Coe
College Concert Band
Professor William S. Carson, D.M.A.
Director of Bands and Instrumental Music
Education
MUA‑003, O.3 Unit Spring
2008 Sinclair Auditorium
Monday, 4:30 ‑ 6:15 PM, Wednesday, 7:00 ‑ 9:15
PM
Additional Meetings Listed on Schedule
Dr. William S.
Carson Telephone and Voicemail:
319-399-8520
Director of
Bands
Fax: 319-399-8209
1220 First Avenue
Northeast E-Mail: wcarson@coe.edu
Cedar Rapids, IA
52402 Home Page:
http://www.coe.edu/bands
Offices: Marquis 203
Hours: M-F, 10:00 - 11:00
Departmental Administrative Assistant:
Bernadette Tiede (btiede@coe.edu)
Student Assistants: Melissa Anderson (maanders@coe.edu)
and James Watson (jawatson@coe.edu)
In addition to the two meetings per week listed
in the catalog, members of this class will also be graded on their participation
in the other events listed on the Concert Band Schedule. Participation
includes preparation for rehearsals and concerts and attendance at a
minimal number of other performances.
All absences must be approved ahead of time,
except in cases of emergency. Leave a message on my voicemail (extension 8520),
before the proposed absence or contact me by E‑Mail in advance to find out
whether or not it will be excused. FOR MY CLASSES IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO
SIMPLY LEAVE A MESAGE WITH THE MUSIC OFFICE. You must contact me directly. In
general, the only acceptable excuses are school and health related, and then
only if they could not have been scheduled at another time. "I overslept" or "I
had too much homework" or "I couldn't get a ride" are NOT acceptable! Plan
ahead! Discipline problems that disrupt rehearsals or erode band morale will
lower the grade.
Because rehearsals are so important, membership
in the ensemble requires near-perfect attendance to get a grade of A. Students
with legitimate Academic-, Athletic-, or health-related schedule conflicts are
permitted to make up their absences. The main requirements to get an A are
well-prepared participation in rehearsals and concerts, avoidance of unexcused
absences, and assistance with logistics (setups, etc.). If you are concerned
that absence problems might be affecting your grade, please contact the
instructor immediately. More information is available on the website listed
above.
Most questions about band (rehearsal
schedules, for example) can be answered by visiting the band website:
www.coe.edu/bands.
Concert Band Grading System
Perfect attendance will be worth 400 points.
This will include all rehearsals (10 points), supplemental performances (5
points), dress rehearsals (25 points), Jazz Summit job assignments (25 points),
and concert band performances (25 points). Students who miss one of the above
will lose points according to the following scale:
Excused Late: 1 - 2 points per
rehearsal (10/dress/concert/Jazz Summit)
Excused Absence: 3 points per rehearsal
(15/dress/ concert/Jazz Summit)
Unexcused Late: 5 points (20/dress/
concert/Jazz Summit)
Unexcused Absence: 10 points (50/dress/
concert/Jazz Summit)
Additional supplemental performances may be used
as makeup, worth 5 points each
Letter grades will be based on a 95%, 90%, 85%,
80% scale, in other words:
381 - 400 = A 361 - 380 = B
341 - 360 = C 321 - 340 = D 320 and
Below = F
Plusses or minuses will be awarded at the
discretion of the conductor, to encourage enthusiastic, well-prepared
participation. Students who earn a lower grade than they would like may meet
with the conductor to arrange makeup activities. It is the responsibility of the
student to schedule this meeting within two weeks of the absence to be made
up; otherwise the letter grade will stand.
Schedule Summary- Spring 2008
Regularly Scheduled
Rehearsals:
January 16 through April 30
- Mondays, 4:30 - 6:15, Wednesdays, 7:00 - 9:15
Wednesday April 2 – we do
rehearse on Student Research Symposium Day
Most rehearsals will be on
stage in Sinclair Auditorium.
Concert Band
Performances:
Saturday, April 12,
Festival of Bands Grand Finale Concert, 8:00 p.m.
(arrival 6:30 p.m.)
Sunday, May 4,
Pre-Commencement Concert, 9:30 a.m.
(dress rehearsal 8:00 a.m.)
Location -
large tent in front of Library, Voorhees side
Supplemental
Performances:
All band members are
required to attend (or perform in) at least two of the following events:
-
Friday, February 15, Faculty Recital, 7:45 pm,
D-K
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Saturday,
February 23, Jazz Summit, 8:00 pm, Sinclair
-
Thursday,
April 10, Festival of Bands: Kirkwood
Community College Band, 8:00 pm, Sinclair
-
Friday,
April 11, Festival of Bands: Concordia University/Eastern Iowa Brass Band/Coe
College Jazz Band, 8:00 pm, Sinclair
-
Saturday, April 12, Festival of Bands:
Elementary Honor Band, 4:00 pm, Sinclair
-
Sunday, April 13, Festival of Bands: Junior
and Senior Honor Band, 4:00 pm, Sinclair
Specially Scheduled
Rehearsals and Events:
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, February 21-23,
Jazz Summit Job Assignments (at least two)
Friday, April 11, Festival of Bands Dress
Rehearsal, 3:00 - 5:30 p.m. (with guest conductor and audience)
Excused Absences:
Wednesday, February 20, No
rehearsal - Jazz Summit rehearsal instead
March 10, 12,
No rehearsals - Spring Break
Monday, April 14, No
rehearsal
Monday, April 28, No
rehearsal - final exams
We WILL rehearse Wednesday,
April 30 (final rehearsal in Sinclair)
All Band Members are expected at ALL of the
events listed above.
Please plan your calendar accordingly.
