7th Grade PLC

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

Our goal today is to get Les Mis polished, start polishing Jurassic Park, 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) Yale New Haven Trip - Reminder on permission slip due date. Does anyone need another copy of the form?

4) 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.

5) Run Les Mis. Discuss strengths and weaknesses. Drummers; You should be prepping on drum set and one secondary drum as well. Drum set auditions will take place as we get closer to concert.

6) Move to Jurassic Park. Today's goal is to finish roughing in the piece for performance.

7) Pre-assess Jurassic Park first. Discuss what areas need most improvement.Rehearsal techniques include direct instruction and student conductors.

8) Once polished we introduce Lord of the Rings 

5) Run Les Mis for review.

4) Email Mr. Akter for exit ticket.