Grading+Policies+and+Ruberics

=Grading =

__** Concert Performances: Weighted 50% **__
Purpose: To evaluate musical progress and share your musical talents with friends and family. • Concerts are an important tool used to evaluate musical progress. In order to receive full credit for a concert performance, students must be on time, wear the proper attire, be respectful audience members and participate musically with their best etiquette and efforts. • Each band student will be required to fill out a concert attendance contract.

__** Class Assignments/ Assessments - Written & Performance-based 20% **__ Purpose: To expand and evaluate a student's knowledge of musical concepts, vocabulary, theory, history and performance skills. • Throughout each semester there will be written assignments and quizzes. • At the end of each semester there will be a final exam covering material learned from the assignments, quizzes and information learned from daily rehearsals. • Playing tests will include scales, etudes, rhythm exercises, lesson book exercises and sight reading excerpts. Playing tests may be evaluated for note accuracy, articulation/sticking, tone/technique, rhythm, range and musicianship.

__** Sectionals & Lessons: Weighted 20% **__ Purpose: To teach musical skills and techniques that are specific to each instrument or section. • The director is here to help, but every student is expected to come prepared for each lesson to ensure adequate progress. • Grading for lessons will be in two parts: 1) lesson attendance and 2.)Lesson preparedness. • In general, students will be expected to take one lesson or sectional each week.

__** Daily Participation Rehearsal Etiquette: Weighted 10% **__ Purpose: To evaluate each student's personal responsibilities as a band member. • To ensure musical growth, students are expected to participate with their best effort every day. • Since band is a participation class, students need to be present and on time for rehearsals. • Students must come to class prepared with the necessary materials every day. • Students are expected to observe the podium rule. (no talking during rehearsals) • Students will keep the band room free of gum, pop, candy & food.