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Concepts and Skills |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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Attendance |
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Regular
attendance is a vital part of our program. Attendance is a commitment that each individual must make to his/her self and to
the organization. Each student is expected to attend all daily rehearsals, extra rehearsals, and performances. Failure to
do so will affect a student's grade. |
