Procedures and Routines

Before and After School Routines:

Before school in the morning: Pass by M170 to drop off your instrument and supplies. Double check in your folder slot, your folder, or your instrument case that you have everything you need for the day.

After school in the afternoon: Pass by M170 to pick up your instrument and supplies so that you can practice after school. Too many students just take home their instrument, and forget their music or homework, thus having nothing to play leading to unproductive individual practice.

String Orchestra Procedures

Beginning of Class

1.     Enter M170 quietly. Once you have entered, set up your seating area. No more chatting with friends or hanging out in the hallway. 

2.      Set up your chair and music stand. Claim your chair and music stand by putting your instrument, or backpack on the chair, and your own sheet music on the music stand.

3.     Make sure there is a pencil on your stand and some note paper in your folder.

4.      Set up your instrument.

a.      Get your instrument tuned by Mr. Cruz or a trained student.

b.      Apply rosin on your bow

5.     After everything is set up, you may practice and wait for class-wide instruction to begin. 

End of Class

1.     Mr. Cruz will announce it is time to pack up.

2.     Safely put away your instrument and store it in the proper assigned location.

3.     Put away your sheet music and your own writing utensil if you brought one.

4.     If you borrowed anything from Mr. Cruz return it.

5.     Stay inside M170 until the bell rings. You may leave the room when the bell rings.

6.     ABSOLUTELY NO HANGING OUT IN THE HALLWAY.

Band Procedures

Beginning of Class

1.     Enter M170 quietly. Once you have entered, set up your seating area. No more chatting with friends or hanging out in the hallway. 

2.     Set up your chair and music stand. Claim your chair and music stand by putting your instrument, or backpack on the chair, and your own sheet music on the music stand.

3.     Make sure there is a pencil on your music stand and some note paper in your folder.

4.     Set up your instrument.

5.     After everything is set up, you may practice and wait for class-wide instruction to begin.

End of Class

1.     Mr. Cruz will announce it is time to pack up.

2.     Safely put away your instrument and store it in the proper assigned location.

3.     Put away your sheet music and pencil.

4.     If you borrowed anything from Mr. Cruz return it.

5.     Stay inside M170 until the bell rings.

6.     ABSOLUTELY NO HANGING OUT IN THE HALLWAY.

Period 6 Procedures

Beginning of Class

1.     Enter M170 quietly. Once you have entered, set up your seating area. No more chatting with friends or hanging out in the hallway. 

2.     Set up your chair and music stand. Claim your chair and music stand by putting your instrument, or backpack on the chair, and sheet music on the stand.

3.     Make sure there is a pencil on your music stand and some note paper in your folder.

4.     Set up your instrument.

5.     After everything is set up, you may practice and wait for class-wide instruction to begin.

End of Class

1.     Mr. Cruz will announce it is time to pack up.

2.     Safely put away your instrument and store it in the proper assigned location.

3.     Put away your sheet music and pencil.

4.     If you borrowed anything from Mr. Cruz return it.

5.     Put away and stack your music stand neatly in the hallway.

6.     Put away and stack your chair in the back of the room on one of the chair stacks.

7.     Stay inside M170 until the bell rings.

8.     ABSOLUTELY NO HANGING OUT IN THE HALLWAY.