Welcome Back!

Presenting...

Ms. Reiss

Mr. Ozsvath

Mr. Buckley

Things to look forward to...

Homecoming Parade (8th grade band) IMEA Honor Band Auditions & Festival Cantigny Civil War Reenactment Concert

(8th grade band) Jazz Band & Jazz Ensemble (all grades) New! Symphonic Band (all grades) Winter Concert: December 11th And lots MORE!

SyllabusSupplies/MaterialsLessons/RehearsalsPracticingBand UniformClassroom Rules Grading

Class Rules

No Talking when the teacher is teaching.

All Playing Stops at the Cut-Off No Food or Gum - Except Water Be on-time & in your seat ready to

play

Consequences

Parent Contact Detention

Student Expectations

1. Come to class prepared Instrument (mouthpiece, reed, valve oil,

etc...) Music binder w/ All music "EE" and "Foundations" books Pencil and highlighter Ask & sign-out if you need to leave.

Student Expectations

2. Be in your seat, ready to play at:

8th Grade Band1st: 8:00 – 8:392nd: 8:45 – 9:24

We start class 2 minute after the bell & end class 2 minutes before the bell.

Rehearsal Procedure

Get supplies out right away after entering the band room.

Make eye contact when the teacher is talking.

Raise your hand to make a comment or ask a question

Put instrument and music away after rehearsal. Percussion cover/put away the last instrument you played.

Rehearsals & Lessons Small Group lesson each week

GLE's 2 Units per Trimester w/ Due Dates

Pass-Off at school in lessons Enrichment Classes Part Assignments

Enrichment Classes Instrument maintenance & cleaningTuning Improve your tone+ More

GLE's & Units

Grading for Units

50 points per Unit 2 Units each Trimester -4 points for each exercise not

completed Complete them on-time

Marching band

8th Grade Only March in Homecoming Parade with

BHS Marching Band Memorize "Batavia Loyalty"

Combined rehearsal: 9/5 @5:00pm Homecoming Parade: 9/9 @5:00pm

Jazz Band Starts in Oct. with Help Sessions

Oct. 1, 8, 15 @7am

2 Jazz Bands Jazz Band - Open to all instruments,

students 6-8 Jazz Ensemble - By audition, open to

students 6-8

Turn in this form! Go Yellow! Everyone fills out the 1st box Mark your shirt size, only if you need one

(new student, lost, out-grown, etc...) 8th graders only fill out 3rd box Due by Friday, August 29th! Turn-In to RED (8th) or YELLOW (7th) Box

IMEA Registration Fun all-day band festival! One of the best bands you will play in! 8th Grade GLE/Level IV Attend the help sessions from 3-4pm

starting in a few weeks Registration ends Sept. 19

Turn-In to RED (8th) or YELLOW (7th) Box

PM Music Center

Order supplies at any time throughout the year online or by phone

Orders are delivered right to us and we’ll give them to you in band!

Order new EE book or Rubank Intermediate book (no book 3)

PM Music delivers every Thursday

School-Owned Instruments

Tuba, Baritone, Trombone, Horn, Tenor Sax, Bari Sax, Bass Clarinet

You may use a school instrument instead of bringing yours back and forth to school, since it is rather large *This Is Optional

Return the instrument contract by Friday, August 29th!

School-Owned Instruments

Lockers

Put your name & grade on the dot sticker

Small instruments (flute, clar, etc...) may share a locker

School-Owned Instruments will be ready for Wednesday!

Questions?