Band Handbook 2021–2022

[Pages:22]Band Handbook 2021?202

Berry Miller Junior Hig

Chris Bennett, Blake Lein, Austin Brake, and Lou Boldrighin Directors

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Introductio

About U ........................................................................................................................................ Philosoph ..................................................................................................................................... Parental Suppor ........................................................................................................................... Communicatio ............................................................................................................................

Charm ...................................................................................................................................... Student Communicatio ........................................................................................................... Braces for Wind Player ............................................................................................................ Governing Bodie ......................................................................................................................... Curricular vs. Extracurricula ..................................................................................................... Curricula ................................................................................................................................. Extracurricula ......................................................................................................................... Academic Eligibility (No Pass No Play ....................................................................................

About the Cours

Description of Band .................................................................................................................... Band Placemen ........................................................................................................................

Required Supplie ......................................................................................................................... Band Binde .............................................................................................................................. Tuner/Metronom ..................................................................................................................... Personal Instrumen ................................................................................................................. School-owned Instrumen ......................................................................................................... Percussio ...............................................................................................................................1 Auxiliary Instrument ............................................................................................................1 Step-Up Instrument ..............................................................................................................1 Instrument Maintenanc ........................................................................................................1

Local Music Stores/Repair Shop ............................................................................................1 Required Fee ..............................................................................................................................1 Unifor ........................................................................................................................................1

Formal Concert Unifor .........................................................................................................1

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Informal Unifor ....................................................................................................................1 Course Requirement .................................................................................................................1

Practice Record ......................................................................................................................1 Recorded Assignment ............................................................................................................1 Sectional ................................................................................................................................1 Listening ................................................................................................................................1 Concert ..................................................................................................................................1 Solo Contes ............................................................................................................................1 Grading Polic ........................................................................................................................1 Attendance Polic ...................................................................................................................1 Private Lesson ............................................................................................................................1

Student Expectation

Rule .............................................................................................................................................1 Facilities and Equipmen ...........................................................................................................1 Classroom Procedure ................................................................................................................1

Entering the Room/Before Rehearsa ......................................................................................1 During Rehearsa ....................................................................................................................1 After Rehearsal/Exiting the Roo ..........................................................................................1 Before/After Schoo ...................................................................................................................1 Events Outside Schoo ...............................................................................................................1 Trave .......................................................................................................................................1 Performance ...........................................................................................................................1 Other Event ...........................................................................................................................1 Tardy Polic .................................................................................................................................1 Consequences for Breaking Expectation ...............................................................................1 Trip & Performance Privilege ................................................................................................1

Description of Event

Dawson Band Nigh ...................................................................................................................2 Class Recital ...............................................................................................................................2

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Fall Concer ..................................................................................................................................2 Region Music Masterclas .........................................................................................................2 Region Band Audition ..............................................................................................................2 Region Band Clinic & Concer ..................................................................................................2 Winter Concer ............................................................................................................................2 Dawson Cluster Percussion Concer ........................................................................................2 Region Orchestra Clinic & Concer ..........................................................................................2 Pearland ISD Solo & Ensemble Contes ..................................................................................2 Incoming Freshman Parent Meeting--Dawson High Schoo ..............................................2 Practice UIL Concer ...................................................................................................................2 Pearland ISD Pre-UIL Contes ..................................................................................................2 UIL Concert & Sight Reading Contes .....................................................................................2 Local Festival .............................................................................................................................2 Recording Competition ............................................................................................................2 Spring Concer ............................................................................................................................2 Extra Fun Activitie ....................................................................................................................2 BMJH Band Spring Tri .............................................................................................................22

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Introductio

The purpose of this handbook is to outline the policies, procedures, and expectations of our organization. Please take the time to read and familiarize yourself with its contents. While we have done our best to provide the most comprehensive overview of our program and our expectations, please know that it is impossible to address every single detail. If you have questions that are not addressed in the handbook, please email us and we would be happy to answer them.

About U

With over 200 students, the Berry Miller Junior High Band is the largest student organization on campus. Since its inception in 2008, the Berry Miller Band Program has established a tradition of excellence and success having earned consistent Superior Ratings at UIL Concert and Sight Reading. The Honors band has placed 4th and 9th in the TMEA Honor State Band Competition (in 2019 and 2017, respectively) and was invited to perform at the 2018 National Concert Band Festival in Indianapolis. The Honors Band and Symphonic Band have been selected as National Winners in the Mark of Excellence and Citation of Excellence competitions, sponsored by the Foundation for Music Education. The Honors Band, Symphonic Band, Concert Band 1, and Concert Band 2 consistently earn "Best in Class" at local festivals and showcases. For every year since 2012, Berry Miller has had more students earn spots in the All-Region and All-District Bands than any other school in Region 19--which includes all schools from Pearland ISD, La Porte ISD, Barbers Hill ISD, and Deer Park ISD.

Philosoph

Our goal as music educators is to help our students develop a life-long love and appreciation of music. We accomplish this mainly through performance--teaching students to perform at their highest possible level. We know that not every student will pursue music as career; however, it is our hope that by holding themselves to a high standard in music our students will develop other valuable life-skills such as selfdiscipline, time management, collaboration, accountability, perseverance, and much more.

Click on this link to read more about the benefits of arts education.

