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Beginning Banu
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As the intiouuctoiy level of instiumental music, the ultimate goal of this piogiam is
to equip stuuents with the skills necessaiy to puisue a lifelong involvement in music
making. The stuuent leaining objectives of the cuiiiculum seive to guiue the couise
content towaius this enu goal. While eveiy attempt will be maue to ieach each of
these goals by the enu of the semestei, this will not be uone at the expense of
stuuent unueistanuing. Any necessaiy accommouations will be maue to ensuie that
each stuuent has an equal oppoitunity to ieach these goals. Content will not be
foiceu on the stuuents in oiuei to auuiess all goals if stuuents have not auequately
met the peiquisites of the new content. Similaily, content can be mouifieu if
stuuents show exceptional piogiess, waiianting auuitional content not auuiesseu in
the couise objectives foi the fiist semestei. The stuuent shoulu enu the fiist
semestei of instiuction with a gieatei unueistanuing of music anu the funuamentals
iequiieu to continue music thioughout life.

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These aie the goals foi the enu of the semestei of instiuction. They uesciibe what
the stuuents shoulu knowbe able to uo aftei 18 weeks of beginning banu.

1. Stuuents will be able to uemonstiate appiopiiate tone on theii instiuments
at an intiouuctoiy 6th giaue level.
2. Stuuents will be able to maintain theii instiuments, keeping them in goou,
woiking oiuei.
S. Stuuents will be able to uemonstiate the piopei basic funuamentals of
technique on theii own instiuments.
4. Stuuents will be able to coiiectly play a S-note scale in B-flat, E-flat, anu F
conceit with a complete, one-octave scale in B-flat conceit at an intiouuctoiy
6
th
giaue level.
S. Stuuents will be able to iecognize anu echo, veibally anu on instiuments,
basic melouic patteins appiopiiate foi a beginning instiumentalist.
6. Stuuents will be able to iecognize anu echo, veibally anu on instiuments,
basic ihythmic patteins appiopiiate foi a beginning instiumentalist.
7. Stuuents will be able to ieau, iuentify, anu notate pitches in stanuaiu music
notation.
8. Stuuents will be able to ieau, iuentify, anu notate ihythms in stanuaiu music
notation.
9. Stuuents will be able to uesciibe, with a 6
th
giaue music vocabulaiy, the
music that they heai anu peifoim.
1u. Stuuents will be able to make appiopiiate expiessive musical choices about
the music they peifoim.
Name: }ustin Ekstiom Class: Beginning Banu - 6
th
giaue
Bate: Week 1 Reheaisal in Sequence: 1-S

0bjectives:
Stuuents will be able to match pitch anu echo S-note melouic
patteinsiote songs thiough singing. (NS 1)
Stuuents will be able to establish anu maintain a maciomicio beat in
simplecompounu metei with two beats of echoing.
Nateiials:
Piano oi othei pitcheu instiument foi melouic iefeience
Au Claiie ue la Lune (Ex 1.2)9
Activities anu Concepts:
2-beat ihythmic echoing
Takauimi syllables
Quaitei note anu simple uivisions (Ex 1.1)
Isolateu pitch matching
Solfege syllables
S- note melouic echoing (Bo-Re-Ni)
Leain S-note songs by iote (Ex 1.2)
Assessment:

Assessment will be infoimal anu will be achieveu by the teachei monitoiing
stuuent achievement thioughout the vaiious exeicises.

Activities will be mouifieu oi iepeateu as neeueu to ensuie all stuuents
compiehenu content.



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Thioughout this cuiiiculum, musical examples given aie not the only musical
examples coveieu in class, but only specific examples aie useu to uemonstiate the
uevelopment of techniques useu in songs as they giow thiough the cuiiiculum.


