Office Location: Room 105, downstairs hall in Ferguson High School
Detailed Description
While focusing mainly on percussion, this course offers student a chance to learn and play new instruments in an ensemble. Basic music theory is covered as it relates to each unique ensemble. Routine reflections on professional musicians are required, therefore, students should come prepared to write.
Prerequisite Course(s):
Recommended but not required: Music Ensemble Hexter 1
Course Format
Fundamental percussion rudiments are a major focal point in this course. Students will have the opportunity to learn basic to intermediate drum set beats. Students will also be expected to experiment with and play on a variety of instruments including snare drum, drum kit, djembe, conga, xylophone, guitar, bass, and piano or keyboard. The class will regularly play together as an ensemble.
Required Texts and Materials
No textbook is required for this course. All articles, method books, and readings will be provided in class. Students should come prepared with a spiral notebook and writing utensil.
Tentative Course Calendar
Please refer to the separate course schedule.
Student Leaning Outcomes
Learning outcomes for this course are aligned with local and national standards
GRADING SCALE ALL GRADES WILL SCORED ON DISTRICT RUBRICS GRADES ARE WEIGHTED INTO FOUR CATEGORIES (30%)PREFORMANCE, (30%)LITERACY (30%)EVALUATION (10%)WORK HABITS SCORES WILL RANGE FROM 1(EMERGING), 2(PROGRESSING),3(MEETS), TO 4(EXEMPLARY) RUBRIC SCORES WILL BE TRANSLATED LETTER GRADES AT THE END OF EACH QUARTER. THE TRANSLATION FROM RUBRIC SCORE TO LETTER GRADE IS AS FOLLOWS- 3.25-4 = 90-100% A 2.75-3.24 = 80-89% 2.0-2.74 = 70-79% 1.5-1.99 = 60-69% 0-1.49 = LOWER THAN 60%
Late and Missing Assignments
No late work will be accepted in this course unless arrangements have been made with the instructor of the course. When late work is accepted, the grade will be reduced in correlation to how late the assignment is turned in and is purely at the instructor’s discretion.NOTE:Pass-offs can be retaken as many times as necessary until the end of the hexter. To retake a pass-off students must come in during office hours or schedule an appointment.
Attendance and Participation
See Ferguson High School Handbook
Project and Assignment Expectations
Unless specifically stated, all word processed assignments should conform to the APA style including the use of a 12pt. font with appropriate grammar, punctuation, and spelling. APA style information can be found athttp://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
All written work is required to be completed to the student’s best ability level. Only the student's best effort is acceptable.
Collaborative Work
The student must independently complete all assignments, tests, activities, etc., unless specifically stated otherwise. In situations where collaboration is part of the assignment, the expectations will be clearly stated in the assignment overview. In all collaborative efforts, you must work only within your assigned group, and include names of all individuals who worked on the submitted assignment. These two minimum requirements for collaborative assignments must be met or the work will not be accepted.
Student Success
Attend every day
Review white board for daily, weekly, and hexter objectives.
Participate every day
Complete assignments by the due dates specified
Communicate regularly with your instructor and peers
Keep all returned graded work in your in-class folder
DO NOT TAKE YOUR IN CLASS FOLDER OUT OF THE CLASSROOM OVERNIGHT.
Course/Instructor Evaluation
At the end of the course students will be asked to fill out an evaluation sheet. The evaluation will be anonymous and participation is required.
Changes in Syllabus/Schedule
This syllabus is subject to change at the discretion of the instructor and/or Ferguson High School. Every effort will be made to avoid changing the syllabus or course schedule but the possibility exists that unforeseen events will make changes necessary. If so, changes will be communicated in class by the instructor.
Student Conduct Refer to the Ferguson High School Handbook and/or the Thompson School District Code of Conduct and Discipline Code.
Please Note: Continued enrollment in this course assumes that you have read and understand the information outlined in the syllabus