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.