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= 1st 9 week grading period- =
 * 1) Group Project Grade: Performance portion. 4 performances worth 15 points each, total of 60 points.
 * 2) Group Project grade: Rehearsal portion: 5 rehearsals worth 8 pnts. each for a total of 40 points. This is combined with performance grade for 100 total points.
 * 3) Lyrical Piece OR Technical Piece grade, student chooses which of the two to complete
 * 4) Scale grade (memorized), 7 major scales worth 13 points each, 1 Chromatic scale worth 9 points. (100 total pnts.) DUE 10/14
 * 5) Possible enharmonics, key signature and rhythm counting test.

 Mr. Colón uses Practice Charts for extra credit only. If you choose to keep a practice chart, you must have documented at least 5 days per week, at least 20 minutes per practice, initialed by parent for each day. (You may use regular notebook paper or any spread sheet.) You turn this in at the end of the 9weeks. If it is completed correctly, your overall average for the 9 weeks will be raised one letter grade. If you already have a 90(A) or above, your average will show as a 100. You are strongly encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to develop the habit of consistent practice. Use 1-5 under the above grading requirements as your practice material goals.

8th graders must complete - Same as above except add major scales concert B, E, A, D, and Gb at least one octave for a total of 12 major scales, plus chromatic.
 * 4th 9-week grading period:**1. **Scale grade**. 7th graders must complete - 7 major scales G,C,F,Bb, Eb, Ab, Db at least 2 octaves for all woodwinds, Flutes C - 3 octaves and Clarinets F and Eb - 3 octaves. Brass 7th graders will complete G, F, Eb, and Ab 2 octaves, all others listed above 1 octave. 7th grade Percussion will complete everything 1 octave. Chromatic scale for woodwinds is as follows: Flutes from C (-4) to C (32); oboe C to C 2 octaves; Clarinets from E (-2) to E (34); all Brass, Saxes and Percussion 2 octave chromatic, (1-25). 7th graders wishing to be placed in Symphonic Band for 8th grade will need to complete all of the 7th grd requirements by end of 9 weeks.

Scales for 7th and 8th graders are worth total 104 possible points. Each scale worth 8 points for 8th graders and 13 points for 7th graders. All scales are due by Friday, May 1st.

2. **Etude Grade:** All brass and woodwinds must complete in order from handout numbers 3,7,11,15, and 19. Each is worth 20 points for a total of 100 possible etude points. Percussion will use handout excercise 29a, b, c, d then "2/4 Nightmare" excercise, each worth 20 points.

3. **May 14th Spring Concert**/Awards night. (Worth 100 points.)

4. Periodic **Notebook checks**. (100 points) Points per piece depend on how many pieces and assignments we are currently working on. (Example: 2 performance pieces, 1 etude page, 1 scale sheet = 4 pieces worth 25 points a piece.)

5. **Daily Rehearsal grade**. This includes the Connections Book and performance pieces we are currently working on. This grade is the director's weekly assessment of each students' individual effort in the rehearsal setting.

=2nd 9-week grading period: Scroll down for 3rd nine weeks. = Due to a combination of the exam schedule and performance preparations, numbers 3, 4, and 5 above were not completed by all students. Therefore, if your child completed all of these requirements it will show on the online gradebook as extra-credit. Otherwise, if your child did **//not//** complete 3,4,or 5, it will not count against them. 6. Enharmonics, key signature and rhythm counting tests.
 * 1) Group Project Grade: Performance portion: 4 performances (2 football performances -10/23 and 10/30, N'ville Christmas parade- 12/6, and Winter Concert- 12/16) worth 20 points each, total of 80 points.
 * 2) Group Project grade: Rehearsal portion: 1 half-time rehearsal (10/28) and 2 parade rehearsals (12/4 and 12/5) worth 7 points each for a total of 21 points. This is combined with performance grade for 101 total points. To be averaged in with other 2nd 9-week class grades. The entire group project grade will come from attendance of the performances and rehearsals //__and__// the director's assessment of the quality of the student's participation in each function.
 * 3) Lyrical Piece grade - see below
 * 4) Technical Piece grade - see below
 * 5) Scale grade (memorized) - see below

= 3rd Nine Weeks: =

1. Sectional Grade. Worth 100 points. These are once a week and last until 2:30. To find out how many points each section is worth, add up the number of sectionals in this 9 week grading period. (example - 9 sectional, each worth 11 points; If 8 sectionals, each worth 13 points, etc.) 2. FBA Music Performance Assessment. Saturday, March 14th in Panama City. Worth 100 points, counted twice. Most important performance of year. 3. Daily performance grade. A weekly evaluation of each students progress in class. Worth 100 points.

Mr. Colón uses Practice Charts for extra credit only. If you choose to keep a practice chart, you must have documented at least 5 days per week each week of the quarter, at least 20 minutes per practice, initialed by parent for each day. (You may use regular notebook paper or any spread sheet.) You turn this in at the end of the 9weeks. If it is __completed correctly__, your overall average for the 9 weeks will be raised one letter grade. If you already have a 90(A) or above, your average will show as a 100. You are strongly encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to develop the habit of consistent practice. Use 1-3 under the above grading requirements as your practice material goals.

Other 9 weeks to be included later.

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