 $300 TT : __________________________________________________ Tier 1 $250 TT: __________________________________________________ Tier 1 $200 TT : __________________________________________________ T& T Young Voices official t-shirt - $50 TT - Sizes - SMALL / MEDIUM / LARGE Number of T-Shirts required: Small: _________________________________________________ Medium: _________________________________________________ Large: _________________________________________________ My consent form is attached: Yes No Parents signature: ___________________________________________ 2