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W M S B a n d S t u d e n t In fo r m a t io n S h e e t
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D e a r W M S B a n d F a m ily :
W e lc o m e t o t h e W a s h in g t o n M id d le S c h o o l b a n d p ro g r a m fo r t h e 2 0 2 1 -2 0 2 2 s c h o o l y e a r ! I a m s o e x c it e d t o
b e y o u r b a n d d ire c t o r a t W M S a n d I c a n n o t w a it t o g e t t h in g s s t a r t e d . T h is is g o in g t o b e a n e x c it in g y e a r fo r
a ll o f u s a s w e c o n t in u e t o b u ild o u r p ro g r a m a n d m a k e s o m e g re a t m u s ic t o g e t h e r.

T h is h a n d b o o k c o n t a in s v e r y im p o r t a n t in fo r m a t io n a b o u t o u r b a n d p ro g r a m a t W M S . P l e a s e r e a d t h i s
h a n d b o o k v e r y c a r e f u lly a s it w ill s e r v e a s o u r g u id e d u r in g t h e s c h o o l y e a r a n d g iv e y o u a n id e a o f
w h a t t o e x p e c t i n b a n d c l a s s a t W M S . P le a s e t a k e s p e c ia l n o t ic e o f t h e g r a d in g p o lic ie s , a s s ig n m e n t t y p e s ,
a n d a t t e n d a n c e e x p e c t a t io n s .

Im p o r t a n t In fo r m a t io n :

IN S T R U M E N T C O N T R A C T S
In s t r u m e n t re n t a l c o n t r a c t s w ill b e g o in g h o m e w it h y o u r s t u d e n t v e r y e a r ly in t h e s c h o o l y e a r. T h e i n -
s t r u m e n t c o n t r a c t is o n ly f o r s t u d e n t s t h a t d o n o t o w n t h e ir o w n in s t r u m e n t a n d w o u ld lik e t o r e n t
a n i n s t r u m e n t f r o m E V S C . S t u d e n t s c a n n o t t a k e h o m e a n E V S C re n t a l in s t r u m e n t w it h o u t t h is c o n t r a c t
o n fi le w it h M r. M c C lu re .

BAND FEES
T h e o n ly c o s t fo r b e in g a m e m b e r o f t h e W M S b a n d p ro g r a m is a n a n n u a l o n e -t im e p a y m e n t o f $ 4 0 . T h is
w ill c o v e r t h e u s e o f a n E V S C in s t r u m e n t a n d a n y in s t r u m e n t re p a ir s fo r t h o s e re n t in g fro m t h e E V S C .
P l e a s e d o n o t l e t t h i s c o s t s t o p y o u r c h i l d f r o m p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n o u r p r o g r a m —w e c a n w o r k s o m e -
t h i n g o u t ! F e e l fre e t o c o n t a c t m e s h o u ld y o u h a v e a n y q u e s t io n s . If y o u o w n y o u r o w n in s t r u m e n t a n d
d o n o t in t e n d o n re n t in g o n e fro m t h e E V S C , y o u r c o s t fo r p a r t ic ip a t io n is a n a n n u a l o n e -t im e p a y m e n t
o f $ 1 0 . A g a in , if y o u n e e d a s s is t a n c e w it h t h is p a y m e n t , p le a s e c o n t a c t m e .

W M S B A N D C H E C K L IS T
P le a s e t a k e s p e c ia l n o t ic e o f t h e “W M S B a n d C h e c k lis t ” fo r t h e 2 0 2 1 -2 0 2 2 s c h o o l y e a r. T h i s i s a d e t a i l e d
lis t o f e v e r y t h in g y o u r s t u d e n t n e e d s t o d o in o r d e r t o e n s u r e t h e ir s u c c e s s in b a n d c la s s .

A s a lw a y s , fe e l fre e t o c o n t a c t m e w it h a n y q u e s t io n s o r c o m m e n t s re g a rd in g t h is h a n d b o o k . I a m lo o k in g
fo r w a rd t o a g re a t y e a r o f m a k in g m u s ic a t W a s h in g t o n M id d le S c h o o l!

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M r. H a y d e n M c C l u r e
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G o a ls , O b je c t iv e s , a n d E x p e c t a t io n s
W M S b a n d s t u d e n t s g e t t h e o p p o r t u n it y t o le a r n a b o u t a n d e x p e r ie n c e m u s ic t h ro u g h a w id e v a r ie t y o f re -
h e a r s a ls a n d p e r fo r m a n c e s . S t u d e n t s w ill d e v e lo p a m in d s e t o f e x c e lle n c e o n b o t h a n in d iv id u a l a n d g ro u p
le v e l. T h is w ill o c c u r in a s a fe , h e a lt h y , a n d p o s it iv e c la s s ro o m e n v iro n m e n t . B a n d b e g i n s i n t h e s i x t h g r a d e
a n d c o n t i n u e s t h r o u g h h i g h s c h o o l. If a s t u d e n t h a s n o t p a r t ic ip a t e d in b a n d c la s s d u r in g t h e ir s ix t h g r a d e
y e a r b u t is in t e re s t e d in jo in in g , t h e y s h o u ld c h e c k w it h M r. M c C lu re t o s e e a b o u t a lt e r n a t iv e o p t io n s fo r
stu d e n ts.

