Lettering in Band/Orchestra 

Point system for receiving a letter in the 2024-2025 Cd'A HS Instrumental Music Department

Letters will be awarded each May at our final concert based on participation in school and extra-curricular musical activities. Points are to be totaled by each student at the conclusion of the school year, and the total number of points earned each year will determine the award.

Letter = 10 points (if you already have a letter, you will receive a bar)
Pin = 15 points
Medallion = 20 points

*2 points for submitting ALL Major and Minor scales in SCHOOLOGY (this is a minimum requirement to earn any awards)

1 point per grade level (Frosh = 1, Soph = 2, Jr = 3, Sr= 4)

1 point for each year in instrumental music program at Cd'A HS

1 point for taking private lessons (1 point per instrument)

1 point for playing at your church on a regular basis (at least once a month)

1 point for performing a solo (feature solo out in front of the ensemble) on a CHS (or other ensemble) Concert

1 point for having your original composition or arrangement performed on a CHS (or other ensemble) Concert

1 point for helping out at MUSIC IN THE PARKS (1 point per day - May & June 2025)

2 points for participating in the 2025 CHS Spring Musical (Les Miserables)

2 points if an ensemble you are in receives a Superior Rating at any 2024 - 2025 Music Festival

2 points (per entry) for participating in the District I Solo/Ensemble Contest (March 8, 2025)

3 points for each musical ensemble at CHS you take for credit (band, orchestra, choir, etc.)

4 points for qualifying for the Idaho All-State Band/Orchestra/Choir (Feb 2025) or the Idaho State Solo Contest (May 2025)

4 points for participating in North Idaho Youth Symphony, Spokane Youth Symphony, Panhandle Symphony, NIC Wind Symphony or Coeur d'Alene Symphony Orchestra (entire season)

TOTAL POINTS _____

Have you previously earned a Band/Orchestra Letter? Y \ N