Band Classes
Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School of Coventry

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Spring 2012 Performances:
January 17^th 6^th Grade Concert 6:30pm
May 15th 6th Grade Concert 6:30
May 16th 7th Grade Concert 6:30
May 17th 8th Grade Concert 6:30

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Mr. Costa

Academic Festival Overture.mp3

7th and 8th Grade Band and Chorus Students posing in Philadelphia with awards received for Superior, Excellent and Best Overall ratings.

6th Grade Band students participating in an instrumental workshop at Boston University on April 7, 2011. The clinician is Dr. Genevieve Leclaire (Visiting Professor of Music, B.U.)

2011-2012 ASFMS Music Handbook.pdf
Smart Music Systems Requirements.pdf

Morning Music Academy 7:20-7:40 AM   See Mr. Costa for permission forms/hallway passes. The purpose of these sessions is to review music that might be challenging to students. Mr. Costa can do individual and small group sessions. If the group setting allows, he can also rehearse the larger ensemble during this time. MORNING MUSIC ACADEMY.pdf
Monday Jazz band students only/Wednesday 6th grade band students only/Thursday 7th grade band students only/Friday 8^th grade band students  only

Daily Evaluation Rubric
	1	2	3	4
Posture	Student	Student is	Student uses	Student
	demonstrates	frequently	proper posture	demonstrates
	poor posture	reminded to use	throughout	proper posture
	throughout the	proper posture	most of the	throughout the
	rehearsal.	throughout the	rehearsal.	entire rehearsal.
		rehearsal
Rehearsal	Student rarely	Student	Student usually	Student
Etiquette	follows	sometimes	follows	consistently
	rehearsal	follows	rehearsal	follows
	etiquette rules.	rehearsal	etiquette rules.	rehearsal
		etiquette rules.		etiquette rules
	,			like no gum
				chewing,
				talking while
				another part is
				rehearsing,
				watching the
				director,
				coming
				prepared
				musically for
				class.
Musicianship	Student shows	Student	Student applies	Student
Skills	little evidence	develops proper	proper tone,	demonstrates
	of proper tone,	tone,	intonation,	mastery in tone,
	intonation,	intonation,	technique &	intonation,
	techniques &	techniques &	interpretation to	notes, rhythms,
	interpretation.	interpretation.	their	technique &
	Student shows	Student	performing.	interpretation.
	little evidence	develops	Student plays
	of playing	accurate note	notes &
	accurate notes	and rhythm	rhythms
	and rhythms.	playing.	accurately.
Performing/				Student attends
Concert				& participates
Relationship				in 2 mandatory
				concerts per
				year (winter &
				spring).

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