Wish the 5th Grade Band Students luck this week as we begin our first days of full band. After several weeks of working in small groups we are ready to put things all together for the first time. Parents, please make sure your student brings their instrument and book on Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays from this point forward.
5th Grade Band
Objectives:
- Continue weekly lessons
- Begin full band
- Outline class expectations and procedures
- Class Expectations
- On-time
- Bring all materials
- Don’t talk/play while director is speaking
- Raise hands
- Show respect to others and materials
- Put away all materials
- Begin on EE Pg. 4
- Play all even numbered exercises
- Quiz Students over note names and values
- Discuss goals for Winter Concert
- Discuss and play Notes In Review on Pg. 6
6th Grade Band
Objectives:
- Continue working on scales
- Rehearse concert music
- Warm-Up
- EE Pg. 40 Bb, Eb, F, and Ab #1 and 2
- Chromatic Scale
- Music Rehearsal
- Wipeout
- Discuss use of accents in the percussion part
- Isolate section with trombone melody
- Continue increasing speed
- Dark Adventure
- Continue rehearsing in sections
- Identify, discuss, and incorporate dynamics throughout
- Isolate and clap problem rhythms
- Isolate tempo changes
- Penguines on Parade
- Perform full runs
- Begin incorporating dynamics
- Little Drummer Boy
- Continue rehearsing in sections, identifying difference between measures beginning on 1 and 2
- Reinforce counting and performance of triplets
7/8th Grade Band
Objectives:
- Continue working scales
- Rehearse concert music
- Warm-up
- Concert Scales: C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, G, D
- 3rds in a selected key
- Chromatic scale
- Music Rehearsal
- Episode for Band
- Continue incorporating dynamics and articulations
- Isolate sections with rit. or tempo changes
- reinforce proper tempi
- Ceremony, Chant and Ritual
- Isolate opening section and correct rhythms
- Begin correcting eighth and sixteenth note runs
- Discuss dynamics and articulations such as accents and fp
- O Come, All Ye Faithful
- Continue working on upper woodwind passages
- Begin working transitions
- Discuss shaping
High School
Objectives:
- Continue work on Scales
- Continue working Veteran’s Day Music
- Begin deciding on music for Winter Concert
- Warm-Up
- Concert Major Scales
- 3rds
- Chromatic
- Relative Natural Minor Key
- Bach Chorale (TBA)
- Music Rehearsal
- Battle Hymn
- Isolate transitional section and correct entrances and rhythms
- Read through and identify all key changes
- Begin incorporating shaping and phrasing
- Bring out melody and back off on supporting lines
- Navy Hymn
- Continue interpreting conducting gestures
- Perform full runs
- Mars
- Perform dotted rhythm sections and correct pitches
- Begin incorporating dynamic shaping into phrases
- Read Through and Decide On:
- Twas the Night Before Christmas
- O Holy Night
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
- A Legend of Kings
- Continue looking for an additional Winter Concert Piece
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