Rules & Grading

Classroom Rules and Expectations

Below is a list of the rules and expectations for the Wydown Music Department.  Please review them and discuss them with your child.

Classroom Rules and Expectations      
1.  Be respectful to yourself and others.
2.  Come to class prepared and ready to learn.
3.  Demonstrate appropriate rehearsal etiquette during class.
4.  No food, drink, or gum in the music rooms except water bottles.

Consequences
1.  Verbal Warning
2.  Student Conference
3.  Email or phone call home
4.  Office Referral

Assessments

ASSESSMENTS: Music students will be assessed using a narrative-based feedback system that will provide meaningful and specific feedback to ensure steady growth in musical performance.  All feedback will be put in PowerSchool so that students and parents have access to it. 

RETAKE POLICY: All assignments can be retaken, and will be retaken if needed! Playing an instrument is about mastery.  If you haven't mastered the assigned section yet, that's OK!  The goal is to get it before the performance, so a retake or two might be necessary sometimes.  If a retake is needed, the assignment will be marked in PowerSchool as "incomplete" and an email will go home so that parents are aware.

Please plan with your student a good time to practice each week.  It is more beneficial to break up practice into smaller amounts each day than a long period of practice once a week.  Practicing should also occur somewhere quiet where students can easily focus.  If your child sits while practicing, please make sure they are sitting on a hard chair and not something soft such as a couch or recliner.  Below are some suggested supplies to enhance your child’s practice sessions:

1)  Music Stand

2)  Hard stool or chair for cellists (Violin/Viola/Bass should stand)

3)  Metronome*

4)  Tuner*

5)  Recording Device (this can be used for a student to evaluate his or her own playing)*

        *Apps on tablets and phones are perfectly acceptable for these purposes.