Beginning Band Grades 7-8
This course is open to all students who wish to learn to play a band instrument. Students will gain knowledge of and learn basic skills on band instruments as well as learn the general elements of music.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
STANDARDS MET | CONTENT/SKILLS/ACTIVITIES | |||
A | B | C | D | |
Performing and Creating | ||||
1-4 | a. Play instruments with proper posture, articulations, fingerings, and embouchure; perform with expression and technical accuracy a variety of repertoire at a difficulty level of 1 to 2, on a scale of 1-6. | |||
1-4 | b. Learn the fundamentals of music notations: note and rest names and values, articulations, simple meters, rhythm, dynamics, tempos, time and key signatures, scales, etc. | |||
1-3, 5 | c. Perform an appropriate part in small and large ensembles. | |||
1-3, 5 | d. Perform in ensembles with more than one student on a part. | |||
1-3 | e. Demonstrate ability to read an instrumental score, including whole, half, quarter, and eighth notes and rests in 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, and 6/8-meter signatures. | |||
1-3 | f. Accurately sight-read music with a difficulty level of 1 on a scale of 1-6. | |||
1-3 | g. Identify and define standard notation symbols for pitch, rhythm, dynamics, tempo, articulation, and expression. | |||
1-3, 4 | h. Compose and arrange simple melodies for 1-2 instruments. | |||
7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | i. Investigate careers in music fields. |
1, 5 | j. Perform in scheduled concerts, festivals, and other musical events. | |||
7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | k. Investigate careers and contributions of famous composers and instrumentalists. |
History and Culture | ||||
1, 2 | a. Experience and perform a variety of music of various eras, styles, and forms. | |||
1-3 | 5, 6 | b. Identify by genre or style, historical period or culture, unfamiliar but representative aural examples of music. | ||
4 | c. Identify various roles that musicians perform. |
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
STANDARDS MET | CONTENT/SKILLS/ACTIVITIES | |||
A | B | C | D | |
Evaluation and Analysis | ||||
1, 4 | a. Demonstrate proper care and maintenance of instruments. | |||
1-3 | 1 | b. Recognize and demonstrate individual competency in an ensemble setting. | ||
4 | 6 | 1-4 | 2 | c. Evaluate a performance or composition by comparing it to similar or exemplary models. |
2, 4 | 1-3, 6 | 1-4 | 2 | d. Identify and explain differences and similarities in a variety of recorded music representing diverse genres and cultures. |
1, 2, 4 | 2 | e. Develop criteria for evaluating the quality of performances and compositions. | ||
1-4 | 2 | f. Evaluate performances and compositions by comparing to exemplary or similar models. | ||
Aesthetic Perception | ||||
1-4 | a. Develop and maintain an individual practice discipline for self-enrichment. | |||
6 | 1-8 | 1, 2 | 6-8 | b. Explain two or more characteristics of two or more arts in a particular historical and/or cultural period. |
2, 5 | c. Attend various musical events. | |||
ASSESSMENTS |
• Concert performance • Mastery of assigned literature • Participation • Practice reports • Progress reports • Rehearsal discipline • Self-evaluation • Teacher evaluation of overall performances • Technical proficiency |
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor