Band Room Rules
You want to tell a friend something while the teacher is talking. What should you do instead?
Wait until all instructions are given and the teacher has dismissed you for group work.
Where can you find your instructions for the first part of class?
On the whiteboard/ PowerPoint agenda.
Where should your music be kept when you're not playing your instrument?
In your binder!!
Wait for Ms. Clark to start warm-ups or she dismisses you for group work.
Where should your instrument be when you are sitting but not playing?
In your lap.
Ms. Clark gives a signal to quiet down or she starts counting down. What are you expected to do?
Stop talking and/or playing immediately.
How many students can be at the water fountain at a time?
1
You don't have the music that we're working on for the day. What habit or procedure will help keep your music together?
Putting music away securely in your binder when you're not using it.
Your friend starts talking to you during rehearsal. What is the best choice to make?
Silently gesture to Ms. Clark to show you are trying to listen to instructions.
What should you do with your instrument when you need to get out of your chair?
Put it back in the case or properly on the floor.
When is it okay to swap instruments?
NEVER!!!
1. Place case on the floor with the correct side facing up.
2. Saxes/Clarinets: Take your reed out, Brass: Take your mouthpiece out, Percussion: Make sure you have the right set up.
Where should you keep your binder when you're not in class?
In your backpack or in the cubbies.
You make a mistake while we're playing through something. What should you do next?
Look up at Ms. Clark and try your best to listen to where we are, or sit silently until Ms. Clark cuts the group off.
Why is it important to not bang, swing, or tap your instrument?
What should you do if Ms. Clark spends extra time teaching something you already know how to do?
Sit quietly and calmly listening to the class instruction.
You need to use the restroom during class. What is the correct procedure?
Trick Question: NO RESTROOMS DURING SPECIALS!! (unless under extreme circumstance)
List two resources you can find in your binder to help learn music?
1. Fingering chart
2. Where notes are in the treble/bass staff
Ms. Clark is working with a different instrument section. What should you do while you're waiting?
Listen to what Ms. Clark is saying, because it might apply to you, unless you were assigned to do something else.
What is okay to eat and drink before and during playing your instrument?
Water ONLY!!
What should you do if you're upset with a correction Ms. Clark gave you in class?
Wait until the end of class to discuss it with Ms. Clark.
What should you do to pack up before you leave?
Put your instrument, binder, and other materials used for rehearsal away safely and calmly the way you found it.
Your binder is full of papers from other classes and food wrappers. Why is this a problem for rehearsal?
It is distracting and messes up the music in your binder.
What should you do when Ms. Clark cuts the band off?
Immediately stop playing and wait silently for more instruction.
How should you put your instrument away?