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Welcome!

• W. C. Friday Middle School Band
• Cindy C. Owens
• Band Director

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Topics Covered

• W. C. Friday Mission Statement
• W.C. Friday Band Goals
• Class Room Expectations
• Consequences
• Instrument Policy
• Grading Policy
• Items Needed

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Mission Statement

• Our mission at W. C. Friday is to increase
  student achievement by providing a safe and
  nurturing learning environment built on the
  foundation of respect and cooperation among
  students, staff, parents and community!

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• NOBODY RISES
• TO LOW
• EXPECTATIONS!

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Band Goals
By joining the W. C. Friday Cavalier Middle
School Band you have committed yourself to a
pursuit of excellence in music. There are
several goals we will work towards this school
year. They consist of learning and
mastering the fundamental skills of music
developing musical standards and quality
musicianship creating an appreciation and
understanding that will enrich each members life
today and for the future.
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• To achieve these goals,
• band members must be committed to
• working for excellence!
• The band expects certain things
• from its members and offers much in
• return!

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Class Room Expectations

• You are expected to come to class everyday
  prepared and ready for class.
• You will observe all school rules at all times.
• You will respect yourselves and all others.
• You will be expected to play every day in class.
  Only written excuses from doctors will be
  accepted.

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Class Room Expectations

• You will treat all equipment with care. (Any
  damage to school property will be the
  responsibility of the student and parent.)
• You will remain quiet and in our seats during
  class.
• There will be no food, drink, or gum in the band
  room!

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Consequences

• 1st Offense - Warning
• 2nd Offense - Silent Lunch
• 3rd Offense - Lunch Detention
• 4th Offense - After School Detention and
  Mandatory Parent Contact
• 5th Offense - Team Meeting with Student and
  Madatory Parent Contact
• 6th Offense - Office Referral

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Instrument Policy

• Instruments may be brought to the band room each
  morning and picked up in the afternoon.
• Only band members are allowed in the band room.
• Because instrument cases look similar, you must
  have a tag attached to your case.
• No student is to handle or play another students
  instrument.
• W. C. Friday is not responsible for ay students
  personal equipment.
• If you are playing a school owned instrument both
  the musician and parent will be required to sign
  a School Usage form.

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Grading Policy

• weekly quiz grades (playing and written at times)
  
• daily participation with the proper materials in
  class and in concerts
• weekly practice charts
• work sheets must be kept in your three-ring
  binder which will be checked weekly

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Grading Policy Continued

• There will be a notebook sign-up if you would
  like some extra assistance after school.
• Any student that makes a satisfactory attempt at
  playing their test and receives below an 80, will
  be eligible for a retest at a time set up by the
  student and director before or after school. Any
  student that refuses to play a test will not be
  eligible for a retest. Any student that does not
  bring materials on the test day will be allowed
  to make up the test, but will receive a 10 point
  penalty.

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What Do You Need?

• Everyone needs a POSITIVE ATTITUDE!
• Everyone needs a name tag
• Everyone needs the Essential Elements 2000
• Book 1 for 6th graders plus Alfreds
  Theory Book I
• Book 1 2 for 7th graders
• Book 2 for 8th graders
• Everyone needs a three-ring binder with pencil
  and highlighter for everyone.

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• Trumpets, Horns, Baritones, Tubas One bottle of
  valve oil. A container of tuning slide grease
  and a soft cloth.
• Trombones One container of slide cream or slide
  oil. If you are using slide cream you will also
  need a water spray bottle. (like a hair-spray
  mist bottle) Tuning slide grease.
• Percussion Your snare drum along with 2B or SD1
  and a pair of M-4 Bell mallets or equivalent.

• Flute A silver polish cloth or soft cotton cloth
  and a cleaning rod.
• Clarinet At least 4 working reeds at all time.
  Reeds should be 2 1/2 Rico for 7th graders and 2
  1/2- 3 Vandouren for 8th graders. A cleaning
  swab and mouthpiece.
• Saxophone At least 4 working reeds at all time.
  Reeds should be 2 1/2 Rico for 7th graders, and 2
  1/2- 3 for 8th graders. A cleaning swab.
  Mouthpiece cap, an end plug and a neck strap.

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