DEADLINE EXTENSIONS: Extensions are built into every assignment for every student regardless of absences. In each syllabus for all of my classes, students are allowed a seven (7) calendar day window in which students may submit late or retake assignments for full credit. This window starts the moment that the deadline for an assignment passes. Specific dates and times for deadlines are listed for each assignment in Google Classroom.
ASSIGNMENT INFO/DETAILS: Anything and everything that is assigned to students in my classes is posted in Google Classroom. Step-by-step instructions, point totals, deadlines, and more can all be found in each assignment posting. There are no surprise assignments, pop quizzes, or any other graded work that will be left off of Google Classroom.
MAKE-UP PRACTICE/REHEARSAL TIME: Students do not need to make up practice/rehearsal time missed due to 6th grade camp, illness, family vacation, religious holiday, or any other absence from school. There are simply too many students, too many absences, and not nearly enough time for me to catch kids up on missed rehearsals outside of class time.
SICK? TRAVELING? INSTRUMENT IN THE SHOP?: If coughing, respiratory issues, fatigue, or other illness-related complications are preventing a student from playing their instrument, students can request permission from me to record and submit their assignments in percussive mode on MakeMake Cloud while they are sick. This is also a solution if traveling with a student’s instrument is impractical. Additionally, this can also apply when an instrument needs to spend some time in the repair shop. In percussive mode, students can simply clap their hands, knock on their desk, or otherwise percussively perform the rhythms of the assignment to complete it. Students can select percussive mode in MakeMusic Cloud the first time they click the “record” button for an assignment. The preferred method for asking for permission to record and submit in percussive mode is to send me a private Google Classroom comment on the assignment(s) in question. If you request percussive mode permission via email, please be sure to specify the exact assignment title(s) in which I should expect to hear clapping/knocking/etc. instead of your normal instrument.
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