Parental Suppor

Parental support is a fundamental component of student success inside and outside the classroom. Furthermore, it is also a vital part of any successful school organization. We rely on parents not only to reinforce good habits in our students but also to help out with the band program directly. There will several opportunities throughout the year for parents to volunteer, chaperone, help out at concerts, etc. If you are interested in being a chaperone on a trip, please make sure to register as a volunteer with Pearland ISD.

Click on this link to access the district's volunteer page.

Communicatio

Email is the best way to contact us!

Since we work at more than one campus, we will not always be available by phone. Furthermore, when we are at school, we are almost always actively teaching. If needed, you may email us arrange a time speak by phone. Our emails are listed below.

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Chris Bennett Director of Bands bennettc@

Blake Lein Assistant Director of Bands leinb@

Austin Brake Assistant Director of Bands brakea@

Lou Boldrighini Director of Percussion boldrighinil@

Charm

We do our best to get important information out as quickly as possible. We primarily do this through mass emails--sent out through Charms. Skyward does not give us enough flexibility when sending out class emails. For example, we may need to communicate information that is only relevant to one particular instrument or section such as Symphonic Band oboes.

Because we use Charms as our primary means of disseminating information, it is absolutely imperative that we have the most accurate contact information for you on file. Please make sure to log into Charms and update your contact information--most importantly your email--so that you receive the most accurate and up to date information.

Click here for instructions on how to log into Charms.

Student Communicatio

We believe that teachers and parents have a responsibility to help students develop their professional communication skills so that they can become effective communicators as adults. As such, we highly encourage students to advocate for themselves by contacting their teachers directly through Canvas if they have questions regarding their courses and assignments.

Braces for Wind Player

Any routine orthodontic work such as braces can pose some challenges in learning a brass or woodwind instrument. Students can get braces and still be successful on their instruments; however, we ask that you be mindful of the timing. For students who started learning an instrument without braces, it usually takes a few weeks to get adjusted to playing with braces. Likewise when braces are removed, time is required to adapt to "a new face."

For this reason, we ask that you consider NOT getting braces nor removing them prior to important performances, contests, or auditions.

Please keep us informed of your plans concerning any orthodontic work. For band students, there is never a "good" time to get braces. Your band director can help you plan around important events to help your child be as successful as they can be.

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Governing Bodie

The policies and procedures of the Berry Miller Junior High Band program are subject to the following governing bodies:

1. Pearland Independent School District (Pearland ISD) 2. Texas Education Agency (TEA) 3. University Interscholastic League (UIL) 4. Texas Music Educators Association

Curricular vs. Extracurricula

The fine arts are defined as part of the "required curriculum" in state law. The law distinguishes between "foundation curriculum" and "enrichment curriculum." Foundation curriculum includes English language arts, math, science, and social studies. Enrichment curriculum includes physical education, the fine arts, and others. As part of the required curriculum, we must cover 100% of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for music. As such, band is a curricular course. However, band students do participate in extracurricular activities that are associated with the course. Here is a brief summary of which activities are considered curricular and which ones are extracurricular.

Curricula

All students are required to participate in the following activities even if they may be ineligible. Furthermore, a lack of participation in band will adversely affect their band grade and could jeopardize their eligibility for extracurricular opportunities associated with band and other activities.

1. Daily Band Classes 2. Any course work associated with band class 3. Sectionals 4. Listenings 5. Before or After?School Rehearsals 6. Band Concerts 7. Solo Contest 8. Pre-UIL

Extracurricula

The following activities are considered extracurricular. As such, all students must be eligible as defined by the TEA & UIL Side-by-Side in order to participate in the following activities.

1. Dawson Band Night 2. Region Band Auditions 3. Region Band Clinic and Concert 4. Region Orchestra Clinic and Concert 5. Band festivals such as Shadow Creek Showcase of Sound

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Academic Eligibility (No Pass No Play

The TEA & UIL Side-by-Side states:

A student who receives, at the end of any grading period (after the first six weeks of the school year), a grade below 70 in any class (other than an identified class eligible for exemption) or a student with disabilities who fails to meet the standards in the Individual Education Plan (IEP) may not participate in extracurricular activities for three school weeks. An ineligible student may practice or rehearse, however. The student regains eligibility after the seven calendar day waiting period has ended following a grading period or the three school week evaluation period when the principal and teachers determine that he or she has earned a passing grade (70 or above) in all classes, other than those that are exempted. (p. 3)

About the Cours

Description of Band

The band classes at Berry Miller are structured to maximize students' musical growth. We offer four levels of instruction organized by band class.

? Honors Band ? Symphonic Band ? Concert Band 1 ? Concert Band 2

Sixth and seventh grade students audition for placement into one of these four bands at the end of every school. Eighth grade students participate in the high school audition process. Auditions will consist of music and scales. Audition music will be made available to students on a certain date (usually the beginning of May). Students will have a designated amount of time to prepare for their audition. Eighth grade audition music will be made available by the high school band directors.

Band Placemen

Band placement is determined not only by audition results but also work ethic, reliability, attendance, citizenship, and other factors. Once posted, band placements are considered final. Students may not reaudition.

Students keep their band placement for the entire year. On occasion during the school year, it becomes apparent that another band class is more suitable for the student. In this situation, the band directors will communicate with the counselors to discuss a schedule change. Please keep in mind that factors outside the band program may also influence the possibility of a schedule change.

Required Supplie

Band Binde

Band members receive a large amount of sheet music throughout the year. Being organized is crucial to success in band class; therefore, all band students are required to have a band binder whose components are:

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