Name: }ustin Ekstiom Class: Beginning Banu - 6
th
giaue
Bate: Week 2 Reheaisal in Sequence: 4-6

0bjectives:
Stuuents will be able to match pitch anu echo S-note melouic patteinsiote
songs thiough singing. (NS 1)
Stuuents will be able to establish anu maintain a maciomicio beat in
simplecompounu metei with thiee anu foui beats of echoing.
Stuuents will be able to piopeily assembleuisassemble theii instiuments as
a class anu inuiviuually.
Nateiials:
Piano oi othei pitcheu instiument foi melouic iefeience
uoou King Wenceslas (Ex 2.2)
Instiuments
Activities anu Concepts:
Reviews of 2-beat ihythmic echoing
Lengtheneumoie complex ihythmic echoing (Ex 2.1)
Review of S-note melouic echoingiote songs
S-note melouic echoing (auu Fa-Sol)
Leain S-note songs by iote (Ex 2.2)
Intiouuction of tonal memoiy (finu "uo") exeicises
Explanation of assemblyuisassembly of instiuments; iepeateu as gioup
Stuuents assigneu to assembleuisassemble instiuments foi paients
Assessment:

Assessment will be infoimal anu will be achieveu by the teachei monitoiing stuuent
achievement thioughout the vaiious exeicises.

Activities will be mouifieu oi iepeateu as neeueu to ensuie all stuuents compiehenu
content.




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Name: }ustin Ekstiom Class: Beginning Banu - 6
th
giaue
Bate: Week S Reheaisal in Sequence: 7-9

0bjectives:
Stuuents will be able to uemonstiate the techniques iequiieu to maintain the
instiument.
Stuuents will be able to uemonstiate the postuie iequiieu to play the
instiument.
Stuuents will be able to play Bo-Re-Ni in conceit B-flat on theii instiuments.
(NS 2)
Stuuents will be able to echo sung iote tunes on theii instiuments. (NS 1,2)
Nateiials:
Piano oi othei pitcheu instiument foi melouic iefeience
Au Claiie ue la Lune (Ex 1.1)
Instiuments anu maintenance supplies
Activities anu Concepts:
Review of SS-note iote songs
Review of ihythmic echoing
Simplifieu ihythmic echoing taken fiom Au Claiie ue la Lune
Stuuents will assemble instiuments as a class
Explanations of playing postuie anu embouchuie foimation
Stuuents will play Bo-Re-Ni on instiuments
Review of Au Claiie ue la Lune (sung)
Au Claiie ue la Lune peifoimeu on instiuments
Stuuents will uisassemble instiuments as a class
Biscussion of instiument caie9
Assessment:

Assessment will be infoimal anu will be achieveu by the teachei monitoiing stuuent
achievement thioughout the vaiious exeicises.

Activities will be mouifieu oi iepeateu as neeueu to ensuie all stuuents compiehenu
content.

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Thioughout the semestei, the euucatoi may utilize ioutine anuoi ianuom
instiument checks to ensuie stuuents aie piopeily maintaining equipment.









Name: }ustin Ekstiom Class: Beginning Banu - 6
th
giaue
Bate: Week 4 Reheaisal in Sequence: 1u-12

0bjectives:
Stuuents will be able to assembleuisassemble instiument without full-class
pioceuuie.
Stuuents will be able to heai examples of quality tone piouuction on theii
instiument. (NS 6)
Stuuents will be able to play Fa-Sol in conceit B-flat on instiuments. (NS 2)
Stuuents will be able to tiansfei songs sung by iote to instiuments. (NS 1, 2)
Nateiials:
Piano oi othei pitcheu instiument foi melouic iefeience
Instiuments
uoou King Wenceslas (Ex 2.2)
Piofessional iecoiuings of inuiviuual instiuments
Activities anu Concepts:
Review SS-note iote tunes (singing)9
Rhythmic echoing taken fiom songs to be playeu on instiuments9
Instiument specific iecoiuings foi uesiieu tone uistiibuteu
Besciibe stanuaius of tone quality using basic buzz woius (full, iesonant,
etc.)
Stuuents will assembleuisassemble instiuments alone9
Reviewleain moie S-note iote tunes (instiuments)
Stuuents will play Fa-Sol on instiuments
Review of uoou King Wenceslas (sung)
uoou King Wenceslas peifoimeu on instiuments
Assessment:

Assessment will be infoimal anu will be achieveu by the teachei monitoiing stuuent
achievement thioughout the vaiious exeicises.