T h is c la s s is a p e r fo r m a n c e b a s e d c la s s a n d w ill b e g r a d e d a c c o rd in g ly . S t u d e n t s w ill b e re q u ire d t o p a r t ic i-

p a t e fu lly a n d m a in t a in g o o d c it iz e n s h ip d u r in g a ll c la s s p e r io d s t o re c e iv e t h e ir d a ily p o in t s . S t u d e n t s w i l l
b e g r a d e d f o r d a i l y c l a s s r o o m p a r t i c i p a t i o n , c o n c e r t s /p e r f o r m a n c e s , a n d v a r i o u s h o m e w o r k /i n -c l a s s
a s s e s s m e n t s . T h e o v e r a ll g o a l o f t h is c la s s is t o la y t h e fo u n d a t io n o f p ro p e r m u s ic t e c h n iq u e w h ile h a v in g
fu n le a r n in g h o w t o p la y in a m id d le s c h o o l c o n c e r t b a n d .

T h ro u g h p a r t ic ip a t io n in t h e b a n d a t W M S , s t u d e n t s w ill le a r n :

• O r g a n iz a t io n a l s k ills
• P r a c t ic e t e c h n iq u e s
• D is c ip lin e s k ills
• G o o d c it iz e n s h ip
• M u s ic T h e o r y
• L ife le s s o n s
• M u s ic a p p re c ia t io n
• S e lf e x p re s s io n
• Te a m w o r k /s o c ia l s k ills
• P e r fo r m a n c e e t iq u e t t e

S t u d e n t C o n d u c t E x p e c t a t io n s
B a n d m e m b e r s w ill o b s e r v e a ll p ro c e d u re s s e t fo r t h b y t h e E V S C , in a d d it io n t o t h e fo llo w in g :

• A n y b e h a v io r w h ic h is n o t re p re s e n t a t iv e o f g o o d c it iz e n s h ip , a s p e rc e iv e d b y M r. M c C lu re a n d o u r
b u ild in g p r in c ip a ls , m a y re s u lt in t h e s t u d e n t ’s d is m is s a l fro m t h e a c t iv it y a s w e ll a s t h e b a n d p ro -
g r a m . T h is a p p lie s t o t h e a c t io n s o f s t u d e n t s in s c h o o l a n d a t p u b lic p e r fo r m a n c e s .
• S t u d e n t s w ill b e in t h e ir a s s ig n e d re h e a r s a l a re a w it h a ll t h e n e c e s s a r y e q u ip m e n t a t t h e b e g in n in g o f
re h e a r s a l t im e
• S t u d e n t s w ill k e e p t h e ir h a n d s a n d fe e t t o t h e m s e lv e s
• S t u d e n t s w ill n o t u s e o r p la y o n in s t r u m e n t s /e q u ip m e n t t h e y d o n o t o w n
• S t u d e n t s w ill n o t t o u c h , h a n d le , b o r ro w , o r u s e a n y o n e e ls e ’s in s t r u m e n t o r p e r s o n a l b e lo n g in g s
• S t u d e n t s s h o u ld re q u e s t p e r m is s io n t o s p e a k d u r in g c la s s b y r a is in g t h e ir h a n d s a n d w a it in g
• S t u d e n t s w ill u t iliz e t h e ir a s s ig n e d s t o r a g e s h e lf fo r in s t r u m e n t c a s e s

C la s s r o o m C a r e a n d C le a n lin e s s E x p e c t a t io n s
• N o g u m , fo o d , o r d r in k s a re a llo w e d in t h e b a n d ro o m
• A ll t r a s h m u s t b e t h ro w n a w a y in t h e c la s s ro o m t r a s h c a n s
• V a n d a lis m o f s c h o o l p ro p e r t y w ill n o t b e t o le r a t e d
• O u r p r a c t ic e /s e c t io n a l s p a c e a re fo r p r a c t ic in g o n ly

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D a ily C la s s r o o m S u p p lie s
E a c h s t u d e n t s h o u ld p la n t o b r in g t h e fo llo w in g it e m s t o e v e r y c la s s p e r io d , re h e a r s a l, a n d /o r p e r fo r m a n c e .
O t h e r it e m s m a y b e a d d e d a t t h e d is c re t io n o f t h e d ire c t o r s .

