Goddard Fall Festival
Parade
October 6, 2007
Goddard High School Homecoming
Mass Band Halftime Show - October 6, 2006
Goddard Fall Festival Parade -
October 7, 2007
Band Semester Update,
Spring 2007
As the
second semester begins I would like to make a change
in the that the daily grade is issued. I will be
giving the students points toward their grade for
our rehearsals in class. These points be given per
rehearsal. Each rehearsal will count for 10 points
as part of the daily work category of their grade
which is 20% of their overall grade. Students will
loose these points if they do not have the necessary
supplies for class (music, pencil, book) for being
disruptive, or talking after being asked to be
quiet.
Secondly
as a result of deep thought and reflection I have
realized that recording music and the capabilities
to record music conveniently have become more and
more available. After a quick survey of the band
students it has become clear that most students can
easily record music to their home computers with
little or no cost. Because effective software can
be downloaded for free (Audacity.com) and
microphones are very inexpensive ($15 smartmusic.com,
$8-$22 at walmart.com.)
Click here to view a
PowerPoint presentation on how to make music
recordings on your computer.
(Click your mouse to advance slides.)
This will
allow us to record practice assignments and enable
students to email these assignment recordings to my
school email where I can grade them. All of this to
me is very exciting and represents an effort to push
music education forward with little cost or
investment.
Obviously
students who don’t have this capability yet or who
have been denied computer access right either at
home or at school can record their assignments
through a tape recorder and then turn in a tape with
their name on the tape.
There
will be one major assignment that will be recorded
at home. the recording they will make of their
solos this semester. I will have tape recorders
they can check out to fulfill this grade.
The
importance of this is that it focuses the students
practicing and allows them to keep at it until they
get it right and turn in a polished performance that
they can be proud of.
Please
let me know if you have any questions or concerns
Brett
Morrison
Band Director
Eisenhower Middle School
bmorrison@goddardusd.com
794-4150
ext 8220
