Feb. 23-27 Happenings

5th

Objectives:

• Rehearse full band pieces, moving to two
• Rehearse Concert Bb Scale
• Solo Selection

Warm-Up:

1. Bb Major Scale on Pg. 28 #147
2. Rehearse Full Chromatic Scale from Concert Bb to Concert Bb
1. Quarter notes 

Music Rehearsal:

1. March Winds
1. Isolate the faster snare section with Josh and others for ensemble hits
2. Begin developing a sense of balance among voices
3. Perform full run
2. Distribute new piece
1. Sight-read
3. Look for new pieces

MS

6th Grade

Objectives:

• Rehearse Pieces, focusing on dynamics
• Work to develop move visual communication between ensemble and director
  

Warm-Up:

1. EE Pg. 40 #1, 2 in all four keys
2. Bb Chromatic Scale

Music Rehearsal:

1. Danse Jubliante
1. Isolate slow passage for more together changing on ensemble rhythms
2. Work to balance chordal sections among all voices
3. Perform full runs
2. Bay Town Festival
1. Rehearse trombone and timbale section
2. Discuss proper balance between voices
3. Begin performing full runs
3. Chant and Tribal Dance
1. reinforce tied eighth note rhythms
2. continue working to incorporate accents into performances
3. Rehearse the layering of voices, working toward balance

7/8th Grade

Objectives:

• Rehearse Pops Music

Warm-Up:

1. Two selected major scales
2. Perform 3rds in an additional key
3. One Octave Bb Chromatic Scale

Music Rehearsal:

1. Superman Theme
1. Continue playing full runs to steady the tempo
2. Work to increase contrast between middle section and march sections
3. Reinforce accents throughout
2. Defying Gravity
1. Reinforce the short fast passages in the trombone and horn that occur every four measures for rhythmic and note accuracy
2. Continue to reinforce the last four measures in the flute and clarinet
3. Perform full runs, working to control dynamic
3. Tomorrow
1. Perform full runs working on balance among voices 
2. Work to increase watching for shaping of lines throughout piece
3. Continue to incorporate the written articulations

HS

Objectives:

• Rehearse Pops Music
• Look for Fine Arts Program

Warm-Up:

1. Two selected major scales
2. Relative minor and 3rds in selected keys
3. One Octave Bb Chromatic Scale
4. Selected Bach Chorale

Music Rehearsal:

1. Mary Poppins
1. Isolate the transition into “Step In Time” for pitch accuracy
2. Isolate the counter-line in “Spoonful of Sugar” in upper woodwinds
3. Perform full runs to build endurance

1. Sinatra!
1. Perform each selection in it’s entirety working to clean ensemble rhythms and articulations
1. Encourage marking of music!
2. Reinforce listening across the section and band in unison passages
2. Isolate each transition independently to solidify new tempi and transitional rhythms

1. Somewhere
1. Rehearse opening with solo
1. Incorporate vibrato 
2. Continue adding shaping to supporting lines
3. Work to incorporate shaping in supporting lines throughout as they interact with the melody

Feb. 16-20 Happenings

5th

Objectives:

• Rehearse full band pieces, moving to two
• Rehearse Concert Bb Scale
• Discuss solo selection in upcoming week

Warm-Up:

1. EE Pg. 12 Tone Builder and Rhythm Etude
2. Perform Bb Major Scale on Pg. 28 #147
3. Rehearse Full Chromatic Scale from Concert Bb to Concert Bb
1. Up and Down in quarter notes without breaks

Music Rehearsal:

1. Featuring…The Band
1. Rehearse in sections
2. Incorporate some accessory percussion parts with Josh during rests
3. Incorporate dynamics
2. March Winds
1. Isolate the faster snare section with Josh and others for ensemble hits
2. Begin developing a sense of balance among voices
3. Set goal for full performance by the end of next week

MS

6th Grade

Objectives:

• Rehearse Pieces, focusing on dynamics
  

Warm-Up:

1. EE Pg. 40 #1, 2 in all four keys
2. Bb Chromatic Scale

Music Rehearsal:

1. Danse Jubliante
1. Isolate slow passage for more together changing on ensemble rhythms
2. Work to balance chordal sections among all voices
3. Focus on pushing snare for faster tempo in sixteenth note passages
2. Bay Town Festival
1. Isolate short trombone passage that leads into the final section
2. Reinforce the rhythms in the closing measures for accuracy
3. Begin performing full runs
3. Chant and Tribal Dance
1. Isolate tied eighth note rhythms for accuracy and perform reps
2. Begin working to incorporate accents into performances
3. Work to create a more fluid performance of opening clarinet passage

7/8th Grade

Objectives:

• Rehearse Pops Music

Warm-Up:

1. Two selected major scales
2. Perform 3rds in an additional key
3. One Octave Bb Chromatic Scale

Music Rehearsal:

