Practice Records and Enrichments
How To Fill Out A "Practice Record"
Sample: Index Card
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| Student Name: Mike Smith | Class: 8-1 | ||||||||
| PR #1 | Week of August 14-20 | ||||||||
| 1st Nine Weeks | Due August 21 | ||||||||
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Total Minutes | ||
| 15 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 100 | |||
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Parent/Guardian Signature: Mrs. Millie Smith |
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Practice Records
Please fill out the information listed above on a 3X5 index card, get it signed by a parent, and place it in the turn-in box for your grade level in the band room every Monday. The minimum required time is 100 minutes a week.
New Enrichment Guidelines
Each 9 weeks, there are two enrichment assignments due.
(Please see “PR & Enrichment Dates” to find due dates and topic assignments.)
Composer Project
Using the assigned composer of the quarter, students may choose one of the following projects:
1.
Composer Biography
– 5 paragraph Essay about the composer’s life, works, and times.
2.
Composer Poster
– Must include picture(s), dates, and information about the composer’s life, works, and times.
3.
Composer
Concert Critique
All band students must attend a live musical performance each 9 weeks and write a critique about the concert you attended. (This is not intended to be a financial hardship, as many free concerts are available in the surrounding area.)
Suggestions for possible concert venues
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Savannah River Winds Performances (Prism Concert, NA 1st Baptist Church, September 20 @ 7:30 pm; Veteran’s Day Concert, Grace Methodist Church, November 9 @ 7:30 pm; GMEA 10th District Concert @ West Acres Baptist Church in Evans @ 6:45 pm, Hopeland Gardens Concert Series @ 7 pm in Aiken, SC. (All SRW concerts are free.)
Arts in the Heart of Augusta, Westabou Festival,
First Fridays in
PR & Enrichment Due Dates 2010-2011
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Practice Records |
Week Of… |
Due Date |
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Enrichment Type |
Due Date |
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1st Nine Wks |
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PR1 |
August 16-20
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8-23
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PR2 |
August 23-27
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8-30
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PR3 |
August 30-September 3
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9-7
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Composer Project |
Sept 7
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PR4 |
September 7-10
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9-13
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Larry Clark
↑
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PR5 |
September 13-17
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9-20
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PR6 |
September 20-24
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9-27
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PR7 |
September 27-October 1 |
10-4
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Concert Critique
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Oct 4
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PR8 |
October 4-8
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10-11
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PR9 |
October 11-15
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10-18
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2nd Nine Wks |
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PR1 |
October 18-22
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10-25
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PR2 |
October 25-29
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11-1
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PR3 |
November 1-5
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11-8
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Composer Project |
Nov 1
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PR4 |
November 8-12
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11-15
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John Philip Sousa ↑
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PR5 |
November 15-19
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11-22
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PR6 |
November 22-December 3
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12-6
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PR7 |
December 6-10
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12-13
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PR8 |
December 13-17
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1-3
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Concert Critique
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Dec 6
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PR9 |
January 3-7
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1-10
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3rd Nine Wks |
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PR1 |
January 10-14
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1-17
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PR2 |
January 17-21
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1-24
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PR3 |
January 24-28
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1-31
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PR4 |
January 31-February 4
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2-7
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Musician Project
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Jan 31
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PR5 |
February 7-11
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2-14
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Dizzy Gillespie ↑
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PR6 |
February 14-18
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2-21
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PR7 |
February 21-25
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2-28
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PR8 |
February 28-March 4
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3-7
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Concert Critique
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Feb 22
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PR9 |
March 7-11
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3-14
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4th Nine Wks |
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PR1 |
March 14-18
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3-21
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PR2 |
March 21-25
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3-28
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PR3 |
March 28-April 1
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4-11
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Composer Project |
Apr 13
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PR4 |
April 11-15
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4-18
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Stephen Foster ↑ |
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PR5 |
April 18-22
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4-25
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PR6 |
April 25-29
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5-2
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PR7 |
May 2-6
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5-9
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Self
Critique
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May 2
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PR8 |
None
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None Due
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PR9 |
None
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None Due
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Beginner Band practice records begin the first full week after they receive instruments.