• B a n d fo ld e r
• M u s ic b e in g re h e a r s e d in c la s s
• W a rm u p s
• B a n d m e th o d b o o k
• P e n c il
• In s t r u m e n t , in g o o d w o r k in g c o n d it io n
• A ll s u p p lie s re la t iv e t o t h e ir in s t r u m e n t (s t ic k s /m a lle t s , re e d s , v a lv e o il, s lid e g re a s e , e t c .)
• O t h e r e q u ip m e n t a s n e e d e d

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A tte n d a n ce
W M S B a n d m e m b e r s a r e r e q u ir e d t o a t t e n d a ll s c h e d u le d c la s s r o o m r e h e a r s a ls , a f t e r s c h o o l r e h e a r s -
a ls , s e c t io n a ls , a n d p e r f o r m a n c e s in o r d e r t o m a in t a in a n e x c e p t io n a l p e r f o r m a n c e s t a n d a r d . A s a
c o -c u r r ic u la r c o u r s e , re h e a r s a ls a n d p e r fo r m a n c e s a re p a r t o f t h e e d u c a t io n a l p ro c e s s , a n d a re t h e c u lm in a -
t io n o f o u r w o r k in a n d o u t o f t h e c la s s ro o m .

A b s e n c e s a n d t a rd in e s s a ff e c t n o t o n ly t h e in d iv id u a l w h o is a b s e n t , b u t t h e e n t ire e n s e m b le . T h e d ire c t o r
w ill m a k e e v e r y e ff o r t t o in fo r m s t u d e n t s a n d p a re n t s o f im p o r t a n t d a t e s a s e a r ly a s p o s s ib le . H o w e v e r, i t i s
t h e s t u d e n t ’s r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o i n f o r m t h e i r f a m i l y o f a l l r e h e a r s a l s /p e r f o r m a n c e d a t e s a n d a r r a n g e f o r
t r a n s p o r t a t io n if n e e d e d .

I f a n a b s e n c e i s n e c e s s a r y , a d v a n c e d w r i t t e n n o t i c e f r o m a m e m b e r o f t h e s t u d e n t ’s f a m i l y i s r e q u i r e d
(7 d a y s b e f o r e t h e a b s e n c e i s p r e f e r r e d ). If t h e c o n fl ic t in g a c t iv it y is a s c h o o l-s p o n s o re d e v e n t , a d v a n c e d
n o t ic e is s t ill re q u ire d .

U n excu se d A b se n ce s
U n e x c u s e d a b s e n c e s fro m a f t e r s c h o o l re h e a r s a ls a n d c o n c e r t s /p e r fo r m a n c e s w ill c o u n t a s z e ro fo r t h a t p a r -
t ic u la r e v e n t . U n e x c u s e d a b s e n c e s m a y a ls o re s u lt in n o t b e in g a llo w e d t o p e r fo r m in a g iv e n c o n c e r t . T h e s e
in c lu d e , b u t a re n o t lim it e d t o : a p p o in t m e n t s , la c k o f t r a n s p o r t a t io n , b a b y -s it t in g , b ir t h d a y c e le b r a t io n s ,
o v e r s le e p in g , s h o p p in g , s p o r t s p r a c t ic e s o r g a m e s , v a c a t io n . T h e s e w ill n o t b e a c c e p t e d a s v a lid e x c u s e s fo r
m is s in g a c o n c e r t /p e r fo r m a n c e .

E xcu se d A b se n ce s
A b s e n c e s fro m a f t e r s c h o o l re h e a r s a ls a n d c o n c e r t s /p e r fo r m a n c e s a re e x c u s e d o n ly in c a s e s o f e m e r g e n c y .
In t h e c a s e o f illn e s s , p a re n t s o r s t u d e n t s s h o u ld n o t ify t h e d ire c t o r a s e a r ly a s p o s s ib le . If a n u n a n t ic ip a t e d
a b s e n c e o c c u r s (fa m ily e m e rg e n c y , c a r t ro u b le , e t c .) y o u m u s t t e ll M r. M c C lu re a s s o o n a s p o s s ib le (s e e c o n -
t a c t in fo r m a t io n o n p a g e 3 ) in o rd e r fo r t h e a b s e n c e t o b e c o n s id e re d e x c u s e d . If a n a t t e m p t t o c o n t a c t t h e
d ire c t o r is n o t m a d e , t h e a b s e n c e w ill b e c o n s id e re d u n e x c u s e d u n le s s d o c u m e n t a t io n o f t h e e m e r g e n c y
s it u a t io n c a n b e p ro d u c e d . A fo llo w -u p w r it t e n re q u e s t fo r e x c u s e fro m a p a re n t o r g u a rd ia n is d u e w it h in
tw o d a y s o f th e a b se n c e .

C o n ce rt A tte n d a n ce
P e r fo r m a n c e s a re m a n d a t o r y a n d a re c la s s ifi e d a s a m a jo r p a r t o f a s t u d e n t ’s g r a d e . A n y a b s e n c e , w it h t h e
e x c e p t io n o f a n e m e rg e n c y , n o t b ro u g h t t o t h e d ire c t o r ’s a t t e n t io n p r io r t o t h e p e r fo r m a n c e w ill b e c o n -
s id e re d u n e x c u s e d . R e q u e s t s fo r c o n s id e r a t io n t o b e e x c u s e d fro m a p e r fo r m a n c e m u s t b e t u r n e d in t o t h e
d ire c t o r, in w r it in g fro m t h e p a re n t o r g u a rd ia n in a d v a n c e t h e s c h e d u le d p e r fo r m a n c e d a t e .

