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Welcome to the 2013 - 2014 Band at Harris County Carver Middle School. It is once again time for another great year of band at HCCMS. I am excited that you have chosen to be a part of this awesome experience. I am confident that with your commitment to the band program and to yourselves, this will be our best year ever. So, get those instruments out, start practicing, and let's have a great band year. | Curriculum of the Week 1st Nine Weeks | | 8th Grade Band
| 7th Grade Band
| | Week 1 | Class Proceedures, posture, Intrument position, embouchure, Breathing Excercises. Warm up techniques: Long tones and Chorale. Counting Rhythms: Notation, verbal and physical counting Notate and Review B Flat Concert Scale. | Class Proceedures, posture, Intrument position, embouchure, Breathing Excercises. Warm up techniques: Long tones and Chorale. Counting Rhythms: Notation, verbal and physical counting | Week 2 | Posture, Embouchure, Breathing Warm up techniques: long tones, articulations, and chorale Counting Rhythms: Notation, verbal and physical counting (test Thursday) STARS - Sight Reading B Flat Concert Scale Test - Friday A Flat Concert Scale Notate and Review | Posture, Embouchure, Breathing Warm up techniques: long tones, articulations, and chorale Counting Rhythms: Notation, verbal and physical counting (test Thursday) STARS - Sight Reading | Week 3 | Warm up techniques: long tones (breathing), B Flat Concert Scale (articulations), and chorale Sight Read - Test Acronym STARS A Flat Concert Scale Test Friday | Warm up techniques: long tones (breathing), articulations, and chorale Sight Read - Test Acronym STARS B Flat Concert Scale Notate, Learn and Play | Week 4 | Warm up techniques: long tones (breathing), B Flat and A Flat Concert Scales (articulations), and chorale Rehearsal techniques: Music for Performance - vocabulary, notes and rhythm | Warm up techniques: long tones (breathing), articulations, and chorale Rehearsal techniques: Music for Performance - vocabulary, notes and rhythm B Flat Concert Scale Test Friday A Flat Concert Scale Notate, Learn and Play | Week 5 | Warm up techniques: long tones (breathing), B Flat and A Flat Concert Scales (articulations), and chorale Rehearsal techniques: Music for Performance - vocabulary, notes and rhythm, articulation, dynamics Vocabulary quiz Friday F Concert Scale Notate and Review | Warm up techniques: long tones (breathing), B Flat Concert Scale (articulations), and chorale Rehearsal techniques: Music for Performance - vocabulary, notes and rhythm, articulation, dynamics Vocabulary Quiz Friday A Flat Concert Scale Test Thursday | Week 6 | Warm up techniques: long tones (breathing), B Flat and A Flat Concert Scales (articulations), and chorale Rehearsal techniques: Music for Performance - vocabulary, notes and rhythm, articulation, dynamics, tempo, style F Concert Scale Test Friday | Warm up techniques: long tones (breathing), B Flat and A Flat Concert Scales (articulations), and chorale Rehearsal techniques: Music for Performance - vocabulary, notes and rhythm, articulation, dynamics, tempo, style | Week 7 | Warm up techniques: long tones (breathing), B Flat, A Flat and F Concert Scales (articulations), and chorale Rehearsal techniques: Music for Performance - vocabulary, notes and rhythm, articulation, dynamics, tempo, style Writing Assignment: During the first 6 weeks of band, in what areas have you made improvement? In what areas do you still need to focus on? Use musical terms in your reponse to these questions. | Warm up techniques: long tones (breathing), B Flat and A Flat Concert Scales (articulations), and chorale Rehearsal techniques: Music for Performance - vocabulary, notes and rhythm, articulation, dynamics, tempo, style Writing Assignment: During the first 6 weeks of band, in what areas have you made improvement? In what areas do you still need to focus on? Use musical terms in your reponse to these questions. | Week 8 | Warm up techniques: long tones (breathing), B Flat, A Flat and F Concert Scales (articulations), and chorale Rehearsal techniques: Music for Performance - vocabulary, notes and rhythm, articulation, dynamics, tempo, style Review: Counting exercises, STARS | Warm up techniques: long tones (breathing), B Flat and A Flat Concert Scales (articulations), and chorale Rehearsal techniques: Music for Performance - vocabulary, notes and rhythm, articulation, dynamics, tempo, style Review: Counting exercises, STARS | Week 9 | Warm up techniques: long tones (breathing), B Flat, A Flat and F Concert Scales (articulations), and chorale Rehearsal techniques: Music for Performance - vocabulary, notes and rhythm, articulation, dynamics, tempo, style Exam | Warm up techniques: long tones (breathing), B Flat and A Flat Concert Scales (articulations), and chorale Rehearsal techniques: Music for Performance - vocabulary, notes and rhythm, articulation, dynamics, tempo, style Exam |
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