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HANDBOOK 10 -
Purchase Of Personal Instruments Dear Cedarcrest Junior High School Band Parents and Students: I hope you have had an enjoyable and restful summer and are as excited about the upcoming school year as I am! Throughout the year our students will be presented with many challenges, and I look forward to watching their growth and guiding them through the obstacles that are often presented. Music is a powerful language, and I feel strongly committed to making sure that Cedarcrest is a place where this skill and passion can be developed and nurtured. We have an exciting year planned which is filled with many activities. I encourage you to check the performance/event calendar which will be passed out the first or second week of school and look ahead to the events you will be involved in, and make an effort to alleviate any schedule conflicts by planning ahead now. I have provided this handbook in an effort to acquaint you with our program and hopefully answer any questions you may have regarding our activities, schedule, policies, and goals. Every effort has been made to cover all aspects of the band program. I thank you for familiarizing yourself with the expectations and policies contained in this handbook. Each student’s success is much more likely with encouragement, guidance, and patience. I wish each of you a rewarding and successful year filled with musical and personal growth and tons of fun! Sincerely, Mr. Hogenson 2 - Music E.A.L.R.'s Essential Academic Learning Requirements - The Arts 1. The student understands and applies arts knowledge and skills - (tests/quizzes/performances/audience skills) To meet this standard the student will: 1.1. Understand arts concepts and vocabulary 1.2. Develop arts skills and techniques 1.3. Understand and apply arts styles from various artists, cultures, and times. 1.4. Apply audience skills in a variety of arts settings and performances 2. The student demonstrates thinking skills using artistic processes - (tests/quizzes/performances To meet this standard the student will: 2.1. Apply a creative process in the arts: Conceptualize the context or purpose Gather information from diverse sources Develop ideas and techniques Organize arts elements, forms, and/or principles into a creative work Reflect for the purpose of elaboration and self-evaluation Refine work based on feedback Present work to others 2.2 Apply a performance process in the arts Identify audience and purpose Select artistic work (repertoire) to perform Analyze structure and background of work Interpret by developing a personal interpretation of the work Rehearse, adjust, and refine through evaluation and problem solving Present work for others Reflect and evaluate 2.3 Apply a responding process to an arts presentation Engage actively and purposefully Describe what is seen and/or heard Analyze how the elements are arranged and organized Interpret based on descriptive properties Evaluate using supportive evidence and criteria 3. The student communicates through the arts - (tests/quizzes/performances) To meet this standard the student will: 3.1 Use the arts to express and present ideas and feelings 3.2 Use the arts to communicate for a specific purpose 3.3 Develop personal aesthetic criteria to communicate artistic choices. 4. The student makes connections within and across the arts to other disciplines, life, cultures, and work - (tests/quizzes/performances). To meet this standard the student will: 4.1 Demonstrate and analyze the connections among the arts disciplines 4.2 Demonstrate and analyze the connections among the arts and other content areas 4.3 Understand how the arts impact lifelong choices 4.4 Understand that the arts shape and reflect culture and history 4.5 Demonstrate the knowledge of arts careers and the knowledge of arts skills in the world of work. 3 - GRADES
GRADES IN BAND ARE EARNED BY THE STUDENT
MUSICIAN, and are based on
percentages. There are four basic categories with percentage
weights assigned to them (except BEGINNING BAND - no practice cards
are required for BEGINNING BAND). The categories are listed below
so you can have a complete understanding of how
your child earns their grade. A word of note: NOT turning in practice cards
may drastically lower their grade in band!!
:(
The moral here is... STUDENTS NEED TO PRACTICE,
AND TURN IN THE
PRACTICE
CARDS. I can't tell you how many different
excuses I have heard from students regarding this matter. The
bottom line is that students need to practice 61 or minutes each
week, and turn in the practice card (every week) - it's that simple
and easy. There is a stack of extra practice cards
in the band room should a practice card become "lost."
Additionally, there is a practice card in the "document" section of
this website, so it can be downloaded at home and printed out -
basically, there is never a reason for not having a practice card.
DOWNLOAD PRACTICE CARD. Band grades align with Cedarcrest's A,B,C,F grading policy and percentages:
Grading percentages for BEGINNING BAND
Grading percentages for CONCERT/SYMPHONIC/WIND ENSEMBLE/JAZZ
BAND
Performance(s) (EALR
2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3)
Practice Cards (EALR 1.1-1.3)
Audience Skills (EALR 1.4) The standard is all-inclusive (i.e. listening
skills, instrument, music, book, rhythm packet, pencil with them
every day). Students can earn 1 point per day = 5 points per week.
Any absence of the prior listed will eliminate the daily
point.
Tests/Quizzes (EALR 1.1-1.4, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1)
table of contents 4 - CEDARCREST BAND ROOM EXPECTATIONS
table of contents 5 - CONCERT ATTIRE
WIND
ENSEMBLE/SYMPHONIC BAND students use the book, FOUNDATIONS
FOR SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE by RICHARD WILLIAMS and JEFF KING
pictured below. Students will need the book for the instrument that
they are playing in band.
CONCERT BAND students use the
red book, ACCENT ON ACHIEVEMENT BOOK 2 by JOHN O'REILLY and MARK
WILLIAMS pictured below. Students will need the book for the
instrument that they are playing in band.
BEGINNING BAND students use
the blue book, ACCENT ON ACHIEVEMENT BOOK 1 by JOHN O'REILLY and
MARK WILLIAMS pictured below. Students will need the book for the
instrument that they are playing in band.
table of contents 9 - MOUTHPIECES/LIGATURES/MUTES Mouthpieces
Ligatures
Mutes
table of contents 10 - PURCHASE OF PERSONAL INSTRUMENTS As exciting
as the prospect of purchasing an instrument for your son/daughter
is, there are some ground rules that will save you, your
son/daughter and the band program many headaches and potential
financial stresses.
11 - PRACTICE AND PRACTICE CARDS Practice sessions should begin
with a warm-up (long tones for wind instruments and rolls for
percussionists), and accomplish a goal that has been set such as:
"Today I am going to work on my rhythms and intonation in FIRST
SUITE IN Eb from measure 41 to 96."
Instruments need to be played EVERY DAY (of course, exceptions occur such as family gatherings/emergencies, sickness and homework). I like to use the analogy of a distance runner training for a marathon. They don't run only on weekends to maintain their athletic level. A marathon runner trains daily. The same applies towards performance on an instrument - building your embouchure (mouth muscles and the formation they make to enable the playing of an instrument) and maintaining it is a daily process. Good luck, and practice, practice, practice! Don't forget that the minimum for an "A" grade is 61 minutes per week. table of contents 12 - WHERE DO I GET THIS STUFF???? TED BROWN MUSIC - PUYALLUP 13613 Meridian East, Suite 140 Puyallup, WA 98373 Business Hours: Monday through Saturday 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Closed Sunday 253-848-4040 253-848-4440 fax. TED BROWN MUSIC - TACOMA 6228 Tacoma Mall Blvd Tacoma, Wa 98409 Business Hours: Monday through Friday 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Closed Sunday 1-800-562-8938 253-272-3211 253-572-1416 fax MUSIC CENTERS - various locations table of contents |
