SCHOOL CLOSING INFORMATION - Updated 4/21.
By order of the Governor, all West Virginia schools will be conducted online through the end of the school year. Here is what that means for band activities:
www.berkeleycountyschools.org/Domain/61 - This is for SMHS-specific information.
- Instruction will continue online. Message me if you are interested in scheduling a video call lesson.
- Summer and Fall band activities will resume when authorized by the Board of Education. Check this website and Remind for updates.
- Check the BCS and SMHS websites for the latest news.
www.berkeleycountyschools.org/Domain/61 - This is for SMHS-specific information.
- Above all, be patient and remain calm. We're going to get through this.
ASSIGNMENTS
Choose an activity to earn this week's points! Completing any one of them will earn full points for the week.
You may complete as many of these as you want.
- Submit the weekly playing assignment below, either on the Essential Elements app or send an audio or video recording through Schoology. *OR*
- Print out the theory packet, complete it, and send me a picture or PDF. *OR*
- Go to the Leadership Academy tab and complete the Google form according to the schedule. You do not have to have an instrument or a printer at home to do this option, the quiz is online. *OR*
- Watch your messages: people who have shown me they have an instrument at home and are submitting work are invited to pilot a new program the music program is implementing.
You may complete as many of these as you want.
Option 1: Playing Assignments
I have selected a list of materials from the Essential Elements books to help you keep your skills sharp for the time we get to play together again. These are the skills we would have been working on under normal circumstances, so at least that part is normal.
*** UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES IS THIS SOMETHING TO FREAK OUT ABOUT! ***
Having trouble making the technology work? Fine, me too. Having trouble understanding the assignment? Fine, send me a message. Left your instrument at school? Fine, I have also provided some music theory materials to help keep your music brain working even if you don't have a physical instrument on your face.
Assignments are broken down by Concert Band and Symphonic Band **including percussion, as of 4/13** "Due dates" are provided to help you keep on track.
Concert Band (Book 2, the red one):
Week of 3/20: #55, #67, #70
Week of 3/27: #71, #72, #73
Week of 4/3: #74
Week of 4/17: #76
Week of 4/24: #77
Week of 5/1: #78
Week of 5/8: #80
Symphonic Band (Book 3, the green one):
Week of 3/20: #2, #4a, #5
Week of 3/27: #14, #17, #24
Week of 4/3: #26a
Week of 4/17: #27
Week of 4/24: #33
Week of 5/1: #34
Week of 5/8: #35
Percussion:
Week of 3/20: Checkpoint #1
Week of 3/27: Checkpoint #2
Week of 4/3: Checkpoint #3
Week of 4/17: Follow the Concert or Symphonic Band schedule. Materials are posted below. Message me if you have an Essential Elements book at home and I will help you get set up on the app - if not you may continue to submit videos through Schoology or my email as usual.
*** UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES IS THIS SOMETHING TO FREAK OUT ABOUT! ***
Having trouble making the technology work? Fine, me too. Having trouble understanding the assignment? Fine, send me a message. Left your instrument at school? Fine, I have also provided some music theory materials to help keep your music brain working even if you don't have a physical instrument on your face.
Assignments are broken down by Concert Band and Symphonic Band **including percussion, as of 4/13** "Due dates" are provided to help you keep on track.
Concert Band (Book 2, the red one):
Week of 3/20: #55, #67, #70
Week of 3/27: #71, #72, #73
Week of 4/3: #74
Week of 4/17: #76
Week of 4/24: #77
Week of 5/1: #78
Week of 5/8: #80
Symphonic Band (Book 3, the green one):
Week of 3/20: #2, #4a, #5
Week of 3/27: #14, #17, #24
Week of 4/3: #26a
Week of 4/17: #27
Week of 4/24: #33
Week of 5/1: #34
Week of 5/8: #35
Percussion:
Week of 3/20: Checkpoint #1
Week of 3/27: Checkpoint #2
Week of 4/3: Checkpoint #3
Week of 4/17: Follow the Concert or Symphonic Band schedule. Materials are posted below. Message me if you have an Essential Elements book at home and I will help you get set up on the app - if not you may continue to submit videos through Schoology or my email as usual.
| Book 2 #76 |
| Book 3 #27 |
Week of 4/24:
| Book 2 #77 |
| Book 3 #33 |
Week of 5/1:
| Book 2 #78 |
| Book 3 #34 |
Week of 5/8: Do the music theory assignment below.
Option 2: Music Theory
"Theory" is what we call our basic understanding of how music "works": the fundamentals of how the notes and rests work together to create the music. Having a working knowledge of theory will make you a better player by having a better understanding of how your part works as part of the whole group.
Packet 5: Week of 4/24
| Packet #5 |
Packet 6: Week of 5/1:
| Packet #6 |
Packet 7: Week of 5/8:
| Packet #7 |
Option 3: Leadership Academy
Click the tab at the top of this page to go to the online leadership course we are using to prepare for next year. Whether you want a position with a title or just want to be a better mentor and role model for next year's new members, this is for everyone.
Option 4: Help implement the MusicFirst program
This is an online program through which teachers can upload specific music for you to practice. It works similarly to the Essential Elements app, but it can give you feedback on right and wrong notes and I can upload band pieces instead of just following the method book. Keep watching your messages for login instructions.