{"id":1450,"date":"2021-08-06T15:35:04","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T22:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/?page_id=1450"},"modified":"2025-07-01T12:33:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T19:33:42","slug":"music","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/music\/","title":{"rendered":"Music"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-nlalv-a0242bab96d5b6fd8e11c695a5b21a7a\">\n.flex_column.av-nlalv-a0242bab96d5b6fd8e11c695a5b21a7a{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-nlalv-a0242bab96d5b6fd8e11c695a5b21a7a av_one_third  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-gteij-926a560f357b1dd35359ed861d80996e\">\n.avia-image-container.av-gteij-926a560f357b1dd35359ed861d80996e img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-gteij-926a560f357b1dd35359ed861d80996e .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-gteij-926a560f357b1dd35359ed861d80996e av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-1452 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1452 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/08\/Trumpet.jpg\" alt='' title='Trumpet'  height=\"2190\" width=\"800\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/08\/Trumpet.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/08\/Trumpet-110x300.jpg 110w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/08\/Trumpet-376x1030.jpg 376w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/08\/Trumpet-768x2102.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/08\/Trumpet-561x1536.jpg 561w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/08\/Trumpet-748x2048.jpg 748w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/08\/Trumpet-548x1500.jpg 548w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2021\/08\/Trumpet-258x705.jpg 258w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-aurnv-397aec3f11396710b98764aea38dd5e8\">\n.flex_column.av-aurnv-397aec3f11396710b98764aea38dd5e8{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-aurnv-397aec3f11396710b98764aea38dd5e8 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-kq1e3cww-c4b7908d7623b80e07c78704e23f32da '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Music \/ Band<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p>September 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dear Parents and Students,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Welcome (or welcome back!) to the Highland Music Department! My name is Carly Swain, I am the new director of music. Enrolling in music involves a large responsibility to the group with many great rewards. This letter will explain our department&#8217;s policies to prevent any misunderstandings later in the year.<\/p>\n<h1>Expectations<\/h1>\n<h2>Individual Practice<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Practice sheets will be required for <strong><u>all band students<\/u><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Regular practice is essential for students to develop as musicians, and to keep the class improving at a steady pace.<\/li>\n<li>Practice sheets will be handed in <strong>twice each term<\/strong> and should be signed weekly by parents.<\/li>\n<li>Places and times to practice:\n<ul>\n<li>In school practice room \u2013 before school, at lunch, and after school\n<ul>\n<li>Record to be signed by music teacher.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>At home\n<ul>\n<li>Record to be signed by parent(s).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Concerts<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Considered part of the music curriculum.<\/li>\n<li>Students who miss <u>without prior approval<\/u> from the music director may be dropped from future concerts and trips, and their grade will be lowered by 20% for that term.<\/li>\n<li>All major concert dates are set one year in advance, so adequate notice to parents and employers should not be a problem.\n<ul>\n<li>With only 2 major concerts during the year, making every effort to avoid scheduling trips or appointments on those concert dates is appreciated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Assessment<\/h1>\n<p>Students&#8217; assessment comprises three categories each of which corresponds to distinct curricular competencies. Please see the links below to access the assessment method used for students in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2023\/10\/Assessment-Method-Gr.-8-9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grade 8-9<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2023\/10\/Assessment-Method-Gr.-10-12.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grade 10-12<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Playing Tests<\/li>\n<li>Ensemble Skills<\/li>\n<li>Practice Records<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h1>Important Dates<\/h1>\n<table width=\"680\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"236\">T.B.A<\/td>\n<td width=\"444\">Instrument Rental Night \u2013 Location Queneesh Elementary<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 <em>Note<\/em>: Tapestry music is going to online rentals and will be delivered to the Highland on Monday, September 25.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 Long &amp; McQuade to do in-person rentals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"236\">T.B.A<\/td>\n<td width=\"444\">Head Start Band Clinic<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Location: Isfeld Secondary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"236\">T.B.A<\/td>\n<td width=\"444\">Fundraising<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0 World\u2019s Finest Chocolates<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0 Great Little Coupon Book<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"236\">T.B.A<\/td>\n<td width=\"444\">Comox Valley Choir Festival<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 Courtenay Fellowship Baptist Church, 2963 Lake Trail Road (during school time)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"236\">T.B.A<\/td>\n<td width=\"444\">Comox Valley Band Festival \u2013 Junior and Senior Bands<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0 Sid Williams Theatre (during school time)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong>Thursday, December 11 at 7:00 pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"444\"><strong>Winter Concert<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0 Highland Gym<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"236\">April 15\u201316<\/td>\n<td width=\"444\">Grade 8 Band Trip to Victoria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"236\">April 24<\/td>\n<td width=\"444\">Feeder School Trip (during school time)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"236\">April 27\u2013May 2<\/td>\n<td width=\"444\">Senior Band Trip to Calgary, Alberta<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"236\">May 12\u201314<\/td>\n<td width=\"444\">Junior Band Trip to Vancouver<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong>Wednesday, May 27 at <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>7:00 pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"444\"><strong>Spring Concert<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0 Highland Gym<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Students wishing to participate in music trips should be aware that they must have an assessment at a developing level or at least 60% in all their music courses and have permission from their other subject teachers before they can accompany the group. Of course, all money owed to the department must be paid before the departure date. Music trips are completely optional and not part of the evaluated curriculum.<\/p>\n<p>All music fundraising is optional, and credit from fundraising will be kept in student accounts as long as the student is a member of the music department. Thus, students who are active fund-raisers will be able to reduce their trip costs substantially, and those who prefer to finance their trip expenses from other sources of income may do so. Students who leave the music program leave their credits behind to help defray trip costs for all music students.<\/p>\n<p>Students renting School District instruments must pay for them in full ($100 for the 2022\/2023 school year) before they begin using them. Parents should note that there is no school insurance coverage for these instruments, and therefore students are responsible for repair or replacement of the instrument in the event of damage or loss.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Ms. Swain at Highland Secondary (250-339-5525), or by email: <a href=\"mailto:carly.swain@sd71.bc.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">carly.swain@sd71.bc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I hope that this will be a great year full of music and learning!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2023\/10\/Assessment-Method-Gr.-8-9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Assessment Method Gr 8-9<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2023\/10\/Assessment-Method-Gr.-10-12.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Assessment Method Gr 10-12<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1450","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-19 16:40:03","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"post_tag","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1450"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1450\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7854,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1450\/revisions\/7854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/highland-secondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}