Beal City Public Schools Band Curriculum Pacing Guide - Middle School Band

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1 Quarter One: Developing Band Fundamentals Month Assessment & Rubrics September October Importance of in our school and community Election of student leadership Distribution and acknowledgement of course expectations and responsibilities Coordination and distribution of performance schedule Review fundamentals of whole, half, quarter and eighth note/ rest values Review Bb, Eb, & F Major key Initial chair placement and challenges Organization and distribution of pep band as needed Learn sixteenth note/rest values Introduce C Major/a minor key Prepare and perform fall concert Importance of in our school and community Election of student leadership Distribution and acknowledgement of course expectations and responsibilities Coordination and distribution of performance schedule Review fundamentals of whole, half, quarter and eighth note/ rest values Review Bb, Eb & F Major key Initial chair placement and challenges Organization and distribution of pep band as needed Review sixteenth note/rest values Review C Major/a minor key Prepare and perform fall concert My group s success depends on my contribution. I will come to each rehearsal and performance prepared. al vocabulary. I will play with my best tone at all times. I will play ally. I will be able to apply all al concepts to my playing: tone, intonation, technique, rhythm and interpretation. Participation s

2 Quarter Two: Enhancing Band Fundamentals Month November December Introduce syncopated rhythmic figures Review F Major key; introduce d minor key area(singing/playing) Second quarter chair placement Prepare winter concert Learn dotted eighth-sixteenth note/rest values Review Bb Major key; introduce g minor key area(singing/playing) Prepare and perform winter concert Select and prepare MSBOA festival Prepare for Semester Exam Review syncopated rhythmic figures Review F Major/d minor key Second quarter chair placement Prepare winter concert Review dotted eighth-sixteenth note/rest values Review Bb Major/g minor key Prepare and perform winter concert Select and prepare MSBOA festival Prepare for Semester Exam My group s success depends on my contribution. I will come to each rehearsal and performance prepared. al vocabulary. I will play with my best tone at all times. I will play ally. I will be able to apply all al concepts to my playing: tone, intonation, technique, rhythm and interpretation. Participation s

3 Month January Prepare for MSBOA festival Prepare and administer Semester Exam Prepare for MSBOA festival Prepare and administer Semester Exam

4 Quarter Three: Assessing Band Fundamentals Month January February Reinforce/review syncopated and dotted note/rest values Learn cut time Review Eb Major key; introduce c minor key area(singing/playing) Third quarter chair placement Prepare MSBOA festival Reinforce cut time Review Ab Major key; introduce f minor key area(singing/playing) Prepare MSBOA festival External performance clinic & assessment Reinforce/review syncopated and dotted note/rest values Review cut time Review Eb Major/c minor key Third quarter chair placement Prepare MSBOA festival Master cut time Introduce base-eight meter Review Ab Major/f minor key Prepare MSBOA festival External performance clinic & assessment My group s success depends on my contribution. I will come to each rehearsal and performance prepared. al vocabulary. I will play with my best tone at all times. I will play ally. I will be able to apply all al concepts to my playing: tone, intonation, technique, rhythm and interpretation. Participation s

5 Month March Prepare & perform for MSBOA festival Select and prepare for spring themed concert Prepare solo & Prepare & perform for MSBOA festival Select and prepare for spring themed concert Prepare solo &

6 Quarter Four: Advancing Band Fundamentals Month Assessment & Rubrics April May Fourth quarter chair placement and challenges Select outstanding band participants for awards Reinforce/review all rhythmic concepts in MS method Reinforce/review all keys areas introduced to date Prepare spring themed concert information into performance Prepare and perform solo & ensemble events Reinforce/review all rhythmic concepts in MS method Reinforce/review all keys areas introduced to date Prepare and perform spring themed concert Fourth quarter chair placement Select outstanding band participants for awards Reinforce/review all rhythmic concepts in MS method Reinforce/review base-eight meter Prepare spring themed concert Prepare and perform solo & Begin HS Concert Band method Continue introduction to HS Concert Band method Prepare and perform spring themed concert Prepare and perform graduation My group s success depends on my contribution. I will come to each rehearsal and performance prepared. al vocabulary. I will play with my best tone at all times. I will play ally. I will be able to apply all al concepts to my playing: tone, intonation, technique, rhythm and interpretation. Participation s

7 Month Assessment & Rubrics June Instrument inventory year-end update Rehearsal room year-end cleaning and storage Music library year-end maintenance Annual review and assessment Instrument inventory year-end update Rehearsal room year-end cleaning and storage Music library year-end maintenance Annual review and assessment

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