Marching Band Techniques Day 2
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Marching Band Techniques
Day 2
Justification and Goals
Musical/Non Musical Justifications
Brainstorm - Goals and Mission
• Goals - Think Big Picture
• Specific or General?
• What would you like your students to get out of their Marching Experience?
• Think ‘buzzwords’…
Brainstorm - Goals and Mission
• A Mission Statement - More specific• A justification on why the students should be
there• A justification on why parents should trust you
with the education of their child• A justification to other faculty and
administrators• Find a mission statement online
The Attendance Policy• This sets your guidelines and the students
guidelines• Express why rehearsal and performance
attendance is important• What is excused/unexcused?• What are the clear consequences?• Make sure you can live with it…• Alternates? Reserves? Why?• Above all - BE CONSISTENT!!
How can you make these important and clear?
• Goals, Mission, and Attendance Policy should be found in your Band Handbook!
WHO DO YOU WANT TO BE??
• Discuss - Who are the successful band directors? What makes them great? Are there common traits?
• Think about what you need to make stronger in yourself…
• DO THE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU!• A System for Everything - Create for
yourself a system for success!
HOMEWORK!!!• READ CHAPTER 1
• Review what we covered today and look ahead to Wednesday!
• Class Website:http://www.k-state.edu/band/266.html