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G r a d i n g

CONCERT AND SYMPHONIC GRADING POLICY

 

  • Presentation - Performance and Dress Rehearsal Attendance (33.3%)

A) October Concert  B) Holiday Concert  C) February Concert  D) TTC Tiger Town Consortium Concert  E) Spring Concert

 

  • Class Participation (33.3%)

Students will receive a weekly 10 point scale participation grade based on the following:  A) Brings instrument, music and pencil daily  B) Promptly unpacks in assigned seat and begins practicing  C) Works consistently during rehearsal and maintains proper seating posture and playing position  D) Actively listens while another section rehearses a particular section of music

 

  • Quizzes (33.3%)

A) Playing test grades are based on a 100 point scale - Students are expected to practice 150 minutes per week and be prepared on orchestra pieces  B) The weekly music theory quiz is based on a 10 point scale  C) Students are expected to meet the sectional attendance requirement per quarter. (Students must check in with his or her classroom teacher before taking a sectional. Students should attend a minimum of 2 sectionals per quarter. If a student is unable to take a sectional during a class period, they may take it during lunch or after school. Although sectionals are scheduled during 2nd and 4th hour, students may take a sectional during one of the large ensemble rehearsals 1st, 3rd or 5th hour.)

 

 

LETTERING PROGRAM

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 ARION AWARD

 

The Arion award, named after the Greek god of music and poetry, is prestigious in that many colleges recognize it as a symbol of excellence. 

 

The Arion award is chosen each year by the members of the Edwardsville High School orchestra program. The students vote on an outstanding junior to receive this award. Then the following year, the recipient will perform a solo with the orchestra on the final concert in May.

 

The Arion Award recipient should have exhibited the following characteristics over the course of his/her time in the Edwardsville High School orchestra program:

 

  • Better than average scholastic standing

  • Cooperation over and above normal duties in the orchestra program

  • General musicianship and performance skills

  • Attendance at school and after school rehearsals

  • Ambition, diligence, loyalty and cooperation

  • Inspiration to others in the orchestra

  • Personal habits and a high standard of conduct

  • Qualified to carry on the best traditions of the school

  • Leadership qualities

  • Dedication to the entire orchestra program at Edwardsville High School

 

The Arion award recipient must remain enrolled in the Edwardsville High School orchestra program until graduation.  This award will be relinquished should the recipient drop orchestra.

 

 

 

 

NSOA DIRECTOR'S AWARD

The Director’s Award is given each year to an outstanding senior orchestra member. It is the highest honor bestowed upon a member of the high school orchestra to recognize excellence in playing and contributions to the ensemble. The student is chosen because they helped make the Edwardsville High Orchestra program better through his or her contributions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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