M u s ic is u n iq u e in t h a t re h e a r s a l a n d p e r fo r m a n c e s it u a t io n s c a n n o t b e re c re a t e d . E v e r y o n e i n t h e W M S
b a n d p r o g r a m m a t t e r s ! J u s t lik e a b a s e b a ll t e a m c a n n o t s u c c e e d if t h e p it c h e r, s h o r t s t o p o r c a t c h e r w e re
m is s in g , w e c a n ’t s u c c e e d if w e ’re m is s in g a fl u t e , t r u m p e t p la y e r, p e rc u s s io n is t , e t c .

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T a r d ie s
S t u d e n t s m u s t b e o n t im e fo r a ll a s s ig n e d b a n d fu n c t io n s . L e a r n in g t o b e e a r ly w ill e s t a b lis h a life lo n g h a b it
t h a t is c r it ic a l t o a n y o rg a n iz a t io n ’s s u c c e s s . F o r a ll p e r fo r m a n c e s , a c a ll t im e (t im e t o re p o r t ) w ill b e a s s ig n e d .
If a s t u d e n t is n o t p re s e n t o r in p la c e b y t h e a s s ig n e d c a ll t im e , t h e y w ill b e c o u n t e d a s t a rd y . T a r d i e s w i l l
r e s u lt in a lo w e r e d g r a d e f o r t h a t p e r f o r m a n c e .

M a k e -u p A s s i g n m e n t s
I n t h e e v e n t a s t u d e n t i s e x c u s e d f r o m a n a f t e r s c h o o l r e h e a r s a l o r c o n c e r t /p e r f o r m a n c e , a m a k e -u p
a s s i g n m e n t e q u a l t o t h e w e i g h t o f t h e a b s e n c e w i l l b e g i v e n . T h e m a k e -u p a s s ig n m e n t is a t t h e d ire c t o r ’s
d is c re t io n , b u t c o u ld in c lu d e p e r fo r m in g a ll t h e m u s ic in d iv id u a lly fro m a m is s e d p e r fo r m a n c e , a n e s s a y , o r
o t h e r w r it t e n o r p e r fo r m a n c e -b a s e d p ro je c t s d e e m e d a p p ro p r ia t e b y M r. M c C lu re .

E V S C C o n c e r t B a n d F e s t iv a l
In t h e s p r in g , s t u d e n t s in t h e W M S 7 t h a n d 8 t h g r a d e b a n d s w ill p a r t ic ip a t e in t h e E V S C C o n c e r t B a n d F e s t i-
v a l. T h is fe s t iv a l is a n o t h e r g re a t o p p o r t u n it y fo r o u r s t u d e n t s t o re c e iv e e x p e r t fe e d b a c k fro m a p a n e l o f m u -
s ic p ro fe s s io n a ls . D e t a ile d in fo r m a t io n re g a rd in g p e r fo r m a n c e v e n u e , t im e s a n d p a re n t in v o lv e m e n t n e e d s
w ill b e s e n t h o m e w it h s t u d e n t s p r io r t o t h e e v e n t . P a r t i c i p a t i o n i n t h i s e v e n t i s r e q u i r e d f o r a l l s t u d e n t s
in 7 t h a n d 8 t h g r a d e b a n d s .

E V S C S o lo a n d E n s e m b le F e s t iv a l
T h e E V S C h o s t s a n a n n u a l S o lo a n d E n s e m b le F e s t iv a l a t A IS D ia m o n d in la t e J a n u a r y /e a r ly F e b r u a r y . A l l o f
t h e s t u d e n t s e n t e r i n g t h e f e s t i v a l w i l l p a y a f e e o f $ 6 p e r e n s e m b l e o r $ 1 2 p e r s o l o . T h is c o s t p ro v id e s
t h e m w it h a n o p p o r t u n it y t o p e r fo r m a s o lo o r in a s m a ll g ro u p fo r fe e d b a c k fro m a m u s ic p ro fe s s io n a l. M o re
in fo r m a t io n w ill b e p ro v id e d in t h e fa ll. T h is fe s t iv a l is o p e n t o a ll 6 t h , 7 t h , a n d 8 t h , g r a d e b a n d s t u d e n t s . T h i s
o p p o r t u n it y is h ig h ly r e c o m m e n d e d f o r a ll s t u d e n t s p a r t ic ip a t in g in b a n d a t W M S .

