Professional Examples
This page contains examples of Nicolas’s professional writings, lesson plans, concert programs, recruiting material, and conducting videos.
Writing Examples
An email to 6th grade families in the North Scott District following up on our Virtual Meeting for incoming band students. Families who were unable to join our Virtual Meeting could watch the recorded live stream and view our slideshow presentation at a later time.
An email to the 6th grade teachers at Hopewell Elementary notifying them of the start of the band lesson schedule and band rehearsals.
This email shows an exchange between Mr. Propes and the 6th grade teaching team at Hopewell Elementary School as they worked to navigate the changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
An email to parents and students with information about the start of band lessons.
An email to parents and students about the start of full band rehearsals.
A positive email home to parents praising a student for their performance to students in the music classroom.
An email to parents highlighting interventions taken to assist a student who was having trouble reading music.
An email sent home to parents and students highlighting upcoming changes to the lesson and rehearsal schedule.
Since 2017, Nicolas has been using MailChimp to maintain contact with the members of the Big River Brass Band. MailChimp provides the opportunity to track statics such as the open rate of a particular email so members of the Executive Board can be sure who has received the information and who has not.
In 2021, the Big River Brass Band started a mailing list for our fans. Using MailChimp, Nicolas sends regular updates to the list to keep the fans of the Big River Brass Band up-to-date with upcoming concert dates and other information.
Lesson Examples
Concert Programs
Works Conducted
A completed list of works conducted by Nicolas Propes is available at http://bit.ly/conductedworks
Recruiting Material
Conducting Videos
Rehearsal/Conducting Videos
A YouTube playlist featuring videos of Nicolas conducting is available at http://bit.ly/conductingvideos