Band Timeline

Before School Begins:

• • Meet with 5th grade teachers

    • Get a list of special times

    • Line up a demonstration for all 5th grade students in school (may be done in conjunction with vocal music teacher).

    • Line up a schedule for screening times and re-screening times

    • Schedule the weekly full band time

  • Go to school secretary

    • Get class lists for all 5th grade sections

    • Get address labels for all students in 5th grade

  • Go to music and classroom teachers to obtain information about students

  • Director's personal information letter and the Beginning Band booklet are sent out to all 5th grade students and parents

Weeks One and Two:

• • Demonstrate band instruments for students

  • Explain band program

  • Explain how screening will work.

  • Hand out District Information packet

  • Begin to work with students in small groups to select instruments - both during the day and after school to accommodate parents who wish to be included in the process.

  • Complete a tentative schedule for lessons and give it to classroom teachers

Week Three:

• • Collect forms requesting the use of school instruments

  • Meet with band staff to distribute school instruments

  • Notify parents of the availability of school instruments for those requesting use of instrument for maintenance fee

  • Finalize lesson schedule

Week Four:

• • Lessons begin

  • There will be a minimum of two exposures per week -- one small group lesson for 35 minutes and one large group lesson for 35 minutes

  • Send detailed schedule to Level Curriculum Coordinator at IPC including:

    • Specific times of small group lessons

    • Types of instruments in each group

    • Number of students in each group

    • Which classroom(s) the students come from

May:

• • Instrumental instruction will continue until the last two weeks of school. Teachers who are responsible for elementary and middle school inventory repair and reports to the administrator are allowed to take up to three additional days (by ending their elementary lessons early) to prepare Activities during the final two weeks will include the following tasks;

  • Retrieval and assessment of school owned instruments

  • Return school owned instruments to the school from which they came

  • Repair bids obtained and submitted to performing arts supervisor

  • Informal recruitment of fourth grade students for next fall

**information taken from the Activities Handbook (2012-13 series 300 page 10)

Orchestra Timeline

As School Begins:

• • Meet with 4th and 5th grade teachers

    • Get a list of special times

    • Line up a demonstration for all 4th grade students in school (may be done in conjunction with vocal music teacher)

    • Line up a schedule for screening times and re-screening times

    • Schedule the weekly full orchestra time(s)

  • Go to school secretary

    • Get a class lists for all 4th and 5th grade sections

    • Get address labels for all students in 4th and 5th grade

  • Go to music and classroom teachers to obtain information about students

  • Information letter and the Beginning Orchestra booklet is sent out to all 4th grade students and parents

Week One and Two:

• • Begin to work with students in small groups to select instruments - both during the day and after school to accommodate parents who wish to be included in the process.

  • Demonstrate orchestra instruments for students

  • Explain orchestra program and how screening will work

  • Hand out information sheets

  • Complete a tentative schedule for lessons and give it to classroom teachers

  • Meet with continuing 5th grade students to format the year's progress

Week Three:

• • Collect forms requesting the use of school instrument

  • Meet with orchestra staff to distribute school instruments

  • Notify parents of availability of school instruments for those requesting use of instrument for maintenance fee

  • Finalize lesson schedule

Week Four:

• • Lessons begin

  • There will be a minimum of two exposures per week, totaling 70 minutes

  • Send a detailed schedule to the level curriculum coordinator at IPC including

    • Specific times of small groups

    • Types of instruments in each group

    • Number of students in each group

    • Which classroom(s) the students are from

May:

• • Instrumental instruction will continue until the last two weeks of school. Teachers who are responsible for elementary and middle school inventory repair and reports to the performing arts supervisor are allowed to take up to three additional days to prepare (by ending their elementary lessons early). Activities during the final two weeks will include the following tasks:

    • Retrieval and assessment of school owned instruments and books.

    • Transportation of school owned instruments to the middle school from which they came

    • Informal recruitment of 3rd grade students for next fall

    • Assist middle school teachers with inventory and instrument maintenance/repair

**information taken from the Activities Handbook (2012-13 series 300 page 10)