Easy Ways to make a really BAD grade in band
1. Forget your instrument or music at home frequently to avoid playing in class.
2. Practice your part during class while Mr. Grush is talking or working with another section.
3. Debate the merits of following the key signature with your neighbor while Mr. Grush
is talking or working with another section.
4. Throw pieces of your instrument or articles of clothing at someone across the room while Mr. Grush is talking or working with another section.
5. Create your own little soundproof bubble to ensure that any directions or reminders from Mr. Grush cannot possibly get through to you, causing undue stress and personal injury.
6. Leave your instrument/music in another building in the morning so that you can show up
fashionably late for class.
7. Hang out in the arts lobby or hallway outside the band room until the very last second,
making a mad dash to put your instrument together and get to your seat.
8. Forget to mark concert dates on your personal calendar and miss a performance.
9. Use the due date for an assignment as a reminder to get started.
10. Wait until the last day of the trimester to check your grades online so you can see that the failing grades for preparation assessments really do become permanent if you don’t play the assignment over!
11. Don’t read your email from Mr. Goofy until the message is at least 6 months old.
12. Wait until the night before a preparation assessment to practice your music.
13. Better yet, instead of checking the web page to find out what are doing in class the next day, make it a surprise and develop your sight reading skills!