Parents and students:
In the spirit of creating appropriate musical experiences, and preparing students for modern cultural involvement, the
Central Junior High School Vocal Music Department has set up the following classroom guidelines:
I. Respect for others
A. Verbal
1. Wait to speak
II.
III.
2. Encourage rather than insult
B. Physical
1. Provide personal space
2. Polite body language
3. Help rather than abuse
Respect for property (frequent use of voice and instruments--no gum chewing!)
A. School
B. Fellow students'
C. Teacher's
D. Own
Respect for the learning environment
A. Attentive
1. Prompt
2. Polite (cell phones and electronic devices silenced and stored)
3. Focused
B. Responsive
1. Eye contact
2. Positive contribution
C. Cooperative
1. Participating
2. Supporting
Students who are having difficulty complying with the guidelines will be lead through these steps of improvement:
1. A polite reminder
2. Forfeit of first ten minutes of lunch
3. Contact of parents
4. Thirty minutes of detention
5. Referral to principal
Students will keep a “ points list ” of
(positive manners) and
(correct responses)
. Each student will maintain their own points list by documenting the reason and the date.

UNIT ONE ………………………… ..
……………………………………………………………… Notation skills
UNIT TWO ………………………… ...
………………………………………………………… .Vocal production
UNIT THREE ……………………………………… .
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………………………………………… .Dulcimers
UNIT FOUR ……………………………………………………………………………………… .
… ....Keyboards
UNIT FIVE …………………………………………………………………………………………… .Composition
UNIT SIX ………………………………………………………………………………………… .
………… ..MIDI
UNIT SEVEN ………………………………………… .
………………… ..
…… ..Performance of compositions
Students will be evaluated by various assignments, projects, quizzes, keeping of a FOLDER, daily work, as well as extra credit. At least 2500 points will be offered. When a student's average lowers to 70% or less, parents will be contacted to see if improvements can be made.
CREDIT TOTAL POSSIBLE
Composition Project
Quiz
Folder (weekly)
200 points
100 points
100 points
200
500
1600
Dulcimer Performance
Keyboard Improvisation
Academic points
Recital attendance (opt.)
Recital performance (opt.)
Behavior Points
100 points
100 points varies
15 / recital
25 / recital varies
100
100 unlimited
100
100 limit to 100% please detach, sign, and return the bottom of this form
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Parent's name _
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Parent's signature______________________________________________________________________
Student's name _
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Student's signature ____________________________________________________________________