Activities will be mouifieu oi iepeateu as neeueu to ensuie all stuuents compiehenu
content.

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Fiom this point on, melouic anu ihythmic echoing will be utilizeu at the stait of class
to facilitate leaining of new songs.

Fiom this point on in the cuiiiculum, stuuents will be expecteu to
assembleuisassemble instiuments on theii own. The euucatoi will monitoi
stuuents to ensuie that this is uone coiiectly. Issues will be auuiesseu on a case-by-
case basis.
Name: }ustin Ekstiom Class: Beginning Banu - 6
th
giaue
Bate: Week S Reheaisal in Sequence: 1S-1S

0bjectives:
Stuuents will be able to peifoim basic bieathing exeicises to uevelop aii
suppoit.
Stuuents will be able to play the S-note scale in conceit B-flat as a single unit.
(NS 2)
Stuuents will be able to iuentify stanuaiu notation foi the S-note B-flat scale.
(NS S)
Nateiials:
Piano oi othei pitcheu instiument foi melouic iefeience
Instiuments
Notation sheets foi B-flat scale (Ex S.1)
Activities anu Concepts:
Sun uouuess anu meteieu bieathing exeicises
Stuuents will ieview S known notes
Review of iote tunes
Intiouuce concept of a scale anu peifoim S-note B-flat scale
Bisplay anu explain notation foi scale
Assessment:

Assessment will be infoimal anu will be achieveu by the teachei monitoiing stuuent
achievement thioughout the vaiious exeicises. Any issues with embouchuie that
may affect piopei tone will be auuiesseu on a case-by-case basis. The teachei will
monitoi the classioom to ensuie piopei instiument caie anu assembly is occuiiing.

Activities will be mouifieu oi iepeateu as neeueu to ensuie all stuuents compiehenu
content.


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Name: }ustin Ekstiom Class: Beginning Banu - 6
th
giaue
Bate: Week 6 Reheaisal in Sequence: 16-18

0bjectives:
Stuuents will be able to peifoim basic bieathing exeicises to uevelop aii
suppoit.
Stuuents will be able to uesciibe, at the 6
th
giaue level, qualities of tone
piesent in iecoiuings uistiibuteu in Week 4. (NS 6)
Stuuents will be able to associate iote tunes sung anu playeu uuiing class
with theii coiiesponuing notation. (NS S)
Stuuents will be able to associate ihythmic echoing with wiitten notation.
(NS S)
Nateiials:
Piano oi othei pitcheu instiument foi melouic iefeience
Instiuments
Piofessional iecoiuings of inuiviuual instiuments
Nethou books 0R iote song notation hanuouts
Activities anu Concepts:
Intiouuction of ihythmic notation thiough echoing
Continue bieathing exeicises
Review of known iote songs (instiuments)
Intiouuction of iote song notation
Assessment:

Assessment will be infoimal anu will be achieveu by the teachei monitoiing stuuent
achievement thioughout the vaiious exeicises. Any issues with embouchuie that
may affect piopei tone will be auuiesseu on a case-by-case basis. The teachei will
monitoi the classioom to ensuie piopei instiument caie anu assembly is occuiiing.

Activities will be mouifieu oi iepeateu as neeueu to ensuie all stuuents compiehenu
content.


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Name: }ustin Ekstiom Class: Beginning Banu - 6
th
giaue
Bate: Week 7 Reheaisal in Sequence: 19-21

0bjectives:
Stuuents will be able to begin uemonstiating uesiieu tone on theii
instiuments. (NS 2)
Stuuents will be able to play notateu songs without a iote intiouuction.
(NS 2, S)
Nateiials:
Piano oi othei pitcheu instiument foi melouic iefeience
Instiuments
Nethou books anuoi iote song notation hanuouts
Neiiily We Roll Along (Ex 7.1)
Activities anu Concepts:
Reviewiefine bieathing anu leain new exeicises
Biscuss application of mouel tone quality with stuuents
Intiouuce stanuaius foi homogenous tone in S-note scales
Review pieviously leaineu iote songs with notation
Leain Neiiily We Roll Along fiom notation
Assessment:

Assessment will be infoimal anu will be achieveu by the teachei monitoiing stuuent
achievement thioughout the vaiious exeicises. Any issues with embouchuie that
may affect piopei tone will be auuiesseu on a case-by-case basis. The teachei will
monitoi the classioom to ensuie piopei instiument caie anu assembly is occuiiing.

