Concepts and Skills |
| The following concepts and skills are stressed in all band classes: |
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| Performance
skills, including tone, intonation, articulation, phrasing, expression, rhythmic authority, dynamics, accents, tempo, balance/blend,
accuracy |
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| Music notation reading and understanding |
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| Music highlighting |
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| Posture and
instrument position |
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| Understanding instrument care |
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| Specific
group performance before an audience and assessment of music performances |
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| Following
conducting cues appropriately |
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| Understanding musical terms |
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| Music composition |
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| Historical
and cultural connections |
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| Monitoring practice |
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Grade Definitions |
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| "A" Student :: Consistently
demonstrates accurate and complete knowledge of content and skills specified above; applies that knowledge to solve problems
in a variety of settings. |
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| "B+" Student :: Regularly
demonstrates accurate knowledge of content and skills specified above, with minor needed improvement; applies that knowledge
to solve problems in a variety of settings. |
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| "B" Student :: Demonstrates
knowledge of content and skills specified above, with some improvement needed in accuracy and/or consistency in performance;
applies that knowledge to solve problems in a variety of settings. |
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| "C+"
Student :: Demonstrates knowledge of basic content and skills specified above,
but requires additional practice and instructional experiences to refine skills necessary to solve a variety of problems. |
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| "C"
Student :: Demonstrates knowledge of basic content and skills specified above,
but requires additional practice and instructional experiences to acquire skills necessary to solve a variety of problems. |
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| "D+"
Student :: Needs additional practice and instructional experiences to acquire the
knowledge of and basic content and skills specified above necessary to solve problems. As a final mark, this grade is not
necessarily sufficient to meet the prerequisite requirements for the next level in a sequence of courses. |
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| "D"
Student :: Needs significant practice and instructional experiences to acquire
the knowledge of basic content and skills specified above necessary to solve problems. As a final mark, this grade is not
necessarily sufficient to meet the prerequisite requirements for the next level in a sequence of courses |
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| "F"
Student :: Has not demonstrated the basic knowledge of content and/or skills specified
above and requires additional practice and instructional experiences in order to succeed. |
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Practice Reports |
| Students and parents should be aware that practice reports are due to the band teacher on a weekly basis. "Work
habits" grades will be determined by the number of practice reports received. |
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Final Grades |
| Final grades are not cumulative, but reflect the student's progress in
areas of knowledge and abilities at the end of the school year. |
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Band Seating |
| Students are seated according to their musical
and technical proficiency on their instrument. This is done to insure proper blend and balance throughout the ensemble. Seat
placement is relative to the abilities of those in the group. (This placement may be referred to as what "chair"
a student has, such as, 1st chair, 2nd chair, etc.) Each student is responsible for his or her own performance. |
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Participation |
| Regular participation
is a vital part of our program. Participation is a commitment that each individual must make to his/her self and to the
organization. Each student is expected to participate in all daily rehearsals, extra rehearsals, and performances. Failure
to do so will affect a student's grade. |