8th Grade PLC

Welcome to our second band rehearsal! You will need your instruments and your devices. Today we will be discussing data collected last rehearsal, receiving teacher selected pieces, discussing our student selected piece, discussing Western Region Band, getting information on Orchestra and Jazz Band, discussing the lesson schedule, and rehearsing our music. There is a TON to do. We will need to be purposeful to get it all done.

Our Plan:
1) Welcome!

2) Make sure everyone is on Google Classroom.

3) Make sure everyone is on Smart Music

4) Music Hand Out procedures

5) Warm Ups and Tune

Lunch

1) Complete Pre-lunch items not yet finished.

2) Discuss Snow Ball Data - What did we learn?

3) Discuss Band Survey Data

4) Discuss Wind Ensemble (auditions next Wednesday after school) and Jazz Band Auditions (auditions next Friday after school)

5) Play time!

6) A Wild West-ern Regional Etude (beginning to measure 12)

7) Review the following rhythms: 2 sixteenths followed by an eighth, 2 eighths followed by a sixteenth, the "one and and" syncopated rhythm, and the dotted eighth followed by a sixteenth.

8) Re-play introduction. This is part one of your practicing assignment.

9) Hand out "Last Full Measure" (A tribute to the veterans of Gettysburg)

10) Listen to "Last Full Measure" Audio available here: http://www.jwpepper.com/Last-Full-Measure/10373866.item#.VC6xzPldWSo

11) Start Rehearsal of "Last Full Measure." Rehearsal techniques will include: Full Band Run Through for Pre-assessment, Sectionals for differentiation, Full Band Run through for Post Assessment, Teacher directed rehearsal.

12) Assignments for practicing.

13) Post to Google Classroom for "exit ticket."