Mar. 16-20 Happenings

5th

Objectives:

• Rehearse full band pieces, continue counting and rehearsing dotted quarter note rhythms
• Move Friday lessons to Wednesday

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. The Lost City
1. Isolate individual parts in independent areas
2. Rehearse entrances and accurate rest counting between playing sections
3. Attempt full run
2. Camptown Races
1. Isolate dotted quarter-note eighth note rhythm
2. Perform full run
3. Select and distribute new piece

MS

6th Grade

Objectives:

• Select Spring Concert Pieces
• 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. Bay Town Festival
1. Rehearse trombone and timbale section
2. Isolate short crescendo/decrescendo sections
3. Perform full runs
2. Chant and Tribal Dance
1. continue working to incorporate accents into performances
2. Continue to isolate dynamics, especially crescendos
3. Perform full runs
3. Korean Folk Rhapsody
1. Isolate and listen to chordal sections
2. Isolate minor passage with staccato accompaniment
4. Discuss Spring Concert Song Selection
1. Set goal to pick four, with one possibly being something new
2. Eventually select three of the four pieces closer to the concert for final polish

7/8th Grade

Objectives:

• Distribute and read new pieces for Spring Concert

Warm-Up:

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

Music Rehearsal:

1. Collect any remaining Pops Music and file
2. Distribute and read through potential Spring Concert Selections

HS

Objectives:

• Distribute and read Possible Fine Arts Selections

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. Explorations
1. Begin reading in sections
2. Balladair
1. Begin reading in sections
2. Discuss shaping rules from the beginning
3. Look for possible Fanfare or March as third selection