Activities
Objectives for Student Learning
Page 10
Worksheet #4
Practice songs #30-35 in our book and turn in worksheet #4 for the brown bead.
Due Nov. 20 - Dec. 22.
Play Along
Listen to Page 10 and Play Along when you are ready. Enjoy your music.
Activities
- #30 - The "warm-up" is one of the most important components of a good rehearsal. It is during this time that the mind, muscles, and instrument are warmed up, and the rehearsal atmosphere is set for the day. While it should be part of the daily routine, it should not be mindlessly repetitive. The warm-up period is an excellent time to offer instruction in all aspects of musicianship including: rhythm, tonality, harmony (chords), intervals, history, and composition. (See score pages 562-563.)
- #30 - Divide the group into two groups. Have half of the students play #30, Warm Up, while the other students listen for: good tone, two full counts of silence on the rests, a breath mark where indicated, and the cut-off at the end of the line.
- #30 - Play as a round. Have the first group play two measures before the second group starts. Listen for good tone.
- #30 - Review the checklist to produce the best possible tone: 1) Posture 2) Right hand position 3) Left hand position 4) Elbows and shoulders 5) Instrument position/angle 6) Embouchure.
- #34 - Composition: Give students a piece of staff paper. Ask them to rewrite the first line of #34 in 4/4 time. Have studetns exchange papers with a partner to check that there are four beats in each measure, and that the notes, clef, and breath marks are identical to those in the book.
- #34 - Playing by ear: See score pages 557-558. Give the starting notes to your students for eight short melodies. 1) Bb C Bb 2) Bb C D 3) Bb D F 4) Bb D D 5) Bb D C 6) Bb C D Eb F 7) Bb Eb F 8) Bb D F G
Objectives
- Incorporate and perform previously learned skills and concepts.
- #30 - Play Concert G with good tone
- #30 - French Horns: Play Concert Bb with a good tone.
- #30 - Clarinets: Roll your left index finger back to play A. It should be played with the side of the finger.
- #30 - Brass: Try playing this warm-up on your mouthpiece.
- #31 - Identify, define, and play ties.
- #31 - Perform with good tone.
- #31 - Drums: Perform multiple bounces.
- #31 - Aux. Percussion: Perform on the triangle
- #32 - Practice skills and concepts previously introduced.
- #32 - Practice playing in harmony as part of an ensemble or large group
- #33 - Define and play in 2/4 time
- #33 - Practice ties
- #33 - Play two lines of music consecutively
- #33 - A whole rest in 2/4 time means to rest the "whole" measure regardless of the time signature
- #33 - An accidental before a tied note alters both notes even if the tie is over the barline
- #34 - Conduct a two-beat pattern
- #35 - Flute/Oboe/Sax: Keep your fingers close to the keys
- #35 - Clarinet: Roll your first finger to A
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Works Cited
Pearson, Bruce.
"Standard of Excellence, Book 1 - Conductor Score: Comprehensive Band Method."
Neil A. Kjos Music Co., 1993.
