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Contact Information
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| Music Educator--Band
Email: Kathy.Vogt@Vansd.org
Phone: 313-3718 (Music Office and Message Phone)
or 313-3700 (Main Office at Thomas Jefferson)
or 313-3731 after 3:30 (Do not leave a message on this phone)
E-Mail is a better way to communicate with me if you want me to receive your messages. I check it daily but do not always get to the phone messages. I try to get right back to you so if you don't hear from me within a day or two, please try again.
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GRADE BOOK
I use a grade book system that allows me to use groupings and features that work better for teaching band so you will not find my gradebook on line through parent access. If you have questions about grades or missing assignments, please send me an e-mail and I will be happy to reply with a grade report via e-mail. If you can't access my grade report using e-mail, please let me know and I'll send a paper copy of the report to you with your student.
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 Assignments
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WORDS OF THE WEEK
The links to the WOWs for this trimester are directly below this. The first page in each link has them organized by week, the second page has them organized alphabetically for trimester review and study. Words should be hand written for full credit to help you remember them and so I can check your knowledge of the spelling. Half credit will be given for typed words but the definitions should not be "cut and pasted" from the dictionary. Put them in your own words! Words should be turned in on Friday each week unless otherwise indicated for entry in the grade book.
There will be a pretest of all of the vocabulary words for this trimester on Friday, September 25. Any student who misses 3 or less words on the test will be excused from doing the rest of the WOW assignments for the rest of the term if (s)he wishes to do the alternate assignment for the missed words. I have tried to leave plenty of time to study. Good luck!
Page assignments in the method books and playing tests are also shown on the first page. The advanced bands are color coded--red for Symphonic Band and green for Wind Ensemble.
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| Words of the Week, Beginning Bands
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| Words of the Week, Advanced Bands
This also includes all page assignments and playing tests for each week. | |
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PRACTICE SHEETS
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Practice...Practice...Practice!
The Thomas Jefferson bands have the potential to be excellent. Some of the students are working hard and playing very well. Others are not practicing and will be struggling to keep up. Practicing at home allows the students time to experiment and find out how to improve their technique and the quality of their sound. It helps build muscle memory to support proper playing skills. It allows students to take the music at a speed that works for them. If you need some suggestions for improving home practice sessions, please see the "Practice Makes Perfect" links in the right column of this web page.
All students should be using the practice sheets through the month of September, starting on September 18. Practice sheets will go from Friday through Thursday. Parents should sign them Thursday night or Friday morning and the sheets should be turned in on Friday. Friday night they will start a new one. The practice sheet shows lines for 2 weeks. You may either turn them in every 2 weeks, or every week. Your choice. The practice sheets will be available at school or at the link below on this web page.
In October, selected students in periods 5 & 6 who are doing a great job on playing tests will be given weekly passes not to turn in the practice sheets as long as their playing tests stay at a high level. This will include the scheduled weekly tests and pop quizzes so if you don't want to turn in the sheets, you will still need to practice and be prepared. We will evaluate this policy at the end of the trimester to see if the practice sheets need to be returned to the weekly schedule.
Some of the students don't have books yet. This is making it difficult for them to practice what we are playing in class and to do the weekly playing tests. We are using the Accent on Achievement Band Method this year. Please get your book as soon as possible. Get Book 1 for periods 2 and 7, Book 2 for period 5, and Book 3 for period 6. If you can't afford to buy the book, please let me know so we can find funding to provide one. I know that times are hard for many during this economic downturn and finances should not deny any student the opportunity to take band.
SmartMusic is an excellent practice tool. It can help make practice more fun and give instant feedback for which notes are correct and which notes are wrong in books 1 and 2 for Accent on Achievement. If you would like to explore the potential for this, please visit the SmartMusic link provided under "Practice Tools" in the right column of this web page. Since our school has an initial license for this program, you can purchase this for a year for the group rate.
If you have questions, please send them via the e-mail link at the top of the page.
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| Practice Sheets--Word Version
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| Practice Sheets--PDF
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