Homework Policy

Practicing an instrument, or singing, helps connect concepts that are taught to be applied in performance situations.  To become more proficient on your instrument or with your voice, practice will help strengthen your reading skills, coordination, tone, posture, technique and musicality.  Participating in a music ensemble is similar to studying a foreign language, and only exposure through frequent practice can help develop one’s musicianship and comprehend the music language.

For High School Music and Piano 1 and 2 classes:

• Homework (10%)
  • Written homework will mostly include pages in the Notespeller textbook.  There is always non-written homework: keyboarding.  10 points will be deducted for each day an assignment is late. 

Music theory classes:

• Homework (15%)
  • Written homework will mostly include music writing assignments and/or analysis of musical examples.  There is always non-written homework: keyboarding and sight-singing.  10 points will be deducted for each day an assignment is late.