MUSIC 670

Secondary Teaching Unit

Nightsong Richard Saucedo

High School Band
Student Guide

Alicia Jackson
November 30th, 2017
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Student Guide
So what are we doing today Ms. Jackson?..................................................................................2

Activities

Key Information about Nightsong3

What is 6/8 time?................................................................................................................4

Melody v. Harmony...5

Form5

Draw your Story.5

Correlations7

Glossary..8

Practice Guide8

So what are we doing today Ms. Jackson?

We are going to:

1. Sight read a new piece.

2. Learn how to play in 6/8.
3. Determine who has the melody and harmony.
4. Discover the form of the piece.
5. Create a story for the piece.
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Activities
Name: _______________

Key Information about Nightsong

(Pun intended)

How many sharps and flats are in the key signature?

What key is it in for your instrument?

What key is it in for concert pitch?

What is the time signature/ meter?

What is the tempo?

Based off this information what genre do you think this piece could be? (March, Waltz, Etc.)
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What is 6/8 time?

Warm-Up

Practice this warm-up with a metronome focusing on keeping the eighth notes even
within the quarter notes.
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Name: _______________

Melody v. Harmony
Measure M.1-18 M. 19-26 M. 27 - 34 M. 35-42 M. 43-51 M. 53-60 M. 61-71 M. 73-85

Melody

Harmony

Name: _______________
Form

Section Intro A B A C A
Measures

Name: _______________

Draw your Story

Part 1: Determine the measure numbers for each part of the story the music is telling. Consider
the dynamics, and the melodic and rhythmic ideas.

Beginning: Measures____to____

Rising Action: Measures____to____

Climax: Measures____to____

Falling Action: Measures____to____

Resolution: Measures____to____
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Name: _______________
Draw your Story
Part 2: Draw what you hear for each section.
Beginning: Rising Action:

Climax:

Falling Action: Resolution:

Now that you know what your story looks like write the story in your journal.
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Correlations

Carl Rodeck, A Full Moon Night

Night Journey by Alfred Noyes

Thou who never canst err, for Thyself art the Way,
Thou whose infinite kingdom is flooded with day;
Thou whose eyes behold all, for Thyself art the Light,
Look down on us gently who journey by night.

By the pity revealed in Thy loneliest hour

Forsaken, self-bound and self-emptied of power,
Thou who even in death hadst all heaven in sight,
Look down on us gently who journey by night.

On the road to Emmaus they thought Thou wast dead,

Yet they saw Thee and knew in the reaking of bread.
Though the day was far spent, in Thy face there was light.
Look down on us gently who journey by night.
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Glossary
Ballad: a. a slow sentimental or romantic song. b. a poem or song narrating a story in short
stanzas. Traditional ballads are typically of unknown authorship, having been passed on orally
from one generation to the next as part of the folk culture.

Expressively: a. full of expression; meaningful:

b. serving to express; indicative of power to express

Legato: in a smooth, flowing manner, without breaks between notes.

Crescendo: increase in loudness or intensity.

Diminuendo: decrease in loudness or intensity.

Trill: a quavering or vibratory sound, especially a rapid alternation of sung or played notes.

Slur: perform (a group of two or more notes) legato.

Ritardando: a gradual decrease in tempo.

A Tempo: in the previous or original tempo.

Practice Guide
Rehearsal Practice
Sight Read No practice needed just be ready to think.
Practice the warm-up and focus on correct
B Section, A Section, C Section,
rhythms in these sections.
Practice the warm-up and focus on intonation in
A Section, B Section,
these sections.
Practice the warm-up and focus on intonation in
C Section, A
these sections.
Practice the warm-up and focus on correct
Intro, A Section
rhythms in these sections.
Record yourself playing the entire piece and
Fix Small Issues
take notes on intonation, rhythm, etc.
Record yourself playing the entire piece and
Fix Small Issues
take notes on intonation, rhythm, etc.
Intro and A Section Practice shaping the melodic/ harmonic phrase
C Section Practice shaping the melodic/ harmonic phrase
B Section, A Section, C Section Practice the melodic ideas with your story
Work on any last minute details to make our
Dress Rehearsal
performance over the top