6th Grade Band

Hello!

Welcome to our 6th grade band rehearsal! Today you will be getting your first student selected piece: "The Hanging Tree." We will be focusing on this song for the entire rehearsal, taking a break to play a few rhythm games and do some reading activities.

This may be of help:

Lesson Plan;

1) Come in to a recording of The Hanging Tree. Sign in on our attendance sheet.

2) While you are setting up Mr. A will hand out The Hanging Tree.

3) Warm up with red books. We are starting page 42.

4) Listen to The Hanging Tree. Raise hands when you have the melody. We will rehearse these sections first.

5) Learn the melody with direct instruction.

6) After this, begin to construct the entire arrangement adding background parts.

7) Various rehearsal techniques, including student conductors, teacher modeling, and sectionals.

8) Run through and assess. First discussion: What do we need to focus on next rehearsal?

9) Brain Break. Stretch. Teacher vs. Class. Tonal patterns and rhythm patterns. We'll play twice.

10) If there is time, revisit Radetzky March.

11) Closure and have a great day!

8th Grade Band

You will need your instruments and music. Today we will be working on Les Miserables, Lord of the Rings, our three chorales and a new steady beat / rhythm game.

Our goal today is to start polishing Les Mis and rough in Lord of the Rings

We will be covering 3 major scales and the chromatic scales in warm ups, and making sure we have Smart Music and Embouchure / technique goals set for everyone, and that you know what those goals are! There is a TON to do. Drummers, we need to make sure our 6 essential rudiments are memorized and that our multiple bounce rolls sound "tight" and controlled.

This may help:

Our Plan:

1) Welcome!

2) PACK and Band! (review)

     a) BRIEF review of our norms

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

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

4) Run Les MIs - Begin polishing.

Break for Lunch

1) Briefly re-warm

2) Introduce Lord of the Rings

2) Begin work on LotR. Direct instruction to begin with, by section, for entire piece. Rehearsal techniques include back to front, teacher modeling, and sectionals followed by more direct instruction.

3) Once "roughed in" we will bring out student conductors and start work on polishing by section. 

4) Email Mr. Akter for exit ticket.

6th Grade Band Rehearsal

Congratulations on an AMAZING concert. Time to prepare another! I am very excited!

Lesson Plan:
1) Welcome and congratulations again.
2) On your stand find TWO teacher selected pieces. Radetzky March and Chester!
3) Before we start playing take out your devices. It's time for our student pieces survey Check your email and/or Google classroom for a link to the survey.
4) Warm Up
5) Listen to recording of Radetzky March
6) Rehearse Radetzky March. Techniques include direct instruction, student conductors, and sectionals

7) Introduce Chester (same techniques as Radetzky March
8) Exit tickets

8th Grade Band

You will need your instruments and music. Today we will be working on Les Miserables along with 3 chorales and a new steady beat / rhythm game.

Our goal today is to rough in as much of Les Mis as we can.

We will be covering 3 major scales and the chromatic scales in warm ups, and making sure we have Smart Music and Embouchure / technique goals set for everyone, and that you know what those goals are! There is a TON to do. Drummers, we need to make sure our 6 essential rudiments are memorized and that our multiple bounce rolls sound "tight" and controlled.

This may help:

Our Plan:

1) Welcome!

2) PACK and Band! (review)

     a) BRIEF review of our norms

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

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

4) Introduce Les MIs

Break for Lunch

1) Briefly re-warm

2) Begin work on Les Mis. Direct instruction to begin with, by section, for entire piece. Rehearsal techniques include back to front, teacher modeling, and sectionals followed by more direct instruction.

3) Once "roughed in" we will bring out student conductors and start work on polishing by section. 

4) Email Mr. Akter for exit ticket.

7th and 8th Grade Band

Congratulations on an AMAZING concert. Today we are going to be doing concert feedback and analysis so you will need your device for part of the rehearsal. We are also going to be discussing student selected pieces for the next half of the year. We are going to be collecting all originals and filing the music. Finally we are going to be getting our first piece for next concert, Les Miserables. This is our teacher selected piece for the concert.

Link to Concert Feedback Sheet: https://docs.google.com/a/newfairfieldschools.org/forms/d/1PAALXir6GTIJraVrc4bENhbqZws6QVdeOdl5x3_mAjY/viewform

Lesson Plan:
1) Welcome and congratulations!
2) General discussion of concert
3) Concert feedback sheet (hand out Les Mis)
4) Music handback
5) New Haven Symphony trip!
6) Warm ups! (Page 42)
7) Begin rehearsing Les Miserables

6th Grade Band

Congratulations on an AMAZING concert. Today we are going to be doing concert feedback and analysis so you will need your device for part of the rehearsal. We are also going to be discussing student selected pieces for the next half of the year. We are going to be collecting all originals and filing the music. Finally we are going to be getting our first piece for next concert, Radetzky March: A Concert in Vienna. This is our teacher selected piece for the concert.

Link to Concert Feedback Sheet: https://docs.google.com/a/newfairfieldschools.org/forms/d/1WvG1QZUjDdtHuFJGpl0QmL3Oz8LNneF_RSVI62xU7KE/viewform


Lesson Plan:
1) Welcome and congratulations!
2) General discussion of concert
3) Concert feedback sheet (hand out Radetzsky March)
4) Music handback
5) New Haven Symphony trip!
6) Warm ups! (Lip Slurs, Concert Bb)
7) Book 2 reminder
8) Begin rehearsing Radetzky March!