| Grades for each class are broken up into three areas:
1. DAILY GRADE
2. PERFORMANCE GRADE
3. PLAYING/WRITTEN EVALUATIONS
DAILY GRADE Student receive 10 points everyday that they are
on time and follow all class rules. When a student is late, or breaks a
rule during class, they will not receive that day's 10 points.
PERFORMANCE GRADE
Each performance that is required is worth 1000 points per performance.
Point deductions will be made according to tardiness at 100 points for each
5 minute interval. Students who fail to attend and perform at a required
performance will not receive 1000 points. Required performances are:
Middle School Bands
Winter Concert
Spring Concert
High School Band
Football games in which we participate
Winter Concert
Spring Concert
Other performance opportunities such as contests, solo-ensembles, honor
bands, basketball games, etc. will count as extra credit.
6th and 7th Grade Band:
THE BIGGEST PART OF YOUR GRADE IS YOUR PRACTICE CARD
You will be expected to practice 140 minutes a week. The recommended
method of getting this time in is 20 minutes a day, 7 days a week.
Practice cards are due on Monday. You will receive 1 point for every
minute practiced up to 180. A parent must sign your practice card each week.
Practice cards for each week will be accepted up to Wednesday with the
understanding that points can be deducted for being late. Students that are
absent on Monday will not lose points for turning their card in upon their
return.
There will also be periodic assignments from the book and written tests,
each worth 100 points each. Testing dates will be given in advance.
8th Grade Band:
All 8th grade members are graded by:
1. daily grade (10 points/day)
2. performance grade (1000 points per concert)
3. class grade (100 points per assignment)
Class grades are assignments both written and performed on the intrument.
Generally these assignments will be at least once a week. Scale is that of
the Varsity Band's playoff scale.
High School Band:
During marching season and contest season, 100 points per day are possible
for attending 7:15 a.m. rehearsals. Points are deducted for number of
minutes tardy. Once a student is 20 minutes late, this will result in 0
points awarded for that day. A student is considered "on time" when they
are seated, with instrument, ready to perform at 7:15 a.m.
PLAYING/WRITTEN EVALUATIONS
High School Band: Students will have to perform from memory the
marching show music for one of the band directors by the following deadline:
Romeo and Juliet Part I - August 31st
Romeo and Juliet Part III - September 14th
Romeo and Juliet Part II - September 28th
Students can make an appointment at their convenience any time before or
after school before the dealine date. Students who meet the deadline but
do not receive an A can replay their assignment anytime during the first
semester. The grading scale for each song is:
0 - 2 mistakes = A
3 - 6 mistakes = B
7 - 10 mistakes = C
11 - 12 mistakes = D
13+ mistakes = F
There will also be tapes to turn in during concert season for chair
placement. January 11, 2006 is chair test deadline. Material will be
issued in November.
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