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D a ily P a r t ic ip a t io n a n d W o r k E t h ic
S t u d e n t s w ill re c e iv e a d a ily g r a d e fo r t h e ir w o r k e t h ic in c la s s . S t u d e n t s c a n e a r n a “Y ” o r “N ” fo r t h e ir w o r k
e t h ic . T h e b e s t w a y fo r a s t u d e n t t o e a r n a “Y ” fo r w o r k e t h ic is t o re m a in a c c o u n t a b le , re s p e c t fu l, m o t iv a t e d
t o le a r n , a n d d o t h e ir b e s t in c la s s . A n y s t u d e n t t h a t re c e iv e s a n “N ” fo r w o r k e t h ic w ill h a v e a c o m m e n t ju s t ifi -
c a t io n e n t e re d in t o R D S . T h e w o r k e t h i c g r a d e i s w o r t h 1 0 % o f t h e s t u d e n t ’s o v e r a l l g r a d e i n t h e c o u r s e .

P r o fi c i e n c y G r a d i n g S y s t e m
D u r in g e a c h q u a r t e r, s t u d e n t s w ill b e g r a d e d o n a p ro fi c ie n c y s c a le fo r h o m e w o r k /p e r fo r m a n c e s . A s s e s s -
m e n t s a r e w o r t h 9 0 % o f t h e s t u d e n t ’s o v e r a l l g r a d e i n t h e c o u r s e . T h e W M S g r a d in g s c a le fo r a s s e s s -
m e n t s is a s fo llo w s :

1 F a r b e lo w p ro fi c ie n t
2 A p p ro a c h in g p ro fi c ie n t
3 P ro fi c ie n t
3 + A b o v e p ro fi c ie n t

P r o fi c i e n c y G r a d i n g C a t e g o r i e s
T h e fo llo w in g a s s ig n m e n t /a s s e s s m e n t t y p e s a re t h e m o s t c o m m o n t y p e s y o u w ill s e e in o u r b a n d p ro g r a m
h e re a t W M S . Ye s , b a n d is ju s t lik e a n y o t h e r c la s s in t h a t t h e re is a h o m e w o r k /p r a c t ic e t im e re q u ire d t o b e
s u c c e s s fu l. T h e e a s i e s t w a y s t o f a i l b a n d c l a s s a r e t o s i m p l y n o t p r a c t i c e y o u r i n s t r u m e n t o r n o t s h o w
u p t o r e h e a r s a ls o r p e r f o r m a n c e s .

D a i l y c l a s s r o o m p a r t i c i p a t i o n /w o r k e t h i c
• S e e t h e d e s c r ip t io n a b o v e fo r c la r ifi c a t io n o n h o w s t u d e n t s w ill b e g r a d e d fo r d a ily p a r t ic ip a t io n a n d
w o r k e t h ic .

F lip g r id V id e o s
• S t u d e n t s w ill b e re q u ire d t o s u b m it v id e o s u s in g F lip g r id fre q u e n t ly t h ro u g h o u t t h e s c h o o l y e a r.
T h e s e a s s ig n m e n t s c o u ld in c lu d e p la y in g a n e x c e r p t o f m u s ic , d e m o n s t r a t in g a fu n d a m e n t a l/w a r m
u p e x e rc is e , o r a n y t h in g p e r fo r m a n c e -re la t e d .

A f t e r -s c h o o l r e h e a r s a l s a n d c o n c e r t s /p e r f o r m a n c e s
• E a c h s t u d e n t w ill re c e iv e a n a s s e s s m e n t g r a d e fo r a f t e r -s c h o o l re h e a r s a ls a n d c o n c e r t s /p e r fo r m a n c e s .

I n -s c h o o l p e r f o r m a n c e s
• E a c h s t u d e n t w ill a ls o re c e iv e a n a s s e s s m e n t g r a d e fo r p e r fo r m a n c e s g iv e n b y t h e ir e n s e m b le d u r in g
th e sc h o o l d a y.

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P le a s e u n d e r s t a n d t h a t c le a r c o m m u n ic a t io n w it h s t u d e n t s a n d t h e ir f a m ilie s is a v e r y h ig h p r io r it y . I
w a n t t o t a k e c a re o f a n y c o n c e r n s a n d m a k e e v e r y s it u a t io n t h e b e s t fo r a ll s t u d e n t s in v o lv e d . P le a s e fe e l fre e
t o c o n t a c t m e fo r c la r ifi c a t io n o n a n y c o n c e r n s b e fo re t h e y b e c o m e m a jo r is s u e s .

E m a il
I w ill b e s e n d in g h o m e u p d a t e s a n d c o m m u n ic a t io n v ia e m a il t h ro u g h o u t t h e s c h o o l y e a r. F o r t h e t im e
b e in g , a ll m a jo r c o n c e r n s w ill n e e d t o b e a d d re s s e d t h ro u g h e m a il o r p h o n e c o m m u n ic a t io n . S t u d e n t s a n d
t h e ir fa m ilie s a re h ig h ly e n c o u r a g e d t o u t iliz e e m a il t o g e t m o re in fo r m a t io n o r c la r ifi c a t io n re g a rd in g W M S
b a n d e v e n t s , s t u d e n t g r a d e s , p e r fo r m a n c e s , a n d fu n d r a is e r s .

