The Importance Of Being Early

In a previous post on this website we have told students that they should arrive 15 minutes early for rehearsal.  We do not tell students this just for the sake of being able to start band rehearsal on time.  We also tell students this because, if they can turn it into a habit, it will be something that benefits them for the rest of their lives.

Students that learn the habit of being early as teenagers will not have to be worried or rushed when they are older and have something that they have to be early for and is very important.  A job interview is one such example.

In the Clear Springs Band, we believe in helping teach our students this important habit of being early.  One of the ways we do this is by lining up in 2’s outside the band hall door, with all necessary items for rehearsal, and marching to the practice field a few minutes early so that we can begin rehearsal on time. This also helps get students mentally focused for rehearsal.  This is not optional, if it were it would not be an effective teaching tool, because of this students are marked tardy if they are not in 2’s once we start marching over to the field or if they have to go back inside because they forgot something.

Thank you parents for your support in helping teach our students the importance of being early.