Sept. 10-14 Happenings

This week the HS Students going on out trip in March to Orlando will begin selling Butter Braids to raise funds for their trip accounts. I hope you will consider supporting these young people with their trip.

Middle School

5th 

Objectives:

• Instrument Rental
• Determine group lesson schedule
• Finalize lesson schedule
• Begin teaching basic musical terminology/counting with full group

Music:

1. Identify basic music reading components
1. Staff
2. Clefs
3. Time Signature
4. Bar Line
5. Notes/Types
2. Discuss music as it relates to math, everything must add up
3. Identify note reading tools for treble and bass clefs

6th

Objectives:

• Rehearse EE. Scales
• Rehearse Music

Warm-Up:

• EE Pg. 40 Bb, Eb, F, Ab #1, 2
• Chromatic

Music Rehearsal:

1. Continue reading through pieces
1. Identify important elements
2. Refresh on key and time signatures

7/8th

Objectives:

• Rehearse major scales
• Rehearse pieces

Warm-Up:

• Concert Major Scales: C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, G, D
• 3rds
• Chromatic

Music Rehearsal:

1. Irish Ballade
1. Begin adding shaping to the piece
2. Reinforce tempo chance
3. Correct unison section
2. March
1. Isolate main melody and identify throughout
2. Work with percussion to correct rhythms
3. Sojourne 2000
1. Distribute and read

High School

Objectives:

• Perform Football Pep Band
• Begin lessons
• Chair-placement auditions
• Begin reading for Fall Concert

Warm-Up:

• Major Scales: C, F, G, Bb, D
• 3rds in given key
• Chromatic
• Possibly distribute and begin reading from Bach Chorales

Music Rehearsal:

1. SSB
1. Refresh and address any issues
2. Notre Dame Victory
1. Rehearse for speed
2. Bring out inner moving lines
3. Discuss Addition of horn motion
3. Finish reading through pep songs
4. Distribute potential Fall Concert pieces
1. Read through
2. Eliminate as needed
3. Possibly look for others or select a program and begin rehearsing