Lesson Plans for 8/21-8/25

7th and 8th Grade Band
Concert Bb Warm-up
Introduce/Review Concert Eb Warm-up
Chorale
Arizona Thunder

• Review Road Map, use highlighters if necessary
• Rehearse beginning through second ending, taking the repeat—use the following process‡Airplay, play, sing (if needed), play again
• If time permits, have students mark time to music

Clash and Roar

• Review sight-reading procedures
• Sight-reading Handout, tape to method book or notebook
• Review for 2 minutes, then play through

NSME—1a, 2a, 2b, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5e, 6a

7th and 8th Grade Chorus
Stretches
Vocal Warm-ups

• Me May My Mow Moo
• Lolli Lolli Pop
• Do Mi So Mi Do
• Lip Trills

Angels Among Us

• Alto Part—with piano
• Sopranos signing high D and Eb, open up for full sound
• Combine Parts

Child of This World

• Review, sing all
• Only alto part with piano
• DYNAMICS!!!
• Highlight parts if needed to avoid confusion

NSME—1a, 1b, 1c, 5a

6th Grade General Music
Theory/Score Fifteen Game 55
Musical Styles Part 1 (review on board)
Lesson objective is to dispel stereotypes of musical styles by replacing them with descriptive terms that will be used as vocabulary.

Musical Styles Part 2
Lesson objective is to learn the elements of music using our vocabulary from last week and this week’s review. Musical Excerpts will be used. Worksheet will be handed out.

NSME–5a, 6a, 6b, 7a (if time permits), 9a

8th Grade Computer Skills
Email Mania!
Objectives: Become aware of responsible email techniques
Reinforce proper grammar and writing skills
Practice editing skills
Materials: Browser
Email Mania! worksheet