Achievement Award Program

The Achievement Award Program is broken into two sessions -- fall and spring. Achievement Awards for students meeting the conditions of the program are presented twice per year. Each student is given an amount of time they are expected to practice each week per semester.

The practice times for the various groups are:
30 minutes per week for Recorder
75 minutes per week for Beginning Band for the fall semester (The practice time increases to 150 minutes per week for the Spring Semester.)

150 Minutes per week for Intermediate Band, Advanced Band, Jazz Band and Choir

Practice minutes are counted when a student: practices his/her own band exercises assigned by the music director, takes private lessons on his/her band instrument, or studies music theory in private lessons or in a self-paced instruction program.

Each student is asked to write in the amount of minutes he/she practiced at home on a "Practice Minutes Sheet." The Practice Minutes Sheet is found on a clip board at the check-in desk. If a student is absent a week, please make sure the student writes in his/her practice minutes for the week he/she was absent. **Practice Minutes are collected and calculated at the end of class, one week prior to the concert for Achievement Awards.

IF PRACTICE MINUTES ARE NOT FILLED IN ON THE PRACTICE MINUTES SHEETS, THEY CANNOT BE COUNTED!

All students participating with NGHSB will receive a small gift and a certificate for their participation with NGHSB.

ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS:
Students will be given tests by their instructor each semester. The test will have to be passed by 90% or better for this award and this will be done at the discretion of the instructor.
Only students who have passed their tests by 90% or better will be given an "Achievement Award." Awards are presented to the students who have met the conditions as described above.