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."