SCHOOL CLOSING INFORMATION - Updated 3/23
By order of the Governor, all West Virginia schools are closed indefinitely. Here is what that means for band activities:
www.berkeleycountyschools.org/Domain/61 - This is for SMHS-specific information.
- Spring events will be reevaluated when school reopens.
- 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.
PLAYING ASSIGNMENTS
I have selected a list of materials from the Essential Elements books (winds) and The Packet (percussion) 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, Symphonic Band, and Percussion (both bands combined). "Due dates" are provided to help you keep on track. [I have provided three weeks of plans because that is what teachers were originally asked to do. I do not have any advance knowledge of how long the closure may last.]
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
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
Percussion:
Week of 3/20: Checkpoint #1
Week of 3/27: Checkpoint #2
Week of 4/3: Checkpoint #3
*** 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, Symphonic Band, and Percussion (both bands combined). "Due dates" are provided to help you keep on track. [I have provided three weeks of plans because that is what teachers were originally asked to do. I do not have any advance knowledge of how long the closure may last.]
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
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
Percussion:
Week of 3/20: Checkpoint #1
Week of 3/27: Checkpoint #2
Week of 4/3: Checkpoint #3