GMS Intermediate and Advanced Band Procedures 1

Which is the correct way to enter the band classroom?

• Hold onto my friend's backpack.

• Walk in calmly.

• Yell to make sure everyone knows I'm here, then do a flip.

• Practice my ninja kicks.

The first thing I should do when I enter the band classroom is:

• Get a music stand.

• Give all my friends a hug or high five.

• Get my instrument.

• Get my chair and put it in my spot.

After I place my chair, the next thing I should do is:

• Get a music stand.

• Put my backpack under my chair.

• Get my instrument.

• Pass out Takis to my friends who are coming in.

The third thing I should do when I enter the band classroom is:

• Get a music stand.

• Put my backpack under my chair.

• Get my instrument.

• Ask someone for some Takis or gum.

The fourth thing I should do when I enter the band classroom is:

• Get a music stand.

• Put my backpack under my chair.

• Get my instrument.

• Get a book and put it on my stand.

The fifth thing I should do when I walk in the band classroom is:

• Get a music stand.

• Put my backpack under my chair.

• Get my instrument and sit down in my chair.

• Get a book and put it on my stand.

After I have my chair, my stand, my book, and my instrument, the next task is to:

• Put my band folder and a pencil on my music stand.

• Put my backpack under my chair.

• Get my instrument.

• Get a book and put it on my stand.

When I have placed my music and my pencil on my stand, the next thing I should do is:

• Get my instrument from the closet.

• Put my backpack under my chair.

• Put my instrument together.

• Get a book and put it on my stand.

Which of the following are the teachers' signals that I should be quiet and still?

• They raise a hand (and I raise mine and hold it until they lower theirs).

• They clap a pattern (and I echo it).

• They step onto the podium.

• They give the conductor's "cut off" signal (hand makes a circle then closes to a fist).

When we are not playing, my instrument should be (except tubas and percussion):

• on the floor

• on the music stand

• in my lap

• laying on my case