Concert Requirements

“We All Play Together”

Concert and Performance attendance is mandatory.
Basic Consideration: Missing a concert hurts the group.
Make that commitment...and mark your calendar!
Missing a concert lowers your grade.
There is no substitute for a live performance.

Nighttime Performance Requirements: Depending on the group you’re in, there are about three to eight performances per year, possibly including one or two weekend performances. You are expected to arrive 30 minutes before the start of concerts.

Music Performance Calendar: During the first few weeks of school, you must enter the dates on your personal calendar! This calendar is updated as necessary. Refer to the calendar on a regular basis. Remember: Your attendance is mandatory at concerts.

CMEA: California Music Educators Association Music Festivals are non-competitive, rated festivals where each band/orchestra/chorus is evaluated by a panel of adjudicators. The band/orchestra/chorus is evaluated on the group performance of prepared music and a sight-reading exercise (music they’ve never seen).

Unable to Attend a Concert: Music concerts take first priority over other events. When you joined the Music Department, you made a commitment to your ensemble, your teacher, your peers, and yourself. Missing a performance because something has suddenly come up suggests that you have not made a full commitment to the Music Department and your fellow band/orchestra/chorus/jazz members. Your grade will be affected for each missed concert.  Absences due to illness will NOT lower your grade. 

Dress Code: Uniform appearance during a concert is an important part of ensemble performance. Please make every effort to conform to the following requirements:

 Option 1:

• White collared shirt with short- or long-sleeves,

• Black solid-color, below-the-knee skirt,

• Black solid-color shoes.

Option 2:

• White collared shirt with short- or long-sleeves,

• Black solid-colored pants (no jeans or leggings, please),

• Black solid-color shoes.