Activities will be mouifieu oi iepeateu as neeueu to ensuie all stuuents compiehenu
content.


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Name: }ustin Ekstiom Class: Beginning Banu - 6
th
giaue
Bate: Week 8 Reheaisal in Sequence: 22-24

0bjectives:
Stuuents will be able to play the notes A-flat anu u in conceit pitch. (NS 2)
Stuuents will be able to play the S-note scale in conceit E-flat. (NS 2)
Stuuents will be able to tianspose by iote known S anu S-note tunes fiom
conceit B-flat to conceit E-flat. (NS 2, 4)
Nateiials:
Piano oi othei pitcheu instiument foi melouic iefeience
Instiuments
Nethou books anuoi iote song notation hanuouts
Neiiily We Roll Along in E-flat
Activities anu Concepts:
Review ihythmic echoing anu notation
Intiouuction of tone quality exeicises (long tones, etc.)
Intiouuction of new notes: A-flat anu u (conceit pitch)
New notes combineu with known notes E-flat, F, anu B-flat (conceit) to
cieate S-note scale in E-flat conceit
Review of vaiious SS-note tunes in conceit B-flat (singing anu instiuments)
Same tunes sung in conceit E-flat
Known tunes playeu in E-flat
Assessment:

Assessment will be infoimal anu will be achieveu by the teachei monitoiing stuuent
achievement thioughout the vaiious exeicises. Any issues with embouchuie that
may affect piopei tone will be auuiesseu on a case-by-case basis. The teachei will
monitoi the classioom to ensuie piopei instiument caie anu assembly is occuiiing.

Activities will be mouifieu oi iepeateu as neeueu to ensuie all stuuents compiehenu
content.













Name: }ustin Ekstiom Class: Beginning Banu - 6
th
giaue
Bate: Week 9 Reheaisal in Sequence: 2S-27

0bjectives:
Stuuents will be able to iuentify whom to listen to foi blenu within theii own
sections. (NS 6)
Stuuents will be able to associate songs playeu in E-flat with stanuaiu
notation. (NS S)
Stuuents will be able to iuentify the key signatuies of B-flat anu E-flat. (NS S)
Stuuents will be able to uemonstiate piogiess towaiu consistent tone acioss
all S notes of the B-flat anu E-flat scales. (NS 2)
Nateiials:
Piano oi othei pitcheu instiument foi melouic iefeience
Instiuments
Nethou books anuoi iote song notation hanuouts
Au Claiie ue la Lune (Ex 9.1) anu uoou King Wenceslas (Ex 9.2)
Activities anu Concepts:
Review of bieathing anu intiouuction of expansive bieathing
Full ensemble tone quality anu scale exeicises
Review of songs tiansposeu by iote to E-flat
Bisplay anu explanation of notation in E-flat
Iuentification of key signatuie activitywoiksheet
Assessment:

Assessment will be infoimal anu will be achieveu by the teachei monitoiing stuuent
achievement thioughout the vaiious exeicises, but will incluue a woiksheet foi
iuentifying key signatuies. Any issues with embouchuie that may affect piopei tone
will be auuiesseu on a case-by-case basis. The teachei will monitoi the classioom to
ensuie piopei instiument caie anu assembly is occuiiing.

Activities will be mouifieu oi iepeateu as neeueu to ensuie all stuuents compiehenu
content.


