6th Grade PLC

Hi All!

Welcome to our band rehearsal. There is a LOT to do, and only 75 minutes to do it all, so we are going to have to purposeful and stay on track to get it all done. Last week we didn't get to Antiquitus and instead focused on Mozart. Today we are going to do Antiquitus.

You will walk in to recordings of "A Little Mozart Suite" and "Antiquitus," our two teacher selected pieces. You will sign in on the sign in sheet and take your seat in band. (click on the names of the pieces for audio recordings)

Last rehearsal we successfully worked on "A Little Mozart Suite" so today we are going to focus on introducing "Antiquitus." We need to hear a recording of the piece first. I know it is tricky to try an play a full band arrangement from "scratch" so we are going to use a variety of techniques to help you understand "how it sounds" as we progress through the song!

1) PACK and Band!
    a) Quick review of our norms
    b) REALLY important: is there anything you need now to be successful? Anything getting in the         way of your learning? Please let me know.

2) Warm Up Time! We are going to warm up with songs from the red book. This will also serve as a a quick review of last year's learning.
     1) Red book #s 16, #24 (two parts), #39, #51, #63, #81, #88,#131

3) New learning! (Page 31 and 32 in Red Book)

4) Listen to our pieces. While you are listening Mr. Akter will hand out music to those who do not have it.

5) Direct Instruction on "Antiquitus"

6) Student Conductors on "Antiquitus"

7) Sectionals on "Antiquitus"

8) Thumbs up formative assessment. How are we doing? How needs help on given sections? Reteach as necessary.

9) Direct instruction and post assessment on "Antiquitus"

10) Mozart Suite

11) Exit ticket! (Comments on Google Classroom - UNDER the parent post)

7th Grade PLC

You will need your instruments and your devices. Today we will be working on  Michael Jackson's Thriller, My Favorite Things, discussing Band Council and Western Region Auditions. We will be covering 3 major scales and the chromatic scales in warm ups, and making sure we have Smart Music and Embouchure / technque goals set for everyone! There is a TON to do.

Our Plan:

1) Welcome!

2) Discuss Band Council: schedule of meetings etc.

3) PACK and Band! (review)

     a) BRIEF review of our norms

     b) IMPORTANT. Is there anything you need today to be successful.

4) Student Selected pieces. 8th Grade Band has already voted. We have 3 piece under consideration. Your turn to vote!

5) Warm Ups and Tune - "Tradition of Excellence Book 2 - Page 2 and page 42. Explain Bb, Eb, and F Concert major scales, the chormatic scale, the chorales, and audition requirements. Drummers: single stroke roll, double stroke roll, 5 stroke roll, paradiddle, multiple bounce roll, and flam.

6) Preassess Thriller

7) Rehearse Thriller. Rehearsal techniques include student conductors (Mr. Akter will play with various sections to reinforce how the parts sound in your mind) sectional, and direct instruction.

8) "Thumbs up / thumbs down:" Who needs help and on what section? Direct instruction and sectionals to address needs.

9) Post assess: Was there growth? If so, why? If not, why not? What needs to be addressed next?

10) Preassess My Favorite Things

11) "Thumbs up / thumbs down:" Who needs help and on what section? Direct instruction and sectionals to address needs.

12) Post assess: Was there growth? If so, why? If not, why not? What needs to be addressed next?

13) Assignments for practicing.

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

Chorus Lesson Plan 10/28

Hi Chorus! To keep us going I will be running choral rehearsals until Mrs. Wittman's replacement can start! I am very excited. This is not my first time running a chorus rehearsal, but it has been awhile, and I am excited to dig into this wonderful music with you for awhile!

Here is our first lesson plan: 

1) Vocal warm up with piano. (5-10 minutes) 

2) Solfege. Echo patterns. Sing harmonies with solefege patterns. These patterns will match exactly what I am going to be asking you to sing in "Unwritten," which is the first piece we will be rehearsing today. (5 mintues)

3) Listen to "Unwritten." (5 minutes)

4) Count sixteenth note patterns. (5 minutes)

5) After counting sixteenth note patterns we are going to sing 11-29. We are going to practice counting these rhythms while singing, and using solfege while singing to work on parts singing and intoniation. (20 minutes)

6) Add lyrics to our rhythms and harmony parts.(5 minutes)

7) Closure: discussion of what needs practice and why. How to practice for next week!

8th Grade PLC

You will need your instruments and your devices. Today we will be working on  Michael Jackson's Thriller, My Favorite Things, discussing Band Council and Western Region Auditions. We will be covering 3 major scales and the chromatic scales in warm ups, and making sure we have Smart Music and Embouchure / technque goals set for everyone! There is a TON to do.

