Lesson Plans for 08/28-09/01
7th & 8th Grade Band
Roll
Materials Check (for grade)
- Pencil
- Book
- Instrument (including mouthpiece, reeds, etc.)
- Music
Warm-up, Concert Bb and Eb Scales
- Play in whole notes, unison
- Play in whole notes, canon
- Play using notated rhythm pattern
New Scale, Concert F
- Ensure that clarinet are playing middle and low octaves
- Saxes playing low and middle octaves
- Flutes playing low and middle octaves
- Have ensemble repeat scale in half notes in order for the above instruments to play both octaves.
Arizona Thunder
- Play from beginning in fast 4/4—transition into cut time (students will be marking time in their chair)
- Rehearse individual sections
- Work on any needed sections
Sight-reading
If time, students will read a Grade 1.5 musical selection
7th and 8th Grade Choir
Roll
Materials Check (for grade)
-Pencil
-Folder with paper
-Music
Stretches
Vocal Warm-ups (begin in the key of G)
-A-E-I-O-U
-M’s
-ABC’s
-This Little Light of Mine
-Bubble Gum
Rehearse the following music:
-Child of This World
-Joy to the World
-Angels Among Us
Sightread “Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit” if time permits
General Music
Roll
Materials check (for grade)
-Pencil
-Folder with paper
Music Defense—students will write at least 6 sentences for the following prompt:
“I listen to the _____________________ style of music because…..”
–Students must use the words discussed in previous classes to defend their musical choices. This paper will be turned in during class.
Music Elements Lesson
-Definitions
-Applications
-Music Excerpts
A quiz will be given at the next class meeting. Students will be required to write the definitions discussed in this weeks class period. A study guide will be added to this page no later than Friday, Sept. 1, 2006
7th and 8th Grade Computer Skills
“Meet the Candidate”
Objectives: Organize a political campaign for student govenment
Design campaign materials
Materials: AppleWorks software
Meet the Candidate templates
Planning sheet