LHS Band Grading Policy

Classroom Participation (45% of Grade)

Outstanding (20 Points): Actively participates at all times; on time; not chewing gum; has music folder, pencil, and drill coordinates; uses good playing posture; polices area; returns instrument to its case.

Satisfactory (17 Points): Occasionally not playing instrument; chewing gum; no music, pencil, or drill coordinates; poor posture, talking; tardy to class or in In School Suspension (ISS).

Unsatisfactory (14 Points): Frequently not playing instrument; excessive talking or classroom disturbance, failing to return instrument to its case at the end of the rehearsal; asked to leave class for a breach of conduct or while in Out of School Suspension (OSS).

Performances (45% of Grade)

Excused absences include personal sickness or death in the immediate family. Excuses must be in written form and will be verified.

Performance Make-Ups

Ideally the student attends all scheduled performances. There are occasions however, where a student must miss a performance due to sickness, a death in the family, or some other unavoidable circumstance. If the absence is an excused absence, the student may do the Performance Make-Up Assignment and receive points toward that performance grade - thus remaining eligible for a year end responsibility award. If the absence is an unexcused absence, the student must do the Performance Make-Up Assignment to earn points toward that performance grade. The student will not however, be eligible for a year end responsibility award.

The Performance Make-Up Assignment is twofold:

1. Make and turn in a video recording of yourself playing the pieces that we played on the missed performance (auxiliary members must make a videotape of themselves performing routines for the pieces that we played on the performance).

2. Interview three people about the performance you missed and write a review of the performance. Don't just turn in the interview notes, write a review - 2 or more pages required!

LiveGrades Online Gradebook

Students and parents with Internet access may check band grades privately and securely by visiting my online gradebook on the LiveGrades website. Please contact me if you need a password or are having difficulty accessing the site.

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LHS Band Lettering Policy