Location
Where should your backpacks go?
MS- On the wall outside the room
HS- in the auditorium chairs
Emergencies- serious illness, accidents, family emergencies
What is the late work policy?
Sometimes we will have worksheets or other written assignments that will be turned in. If a student turns in work late due to an excused absence then students will have up to five days following their return to school to turn in work for all missed classes without penalty. All other late work will be accepted, but will be subject to a 10% deduction per day that it is late up to a maximum of five days late for a 50% deduction.
What should you bring with you to class every day?
Instrument+ all associated supplies
Music
Pencil
If you don't own your instrument, how much do you need to pay to rent an instrument for the year?
If you own your own instrument, how much do you need to pay for the year?
$120 to rent, $40 if you own your own instrument
Where do your binders/folders go go? And how should you put them away?
MS- On the shelf by the door
Should go on the right shelf- 6th grade on the 6th shelf, 7th on the seventh shelf etc.
they should be standing up neatly so it is easy for everyone to grab out their binders
HS- In the folder filing cabinet next to your number, all music should be neatly placed in folder, not spilling out and all over the place
What are unacceptable reasons to miss a concert?
Forgetting, not having a ride, sports or dance practice
What should you do when you have to use the bathroom?
Take the bathroom pass
Sign out on the clipboard by the door
Only one person out at a time!
What is the expectation for food/gum/drinks in orchestra?
No food except for on Pancake Days
No gum
No drinks except water- which must be in a closed bottle that cannot spill
How will you receive communication about orchestra?
Infinite Campus Message
Remind
Google Classroom
In class announcements
Where can you find rosin?
HS- in the filing cabinet in the string storage room
What should you wear to a formal concert?
MS- Concert black- polo, black pants/skirt, black socks and shoes
HS- Concert black- performance shirt, black pants or skirt, black socks and shoes
When you are unpacking, where should your case go?
MS- Cellos
Hard cases, stand back up and put back against the wall
Soft cases- back in their spots on the rack
Basses- fold up and put on the stand for your instrument
HS- leave all cases in the auditorium seats
How much time do you have to unpack and tune before we start rehearsal?
5 minutes
Explain the seating policy
Seating Policy:
Every single person in the orchestra is equally important. There is no chair or place in the orchestra that is better or more important than another. Throughout the year, students will be moved around, so that each student can become a well-rounded musician who is able to play and lead no matter where they are sitting. There are different skills associated with playing first violin and second violin as well as being in the front or back of the orchestra and sitting outside versus inside on the stand. Students will have the opportunity to sit in several different spots throughout the year and will develop all of the skills needed to be successful musician.
What should you do if you lose your music?
MS- go to the hanging file folders on the wall by the closet, find your instrument and the song and pull out what you need- make sure to leave it the way that you found it
HS- look in the right side of the file folder cabinet and find the right instrument and song and grab what you need- make sure to leave it the way that you found it
What should you wear to an informal concert?
Orchestra T-shirt, blue jeans, close-toed shoes
When you are packing up, what should you do?
Loosen your bow!
Wipe any excess rosin off of your instrument with the cloth
Put your instrument back where it goes on the racks
What are you supposed to do if you are confused?
Ask your stand partner, ask the teacher, continue to follow along with the music and do your best to participate
What are the four things that you are being assessed on each day for rehearsal skills?
Posture and Technique
Rehearsal Etiquette
Musical Contribution
Responsibility and Preparedness
Where do you put written assignments that you are turning in?
What is the date of our first concert?
HS- Kill Devil Hills Ice Cream Social- 9/23/25
What should you be doing while Ms. Carothers or another student is talking?
What shouldn't you be doing?
Rest position, paying attention
No plucking or talking or nonverbal communication
When is an appropriate time to ask a question? (including when you need to use the bathroom)
When we have stopped playing
Raise your hand and wait for the teacher to call on you
What do you do if you forget your instrument?
Follow along with the rehearsal and fill out a "Forgotten Instrument" worksheet about the rehearsal.