7th 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 finish roughing in Les Mis and hopefully begin work on LoTR. We are still waiting for the store to deliver Jurassic Park, but I have confirmed that has arrived!

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 - Assess. Band discussion: What still needs polishing? Why? How is best to proceed.

5) Rehearse Les Mis, paying careful attention to the drum line.Yes, there is a drum set part, but playing it for concert will be auditioned. We will all learn that part, but your other drum is just as important. Tuning timpani, bells etc. are all important.

6) When we rehearse Les Mis we will make use of student conductors

7) If time allows we will 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.

8) Discussion of how to proceed next rehearsal for closure.