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1. My topic is Cross Timbers Middle School Band (The Different Bands) 2. **What I already know:** Everything about the seperation of the bands. 3. **What I want to know (research questions):** 4. **My research strategy:**
 * Who? ** Asa Burk and Mary McCracken
 * What? ** Have the different bands - Honors, Symphonic, Concert, and Beginners
 * Where? ** CTMS
 * When? ** 1996 - Now.
 * Why? ** The school needed the seperate bands.
 * How? They created/seperated the bands. **
 * Who? ** Who were the band directors of the different bands? Who organized this?
 * What? **What kind of music was it? What was it like for them? Whats the difference between the bands? What is required for each band?
 * How? ** How are the different bands created/ how are people selected for the different bands?
 * What? Reputable Google links, Band Website. **
 * When? ** During class or outside of class if needed.
 * Where? ** The computer for its online resources and the band directors. Some yearbooks.
 * How? ** I’ll use my thesis statement and research questions to figure out what to look for and what to take notes on.
 * Key words for searching (to be used in search engines): ** cross timbers middle school, band, asa burk, mary mccracken, and other variations of this.

ok, now let's get busy finding out some information. One thing that might be interesting is to ask about the requirements or expectations of each of the bands. --cato

1. What is required for Different Bands?

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2. Assignments done in band.

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3 After school requirements.

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4. What people think about the director.

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5. About the directors.

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Works Cited 1. Burk, Asa. "Cross Timbers Middle School | Burk, Asa - Head Band Director." //Grapevine Colleyville Independent School District //. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 May 2010. . 2. Burk, Asa. "Cross Timbers Middle School | Burk, Asa - Head Band Director." //Grapevine Colleyville Independent School District //. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 May 2010. . 3. Burk, Asa. "Cross Timbers Middle School | Burk, Asa - Head Band Director." //Grapevine Colleyville Independent School District //. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 May 2010. . 4. Burk, Asa. "Cross Timbers Middle School | Burk, Asa - Head Band Director." //Grapevine Colleyville Independent School District //. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 May 2010. . 5. Burk, Asa. "Asa Burk - Cross Timbers Middle School | RateMyTeachers.com." //RateMyTeachers.com | Teacher and Campus Ratings provided by Students and Parents //. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 May 2010. <http://www.ratemyteachers.com/asa-burk/1682630-t/2>. <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 90%; line-height: 36px;">6. McCracken, Mary. "Cross Timbers Middle School | Burk, Asa - Head Band Director." <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 36px;">// Grapevine Colleyville Independent School District // <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 81%; line-height: 36px;">. <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 90%; line-height: 36px;"> N.p., n.d. Web. 19 May 2010. <http://www.gcisd-k12.org/17352093081712923/blank/browse.asp?A=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=93036>. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 36px;"> 7. Oglesby, Kathi. //The Den Fresh Tracks Cross Timbers Middle School 96-97//. Grapevine, TX: Cross Timbers Middle School, 1997. Print. For a better version of this visit - []

**<span style="color: #0070c0; font-size: 28.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Cross Timbers Middle School Band ** The Cross Timbers Middle School Band was established in 1996 when the facility changed from Grapevine Junior High to Cross Timbers Middle School. (7) It was established with head band director Jolette Wine and assistant band director Darrin Duff. (7) That changed in 2007 to head band director Asa Burk and assistant band director Mary McCracken. <span style="color: black; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The Cross Timbers Middle School Band is currently divided into four main bands. Honors, Symphonic, Concert, (2) are all for the students in grades 7 and 8 while Beginners band, as its name implies, is for 6th graders. Honors band is the most elite band in the school requiring the most things. Students in this band must be able to have regular practice times with hired professionals as well as on their own 45 to 60 minutes a day. This Band requires a 60-minute after school sectional rehearsals once every week. The Students are also required to compete in regular performances such as scheduled rehearsals, concerts, pep rallies, and contests. Each student in this band is required to try out for the All Region and Select Bands and participate in the Solo & Ensemble contest. (1) Symphonic is the next band with intermediate players. This band has the same requirements except the practice times are changed to 30 to 45 minutes a day and students aren't required to compete in All Region and Select Bands.(1). Concert band is the last band compiled of 7th and 8th graders and has the least amount of requirements. Its only requirements are to play in regular performances and practice 30 minutes a day. It is recommended that the students take lessons with professionals and compete in the Solo and Ensemble Contest. (1). Beginners band has very few requirements and is mainly for 6th graders as an introduction class to their instrument.(1) The band is separated into different class periods but compete as a whole. <span style="color: black; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">

Asa Burk, the head band director of Cross Timbers Middle School graduated with his Bachelor of Music degree from Howard Payne University and then earned his Master of Music Education from the University of North Texas. He began teaching band at Springtown teaching Middle School and High School. He then moved on to Huffines Middle School in Lewisville, Texas and Harwood Junior High in HEBISD.(4)

Mary McCracken, the assistant band director of Cross Timbers Middle School graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Texas at Arlington. She began teaching music in an Arlington, Texas elementary school. She then moved Cross Timbers Middle School in 2007 and is currently in her 3rd year teaching there. (6)