Band will be unlike any other music class that you have ever taken, and it may take a little while to get a hang of it.  Please understand that these policies exist solely for the betterment of YOUR program and for YOUR safety.

What you can expect from Mr. Sloan:

• Mr. Sloan is here by 7:20am at the latest
• As of now, we will rehearse in the Music Portable on the west side of the school. There is a path that leads to a gate into that area. Students can meet there in the mornings and expect to enter the band room at 7:30am
• Please be on time. The gate will be locked once everyone is in and you will need to enter through the front office and go through the school if you arrive late.
• On Fridays, we will rehearse in the Commons space. Students will still meet at the gate, but will be led through the school to the space.
• Rehearsal begins promptly at 7:40am and will run until 8:20am.
• Students will need to bring their own folding music stand to rehearsal. Chairs will be set up, but we will need to make sure they are put away before we leave.
• Immediately following rehearsal, Wilder and Ella Baker students will be led to the front of the school where they will be bused back to their home schools. Once we leave the rehearsal space, Rosa Parks students may leave to join their class line-up spot.
• If students aren't using the bus to get to their home school (parent pick-up, bike, etc.), they need to clear it with Mr. Sloan first.
• At Rosa Parks and on the buses, your best behavior is expected. Failure to comply with the instructions of RPES staff members, elementary band staff, or our bus drivers may result in expulsion from the program.

 

What I expect from you:

• You are to remember that we are guests at Rosa Parks and will treat its staff members, the band hall, the entry way, the bathroom, and any other area of the school that you may encounter with the appropriate respect that it deserves.
• You will play your instrument only when it is time for you to play your instrument, not before and not after.  If you cannot manage your instrument, it may be taken from you until rehearsal is over.
• You will remain an active participant in our rehearsal and will remain on-task for its duration.  Do not talk or distract your neighbor.
• You will treat your fellow band members with respect and kindness.  We may be from different schools, but we are all in the same band.
• As you are leaving, your voice will be at a Level One in the halls and at a Level Two when we are outside waiting for buses.

 

Failure to adhere to these expectations may result in expulsion from the elementary band program, and that would make me sad. 

Be your best self and you will have nothing to worry about!