Week 1

Monday
National Standards Performing
Down a Country Lane (DCL)

Weekly Goal
Thursday Friday
Danse Bacchanale (DB)

Tuesday
DCL + The Thunderer (T)

Wednesday

1a, 1b, 1c, 1e, 2b, 2d, 5a, 5b, 5d, 5e, 6a, 6b, 6c, 6f, 7b, 7c

T + Colorado Peaks DCL+ CP (CP) Continued STUDENTS will STUDENTS will TEACHER will questioning of identify musical discuss the piece. review march style topics relevant to Critiquing elements used by Qualities? Sections? (T) current pieces the director (DCL) Phrasing? being played (Formative Students provided STUDENTS will assessment) STUDENTS will vocabulary words describe style discuss sections of for current concert changes (DCL) the march pieces STUDENTS will describe expressive qualities (DCL) Students will perform expressively on their instrument. Creating

All students have played through and gained familiarity with"Down a Country Lane", "Colorado Peaks", and "The Thunderer". (Danse Bacchanale will have a brief introduction)

Cultural Context Curriculum and Performing arts Connection Music History and People Music and Technology Music Theory

Discussing piece history briefly

Discussing piece history briefly

Discussing piece history briefly

All students complete weekly practice journal. Through performing and researching the new pieces, students will be able to connect cross-curicular (Due W2 Mon) content relating American History, geography, ancient culture, and time periods to band class.

Repertoire Information Worksheet Assigned Students will isten Students will listen to a recording of to a recording of T DCL and describe and describe the the performance performance (possible (possible worksheet) worksheet) ---

Students will listen to a recording of CP and describe the performance (possible worksheet) --

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All students will complete 4 Students will isten repertoire information to a recording of worksheets for each of the DB and describe new pieces played this week the performance (Due 2 days after the piece's sight reading day.) (possible worksheet) --

Week 2
Monday
National Standards Performing
DB DB - Begin breaking down common rhythmic patterns found throughout the piece T - review basic March Concepts covered earlier in the year.

Weekly Goal
Thursday Friday
Class Discussion of Recording
Students will identify problem areas on personal, sectional, and ensemble levels. All students forming mastery (this information on select passages of each should be used for piece and actively practice logs)

Tuesday
DCL + CP

Wednesday
T + DB

1a, 1b, 1c, 1e, 2b, 2d, 6a, 6b, 6c, 6f, 7b, 7c, 9a, 9b, T + CP + DCL + DB Measureing Day First partial runs T - Identify spots for of music in concert practice journal order. (not entire pieces just focus areas)

Critiquing

DCL - discuss Aaron Copland's writing style.

CP - Bulk of class, breaking down DB - Identify spots common rhythmic for practice journal patterns
Students are assigned Written assignment: Select a topic provided by Mr. Aichinger and write a 1 page double spaced paper over the weekend. Due Monday (W3)

participating during every rehearsal.

Creating

Students will perform expressively on their instrument.

Cultural Context Curriculum and Performing arts Connection Music History and People Music and Technology Music Theory

Discussion on "Orientalism"

Connect images of Rocky Mountains to Wilson's composition

Through performing and researching the new pieces, students will be able to connect cross-curicular content relating American History, geography, ancient culture, and time periods to band class.

All students complete weekly practice journal. (Due W3 Mon)

Review repertoire information worksheet.

Aaron Copland Rehearsal recorded - for later class discussion Recorded rehearsal played over speakers

Arabic Scale discussion

Teacher will Discuss form of T explain IV-I-IV-V-I "American March progression used Form" handout throughout DCL

All students complete assigned homework on time and to the best of their abilities

Week 3
Monday
National Standards Performing Critiquing
DB

Weekly Goal
Thursday
DB Identify and address issues: Probably style, articulation, or tempo

Tuesday
DCL + T

Wednesday
CP Rehearsal focused on tempo and syncopation

Friday
DCL + T + CP Try to review these before the weekend, assign passages for each section to work on over the weekend.

1a, 1b, 1c, 1e, 2b, 2d, 5b, 6a, 6b, 6c, 6f, 7b, 7c, 9a, 9b,

DB - Bulk of lesson DCL - Rehearsal focusing on focused on tuning balancing Melody and tone vs Accompaniment Students hand in papers - Discuss new information they discovered T - Trio and break strain

All students forming mastery on select passages of each piece and actively participating during every rehearsal.

Creating Cultural Context Curriculum and Performing arts Connection Music History and People Music and Technology Music Theory

Students will perform expressively on their instrument. Various

All students complete weekly practice journal. Through performing and researching the new pieces, students will be able to connect cross-curicular (Due W4 Mon) content relating American History, geography, ancient culture, and time periods to band class.

Various Record Rehearsal Teacher evaluates for sectional assignments Monday Science behind chord tuning

Computer Research Various

All students complete assigned homework on time and to the best of their abilities

Week 4
Monday
National Standards Performing Critiquing
DB + T SECTIONALS Class will break into sections, each group with it's own assigned areas to clean.

