Week 5

Monday April 3rd Even

Beginning Band 8:20 - 9:50
Objectives:
Students will demonstrate their knowledge of the F major scale by playing it on their
instruments individually.
Students will continue to use dynamic contrasts and articulations to convey musical
expression.
Standards Addressed:
MIB.6
MIB.11
MIB.12
MIB.13
MIB.14
Warm Up:
Concert Bb Scale
Concert Eb scale
Tradition of Excellence
Page 30 #124
Page 30 #127
Bathroom Break
Furioso (20 minutes)
Everyone gets a copy of the main saxophone line from the beginning
Finger and Tizzle
Play together
M 11 - 27
Finger and Tizzle
Percussion
Flutes and Clarinets
Tuba and Alto
M. 11- 35
Nighthawk (15 minutes)
M. 21 - end
Separate parts
Percussion
Flutes and Oboes
Clarinet Trumpet and Bells
Everyone else
8th Grade Band 9:55 - 11:20
Objectives:
Students will be able to identify the melody in Pinwheels.
Students will be able to adjust their volume in order to perform with correct balance.
Students will continue to practice performing rhythms in 6/8 time.
Standards Addressed:
MII.9
MII.11
MII.12
Warm Up:
Sound Innovation
Concert Ab scale
Page 34 #247
Page 36 #259
Page 37 #266
Pinwheels
M. 39 - 58
Have Aly play her part at 39
Add clarinets and saxophones, check rhythm/timing
Who has the melody at 43?
What do we need to do for the melody? What does the melody have to do for the rest of
the group?
What changes at 51? Who has the melody now?
Apparitions
M. 41 - end
Ask percussion which parts they play, if mallets are present have them play from 59 -
end
Isolate heroic parts in brass and tenor sax
Woodwinds: articulate first note in eighth note slurs to make it creepy
Review Enharmonics Quiz
Beginning Band 1:18 - 2:43
Objectives:
Students will demonstrate their knowledge of the F major scale by playing it on their
instruments individually.
Students will continue to use dynamic contrasts and articulations to convey musical
expression.

Standards Addressed:
MIB.6
MIB.11
MIB.12
MIB.13
MIB.14
Warm Up:
Concert Bb Scale
Concert Eb scale
Tradition of Excellence
Page 30 #124
 Page 30 #127
Bathroom Break
Furioso (20 minutes)
Everyone gets a copy of the main saxophone line from the beginning
Finger and Tizzle
Play together
M 11 - 27
Finger and Tizzle
Percussion
Flutes and Clarinets
Tuba and Alto
M. 11- 35
Nighthawk (15 minutes)
M. 21 - end
Separate parts
Percussion
Flutes and Oboes
Clarinet Trumpet and Bells
Everyone else
Tuesday April 4th Odd
7th Grade Band 8:20 - 9:50
Objectives:
Students will review the concept of enharmonic notes, and be able to identify
enharmonic pitches.
Students will continue to practice performing rhythms in 6/8 time.
Standards Addressed:
MII.2
MII.3
MII.10
MII. 11
Procedures:
Sound Innovations
Concert Ab scale
Page 34 #247
Page 36 #259
Page 37 #266
Among the Clouds (Melissa)
Enharmonics Worksheet with Keyboard

Stage Band 11:42 - 1:13 (Half of the block left open)

Objectives:
 Students will review the concept of enharmonic notes, and be able to identify
enharmonic pitches.
Students will use the F Dorian scale to practice and experiment with improvisation.
Standards Addressed:
MII.10
MII.11
MII.14
Procedures
F Dorian Scale (15 minutes)
Eighth notes and add the ninth
Call and Response Same & Different
(they can start on whatever note they want)
Bari Bari Good
Run
Among the Clouds (Melissa)
Hallelujah (Melissa)
Enharmonic Worksheet with Keyboard
Beginning Band 1:18 - 2:43
Objectives:
Students will continue to practice performing major scales in various keys.
Students will be able to define enharmonics and identify examples of enharmonic notes.
Students will continue to identify whole steps and half steps.
Standards Addressed:
MIB.6
MIB.3
MIB.11
MIB.12
Procedures:
Concert Ab Scale (10 minutes)
Concert Bb scale
Concert F scale
Tradition of Excellence (15 minutes)
Page 25 #94
Page 25 #96
Bathroom Break
Furioso (20 minutes)
Start from the beginning
Work on making the first few notes dramatic
Run through the entire piece
Nighthawk (15 minutes)
Run through the piece with a metronome.
Isolate flute part at 37
Isolate Trombone interjections to check for correct partials
Thursday April 6th Odd
7th Grade Band 8:20 - 9:50
Objectives:
Students will continue to practice identifying enharmonics.
Students will demonstrate their ability to play a section from Among the Clouds by Brian
Balmages
Students will continue to develop skills pertaining to ensemble playing (ex. Watching the
conductor, listening for melody, etc).
Standards Addressed:
MII.10
MII. 11
MII.13
Procedures:
Concert F major scale
Sound Innovation
Pg 26 #187
Pg 28 #199
Pg 29 # 206
Apparitions
M. 33 to end
F#s in saxophones
Pinwheels 4/4 section
Among the Clouds Quiz (Melissa)
Enharmonic Games on Chrome Books (10 minutes)
Stage Band 11:42 - 1:13 (Half the block free)
Objectives:
Students will reflect and share on their experiences from the district jazz festival.
Students will continue to review enharmonic notes.
Standards Addressed:
MIAD.11
MIAD.12
Procedures:
Allow District Band students to share anything they may have learned during the day
(about jazz in general, or something specific to their instrument).
F Dorian
Bb Major
Bb Dorian
Run through Bari Bari Good
Review roadmap of the piece (codas etc)
Enharmonic Review/Return Quizzes
Beginning Band 1:18 - 2:43
Objectives:
Students will continue to demonstrate their knowledge of various major scales by
performing them on their instruments.
Students will create a practice to do list to help them organize their practice time over
spring break.
Students will run through pieces of music, and identify their strengths and weaknesses.
Standards Addressed:
MIB.20.4
MIB.17
MIB. 11
MIB.12
Procedures:
Concert Ab Major Scale
Concert Bb Major Scale
Concert F Major Scale
Tradition of Excellence
Page 30 #124
Page 30 #125
Furioso
Run through and fix as we go.
After, give students a piece of paper (if they dont already have one) and have them
write down what they need to practice over spring break.
Nighthawk
Run through. Add metronome if needed