Le tte rs a n d H a n d o u ts
I w ill a ls o b e s e n d in g h o m e q u it e a b it o f in fo r m a t io n in t h e fo r m o f le t t e r s a n d h a n d o u t s . P le a s e m a k e e v e r y
e ff o r t t o re a d t h is in fo r m a t io n c a re fu lly , c h e c k y o u r c a le n d a r s a n d k e e p m e “in t h e lo o p ” a b o u t a n y c o n fl ic t s .
T h e s o o n e r I k n o w o f a p o t e n t ia l c o n fl ic t , t h e m o re t im e a n d o p t io n s w e h a v e fo r s o lv in g p ro b le m s .

U s in g t h e B A N D A p p
W e w ill u t iliz e t h e B A N D a p p t o p o s t a t o n o f fre q u e n t in fo r m a t io n t h ro u g h o u t t h e s c h o o l y e a r. T h is a p p c a n
b e u s e d fo r y o u t o re a c h o u t t o m e a n d I c a n a ls o re a c h o u t t o e a c h o f y o u q u ic k ly a n d e ffi c ie n t ly . I w ill p o s t
u p d a t e s re g a rd in g c o n c e r t s /p e r fo r m a n c e s , fu n d r a is e r s , a n d o t h e r im p o r t a n t d a t e s fo r o u r p ro g r a m . If y o u
h a v e a n y q u e s t io n s a b o u t h o w t o jo in o u r B A N D a p p p a g e , p le a s e fe e l fre e t o c o n t a c t m e d ire c t ly . It is s o
im p o r t a n t t h a t e v e r y o n e g e t s s ig n e d u p fo r t h is a p p , b o t h s t u d e n t s a n d t h e ir fa m ilie s a lik e .

P le a s e jo in t h e “ W a s h i n g t o n M S 2 0 2 1 -2 0 2 2 ” B A N D p a g e b y s c a n n in g t h e Q R c o d e b e lo w :

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G e t In v o lv e d W it h t h e W M S B a n d s
W e a re a lw a y s lo o k in g fo r p a re n t v o lu n t e e r s fo r o u r v a r io u s c o n c e r t s /p e r fo r m a n c e s t h ro u g h o u t t h e y e a r. O u r
p ro g r a m a ls o h o s t s v a r io u s fu n d r a is e r s t h ro u g h o u t t h e y e a r, e a c h re q u ir in g a t e a m o f in d iv id u a ls t o h e lp e x e -
c u t e t h e m . Y o u r i n v o l v e m e n t a n d s u p p o r t i s a n e s s e n t i a l e l e m e n t i n y o u r c h i l d ’s s u c c e s s w i t h i n m u s i c .

If y o u w o u ld lik e t o b e a d d e d t o o u r v o lu n t e e r e m a il/c a ll lis t , p le a s e in d ic a t e a s s u c h o n t h e H a n d b o o k S ig n a -

t u re P a g e o r c o n t a c t M r. M c C lu re d ire c t ly .

C o n s id e r a t io n s F o r B a n d P a r e n t s
A s I m e n t io n e d p re v io u s ly , y o u r in v o lv e m e n t a n d s u p p o r t is e s s e n t ia l t o y o u r c h ild ’s s u c c e s s in b a n d c la s s .
B e s u re t o w o r k w it h y o u r c h ild t o s e t a ro u t in e p r a c t ic e s c h e d u le . M u s ic a c h ie v e m e n t re q u ire s e ff o r t o v e r a
p e r io d o f t im e . T h e t im e in o u r c la s s ro o m b a n d re h e a r s a ls is lim it e d . N e w c o n c e p t s le a r n e d a t s c h o o l n e e d
d a ily p e r s o n a l p r a c t ic e t im e a t h o m e fo r t h e s e n e w s k ills t o b e d e v e lo p e d .

Yo u c a n h e lp y o u r c h ild b y :
• P ro v id in g a q u ie t p la c e in w h ic h t o p r a c t ic e
• R e m a in in g n e a r b y d u r in g p r a c t ic e t im e s a s o f t e n a s p o s s ib le
• S c h e d u lin g a c o n s is t e n t d a ily t im e fo r p r a c t ic e
• P r a is in g y o u r c h ild ’s e ff o r t s a n d a c h ie v e m e n t s

H e r e a r e s o m e t h in g s to a v o id :
• U s in g p r a c t ic e a s a p u n is h m e n t
• In s is t in g y o u r c h ild p la y fo r o t h e r s w h e n h e /s h e d o e s n ’t w a n t t o
• R id ic u lin g o r m a k in g fu n o f m is t a k e s o r “le s s -t h a n -p e r fe c t ” p la y in g

