5th
Objectives:
- Rehearse Spring Concert pieces
- Rehearse full octave chromatic/full octave concert Bb major
Warm-Up:
- Pg. 46-47 Chromatic Scale in quarter notes
- Pg. 40 Bb #1,2, and 3
Music Rehearsal:
- Prelude and Allegro
- Rehearse transition between slow and fast section
- Continue incorporating dynamic changes
- Perform full runs
- From a Distance
- Incorporate dynamic changes
- Perform full runs
- Joyful Rock
- Continue isolating upper woodwinds parts in complex counter-point section
- Isolate percussion in complex areas
- Perform full runs
Middle School
6th
Objectives:
- Rehearse major scales from EE Book
- Spring Concert
- Scale Playing Tests
Warm-Up:
- EE Pg. 40 Bb, Eb, F, Ab #1, 2
- Chromatic
Music Rehearsal:
- Londonderry Ballad
- Perform full runs
- Spirit of America March
- Perform full runs
- Into the Darkness
- Perform full runs
- Discuss concert and collect music
7/8th
Objectives:
- Rehearse major scales
- Spring Concert
- Scale Playing Tests
Warm-Up:
- Concert Major Scales: C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, G, D
- 3rds
- Chromatic
Music Rehearsal:
- An American Symphony
- Perform full runs
- Copper Mt. Legend
- Perform full runs
- Gently Touch the Sky
- Perform full runs
- Discuss concert and collect music
High School
Objectives:
- Collect all music
- Discuss Large Group
- Rehearse with Seniors
- Rehearse for Memorial Day
Warm-Up:
- Major Scales
- 3rds in given key
- Chromatic
- Bach Chorale
Music Rehearsal:
- Collect all music
- Listen to Large Group Comments
- Discuss experience
- Rehearse Memorial Day music and finalize plans
5th
Objectives:
- Rehearse Spring Concert pieces
- Rehearse full octave chromatic/full octave concert Bb major
Warm-Up:
- Pg. 46-47 Chromatic Scale in quarter notes
- Pg. 40 Bb #1,2, and 3
Music Rehearsal:
- Prelude and Allegro
- Rehearse transition between slow and fast section
- Continue incorporating dynamic changes
- Isolate percussion instrument changes
- Perform full runs
- From a Distance
- Reinforce form before playing
- Reinforce intricate moving parts
- Perform full runs
- Joyful Rock
- Reinforce syncopated tied rhythms and counting
- Begin brining out moving voices color notes
- Continue isolating upper woodwinds parts in complex counter-point section
Middle School
6th
Objectives:
- Rehearse major scales from EE Book
- Rehearse Spring Concert Music
Warm-Up:
- EE Pg. 40 Bb, Eb, F, Ab #1, 2
- Chromatic
Music Rehearsal:
- Londonderry Ballad
- Continue working on hand-off between sections for smooth transitions
- Isolate clarinet for accuracy of entrances and counting
- Perform full runs
- Spirit of America March
- Continue working with low voices for rhythmic accuracy
- Bring out melody throughout
- Perform full runs
- Into the Darkness
- Isolate ending measure for accuracy in clarinet
- Isolate clarinet and trumpet one for moving eighth note passages in fast section
- Continue reinforcing dynamic changes
- Perform full runs
7/8th
Objectives:
- Rehearse major scales
- Rehearse Spring Concert Music
Warm-Up:
- Concert Major Scales: C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, G, D
- 3rds
- Chromatic
Music Rehearsal:
- An American Symphony
- Bring out moving inner-voices
- Work with upper woodwinds for rhythmic accuracy
- Perform full runs
- Copper Mt. Legend
- Isolate low voice melody passages
- Continue dynamic shaping of phrases
- Work to not lose tempo
- Perform full runs
- Gently Touch the Sky
- Continue to develop watching throughout rubato sections
- Continue to create a connected style of playing
- Perform full runs
High School
Objectives:
- Rehearse Fine Arts music
- Finalize Large Group Arrangements
- Rehearse with Seniors Tuesday
Warm-Up:
- Major Scales
- 3rds in given key
- Chromatic
- Bach Chorale
Music Rehearsal:
- Washington Post March
- Continue developing dynamic contrast between sections
- Perform full runs
- On a Hymnsong of Lowell Mason
- Reinforce soft entrances and areas of extreme dynamic contrast
- Perform full runs
- Flourish for Wind Band
- Reinforce the accentuation of moving voices as compared to sustained passages
- Refine intonation throughout
- Perform full runs
