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2025-2026 MYS Absence Practice Reflection Form

Total excused absences, including illness, should be limited to one or fewer. Missing more than this is grounds for removal from the orchestra at MYS staff discretion.

Complete the Absence Request Form for excused absences such as important family trips and weddings, at least two weeks prior with a parent/guardian statement of the reason(s) for the absence. 

Complete Absence Practice Reflection Form and submit up to one week after the absence date. 

  1. Consult your orchestra’s Rehearsal Plan on the MYS website for the date of the absence. 

  2. Set aside time (at least half the length of the rehearsal missed) to practice the excerpts outlined in the Rehearsal Plan.

  3. Complete this form simultaneously while practicing.    

  4. You are expected to complete a focus/strategy/reflection cycle for at least 3 specific excerpts. 

  5. The form must be signed before turning it in. 

Students should be aware that absences, for any reason, may affect chair seating. 

Absences to “sleep in” or take a day off are not excused. The intent of the policy is to provide some accommodation for families and students with valid schedule conflicts.
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MYS STUDENT INFORMATION
Student First Name *
Student Last Name *
Student Email (or N/A) *
Student Phone Number (or N/A) *
MYS Orchestra *
Instrument *
MYS PARENT/GUARDIAN INFORMATION
Parent/Guardian Names *
Parent/Guardian Email 1 *
Parent/Guardian Email 2
Parent Guardian Phone Number 1 *
Parent Guardian Phone Number 2
ABSENCE INFORMATION
Date the student was absent from an MYS rehearsal *
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YYYY
PRACTICE REFLECTION

  1. Consult your orchestra’s Rehearsal Plan on the MYS website for the date of the absence. 

  2. Set aside time (at least half the length of the rehearsal missed) to practice the excerpts outlined in the Rehearsal Plan.

  3. Complete this form simultaneously while practicing.    

  4. You are expected to complete a focus/strategy/reflection cycle for at least 3 specific excerpts. 

  5. The form must be signed before turning it in.

EXCERPT 1
List the Piece Title, Composer/Arranger, measure #s *
Focus: Name a specific goal for improvement that you intend to pursue in your practice
 *
Strategy: What is your specific strategy for accomplishing this goal?
*
Reflection: Did your strategy work? What’s next?
 *
EXCERPT 2
List the Piece Title, Composer/Arranger, measure #s *
Focus: Name a specific goal for improvement that you intend to pursue in your practice
 *
Strategy: What is your specific strategy for accomplishing this goal?
*
Reflection: Did your strategy work? What’s next?
 *
EXCERPT 3
List the Piece Title, Composer/Arranger, measure #s *
Focus: Name a specific goal for improvement that you intend to pursue in your practice
 *
Strategy: What is your specific strategy for accomplishing this goal?
*
Reflection: Did your strategy work? What’s next?
 *
SIGNATURES
By digitally signing below,  we affirm the use of a digital signature as the legal equivalent of a manual/handwritten signature and attest that this form accurately reflects the practice of the student musician.
Student Signature *
Parent/Guardian Signature *
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