Weekly Goal
Thursday Friday
CP+DB SECTIONALS Class will break into sections, each group with it's own assigned areas to clean.

Tuesday

Wednesday

1a, 1b, 2b, 2d, 5b, 6a, 6b, 6c, 6f, 7b, 7c DB + T DB + CP DB+ CP FULL ENSEMBLE SECTIONALS FULL ENSEMBLE Class will break into sections, each group Focus on selected Focus on selected with it's own passages passages assigned areas to clean. Students will perform expressively on their instrument.

All students forming mastery on select passages of each piece and actively participating during every rehearsal.

Creating Cultural Context Music History and People Music and Technology Music Theory

All students complete weekly practice journal. (Due W4 Mon)

Record Rehearsal Teacher evaluates for sectional assignments Wednesday

Record Rehearsal Teacher evaluates for sectional assignments Friday

All students complete assigned homework on time and to the best of their abilities

Week 5
Monday
National Standards Performing Critiquing

Weekly Goal
Thursday Friday
All students forming mastery DB + T on select passages of each FULL ENSEMBLE piece and actively participating during every Focus on selected rehearsal. passages

Tuesday

Wednesday

1a, 1b, 2b, 2d, 5b, 6a, 6b, 6c, 6f, 7b, 7c CP + DB CP + DCL CP + DCL DB + T FULL ENSEMBLE SECTIONAL FULL ENSEMBLE SECTIONALS Class will break Class will break into sections, each into sections, each Focus on selected Focus on selected group with it's own group with it's own passages passages assigned areas to assigned areas to clean. clean. Students will perform expressively on their instrument.

Creating Cultural Context Music History and People Music and Technology Music Theory

All students complete weekly practice journal. (Due W4 Mon)

Record Rehearsal Teacher evaluates for sectional assignments Wednesday

Record Rehearsal Teacher evaluates for sectional assignments Wednesday

Record Rehearsal Teacher evaluates for sectional assignments Friday

All students complete assigned homework on time and to the best of their abilities

Week 6
Monday
National Standards Performing Critiquing
CP + T Begin piecing sections back together

Weekly Goal
Thursday
DCL + DB Discuss recording from Tuesday Student response Work on areas addressed by students

Tuesday
DCL + DB Begin piecing sections back together

Wednesday
CP + T Discuss recording from Monday Student response Work on areas addressed by students

Friday
T + CP + DCL Measuring Day Teacher evaluates rehearsal, creates lesson plan for week 7

1a, 1b, 2b, 2d, 5b, 6a, 6b, 6c, 6f, 7b, 7c

All students forming mastery on select passages of each piece and actively participating during every rehearsal.

Creating Cultural Context Music History and People Music and Technology

Students will perform expressively on their instrument.

All students complete weekly practice journal. (Due W4 Mon) All students complete Record Rehearsal - assigned homework on time Teacher evaluates and to the best of their abilities for sectional assignments Monday

Record Rehearsal - Record rehearsal Student evaluation Student evaluation papers assigned papers assigned, due Wednesday due Thursday

Week 7
Monday
National Standards Performing Critiquing
SECTIONALS Class will break into sections, each group with it's own assigned areas to clean.

Weekly Goal
Thursday
DCL + DB

Tuesday

Wednesday

Friday
T + CP + DCL + DB Measuring Day Teacher evaluates rehearsal, creates lesson plan for week

1a, 1b, 2b, 2d, 5b, 6a, 6b, 6c, 6f, 7b, 7c FULL ENSEMBLE T + CP Rehearse passages practiced in sectionals + Run and Clean Practice run throughs

Run and Clean

All students forming mastery on select passages of each piece and actively participating during every rehearsal.

Creating Cultural Context Music History and People Music and Technology

Students will perform expressively on their instrument.

All students complete weekly practice journal. (Due W4 Mon) All students complete Record Rehearsal - assigned homework on time and to the best of their Students also abilities evaluate performance to find to improve

Week 8
Monday
National Standards Performing Critiquing
SECTIONALS Class will break into sections, each group with it's own assigned areas to clean.

Weekly Goal
Thursday
Measuring day + Dress Rehearsal

Tuesday

Wednesday

Friday
Performance

1a, 1b, 2b, 2d, 5b, 6a, 6b, 6c, 6f, 7b, 7c FULL ENSEMBLE TBA Rehearse passages spent in sectionals Run and Clean + practice transitions

Creating Music and Technology

Light rehearsal, a Play through lot of listening, Successful Concert program in concert touch on weak order (recorded) spots, Practice transitions After reviewing recording, devise lesson plan for the Dress Rehearsal Students will perform expressively on their instrument. Record Concert to listen to on Monday (W9): Also - Remind students for end of Concert Series Vocabulary test.