Lesson Plans for the Week of: September 2nd, 2008

 

Michigan Merit Curriculum                                MMC

Reach individual musical potential through individual practice, piano basics and effective rehearsal techniques.

APPLY TECHNIQUES & SKILLS TO COMMUNICATE (C4)               ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS (C2)               PROBLEM SOLVE, MAKE CRITICAL DECISIONS & EDITS (C4, C5)

 

Mixed Chorus – 1st Hour  

Assigned Songs:

Fall Sing: SSB, Jubilate, City Called Heaven, Let the River Run, Shut De Door, It Don’t Mean a Thing, Chamgamano, Who Are the Brave, From There    Patriotic Songs: SSB, In Flanders Fields, Soldier, School Song, Alma Mater

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

No School – Labor Day

warm-up / announce / sightread

Full Rehearsal

warm-up / announce / sightread

Full Rehearsal

 

warm-up / announce / sightread

Full Rehearsal

 

warm-up / announce / sightread

Full Rehearsal

High School Band – 2nd Hour  

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

 

See Mr. Sherk’s lesson plans for details.

 

Concert Chorale – 3rd Hour  

Assigned Songs: Fall Sing: SSB, Jubilate, City Called Heaven, Let the River Run, Shut De Door, It Don’t Mean a Thing, Chamgamano, Who Are the Brave, From There   Patriotic Songs: SSB, In Flanders Fields, Soldier, School Song, Alma Mater

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

No School – Labor Day

warm-up / announce / sightread

Full Rehearsal

 

warm-up / announce / sightread

Full Rehearsal

 

warm-up / announce / sightread

Full Rehearsal

warm-up / announce / sightread

Full Rehearsal

 

Heart & Soul – 4th Hour

Assigned Songs: Fall Sing: SSB, Jubilate, City Called Heaven, Let the River Run, Shut De Door, It Don’t Mean a Thing, Chamgamano, Who Are the Brave, From There  Patriotic Songs: SSB, In Flanders Fields, Soldier, School Song, Alma Mater

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

No School – Labor Day

warm-up / announce / sightread

Full Rehearsal

 

warm-up / announce / sightread

Full Rehearsal

 

warm-up / announce / sightread

Full Rehearsal

 

warm-up / announce / sightread

Full Rehearsal

8th Grade – 6th Hour

Assigned Songs: 8th Grade Costume Show, The Lion King Medley, Lion Sleeps Tonight, Hakuna Matata Fi Kenya, Hebu! Mandari

Patriotic Songs: SSB, In Flanders Fields, Soldier, School Song, Alma Mater

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

No School – Labor Day

warm-up / announce / sightread

Full Rehearsal

 

warm-up / announce / sightread

Full Rehearsal

 

warm-up / announce / sightread

Full Rehearsal

 

warm-up / announce / sightread

Full Rehearsal

 

7th Grade – 7th Hour

Assigned Songs:

Patriotic Songs: SSB, In Flanders Fields, Soldier, School Song, Alma Mater

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

No School – Labor Day

warm-up / announce / sightread

Full Rehearsal

 

warm-up / announce / sightread

Full Rehearsal

 

warm-up / announce / sightread

Full Rehearsal

 

warm-up / announce / sightread

Full Rehearsal

 

 

MICHIGAN MERIT CURRICULUM (MMC)

 

1.       Composer  worksheets / listening skills                     ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS (C2) (SQ3R)

2.       Musical terms worksheets                                             ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS (C2) (SQ3R)

3.       Musical career exploration                                             ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE (C2) RECOGNIZE RELATIONSHIPS (C3, R2)

4.       Song analysis / listening skills (CMP)                          ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS (C2)

RECOGNIZE PATTERNS AND RELATIONSHIPS (C3, R2) (SQ3R)

5.       Student Assistant                                                              EXPERIMENT & SEARCH OUT PROBLEMS (P1)

6.       Evaluate other sections                                                   QUESTIONS, PROBLEMS, NEEDS, REFLECTIONS & REVISIONS (C1, C5, R1, R4)

7.       Video tape concert rehearsal: group evaluation      QUESTIONS, PROBLEMS, NEEDS, REFLECTIONS & REVISIONS (C1, C5, R1, R4)