H e r e a r e s o m e id e a s t o h e lp f o s t e r a p o s it iv e b a n d e x p e r ie n c e :
• A c k n o w le d g e im p ro v e m e n t re g u la r ly
• T a lk w it h y o u r c h ild s h o u ld h is /h e r in t e re s t b e g in s t o d e c lin e
• In c re a s e y o u r e n t h u s ia s m a n d in v o lv e m e n t in y o u r c h ild ’s p la y in g
• R e m in d y o u r c h ild t o b r in g h is /h e r in s t r u m e n t t o c la s s e a c h d a y
• E x p o s e y o u r c h ild t o a w id e v a r ie t y o f m u s ic , in c lu d in g c o n c e r t s a n d re c it a ls
• E n c o u r a g e y o u r c h ild t o t a lk w it h y o u a b o u t c la s s - t h e g o o d , a n d e s p e c ia lly t h e n o t s o g o o d
• L is t e n t o y o u r c h ild p r a c t ic e a n d e n c o u r a g e t h e m t o p e r fo r m fo r fa m ily a n d fr ie n d s
• H e lp y o u r c h ild b u ild a p e r s o n a l m u s ic lib r a r y
• M a k e c e r t a in t h a t y o u r c h ild is o n t im e fo r a ll re h e a r s a ls a n d p e r fo r m a n c e s
• If a t a ll p o s s ib le , o b t a in p r iv a t e le s s o n s w it h a q u a lifi e d t e a c h e r
• G e t t o k n o w y o u r c h ild ’s t e a c h e r

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W M S B a n d s 2 0 2 1 -2 0 2 2 I m p o r t a n t D a t e s
D a t e : E v e n t : T i m e : L o c a t io n :

S e p t e m b e r 1 3 t h O t is S p u n k m e y e r F u n d r a is e r L a u n c h N /A N /A
S e p t e m b e r 2 7 t h F u n d r a is e r O rd e r s D u e t o M r. M c C lu re N /A N /A

N o v e m b e r 1 5 t h A f t e r S c h o o l R e h e a r s a l (a l l g r a d e s ) 2 :3 5 -4 :0 0 p m WM S Band Room
N o v e m b e r 1 8 t h W M S B a n d s W i n t e r C o n c e r t T B D W M S A u d ito r iu m

T B D E V S C S o lo a n d E n s e m b le F e s t iv a l T B D A IS D ia m o n d A v e

T B D A f t e r S c h o o l R e h e a r s a l 2 :3 0 -4 :0 0 p m WM S Band Room
T B D E V S C C o n c e t B a n d F e s t i v a l (7 t h /8 t h g r a d e ) T B D A IS D ia m o n d

M a y 9 t h A f t e r S c h o o l R e h e a r s a l (a l l g r a d e s ) 2 :3 5 -4 :0 0 p m WM S Band Room
M a y 1 2 t h W M S B a n d s S p r i n g C o n c e r t T B D W M S A u d ito r iu m

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P le a s e c h e c k o ff t h e fo llo w in g it e m s a s y o u c o m p le t e t h e m :

R e a d t h ro u g h t h e e n t ire W M S B a n d H a n d b o o k a s a fa m ily

S ig n a n d re t u r n H a n d b o o k A c k n o w le d g m e n t F o r m

C o m p le t e a n d re t u r n W M S B a n d S t u d e n t In fo r m a t io n S h e e t

If re n t in g a n E V S C in s t r u m e n t , s ig n a n d re t u r n E V S C
R e n t a l a n d R e p a ir C o n t r a c t a n d p a y $ 4 0 a n n u a l fe e

If n o t re n t in g a n E V S C in s t r u m e n t , p a y t h e $ 1 0 a n n u a l fe e

J o in t h e W M S 2 0 2 1 -2 0 2 2 B A N D a p p p a g e

M a k e a c o p y o f o u r B A N D a p p c a le n d a r o r s y n c it
to y o u r p h o n e

H a n d b o o k A c k n o w le d g m e n t F o r m
P le a s e re a d a n d s ig n b e lo w :

S tu d e n ts:
I h a v e re a d t h e W M S B a n d H a n d b o o k a n d u n d e r s t a n d t h e re q u ire m e n t s fo r b e in g a b a n d m e m b e r. I re a liz e
it t a k e s fu ll c o o p e r a t io n a n d d e d ic a t io n t o h e lp o u r b a n d l. I a ls o re a liz e t h a t m y fa ilu re t o fo llo w p o lic ie s a n d
d ire c t io n s c o u ld re s u lt in d is m is s a l fro m t h e W M S b a n d p ro g r a m .