1. Superman Theme
1. Continue playing full runs to steady the tempo
2. Begin to incorporate accents throughout
3. Work to balance the low voices with the melody and counter-lines
2. Defying Gravity
1. Isolate melody for rhythmic accuracy throughout
2. Isolate the short fast passages in the trombone and horn that occur every four measures for rhythmic and note accuracy
3. Continue to reinforce the last four measures in the flute and clarinet
4. Perform full runs, working to increase tempo throughout
3. Tomorrow
1. Perform full runs working on balance among voices 
2. Continue to incorporate the written articulations

HS

Objectives:

• Rehearse Pops Music
• SDSU Concert on Tuesday Evening

Warm-Up:

1. Two selected major scales
2. Relative minor and 3rds in selected keys
3. One Octave Bb Chromatic Scale
4. Selected Bach Chorale

Music Rehearsal:

1. Mary Poppins
1. Isolate the transition into “Step In Time” for pitch accuracy
2. Isolate the counter-line in “Spoonful of Sugar” in upper woodwinds
3. Determine better stopping point for the end of the piece

1. Sinatra!
1. Perform each selection in it’s entirety working to clean ensemble rhythms and articulations
1. Encourage marking of music!
2. Reinforce listening across the section and band in unison passages
2. Isolate each transition independently to solidify new tempi and transitional rhythms

1. Somewhere
1. Rehearse opening with solo
1. Incorporate vibrato 
2. Continue adding shaping to supporting lines
3. Work to incorporate shaping in supporting lines throughout as they interact with the melody

Feb. 9-13 Happenings

This week in the middle school we will begin selecting our solos for our annual solo contest which will be held on Monday, April 20th in Graettinger.

5th

Objectives:

• Read and rehearse full band pieces
• Rehearse Concert Bb Scale

Warm-Up:

1. EE Pg. 12 Tone Builder and Rhythm Etude
2. Rehearse Full Chromatic Scale from Concert Bb to Concert Bb
1. Up and Down
3. Rehearse Bb Major Scale on Pg. 28 #147

Music Rehearsal:

1. Featuring…The Band
1. Rehearse in sections
2. Identify and discuss melody vs. harmony
1. Who is the most important part?
3. Incorporate some accessory percussion parts with Josh during rests
4. Look for dynamics
5. Goal to perform a full run this week
2. Distribute and read a new piece once current one is prepared and performed completely

MS

6th Grade

Objectives:

• Rehearse Pieces, focusing on dynamics
  

Warm-Up:

1. EE Pg. 40 #1, 2 in all four keys
2. Bb Chromatic Scale

Music Rehearsal:

1. March Zuma
1. Continue identifying dynamic changes and rehearse
2. Isolate trombone line during the end of the first strain for accuracy of quarter notes agains moving melody lines
3. Perform full runs
2. Danse Jubliante
1. Continue working to increase tempo on first half
2. Isolate slow passage for more together playing of chords
3. Work to balance chordal sections among all voices
4. Focus on pushing snare for faster tempo in sixteenth note passages
3. Bay Town Festival
1. Isolate short trombone passage that leads into the final section
2. Reinforce the rhythms in the closing measures for accuracy
3. Begin performing full runs

7/8th Grade

Objectives:

• Rehearse Pops Music

Warm-Up:

1. Two selected major scales
2. Perform 3rds in an additional key
3. One Octave Bb Chromatic Scale

Music Rehearsal:

1. Superman Theme
1. Continue playing full runs to steady the tempo
2. Begin to incorporate accents throughout
3. Work to balance the low voices with the melody and counter-lines
2. Defying Gravity
1. Isolate melody for rhythmic accuracy throughout
2. Isolate the short fast passages in the trombone and horn that occur every four measures for rhythmic and note accuracy
3. Continue to reinforce the last four measures in the flute and clarinet
4. Perform a full run
3. Tomorrow
1. Perform full runs working on balance among voices 
2. Continue to incorporate the written articulations

HS

Objectives:

• Rehearse Pops Music
• Marry Poppins on Sunday

Warm-Up:

1. Two selected major scales
2. Relative minor and 3rds in selected keys
3. One Octave Bb Chromatic Scale
4. Selected Bach Chorale

Music Rehearsal:

1. Mary Poppins
1. Isolate the transition into “Step In Time” for pitch accuracy
2. Isolate the counter-line in “Spoonful of Sugar” in upper woodwinds
3. Isolate the moving sixteenth passage at the end/closing section
1. Work on repeated sixteenth/eighth passage to improve counting through
2. Sinatra!
1. Refresh sections in “Come Fly With Me” for rhythmic accuracy
2. Work the transition into and out of “That’s Life” 
1. Reinforce the trumpet pick-ups into the song
3. Isolate the semi-chromatic triplet passage in the upper woodwinds from earlier in the piece
3. Somewhere
1. Rehearse opening with solo
1. Incorporate vibrato 
2. Begin adding shaping to supporting lines
3. Continue to develop accents in chorus