Band Teaching Calendar
Marking Period
1st
Beginner
*Instrument Rental night
*Basic care and
maintenance of
instrument
*Create first notes!
*NO IPA.
Second Year
*Review of basic care and
maintenance of
instrument.
*Essential Elements Book
1 end, begin book 2.
*Winter Holiday
Ensemble music.
*IPA #1
Jr. High
*Review of basic care and
maintenance of
instrument.
*Bb Concert Scale.
*Winter Ensemble Music.
*Continue Essential
Elements if applicable.
*IPA #1
2nd
*Essential Elements book
1 through first holiday
tune samples.
*Production of Bb-F
concert notes
*IPA #1
*Essential Elements Book
2 lessons sequentially. Bb
concert scale.
*Winter concert music.
*IPA #2
*Bb Concert Scale.
*Winter Music Repertoire
vocabulary.
*Begin Eb Concert scale.
*Winter Ensemble Music.
*IPA #2
High School
*Review of basic care and
maintenance of
instrument.
*Bb, Eb, F, G concert and
one octave chromatic
scales.
*Marching band music
repertoire, field
performance drill.
*Winter concert music
and vocabulary.
*County Band IPA (for
those interested in
participating)
*IPA #1.
*Aural skills – recognizing
tone and rhythm samples.
*Written theory – flat key
signatures and
Major/Perfect intervals.
*Ab and C concert scales.
*Winter concert
repertoire and
performance.
*Aural skills, cont.
*Written theory – sharp
key signatures, all interval
identification.
*IPA #2
3rd
*Essential Elements Book
1 lessons sequentially,
including vocabulary.
*Warm up activities using
Bb-F concert notes
*IPA #2
*Essential Elements Book
2 lessons sequentially,
including vocabulary.
*Spring concert music.
*IPA #3
*Bb and Eb concert scales.
*Introduction of
chromatic scale.
*Spring concert music and
vocabulary.
*IPA #3
4th
*Essential Elements Book
1 Performance spotlight.
*Bb concert scale
*Combined piece with the
second year band.
*IPA #3
*Complete Essential
Elements Book 2.
*Spring Performance.
*IPA #4
*Bb, Eb, and one octave
chromatic scale.
*Spring concert
performance.
*IPA #4
*D concert scale
*2 octave chromatic scale.
*Spring concert repertoire
and music vocabulary.
*Aural skills, cont.
*Written theory – minor
scales.
*IPA #3
*Spring performance.
*Aural skills, cont.
*Written theory – writing
all scales, drawing key
signatures, interval
identification.
*IPA #4
*IPA – Individualized Performance Assessment. Beginning Band – Junior High will perform during lessons, Sr High Band will submit audio visual
recordings for assessment. Rubrics for the assessment are attached.