Guitar

Learning Goals:         1. Guitar care, maintenance, and playing technique.

2. Playing chords and various strumming patterns

                        3. Singing while accompanying self and others

4. Playing single line melodies

5. Learning basic music theory rules

Grading Policy:         Class participation: 40%

                                    Practice Log: 25%

                                    Tests/Quizzes: 35%

Class participation includes in class work, individual and group, promptness in completing tasks and following directions, and contributing to whole group activities and discussions. Students will receive a class participation grade each  six day cycle.

Each student will keep a practice log documenting how long they practiced and what they practiced. Students should practice 15-20 minutes per day. More may be needed depending on previous playing experience and level of skill in the work required. This will be checked and graded once a week. Sheets for practice log will be provided by Mrs. Burnett.  Students only need to document practice time on school days. It is still strongly encouraged that they practice every day.

Tests/Quizzes will be given periodically to document student progress. There will be written and playing tests. Quizzes may or may not be graded.      

Make-up Policy: Student must make up missed work within three school days of returning to school. Anything they miss will be placed in the make up folder outside my door. All tests will be made up. Students have one week to make up tests. Quizzes will not be made up. Practice log entries are not expected for days missed for sickness. If class is missed for other reasons students are still required to practice and complete the practice log entry for that day.

Daily Expectations and Procedures:

1.      Students must arrive on time with their materials. (guitar, binder, and textbooks)

2.      Bell work will be posted on the board. Students are expected to begin bell work as soon as their guitar is tuned.

3.      Students should be ready to play any assigned material to the point that nerves will not hinder their playing.

4.      Each student is expected to give his/her best effort.

Classroom rules:

                        1. Be respectful, polite and cooperative (follow directions).

2. Keep your hands, feet and objects to yourself.

3. Be on time and prepared.

4. Use good language.

5. Enter with an open mind and a positive attitude.

6. Begin tasks immediately and work diligently.

7. No food or drink except water in a bottle.

Discipline Policy:

1. If students arrive without needed materials they will owe Mrs. Burnett minutes of their lunch period or detention period time.

a.      Missing pencil = 1 minute

b.      Missing binder = 10 minutes

c.       Missing guitar= 20 minutes

d.  Missing text books= 20 minutes

2.      Students that arrive late without a late pass will be required to serve detention

time. They will owe me the amount of minutes that they were late. Excessive tardiness will result in a trip to the office.

3.      Students will first be given a verbal reminder when found to be breaking rules or expectations.

4.      If behavior does not stop after reminder, the student will be required to serve some time during lunch or detention period. The amount of time will depend on severity of misbehavior.

5.      Students that talk excessively during class will also be required to serve a full period of detention.

6.      Use of foul language or violence will result in an immediate trip to the office.

7.      If none of these steps ends the problem in a timely fashion then I will contact a parent or guardian.

*Two text books will be provided by the school. If they are lost or returned in bad shape the student will be charged for replacement.