A s a m e m b e r o f t h e W a s h in g t o n M id d le S c h o o l B a n d , I a c k n o w le d g e t h e fo llo w in g a s re s p o n s ib ilit ie s I m u s t
fu lfi ll if I w is h t o re m a in a m e m b e r :

• I u n d e r s t a n d t h a t b a n d is a fu ll y e a r c o m m it m e n t
• I u n d e r s t a n d t h a t I a m re q u ire d t o p r a c t ic e m y in s t r u m e n t o u t s id e o f c la s s
• I w ill p r a c t ic e m y in s t r u m e n t w it h p u r p o s e
• I w ill d e m o n s t r a t e m y b e s t b e h a v io r in c la s s a n d o u t s id e o f c la s s
• I w ill a t t e n d a ll c o n c e r t s /p e r fo r m a n c e s a n d re h e a r s a ls
• I w ill t re a t m y c la s s m a t e s a n d W M S t e a c h e r s w it h re s p e c t
• I w ill m a in t a in m y g r a d e s in b a n d a n d o t h e r c la s s e s
• I w ill h o ld m y s e lf t o h ig h s t a n d a rd s in c la s s a n d o n m y o w n

S t u d e n t P r in t e d N a m e D a te

S t u d e n t S ig n a t u re

P a r e n t s /G u a r d i a n s :
I h a v e re a d t h e W M S B a n d H a n d b o o k a n d a m w illin g t o s u p p o r t it a n d m y c h ild . I a ls o u n d e r s t a n d a ll p o lic ie s
a n d p ro c e d u re s o f t h e W a s h in g t o n M id d le S c h o o l B a n d p ro g r a m t h a t a re o u t lin e d in t h is h a n d b o o k . I a ls o
u n d e r s t a n d t h a t m y c h ild w ill b e re q u ire d t o b r in g h o m e h is /h e r in s t r u m e n t a n d p r a c t ic e o u t s id e o f c la s s .

P a re n t /G u a rd ia n S ig n a t u re D a te

E m a il A d d re s s Te le o p h o n e

P le a s e c h e c k o n e o r t h e o t h e r :

Y E S , p le a s e a d d m e t o t h e v o lu n t e e r e m a il/c a ll lis t

N O , p le a s e d o n o t a d d m e t o t h e v o lu n t e e r e m a il/c a ll lis t a t t h is t im e
W M S B a n d S t u d e n t In fo r m a t io n S h e e t
P le a s e c o m p le t e t h is fo r m a n d re t u r n it t o M r. M c C lu re n o la t e r t h a n A u g u s t 2 0 , 2 0 2 1 .

S t u d e n t In fo r m a t io n :
N a m e : In s t r u m e n t :

G r a d e : D a t e o f B ir t h : S h ir t S iz e (Yo u t h o r A d u lt ):

P a r e n t /G u a r d i a n # 1 I n f o r m a t i o n :
N a m e : Phone:

E m a il A d d re s s :

P a r e n t /G u a r d i a n # 2 I n f o r m a t i o n :
N a m e : Phone:

E m a il A d d re s s :

E m e r g e n c y C o n t a c t In fo r m a t io n :

N a m e : Phone:

R e la t io n s h ip t o S t u d e n t :

O t h e r In fo r m a t io n :
E V S C In s t r u m e n t R e n t a l a n d R e p a ir C o n t r a c t
Yo u r u s e o f a n E V S C re n t a l in s t r u m e n t a n d p a r t ic ip a t io n in t h is re n t a l p ro g r a m is b a s e d o n y o u r a c c e p t a n c e o f t h e
E V S C D e p a r t m e n t o f F i n e A r t s I n s t r u m e n t a l R e n t a l /R e p a i r P o l i c y , a s o u t lin e d b e lo w in t h e Te r m s & C o n d it io n s . If
y o u d o n o t a g re e w it h a n y p a r t o f t h e s e t e r m s , y o u m a y n o t p a r t ic ip a t e in t h is in s t r u m e n t re n t a l p ro g r a m .

S t u d e n t In fo r m a t io n :

N a m e : G ra d e :

S c h o o l:

P a r e n t /G u a r d i a n I n f o r m a t i o n :

N a m e (s ):

P r im a r y A d d re s s :

C it y : S t a t e : Z ip C o d e :

P r im a r y P h o n e : Se co n d ary Ph o n e :

In s t r u m e n t In fo r m a t io n :

In s t r u m e n t T y p e :

S e r ia l N u m b e r : C a se N u m b e r:

Te r m s a n d C o n d it io n s :

T h is is t o c e r t ify t h a t o n t h is d a y I h a v e re a d a n d fu lly u n d e r s t a n d t h e re s p o n s ib ilit y e n t r u s t e d t o m e b y t h e E V S C F in e

A r t s D e p a r t m e n t , I a g re e t o t h e fo llo w in g s t ip u la t io n s o f t h is c o n t r a c t (p le a s e c h e c k a ll b o x e s ):

I w ill e n d e a v o r t o p e r fe c t m y p la y in g a n d m u s ic ia n s h ip a n d w ill b e re g u la r in p r a c t ic e a t h o m e a n d a t s c h o o l

I w ill k e e p t h is in s t r u m e n t c le a n a n d in g o o d re p a ir a t a ll t im e s

I w ill n o t a llo w a n y p e r s o n t o u s e t h is in s t r u m e n t , n o r w ill I u s e it fo r m y p e r s o n a l g a in

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