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Name: }ustin Ekstiom Class: Beginning Banu - 6
th
giaue
Bate: Week 1u Reheaisal in Sequence: 29-Su

0bjectives:
Stuuents will be able to uemonstiate piogiess in inuiviuual tone anu section
blenu. (NS 2)
Stuuents will be able to iuentify anu play uynamic contouis. (NS 2, S)
Stuuents will be able to notate basic ihythmic patteins aftei echoing. (NS S)
Nateiials:
Piano oi othei pitcheu instiument foi melouic iefeience
Instiuments
Nethou books anuoi iote song notation hanuouts
Activities anu Concepts:
Rhythmic echoing
Intiouuction of ihythmic notation
Tianslation of echoing to wiitten notation
Bieathing anu tone uevelopment
Nouelecho familiai tunes with auueu uynamic contiasts
Intiouuction of notation foi uynamic contiasts
Assessment:

Assessment will be infoimal anu will be achieveu by the teachei monitoiing stuuent
achievement thioughout the vaiious exeicises, but the teachei will covei the ioom
to ensuie stuuents aie contiibuting equally. Any issues with embouchuie that may
affect piopei tone will be auuiesseu on a case-by-case basis. The teachei will
monitoi the classioom to ensuie piopei instiument caie anu assembly is occuiiing.

Activities will be mouifieu oi iepeateu as neeueu to ensuie all stuuents compiehenu
content.


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Name: }ustin Ekstiom Class: Beginning Banu - 6
th
giaue
Bate: Week 11 Reheaisal in Sequence: S1-SS

0bjectives:
Stuuents will be able to iuentify anu play vaiious aiticulations. (NS 2, S)
Stuuents will be able to notate basic melouic patteins with stanuaiu
notation. (NS S)
Nateiials:
Piano oi othei pitcheu instiument foi melouic iefeience
Instiuments
Nethou books anuoi iote song notation hanuouts
Activities anu Concepts:
Nelouic echoing
Intiouuction of melouic notation (how to)
Tianslation of echoing to wiitten notation
Bieathing anu tone uevelopment
Review tunes with uynamic contiasts
Nouelecho familiai tunes with auueu aiticulation styles
Intiouuction of notation of aiticulation styles
Assessment:

Assessment will be infoimal anu will be achieveu by the teachei monitoiing stuuent
achievement thioughout the vaiious exeicises, but the teachei will ensuie that
stuuents aie achieving accuiacy oi aiticulation. Any issues with embouchuie that
may affect piopei tone will be auuiesseu on a case-by-case basis. The teachei will
monitoi the classioom to ensuie piopei instiument caie anu assembly is occuiiing.

Activities will be mouifieu oi iepeateu as neeueu to ensuie all stuuents compiehenu
content.


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Name: }ustin Ekstiom Class: Beginning Banu - 6
th
giaue
Bate: Week 12 Reheaisal in Sequence: S4-S6

0bjectives:
Stuuents will be able to uemonstiate stiongei unueistanuing of section
blenu of tone. (NS 2)
Stuuents will be able to play the S-note scale in conceit F. (NS 2)
Stuuents will be able to tianspose by iote known S anu S-note tunes fiom
conceit B-flat oi E-flat to conceit F. (NS 2, 4)
Nateiials:
Piano oi othei pitcheu instiument foi melouic iefeience
Instiuments
Nethou books anuoi iote song notation hanuouts
Neiiily We Roll Along in F
Activities anu Concepts:
Incieaseu sciutiny of tone anu blenu as inuiviuuals anu sections
Intiouuction of note A-natuial
Known notes fiom B-flat anu E-flat sequenceu to conceit F
Review of vaiious SS-note tunes in conceit B-flat anu E-flat (singing anu
instiuments)
Same tunes sung in conceit F
Known tunes playeu in conceit F
Assessment:

Assessment will be infoimal anu will be achieveu by the teachei monitoiing stuuent
achievement thioughout the vaiious exeicises. Any issues with embouchuie that
may affect piopei tone will be auuiesseu on a case-by-case basis. The teachei will
monitoi the classioom to ensuie piopei instiument caie anu assembly is occuiiing.

Activities will be mouifieu oi iepeateu as neeueu to ensuie all stuuents compiehenu
content.














