8th Grade Curriculum Guide
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8th Grade Band Curriculum Guide Quarter 1 Monday (Aug 4) Week 1 Mrs. Swanson, Grand Mesa Middle School Tuesday Wednesday Review Bb Major Inst Rental Night Clinic Music out Week 2 Practice Card 1 Due Week 3 Practice Card 2 Due Chromatic Scale Perc check Week 4 Practice Card 3 Due F Major Perc check Week 5 Practice Card 4 Due Syncopation/Interval Practice Card 5 Due C Major Practice Card 6 Due Divici/unison Perc check Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Practice Card 7 Due G Major Practice Card 8 Due G minor/tempo Thursday Friday Band Council Selected Playing Test Bb Major/Chromatic memorized Determines chair placement Locker check Playing Test F Major 2 8va memorized Perc check Clinic music playing test Perc check Playing Test cumulative scales and C Major FUTURE WARRIOR NIGHT Perc check 8th Grade Band Clinic Last day of quarter No school for kids Playing Test G ROCKATHON Major 2 8va General Daily Warm Up: Long Tone 1A pg. 4, Scales pg. 42-45, Warm up sets pg. 6-9, pg. 10 scale pattern *articulation Week 9 Perc check 1st Quarter Goals: reestablish and create a characteristic band sound 8th Grade Band Curriculum Guide Quarter 2 Monday (Oct 13th) Week 1 Practice Card off week Week 2 Practice Card 1 Due D Major Practice Card 2 Due D.S. al Fine/textures Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Practice Card 3 Due E Major Practice Card 4 Due Enharmonics/staccato Practice Card 5 Due B Major Week 7 Practice Card 6 Due Tempo/C minor Week 8 Practice Card 7 Due Gb/F# Major Practice Card 8 Due Legato/cut time Tuesday Mrs. S gone Mrs. Swanson, Grand Mesa Middle School Wednesday Thursday Fall Break Mrs. S gone hunting December Concert Music out Perc check Locker Checks Perc check Perc check Perc check Perc check THANKSGIVING BREAK HOLIDAY CONCERT Perc check PLAYING TEST Friday Playing Test D Major Select Band music tests Locker Checks Playing Test E Major Select Band Playing Test B Major Perc check Music our for sight Perc check Solo/Ensemble Last day of quarter reading for festival music out Playing Test Gb/F# HOLIDAY CONCERT General Daily Warm Up: Long Tone 1A pg. 4, Scales pg. 42-45, Warm up sets pg. 6-9, pg. 10 scale pattern *articulation Week 9 2nd Quarter Goals: reestablish and create a characteristic band sound 8th Grade Band Curriculum Guide Mrs. Swanson, Grand Mesa Middle School Quarter 3 Monday (Jan 5th) Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Week 1 Work day no kids Practice Card off week Db Major Perc checks Honor Jazz Band Honor Jazz Band Week 2 Practice Card 1 Due Enharmonics/chord No School Week 3 Week 4 Practice Card 3 Due D.C. al Coda/3 8 time Week 5 Practice Card 4 Due Eb Major Practice Card 5 Due Sixteenth notes Practice Card 6 Due Chromatic full range Practice Card 7 Due Sixteenth note combinations Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Perc checks Practice Card 2 Due Ab Major Chamber Music Playing Test Perc checks Mrs. S CMEA Perc checks Chamber Music Concert Perc checks Perc checks Playing Test Db Major Festival Music Final Decision Mrs. S CMEA Locker Checks Playing Test Ab Major memorized Mrs. S CMEA Solo/Ensemble Today and Tomorrow Playing Test Eb Major memorized Perc checks Practice Card 8 Due Perc checks Last day of quarter No school for kids G Scale 2 8va Playing Test full memorized range chromatic General Daily Warm Up: Long Tone 1A pg. 4, Scales pg. 42-45, Warm up sets pg. 6-9, pg. 10 scale pattern *articulation Week 9 3rd Quarter Goals: reestablish and create a characteristic band sound 8th Grade Band Curriculum Guide Mrs. Swanson, Grand Mesa Middle School Quarter 4 Monday (March 9) Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Week 1 Practice Card off week Single sixteenth/dotted eighth note Perc checks Festival Music Playing Tests Playing test G scale 2 8va memorized Locker Checks Colorado West Fest. Colorado West Festival C Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Practice Card 2 Due D Major memorized Practice Card 3 Due Triplet Practice Card 4 Due E Major memorized Practice Card 5 Due Advanced theory Practice Card 6 Due Advanced theory Practice Card 7 Due (last one) S A P SPRING BREAK Perc checks Perc checks Perc checks Perc checks Playing Test Final Perc checks FINAL CONCERT Last day of school General Daily Warm Up: Long Tone 1A pg. 4, Scales pg. 42-45, Warm up sets pg. 6-9, pg. 10 scale pattern *articulation Week 9 2nd Quarter Goals: reestablish and create a characteristic band sound
