Friday, October 28, 2011

Oct. 31-Nov. 4 Happenings

The high school music students will be beginning a fundraiser on Monday Nov. 14th to help raise funds for the 2013 music trip. Please be looking for these young people and support them as they work to get to Orlando.

5th Grade

Objectives:

  • Continue weekly lessons
  • Reinforce class expectations and procedures
  • Distribute practice logs and explain
  1. Refresh 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
  1. Begin on EE Pg. 6
    • Play Notes in Review
    • Play #14
    • Explain half notes and rests as well as adding up beats in the measure
    • Quiz Students over note names and values
    • Continue playing forward in EE beginning with #16
Middle School

6th Grade Band


Objectives:

  • Continue working on scales
  • Rehearse concert music
  1. Warm-Up
    • EE Pg. 40 Bb, Eb, F, and Ab #1 and 2
    • Chromatic Scale
  2. Music Rehearsal
    • Wipeout
      • Discuss use of accents in the percussion part
      • Isolate section with trombone melody
      • Continue increasing speed
      • Perform full runs
    • Dark Adventure
      • Continue rehearsing in sections
      • Identify, discuss, and incorporate dynamics throughout
      • Perform full runs
    • Penguins on Parade
      • Perform full runs
      • Continue incorporating dynamics
    • Little Drummer Boy
      • Continue rehearsing in sections, identifying difference between measures beginning on 1 and 2
      • Reinforce counting and performance of triplets
    • Possibly distribute another piece and read


7/8th Grade Band


Objectives:

  • Continue working scales
  • Rehearse concert music
  1. Warm-up
    • Concert Scales: C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, G, D
    • 3rds in a selected key
    • Chromatic scale
  2. Music Rehearsal
    • Episode for Band
      • Isolate the fast passage and incorporate all markings
      • 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
  • Decide on music for Winter Concert
  • Begin Jazz Band on Wed. (7:00)
  • School Board Meeting Tues. (7:30)
  1. Warm-Up
    • Concert Major Scales
    • 3rds
    • Chromatic
    • Relative Natural Minor Key
    • Bach Chorale (TBA)
  1. Music Rehearsal
    • Battle Hymn
      • Isolate transitional section and correct entrances and rhythms
      • Continue incorporating shaping and phrasing
        • Bring out melody and back off on supporting lines
      • Work to not rush ending and correct pitches
    • Navy Hymn
      • Continue interpreting conducting gestures
      • Perform full runs
    • Mars
      • Perform dotted rhythm sections and correct pitches
      • Begin incorporating dynamic shaping into phrases
    • Cantique de Noel
      • Begin rehearsing in sections
      • Isolate melody sections
      • Correct triplet interpretations
    • A Copland Tribute
      • Distribute and read through

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