8.       Concert performance: group evaluation                    CREATE PRELIMINARIES, POSSIBILITIES & DRAFTS (P3)

9.       Personal rehearsal/perf. eval. of Quarter                  QUESTIONS, PROBLEMS, NEEDS, REFLECTIONS & REVISIONS (C1, C5, R1, R4)

10.   Enrichment form                                                                ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS (C2)

11.   Reach individual musical potential through individual practice, piano basics and effective rehearsal techniques

APPLY TECHNIQUES & SKILLS TO COMMUNICATE (C4)

ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS (C2)

PROBLEM SOLVE, MAKE CRITICAL DECISIONS & EDITS (C4, C5)

12.   Perform in front of audience                                           PRESENT ART, PRODUCTS OR SOLUTIONS (P4, R4)

EXIBIT, PERFORM, PRESENT OR PUBLISH (C5, P3, P4, R1, R3)

13.   End of Quarter Test                                                          PRESENT ART, PRODUCTS OR SOLUTIONS (P4, R4)

EXIBIT, PERFORM, PRESENT OR PUBLISH (C5, P3, P4, R1, R3)

 

KINGSFORD MUSIC DATES 2008-2009

DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.  

ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE DATES MAY COME UP DURING THE YEAR.

STUDENTS SHOULD ARRIVE  APPROXIMATELY ˝ HOUR BEFORE THE PERFORMANCE .

 

DATE

EVENT

TIME

MUSIC GROUP

19-Sept

 POW/MIA -Veterans Hospital

10:00 a.m.

Concert Chorale

1-Oct

 Music Dept. Fund-Raiser

2 weeks

All Music Groups

3-Oct

C.C sing SSB for FB game

6:30 p.m.

Concert Chorale

13- Oct

 Fall Sing

5-7th Hr. & 6:30 concert

H.S. Choruses

14 -Oct

Chorus Pictures

During Class

M.S. & H.S. Choruses

29-Oct

Band Pictures

During Class

M.S. & H.S. Bands

21-Oct

 8th Grade Costume Show

During School

8th Grade Chorus

8-Nov

Singing in Wisconsin

Jazz Festival– Appleton

All day

Individual Chorus Members

10-Nov

 Caviani Jazz Concert @ Norway

7:00 p.m.

Jazz Band

11-Nov

 Veteran's Day Program

9:00 a.m.

H.S. Band/Choruses

4-Dec

 M.S. & H.S. Chorus Concert

6:00 p.m.

All Choruses

5-Dec

 Caroling at Kingsford City Hall

5:30 p.m.

H.S. Choruses

5-Dec

H&S sing for Women’s Club

Noon

Heart & Soul

11-Dec

 C.C. sing for Retired Teachers

1:00 p.m.

Concert Chorale

13-Dec

 H&S sing at Malls

10:00 a.m.

Heart & Soul

16-Dec

 Middle School Band Concert

6:00 p.m.

M.S. Bands

18-Dec

 High School Band Concert

6:00 p.m.

H.S. Bands

23 & 24 -Jan

District Honors Band @Niagara

Fri. Evening / All Day Sat.

H.S. Band – Select

7-Feb

 Spaghetti Dinner

Evening

Jazz Bands/Choruses

?-Feb

 C.C. sing SSB for BB game

6:30 p.m./6:50 sing

Concert Chorale

?-Feb

 H&S sing SSB for GB game

6:30 p.m./6:50 sing

Heart & Soul

14 -Feb

Ski Jumps

 11:00 a.m.

Concert  Chorale

13 & 14 Mar

Solo & Ensemble Fest. D@ KHS

Fri p.m. / All Day Saturday

All Music Students

1-April

Chorus Festival @ Norway

During School

All Choruses

22-April

 Band Festival @ Norway

During School

All Bands

17-April

NMU Jazz Festival

All Day

H.S. Jazz Band

27-April

H&S sing for “Golden K”

10:15 a.m.

Heart & Soul

27-April

 H.S. Band Concert

6:00 p.m.

H.S. Bands

28-April

 M.S. Band Concert

6:00 p.m.

M.S. Bands

2-May

 State Music Festival

All Day – Green Bay

State Qualifiers

4-May