Dr. Rushing
Lesson Plans
11/11/13 to 11/15/13
th
7 Grade
Band
Monday
Sub Plans
Page 18 Warm Up
Page 17#84 Next Test
Song
Winter Wonderland
Christmas Cheer
We Wish You a Rockin
Christmas
8th Grade
Band
Sub Plans
Page 30 Warm Up
Page 28#151 Next Test
Song
Here Comes Santa
Hark the Herald
Dance of the Reed
Flutes
Tuesday
I understand theme
and variations
Page 18 Warm Up
Page 17#84 Next Test
Song
#90 Variation on a
familiar theme
Winter Wonderland
Christmas Cheer
We Wish You a Rockin
Christmas
Wednesday
I can follow and play D.C. al
Fine
Page 18 Warm Up
Page 17#84 Next Test Song
#91 Banana Boat Song
Christmas Cheer
We Wish You a Rockin
Christmas
Winter Wonderland
Thursday
I can play a new note
“F# concert”
Page 18 Warm Up
Page 17#84 Next Test
Song
#92 Razors Edge
We Wish You a Rockin
Christmas
Winter Wonderland
Christmas Cheer
Friday
I can play in ¾ time
Page 18 Warm Up
Page 17#84 Next Test
Song
#93 The Music Box
Winter Wonderland
Christmas Cheer
We Wish You a
Rockin Christmas
I can clap and play 8th
notes and 8th rests
Page 30 Warm Up
Page 28#151 Next
Test Song
#158 Rhythm Rap
#159 8th note march
Hark the Herald
Dance of the Reed
Flutes
Here Comes Santa
I can count and play 8th
rests in a Bach Minuet
Page 30 Warm Up
Page 28#151 Next Test Song
#160 Minuet
Dance of the Reed Flutes
Hark the Herald
Here Comes Santa
I can play 8th notes on
the back side of the
beat
Page 30 Warm Up
Page 28#151 Test Song
#161 Rhythm Rap
#162 8th notes off the
Beat
Hark the Herald
Dance of the Reed
Flutes
Here Comes Santa
I can count and play
8th rest both on and
off the beat
Page 30 Warm Up
Page 28#151 Test
Song
#163 8th note
scramble
Here Comes Santa
Dance of the Reed
Flutes
Hark the Herald
Angels Sing
Objectives for all Band Classes at all levels.
National Standards for Music Education, as defined by the National Association for Music Education (NAfME)
1. Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
3. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
4. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines.
5. Reading and notating music.
6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.
7. Evaluating music and music performances.
8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture.
Music Standards and Judging Criteria as set for by the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association (MSBOA):
1. Tone
2. Intonation
3. Technique
4. Rhythm
5. Interpretation
Band students at all levels are expected to build upon the 5 foundations of quality musical performance during each rehearsal, as
determined by MSBOA.
Differentiated Learning for Band.
Examples include:
1. Putting weaker players on easier parts
2. Writing in the names of notes or fingerings for students who have trouble reading the music
3. Modeling the music for the students and having them play the music in response
4. Sitting by a player and pointing to each note as the student plays
5. Counting rhythms out loud with the students
6. Having the students read the note names aloud