Name: }ustin Ekstiom Class: Beginning Banu - 6
th
giaue
Bate: Week 1S Reheaisal in Sequence: S7-S9

0bjectives:
Stuuents will be able to leain new S-note songs in conceit F. (NS 2)
Stuuents will be able to peifoim a vaiiety of SS-note songs in any of the S
known keys. (NS 2)
Nateiials:
Piano oi othei pitcheu instiument foi melouic iefeience
Instiuments
Nethou books anuoi iote song notation hanuouts
Shoo Fly (Ex 1S.1)
Activities anu Concepts:
Nelouic echoing in F
Play S-note scale in F
Leain Shoo Fly
Nix anu match tunes with keys; stuuents pick
Assessment:

Assessment will be infoimal anu will be achieveu by the teachei monitoiing stuuent
achievement thioughout the vaiious exeicises. Any issues with embouchuie that
may affect piopei tone will be auuiesseu on a case-by-case basis. The teachei will
monitoi the classioom to ensuie piopei instiument caie anu assembly is occuiiing.

Activities will be mouifieu oi iepeateu as neeueu to ensuie all stuuents compiehenu
content.


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Name: }ustin Ekstiom Class: Beginning Banu - 6
th
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Bate: Week 14 Reheaisal in Sequence: 4u-42

0bjectives:
Stuuents will be able to play a one-octave B-flat scale. (NS 2)
Stuuents will be able to play octave songs in B-flat by iote anu by ieauing
notation. (NS 2, S)
Stuuents will be able to uesciibe music they heai with the aiu of a peiception
chait. (NS 6)
Nateiials:
Piano oi othei pitcheu instiument foi melouic iefeience
Instiuments
Nethou books anuoi iote song notation hanuouts
Listening peiception chaits (Ex 14.1)
The Naiine's Bymn (Ex 14.2)
Activities anu Concepts:
Nelouic echoing that spans an octave
Review S-note scales anu songs in all S keys
Combine B-flat anu F scales to foim B-flat conceit scale in one octave
Leain The Naiine's Bymn by iote
Play The Naiine's Bymn fiom notation
Listen to a iecoiuing of The Naiine's Bymn anu uesciibe piece using a
peiception chait
Assessment:

Assessment will be infoimal anu will be achieveu by the teachei monitoiing stuuent
achievement thioughout the vaiious exeicises. Any issues with embouchuie that
may affect piopei tone will be auuiesseu on a case-by-case basis. The teachei will
monitoi the classioom to ensuie piopei instiument caie anu assembly is occuiiing.

Activities will be mouifieu oi iepeateu as neeueu to ensuie all stuuents compiehenu
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Name: }ustin Ekstiom Class: Beginning Banu - 6
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giaue
Bate: Week 1S Reheaisal in Sequence: 4S-4S

0bjectives:
Stuuents will be able to iuentify whom to listen to foi blenu within the full
ensemble. (NS 6)
Stuuents will be able to uesciibe balance piesent in full ensemble
iecoiuings. (NS 6)
Stuuents will be able to apply peiception chaits to theii own iepeitoiie.
(NS 6)
Stuuents will be able to altei vaiiables in a song - uynamics, tempo, etc. -
anu uiscuss theii iesults on the piece. (NS 4, 6, 7)
Nateiials:
Piano oi othei pitcheu instiument foi melouic iefeience
Instiuments
Nethou books anuoi iote song notation hanuouts
Activities anu Concepts:
Review inuiviuual anu sectional tone quality, balance, anu blenu
Intiouuce full ensemble listening
Biscuss with stuuents balanceblenu in piofessional iecoiuings
Review of known songs in all keys
Apply peiception chait to each peifoimance of a song
Change one expiessive quality in each song anu iepeat peiception chait,
noting any changes in answeis
Begin to piepaie music foi holiuay conceit (Boliuay Samplei)
Assessment:

Assessment will be infoimal anu will be achieveu by the teachei monitoiing stuuent
achievement thioughout the vaiious exeicises. Any issues with embouchuie that
may affect piopei tone will be auuiesseu on a case-by-case basis. The teachei will
monitoi the classioom to ensuie piopei instiument caie anu assembly is occuiiing.

Activities will be mouifieu oi iepeateu as neeueu to ensuie all stuuents compiehenu
content.










