Mr. Sherk's

Lesson Plans

09-2-08

 

 

 

 

                       

 

High School Band

 

9:00-9:55

11:00-11:50

 

6th Band

10:00-10:55

 

8TH Band

 

1:25-2:20

 

 

7th Grade

2:25-3:00

 

Mon: Students will receive instructions, classroom rules and grading policy for the year. Then we will begin working on half time music.

 

Tues-Fri  Weather permitting, students will be working on the drills and music for half time show. Music to be performed will be:

 

Go Daddy O

I  Wanna Be Like You

Jumpin Jack

 

Sing, Sing Sing

 

Students should have Go Daddy O

 

Practice sheets due in all classes on Fridays

 

Working on new music and book.

 

MISOWS=Music,Instrument,

Sit,Organize,warm-up Softly

 

 

 

 

Discuss Tuning Vertical and Horizontally in the band

 

Scale review F, Bb,Eb,Ab,Db

 

Begin Playing book II

 

 

10 min. Familiar piece:

Bay wood overture

 

15 min. Work on Sections

Serengeti Dreams

Mack the Knife

Louie Louie

 

10 min

America The Beautiful

Book page 31 ?

10 min.

March of the Majestics

 

5 min Sight Read:

Smoke on the Water

Practice sheets due in all classes on Fridays

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Beginning new music for fall marching.  Collecting music folders and checking out instruments for the summer.

 

MISOWS=Music,Instrument,

Sit,Organize,warm-up Softly

 

 

Scale Warm-ups Review

F ,Bb,Eb,Ab,Db,C, G

 

G major scale

 

 

Book III

 

 

Tune

 

Introducing 5 musical aspects to be aware of in performance including:

Tone

Intonation

Balance

Technique

Interpretation and Musical Effect

 

10 min. Familiar piece:

Miniature Dance Suite

 

Northern Spirit March

Equinox

Let Freedom Ring

 

15 min. Work on Sections

Lionel Richie Spectacular

 

Novena

Chant and Savage Dance

10 min . Work on Sections

 

5 min Sight Read:

 

Practice sheets due in all classes on Fridays

 

Beginning new music for fall elementary concert.  Collecting music folders and checking out instruments for the summer.

 

MISOWS=Music,Instrument,

Sit,Organize,warm-up Softly

Taking notes to review classroom procedure.

 

Introducing 5 musical aspects to be aware of in performance including:

Tone

Intonation

Balance

Technique

Interpretation and Musical Effect

 

Discuss Tuning Vertical and Horizontally in the band

 

Warm ups-

Scale Review

Scale Warm-ups Review

Bb,Eb,Ab, Db,F, C

 

Begin playing using book III

 

Book II page 27-28

 

10 min. Familiar piece:

 

15 min. Work on Sections

Pirates of the Caribean

 

Feur-de-lis March

Serenghetti Dreams

 

10 min

Bugs

 

10 min.

Mystic River Fantasy

 

5 min Sight Read:

New music should come on Monday

 

I have added long tones to one of the above scales each day to work on dynamics and tone/intonation control while sustaining a note. Students will play each note for 16 counts cresc. For 8 counts and decresc. For 8 counts

 

 

Intonation will be a big topic of performance this week. Using the tuner to identify pitch and listening skills students will strive to match pitch in all registers and in heterogeneous instrument groupings

 

Working to develop the musical concepts used in festival situation. Students are recorded as an ensemble and asked to comment both in written and verbally on the following topics as they relate to each individual piece.

 

Tone

Balance

Technique

Intonation

Musicality

Read article about style

 

Students received a form much as an adjudicator that helps guide them in their listening. Comments are to be written specifically as to what was good and what was poor in the listed above area.

 

Comments will be made on the student’s own taped performance. ( Stereo system, microphone are required)