Dec. 19-21 Happenings

We hope to see everyone on Monday, December 19th in the Graettinger Gym at 6:00 for this year's 6-12th Grade Winter Concert. The instrumental students have been working hard all Fall and are excited to share their talents with you. See you there!

5th Grade

Objectives:

• Continue weekly lessons
• Reinforce class expectations and procedures
• Explain expectations for second semester
• Discuss and Listen To Winter Concert

1. Begin on EE Pg. 9
• Play Notes in Review (Quarter and Eighth Notes)
• Begin playing on EE Pg. 9 #36, 38, 39, and Pg. 10 #41
• Discuss Concert and Listen to Recordings
• Instruments home and practiced over the break, get through eighth notes and begin full page songs

Middle School

6th Grade Band

Objectives:

• Continue working on scales
• Perform Winter Concert
• Possibly distribute more pieces
• Discuss and listen to concert
• Instruments home over break

1. Warm-Up
• EE Pg. 40 Bb, Eb, F, and Ab #1 and 2
• Chromatic Scale
2. Music Rehearsal
• Wipeout
• Perform full runs
• Dark Adventure
• Perform full runs
• Little Drummer Boy
• Perform full runs
• All for Chanukah
• Perform full runs
• Possibly distribute new music and begin reading through

7/8th Grade Band

Objectives:

• Continue working scales
• Perform Winter Concert
• Listen to and discuss concert
• Collect concert pieces
• Instruments home over break

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
• Continue incorporating dynamics and articulations
• Perform full runs
• Ceremony, Chant and Ritual
• Continue performing full runs
• Discuss dynamics and watching director
• O Come, All Ye Faithful
• Perform full runs

High School

Objectives:

• Continue working on Scales
• Perform Winter Concert
• Collect concert pieces
• Begin reading for Pops Concert
• Instruments home over break

1. Warm-Up
• Concert Major Scales
• 3rds
• Chromatic
• Relative Natural Minor Key
• Bach Chorale (TBA)

1. Music Rehearsal
• Mars
• Perform full runs
• Cantique de Noel
• Perform full runs
• Syncopated Clock
• Perform full runs
• Possibly distribute new pieces