Our Plan:

1) Welcome!

2) Discuss Band Council: schedule of meetings etc.

3) PACK and Band! (review)

     a) BRIEF review of our norms

     b) IMPORTANT. Is there anything you need today to be successful.

4) Warm Ups and Tune - "Tradition of Excellence Book 2 - Page 2 and page 42. Explain Bb, Eb, and F Concert major scales, the chormatic scale, the chorales, and audition requirements.

Break for Lunch

5) Preassess Thriller

6) Rehearse Thriller. Rehearsal techniques include student conductors (Mr. Akter will play with various sections to reinforce how the parts sound in your mind) sectional, and direct instruction.

7) "Thumbs up / thumbs down:" Who needs help and on what section? Direct instruction and sectionals to address needs.

8) Post assess: Was there growth? If so, why? If not, why not? What needs to be addressed next?

9) Preassess My Favorite Things

10) "Thumbs up / thumbs down:" Who needs help and on what section? Direct instruction and sectionals to address needs.

11) Post assess: Was there growth? If so, why? If not, why not? What needs to be addressed next?

12) Assignments for practicing.

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

7th Grade Band

You will need your instruments and your devices. Today we will be working on  Michael Jackson's Thriller voting on our student selected piece, and discussing Band Council. There is a TON to do. We will need to be purposeful to get it all done as it is a half day and we don't have a ton of time.

Our Plan:

1) Welcome!

2) Discuss Band Council: schedule of meetings etc.

3) PACK and Band! (review)

     a) BRIEF review of our norms

     b) IMPORTANT. Is there anything you need today to be successful.

4) Warm Ups and Tune - "Tradition of Excellence Book 2 - Page 2 and page 42. Explain Bb, Eb, and F Concert major scales, the chorales, and audition requirements.

5) Feedback on Student Selected Pieces.

9) Preassess Thriller

10) Rehearse Thriller. Rehearsal techniques include student conductors (Mr. Akter will play with various sections to reinforce how the parts sound in your mind) sectional, and direct instruction.

11) Post assess: Was there growth? If so, why? If not, why not? What needs to be addressed next?

12) Assignments for practicing.

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

6th Grade PLC

Hi All!

Welcome to our band rehearsal. Today we have a half day, and a shortened rehearsal, and based on feedback I know that some of us are frustratedc with "A Little Mozart Suite." I want to help you with that today!


1) PACK and Band!
    a) Quick review of our norms
    b) REALLY important: is there anything you need now to be successful? Anything getting in the         way of your learning? Please let me know.

2) Warm Up Time! We are going to warm up with songs from the red book. This will also serve as a a quick review of last year's learning.
     1) Red book #s 16, #24 (two parts), #39, #51, #63, #81, #88,#131

3) Warm up with Mozart (run through, no rehearsal). Pre-assess with our rating scale.

4) Formative on Mozart by section: Who's comfortable and who isn't?

5) Based on Formative assessment by section, we will address concerns with a) direct instruction on sections giving us difficulty, b) grouping of players for sectional rehearsals via peer coaching, and c) student condouctors with Mr. Akter playing with the various sections.

6) Run through again and post assess with our rating scale.

7) Was there growth? If yes, why? If not, why not?

8) Exit ticket! (Google Form survey on Mozart to determine student needs)

I hope this helps!
Mr. A

8th Grade PLC

You will need your instruments and your devices. Today we will be working on  Michael Jackson's Thriller, and My Favorite Things, voting on our student selected piece, and discussing Band Council. There is a TON to do. We will need to be purposeful to get it all done.

Our Plan:

1) Welcome!

2) Discuss Band Council: schedule of meetings etc.

3) PACK and Band! (review)

     a) BRIEF review of our norms

     b) IMPORTANT. Is there anything you need today to be successful.

4) Warm Ups and Tune - "Tradition of Excellence Book 2 - Page 2 and page 42. Explain Bb, Eb, and F Concert major scales, the chorales, and audition requirements.

5) Smart Music pre-assessment and rating scale review. Time to start using data to make us better musicians!

6) 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. (flash cards)

7) Western Regional Etude (the entire etude today) We should have it learned by now.

8) Google Form Survey for Student Selected Pieces.

9) Rehearse Thriller

10) Hand out "My Favorite Things"

11) Listen to "My Favorite Things"

12) Start Rehearsal of "My Favorite Things." Rehearsal techniques will include: Full Band Run Through for Pre-assessment, Sectionals for differentiation, Full Band Run through for Post Assessment, Student Conductors

13) Assignments for practicing.

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

8th Grade Band

You will need your instruments and your devices. Today we will be working on  Michael Jackson's Thriller, and My Favorite Things, 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 who wants to audition for Western Region is in the Western Region Google Classroom.

