Milaca Independent School District
Curriculum Map
Teacher:
Andrew Nelson
Content
Essential Questions
September
Content Area:
October
What do we know about
rehearsal and
performance etiquette?
How do we apply
counting skills to
rhythm reading?
How do you create good
tone on your instrument?
How do we use the
smartmusic software
for solo
performance?
What is the level of our
pedagogical skills?
What is an appropriate
individual warm-up
process?
What areas of
rehearsal etiquette
do we need
improvement on?
Review
- Classroom / rehearsal
skills (1258)
- Fundamental tone
production (26)
- Counting fundamentals
(25)
- Tempo pulse
awareness (256)
- Pedagogical skills (2)
- Articulation review (26)
Introduce
- Fundamental concert
repertoire (256)
- Pep performance
repertoire (2)
- Solo lesson curriculum
(256)
Perform
- Continued pep
performance (2)
Review
- Simple duple
counting (5)
- Pulse awareness
(26)
- Rehearsal skills (12)
Introduce
- Solo curriculum
lessons (256)
- B flat, E flat, F flat, A
flat scales (2)
- Correlating
chromatics (2)
- Jazz, percussion
ensembles (2)
HS Band
November
How do we apply
counting skills to more
advanced time
signatures?
How do we use a tuner
to assess our
intonation…what can we
do to adjust intonation?
What do key signatures
mean and how do we
read them (review)?
Course Name:
December
8th Grade Band/Concert Band / Symphonic Band
January
February
How do we execute
concert
performance?
What are the elements
of the MSHSL
adjudication form?
How do we apply the
MSHSL elements to
the performance of our
contest repertoire?
What scales have we
mastered from the
current curriculum?
Which elements do we
need added instruction
or clarification on?
Can we apply written
counting skills to
performance?
What are the basic
eras of music history?
Perform
- Continued pep
performance (2)
Review
- Simple duple counting
(5)
- Simple triple counting
(5)
- Pulse awareness (256)
- Rehearsal skills (12)
Introduce
- Continued solo
curriculum (2)
- Use of tuner (2567)
- Intonation charts (2567)
- Circle of 5ths (5)
Perform
- Winter concert (2)
- Ensembles concert
(2)
- All-Conference
Events (2)
Review
- Simple duple
counting (5)
- Simple triple
counting (5)
- Pulse awareness
(256)
- Rehearsal skills (25)
Introduce
- Complex duple/triple
time (5)
scales
Rehearse - Concert music- CGD
(2567)
How do we identify
intervals aurally?
How do we apply eartraining to intonational
skills?
What ensemble should
students perform in
next year?
Rehearse / review
- Contest repertoire
(256)
- MMEA All-State
Scales (25)
- Ear training (6)
Perform
- All Conference Jazz
(2356)
Grade Level:
March
Can we perform 7
practical major and
minor scales; which
scales do we need
continued
improvement on?
What progress is being
made on Spring
repertoire?
8-12
April
May
How many solo
performances are we
capable of?
What do we need to
perform for graduation
and memorial day?
Where are we on the
solo curriculum
progression and what
are our future goals?
What do we need to
know to perform a
summer marching
program?
Perform
- Spring concert
(25678)
- Jazz concert (2356)
Introduce
- Fundamentals of
marching (2)
- Significant composers
and performers (689)
- Marching warm up
format (2)
- Graduation and
Memorial day music.
(25)
Perform
-Memorial day event
(2)
-Graduation (2)
Rehearse
- Fundamentals of
marching (255)
- Continued marching
curriculum (25)
- Memorized musical
performance. (25)
What is improvisation
with a basic blues
scale?
Introduce
Introduce
- Continued solo
-Marching Music (256)
Perform
curriculum (256)
- Contest repertoire
- Contest performance
(256)
(256)
- MMEA All-State
- Solo/ensemble
Scales (25)
contest (256)
Review / Rehearse
- 2 octave chromatic
(25)
- Spring concert
Rehearse
repertoire (25678)
- Contest repertoire
(256)
- Solo/ensemble
repertoire (256)
- Basics of Garage
Band (4)
- Basic Music History
Eras (89)
Rehearse - Concert music (2567)
Assessments
Skills
Fundamentals of Music Performance- Tone, Articulation, Intonation, Rhythm Skills, Dynamics, Phrasing, Watching, Listening, Ensemble Skill, Individual Practice and Performance (2567)
Technique
Tone Production
General Pedagogy
Rehearsal Skills
Warm-up Skills
Written Counting
Time Signatures
Smartmusic Software
Rehearsal Skills
Fundamental Scales
Key Signatures
Circle of 5ths
reproduction
Intonation skills
Concert Performance
Additional Scales
Assess
- Current level of
ensemble performance
- Current individual
performance abilities
- Seat ensembles
appropriately
Create appropriate
lesson groups
Assess
- Counting & clapping
- Rehearsal skills
Assess
- Music reading skills
- Counting & clapping
- B flat, E flat, F flat, A
flat scales
Chromatics
-Written counting testing
Assess
- Fundamental time
production & tuning
- Solo performance
#1 @ lessons
- B flat, E flat, F, A flat
scales
- Chromatics
- Concert attendance
/ performance
Rehearsal skills
Individual Performance
Assessment
Group Performance
Assessment
Additional Scales
Music History Basic
Presentation
Assess
- CGD scales
- Chromatics
- Written counting
Reseat ensembles
-Solo performance
assignments by
instrument
Ear Training and
application to
intonation.
Additional Scales
Additional Scales
Solo performance at
Contest
Written Theory
(counting, key sigs,
time sigs, ear training)
Marching
Fundamentals
Marching
Fundamentals
Assess
- Articulation skills
- AE scales /
chromatics
- Placement exam
- MMEA All State
Scales
Assess
- 7 Practical majors and
minors
- Ear training
- Key signatures
Assess
- Ear training
- Counting skills
- Solo performance
Assess
- Theory final
- Marching
fundamentals
- Final solo
performance
- Concert participation
- Final Band Placement
In the above content areas, achievement is based on specific Band Levels. It is assumed that students in Symphonic Band will achieve mastery of all concepts throughout the year, while students in 8th grade band and Concert Band are continually in a developmental stage.
Although specific months are indicated for certain tasks, this does not imply that a timetable is always applied. Skills and Benchmarks are applied as relevant curriculum is introduced (based on lesson book study and curricular music programming).
Standards
1. Singing alone and with others a varied repertoire of music.
4. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines
7. Evaluating music and music performances
2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others a varied repertoire of music.
5. Reading and notating music
8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts and disciplines outside the arts
Assessment of skills in band assumes that students us singing and vocalization skills to learn basic band concepts.
3. Improvising melodies, variations and accompaniments
6. Listening to, analyzing and describing music
9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture