7th Grade Band PLC

Hello 7th Grade Band!

Today we will have band during PLC. We are currently working on our medley, "A Holiday Swing Along."

You will come in to band hearing nice recordings of "Let It Snow," the portion of our medley we will be working on today. Today's goal is to "rough in" the the Let it Snow section of "A Holiday Swing Along," and also be able to play Frosty, Jingle Bells, and Introduction successfully. We will also be discussing Western Region and Band Council. today.

The check in procedure is always the same. You will enter the room with a recording of the piece we are working on today playing in the background. Volunteers will make sure everyone has a copy of the Western Region Audition Etude. Quietly take out your instruments, and take your seats. By this time, everyone should have received a copy of "A Holiday Swing Along." Please remember your music!

Direct Instruction: Read through from the beginning, and then Let it Snow: 10 Minutes

Student Conductors: 10 Minutes

Assessment (recording and rating scale): 5 Minutes

Break into groups. Discuss assessment. Decide which 2 things your section needs the most work on: 5 Minutes.

Sectionals: 10 Minutes.

Final run through: 5 Minutes:

At this point, we will discuss Western Region. You will take out our Western Region Audition Etude, and I will play it for you: 5 Minutes

Break into groups. I will walk around and coach: 10 Minutes

Whole class instruction on first section of Etude: 10 Minutes.

Closure, discussion of Band Council: 5 Minutes.