Download Curriculum Map Symphony Band Unit 1

STOCKBRIDGE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT - MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Symphony Band 7/8
UNIT 1
Time Period: September-December
Description: For the unit, students will focus on technique and rhythm using the repertoire provided for the holiday concert.
Elements of
Music
Tone
Concept/Skill
Quality
Chorale #1
Control
(first 8
Embouchure/Grip measures)
Posture
Balance/Blend Listening Skills
Rhythm
Tempo/Pulse
Pacing
Note Values and
Rests
Patterns
Steady Beat
Following
Conductor
Metronome
Chorale #1
(first 8
measures)
RR #10-35
Checks for
Understanding
Warm-Up Chorales
Instructional Resources/Tools
5 Minutes a Day Warm Up Book
Long Tones, Lip Slurs
Warm-Up Chorales
Students use problem
solving skills to adjust
balance if not accurate
5 Minutes a Day Warm Up Book
Listening Assessment
Written response to recorded
music TBD
Counting and
Performing rests and
notes correctly pgs.
Rhythm Reader Level 1
Concert
Music
Identifying and
defining tempo
markings
RR p. 11
Following the
conductor
Sightreadingfactory.com
Concert Repertoire
Musical Terms Anchor Chart
Conducting Patterns (shown in
Rhythm Reader Books) using a
metronome
Standard
MU:Pr4.2.E.5a Demonstrate, using
music reading skills where
appropriate, how the setting and
formal characteristics of musical
works contribute to understanding
the context of the music in
prepared or improvised
performances.
MU:Pr4.2.E.5a Demonstrate, using
music reading skills where
appropriate, how the setting and
formal characteristics of musical
works contribute to understanding
the context of the music in
prepared or improvised
performances.
MU:Cr1.1.E.8a Compose and
improvise ideas for melodies and
rhythmic passages based on
characteristic(s) of music or text(s)
studied in rehearsal.
MU:Cr2.1.E.8a Select and develop
draft melodies and rhythmic
passages that demonstrate
understanding of characteristic(s)
of music or text(s) studied in
rehearsal.
STOCKBRIDGE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT - MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Symphony Band 7/8
Articulation
Attack
Release
Symbols
WU and
Beyond p. 30
Identifying and
defining articulation
markings
Following the
conductor
Identifying Phrases as
musical sentences
Warm-Ups and Beyond
MU:Pr4.3.E.8a Demonstrate
understanding and application of
expressive qualities in a varied
repertoire of music through
prepared and improvised
performances.
Concert Repertoire
MU:Pr4.3.E.8a Demonstrate
understanding and application of
expressive qualities in a varied
repertoire of music through
prepared and improvised
performances.
MU:Pr4.3.E.8a Demonstrate
understanding and application of
expressive qualities in a varied
repertoire of music through
prepared and improvised
performances.
MU:Pr4.1.E.8a Select a varied
repertoire to study based on music
reading skills (where appropriate),
an understanding of formal design
in the music, context, and the
technical skill of the individual and
ensemble.
Phrasing
Shaping
Breathing
Direction
As indicated
Dynamics
Symbols
Range
Control
pp-ff
Identifying and
defining volume
variations
Concert Repertoire
Technique
Dexterity
Facility
Flexibility
Range
Notes
WU and
Beyond p. 32
#s 1 and 2
Technique Tracks
Warm-Ups and Beyond Book
Sightreadingfactory.com
Over the Break
(clarinets only)
Lip Slurs (brass only)
Finger Patters
(woodwinds only)
Scales
Major Scales
Minor Scales
Chromatic Scale
1 scale per 4
week period
Rudiment Practice
(Percussion only)
3 Major Scales
0 minor scale
Scale Sheets
Concert Bb, F, C
MU:Pr5.3.E.8a Develop strategies
to address technical challenges in a
varied repertoire of music and
STOCKBRIDGE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT - MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Symphony Band 7/8
0 Chromatic Scale
Intonation
Listening
How to tune
Sharp/Flat
Tendencies
Using a tuner
Tuning
Routine #1
p. 5
Tuning in Concert Bb
5 Minutes a Day
Music Theory
Circle of Fifths
Key Signatures
Intervals
1 key per 4
week period
Weekly
practice
Concert Bb, F, C
Circle of Fifths
Unison, Major 2, minor
2, Major 3, minor 3
Musictheory.net
evaluate their success using
feedback from ensemble peers and
other sources to refine
performances
MU:Re8.1.E.8a Identify and support
interpretations of the expressive
intent and meaning of musical
works, citing as evidence the
treatment of the elements of
music, contexts, and (when
appropriate) the setting of the text.
MU:Cn11.0.T.8a Demonstrate
understanding of relationships
between music and the other arts,
other disciplines, varied contexts,
and daily life
21st Century Learning
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JWPepper.com
Musictheory.net
Sightreadingfactory.com
Concert Checkpoints
TBD
Repertoire
Skill
Goal Date
STOCKBRIDGE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT - MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Symphony Band 7/8