Dear band and orchestra students and parents,
I will certainly miss making music with students here at school for the next few weeks. We are planning to record a group performance in December when the students return.
Parents, because of the difficulty of making synchronous music via Google Meet our classes will be meeting in a 20 minute group lesson with me each week. The group lessons will allow students to demonstrate progress and also allow me to help students find areas to work on and set goals for the week. These group lessons will happen during the normal band/orchestra period and student attendance will be taken at that time. On the day that students are not in a meeting with me they will be logging their practice time during the band/orchestra period. These entries will contain a time stamp and attendance will be taken from these entries. This "week" will look a little different in that it is Thursday/Friday/Monday/Tuesday.
Students, be sure to sign up by tonight at 10:00 p.m. for your small group time on the Google Sheet that I posted on Google Classroom. You will be either logging your individual practice time via the form (in Google Classroom) or meeting with me in your small group during each class period.
You will need your instrument, a pencil, and your music for our group lessons.
In order to make the progress that you need between Google Meets, you should be practicing 4 to 5 days of the week at a minimum. I will give you specific areas to work in your first Google Meet and check back with you the following week.
Did you forget your instrument or music at school? Send me an email and I will have them in the HS office for you to pick up.
Because we are virtual we will not be able to record our jazz ensembles yet. We will remain flexible find another time to record these groups.
By the way, check out the pics from our pictures earlier this year. :)
Thank you!
Mr. VB
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