3) PACK and Band! (review)

     a) BRIEF review of our norms

     b) IMPORTANT. Is there anything you need today to be successful.

4) Warm Ups and Tune - "Tradition of Excellence Book 2 - Page 2 and page 42. Explain Bb, Eb, and F Concert major scales, the chorales, and audition requirements.

5) Smart Music pre-assessment and rating scale review. Time to start using data to make us better musicians!

6) 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. (flash cards)

7) Western Regional Etude (the entire etude today) This is part one of your practicing assignment.

8) How many of you are interested in trying out for Western Region Band on December 5th?

9) Rehearse Thriller

10) Hand out "My Favorite Things"

11) Listen to "My Favorite Things"

12) Start Rehearsal of "My Favorite Things." Rehearsal techniques will include: Full Band Run Through for Pre-assessment, Sectionals for differentiation, Full Band Run through for Post Assessment, Student Conductors

13) Assignments for practicing.

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

7th Grade Band

Welcome to our band rehearsal! Due to Naviance testing, this will be our FIRST full playing rehearsal. You will need your instruments and your devices. Today we will be working on  Michael Jackson's Thriller, and My Favorite Things, 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) PACK and Band! (review)

     a) BRIEF review of our norms

     b) IMPORTANT. Is there anything you need today to be successful.

4) Warm Ups and Tune - "Tradition of Excellence Book 2 - Page 2 and page 42

5) 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. (flash cards)

6) Western Regional Etude (the entire etude today) This is part one of your practicing assignment.

7) How many of you are interested in trying out for Western Region Band on December 5th?

8) Rehearse Thriller

9) Hand out "My Favorite Things"

10) Listen to "My Favorite Things"

11) Start Rehearsal of "My Favorite Things." Rehearsal techniques will include: Full Band Run Through for Pre-assessment, Sectionals for differentiation, Full Band Run through for Post Assessment, Student Conductors

12) Assignments for practicing.

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

6th Grade Band

Hi All!

Welcome to our band rehearsal. Last rehearsal we had a lot of fun doing warm up activities. There is a LOT to do, and only 75 minutes to do it all, so we are going to have to purposeful and stay on track to get it all done. Last week we didn't get to Antiquitus and instead focused on Mozart. Today we are going to do Antiquitus.

You will walk in to recordings of "A Little Mozart Suite" and "Antiquitus," our two teacher selected pieces. You will sign in on the sign in sheet and take your seat in band. (click on the names of the pieces for audio recordings)

Last rehearsal we successfully introduced "A Little Mozart Suite" so today we are going to focus on introducing "Antiquitus." Looking forward to it!

1) PACK and Band!
    a) Quick review of our norms
    b) REALLY important: is there anything you need now to be successful? Anything getting in the         way of your learning? Please let me know.

2) While you are working in groups on PACK, Mr. Akter will hand out school instruments to those students who requested them.

3) Warm Up Time! We are going to warm up with songs from the red book. This will also serve as a a quick review of last year's learning.
     1) Red book #s 16, #24 (two parts), #39, #51, #63, #81, #88,#131

4) New learning! (Page 31 and 32 in Red Book)

5) Warm up with Mozart (run through, no rehearsal)

6) Student selected pieces meeting!

7) Review: How to be a conductor!

8) Pre-assessment on "Antiquitus"

9) Direct Instruction on "Antiquitus"

10) Student Conductors on "Antiquitus"

11) Sectionals on "Antiquitus"

12) Direct instruction and post assessment on "Antiquitus"

13) Exit ticket! (Comments on Google Classroom - UNDER the parent post)

8th Grade Band Rehearsal

Welcome to our band rehearsal! Due to Naviance testing, this will be our FIRST full playing rehearsal. You will need your instruments and your devices. Today we will be working on  Michael Jackson's Thriller, and My Favorite Things, 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) PACK and Band! (review)

     a) BRIEF review of our norms

     b) IMPORTANT. Is there anything you need today to be successful.

4) Warm Ups and Tune - "Tradition of Excellence Book 2 - Page 2 and page 42

5) 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. (flash cards)

6) Western Regional Etude (the entire etude today) This is part one of your practicing assignment.

7) How many of you are interested in trying out for Western Region Band on December 5th?

8) Rehearse Thriller

9) Hand out "My Favorite Things"

10) Listen to "My Favorite Things"

11) Start Rehearsal of "My Favorite Things." Rehearsal techniques will include: Full Band Run Through for Pre-assessment, Sectionals for differentiation, Full Band Run through for Post Assessment, Student Conductors

12) Assignments for practicing.

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