Name: }ustin Ekstiom Class: Beginning Banu - 6
th
giaue
Bate: Week 16 Reheaisal in Sequence: 46-48

0bjectives:
Stuuents will be able to uemonstiate an impioveu sense of full ensemble
balance. (NS 2)
Stuuents will be able to play fluently in all S keys. (NS 2)
Stuuents will be able to uiscuss the basics of what they heai in music
without the use of the peiception chait. (NS 6, 7)
Stuuents will be able to make eitheioi uecisions about style in a piece with
two options. (NS 4)
Nateiials:
Piano oi othei pitcheu instiument foi melouic iefeience
Instiuments
Nethou books anuoi iote song notation hanuouts
Activities anu Concepts:
Review bieathing anu tone
Review leaineu songs in each key
Review peiception chait keywoius
Listen to a biief piece anu uesciibe fiom memoiy without chait
Pioviue stuuents with two expiessive options foi each song anu have them
ueteimine which is utilizeu
Biscuss the affect the vaiious options have
Continue piepaiation of Boliuay Samplei foi conceit
Assessment:

Assessment will be infoimal anu will be achieveu by the teachei monitoiing stuuent
achievement thioughout the vaiious exeicises. Any issues with embouchuie that
may affect piopei tone will be auuiesseu on a case-by-case basis. The teachei will
monitoi the classioom to ensuie piopei instiument caie anu assembly is occuiiing.

Activities will be mouifieu oi iepeateu as neeueu to ensuie all stuuents compiehenu
content.











Name: }ustin Ekstiom Class: Beginning Banu - 6
th
giaue
Bate: Week 17 Reheaisal in Sequence: 49-S1

0bjectives:
Stuuents will be able to uemonstiate appiopiiate inuiviuual, sectional, anu
ensemble tone foi the fiist semestei of instiuction. (NS 2)
Stuuents will be able to play fluently in all S keys. (NS 2)
Stuuents will be able to uiscuss the basics of what they heai in music. (NS 6,
7)
Stuuents will be able to make fiee uecisions about how expiession shoulu be
utilizeu in a piece with no expiessive maikings. (NS 4)
Nateiials:
Piano oi othei pitcheu instiument foi melouic iefeience
Instiuments
Nethou books anuoi iote song notation hanuouts
Activities anu Concepts:
Review bieathing anu tone
Review leaineu songs in each key
Besciibe what was heaiu uuiing the waimup
Allow stuuents to make musical uecisions iegaiuing tempo, aiticulation,
uynamics, etc. foi a known piece
Biscuss the affect the vaiious options have
Continue piepaiation of Boliuay Samplei foi conceit
Assessment:

Assessment will be infoimal anu will be achieveu by the teachei monitoiing stuuent
achievement thioughout the vaiious exeicises. Any issues with embouchuie that
may affect piopei tone will be auuiesseu on a case-by-case basis. The teachei will
monitoi the classioom to ensuie piopei instiument caie anu assembly is occuiiing.

Activities will be mouifieu oi iepeateu as neeueu to ensuie all stuuents compiehenu
content.












Name: }ustin Ekstiom Class: Beginning Banu - 6
th
giaue
Bate: Week 18 Reheaisal in Sequence: S2-S4

0bjectives:
Stuuents will be able to uemonstiate that they have met all 1u of the stuuent
leaining objectives. (NS 1, 2, 4, S, 6, 7)
Stuuents will be able to apply leaineu content to theii peifoimance uuiing
the holiuay conceit.
Nateiials:
Piano oi othei pitcheu instiument foi melouic iefeience
Instiuments
Nethou books anuoi iote song notation hanuouts
Boliuay Samplei (Ex 18.1)9
Activities anu Concepts:
Review bieathing anu tone
Review leaineu songs in each key
Final piepaiation foi holiuay conceit
Peifoimance of Boliuay Samplei at conceit
Assessment:

Assessment will be infoimal anu will be achieveu by the teachei monitoiing stuuent
achievement thioughout the vaiious exeicises. Any issues with embouchuie that
may affect piopei tone will be auuiesseu on a case-by-case basis. The teachei will
monitoi the classioom to ensuie piopei instiument caie anu assembly is occuiiing.

Activities will be mouifieu oi iepeateu as neeueu to ensuie all stuuents compiehenu
content.

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