WAYLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
BAND MANUAL

2007 - 2008

RETURNING PARENTS... Please look over the Band Manual even if you have had students in band in past years. Things change and review is good!

The entire band manual is on the web, all in one section. You may either access it via the table of contents (below, or on the index page of the website) and find a particular page that you are looking for, or you may look through the whole band manual, one page at a time, by clicking on the herald trumpeter at the bottom of the each page. When you click on the trumpeter, you will be moved to the next page, just as if you were reading the hard copy.

All parents are asked to read over the Letter to Parents, look at the grading & exam pages and fill out the Parent Signature Return Sheet. The return sheet is due back to school on Thursday, September 20, 2007 to be part of the drawings (Monday & Tuesday of the next week) and it MUST be in by Thursday, September 27 to avoid detention! (Students who turn things in early get raffel tickets; students who turn things in late get detention! Something for everyone!)

Included in the band manual are:

• Letter to Parents (Everyone please read this - even if you are on your fifth child in the WMS band!!!!) The letter includes:
  • a list of concert dates
  • my goals for the students
  • rehearsal days and times
  • practice expectations
• Goals
• Grading Philosophy
• Grading Triangle
• Band Exams
• Parent Signature Page (return sheet to be printed)

  Reference Section

• WMS Ensembles for Band Members
• Instrument Lockers
• Enrichment Activities
• Private Teachers
• Music Supplies Price List
• Sample Practice Chart

Percussionists - you need to purchase a stick bag & certain mallets. Each year I ask you to upgrade your mallet selection. Please check the requirements.