I heard this a lot this week! However, about 2/3 of the band students DID remember to fill out and have their practice records signed for this weeks lesson, so GREAT JOB! At SGS, my stapler broke in the middle of the day and at RGS, I ran out of staples at one point, but most students have their practice records stapled inside the front cover of their lesson books. At the end of every lesson, the students write down the date and what they should be practicing for homework in their practice record. Then during the week, they should be recording the number of minutes they have practiced each day. I told the students to shoot for 80 minutes each week. That's 20 minutes, 4 days a week. Some kids did A LOT more than that! I was incredibly impressed!
Before the next lesson, the filled out practice record should be signed by an adult. If the practice record isn't filled out AND signed when the student comes in for the next lesson, they will receive a 0 in my gradebook for that week's practice record. Once it is signed, it is no longer counted as a 0.
I made some audio recordings of some of the lessons groups! You can find them on my webpage in the attachments section of the "Recordings" page, or just click here. When you click on the recording, you can either just play it or save it to your computer. I will be recording the students frequently throughout the year. If you save them all, at the end of the year you can burn a CD of your child's and groups progress throughout the year! It will most definitely be astonishing!
As always, feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns! Have a great week!
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