Symphonic Band Lesson Plans

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Week 1

Day Date In Class Online Online Prompt
1

Monday

8/10/2020

  • Handbook
  • Turn in forms
  • Lockers
  • Instrument
  • Checkout
  • Name tags
  • Cut Time registration
  • Download forms
  • Fill out forms
  • Turn in forms

What is something you did this summer to keep you occupied through quarantine?

(4-5 sentences and turn in Canvas)

2

Tuesday

8/11/2020

  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show
  • Continue to turn in forms
  • Work on Maximum Strength Warm-Up
  • Download new show music
  • Turn in forms

Name 3 or more things you like most about your instrument and explain why.

(4-5 sentences and turn in Canvas)

3

Wednesday

8/12/2020

  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show
  • Continue to turn in forms
  • Work on Maximum Strength Warm-Up
  • Work on new show music
  • Turn in forms

What is your favorite genre of music and why?

(4-5 sentences and turn in Canvas)

4

Thursday

8/13/2020

  • Warm up,
  • Rehearse new marching show
  • Play through stand tunes
  • Continue to turn in forms
  • Play through Maximum Strength Warm-Up
  • Work on new show music
  • Turn in forms

Who is your favorite artist, band, or group and why?

(4-5 sentences and turn in Canvas)

5

Friday

8/14/2020

  • Warm up
  • Play through marching show
  • Play through stand tunes,
  • Continue to turn in forms
  • Play through Maximum Strength Warm-Up
  • Work on new show music
  • Turn in forms

What have you enjoyed about band most in the past few years and why?

(4-5 sentences and turn in Canvas)

 

Week 2

Day Date In Class Online Online Prompt
6

Monday

8/17/2020

  • Warm up,
  • Rehearse new marching show
  • Play through stand tunes
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show

Do some quick research and give 3 interesting facts about Earth, Wind, and Fire.

(3-4 sentences and turn in Canvas)

7

Tuesday

8/18/2020

  • Warm up,
  • Rehearse new marching show
  • Play through stand tunes
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show

Do some quick research and give 3 interesting facts about "September" by Earth, Wind, and Fire.

(3-4 sentences and turn in Canvas)

8

Wednesday

8/19/2020

  • Warm up,
  • Rehearse new marching show
  • Play through stand tunes
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show

Do some quick research and give 3 interesting facts about "In the Stone" by Earth, Wind, and Fire.

(3-4 sentences and turn in Canvas)

9

Thursday

8/20/2020

  • Warm up
  • Play through marching show
  • Play through stand tunes,
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show

Listen to 3 renditions by different artist of "Proud Mary" and pick your favorite and explain why.

(3-4 sentences and turn in Canvas)

10

Friday

8/21/2020

  • Warm up
  • Play through marching show
  • Play through stand tunes,
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show

Out of the 3 show tunes, which one is your favorite and why?

(3-4 sentences and turn in Canvas)

 

Week 3

Day Date In Class Online Online Prompt
11

Monday

8/24/2020

  • Continue to turn in forms
  • Continue to turn in money
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show

What is the importance of group performances? Do you feel that group performances help you become a better player?

(4-5 sentences and turn in Canvas)

12

Tuesday

8/25/2020

  • Continue to turn in forms
  • Continue to turn in money
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show

What is you favorite semester of band and why? 

(4-5 sentences and turn in Canvas)

13

Wednesday

8/26/2020

  • Continue to turn in forms
  • Continue to turn in money
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show

Earth, Wind, and Fire expands over multiple genres of music. Pick 3 genres Earth, Wind, and Fire have included and list 3 musical groups from each of those genres.

(Turn in Canvas)

14

Thursday

8/27/2020

  • Continue to turn in forms
  • Continue to turn in money
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show

Pick one musical genre you listed yesterday and do some quick research. List 4 facts about that musical genre. 

(Turn in Canvas)

15

Friday

8/28/2020

  • Continue to turn in forms
  • Continue to turn in money
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse stand tunes
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show

What are 3 of your favorite stand tunes and why?

(Turn in Canvas)

 

Week 4

Day Date In Class Online Online Prompt
16

Monday

8/31/2020

  • Warm up,
  • Rehearse new marching show
  • Play through stand tunes
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show

What are some things you can do to improve your marching show music? How do you practice to improve yourself?

(4-5 sentences and turn in Canvas)

17

Tuesday

9/1/2020

  • Warm up,
  • Rehearse new marching show
  • Play through stand tunes
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show

Submit a recording of yourself playing the first movement of your marching music (Proud Mary) with the metronome beating a tempo of 130 in the background. What are 3 things you can improve on in that recording?

(Turn in both in Canvas)

18

Wednesday

9/2/2020

  • Warm up,
  • Rehearse new marching show
  • Play through stand tunes
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show

Taking into account of the improvements you listed yesterday, submit another recording of yourself playing the first movement of the marching music (Proud Mary). Were those 3 things fixed? What can you continue to do to fix those 3 things?

(Turn in both in Canvas)

19

Thursday

9/3/2020

  • Warm up,
  • Rehearse new marching show
  • Play through stand tunes
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show

Submit a 3rd recording of yourself playing the first movement of the marching show (Proud Mary).  Reflect on these 3 recordings. How did you improve as a player through these recordings?

(4-5 sentences and turn in Canvas)

20

Friday

9/4/2020

  • Warm up,
  • Rehearse new marching show
  • Play through stand tunes
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show

The marching band plays a very active role in football games. What are 3 ways the marching band plays a role in football games?

(Turn in Canvas)

 

Week 5

Day Date In Class Online Online Prompt
21

Monday

9/7/2020

Labor Day

Labor Day Labor Day
22

Tuesday

9/8/2020

  • Warm up
  • Play through marching show
  • Play through stand tunes
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show

What are some things you can do to improve your marching show music from the previous weeks recordings? How do you continue to practice to improve yourself?

(100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

23

Wednesday

9/9/2020

  • Warm up
  • Play through marching show
  • Play through stand tunes
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show

What are some important components to a good marching show? In, your opinion, what should be the focus of marching show design?

(100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

24

Thursday

9/10/2020

  • Warm up
  • Play through marching show
  • Play through stand tunes
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show

By now you should already be working on the 2nd movement of the show (September). What are your favorite and least favorite parts of "September" and explain why. Also, explain what could be the most potentially difficult parts of that song.

(100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

25

Friday

9/11/2020

  • Warm up
  • Play through marching show
  • Play through stand tunes
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show
  • Rehearse stand tunes

Submit a recording of yourself playing the second movement of your marching music (September) with the metronome beating a tempo of 125 in the background. What are 3 things you can improve on in that recording?

(Turn in both in Canvas)

 

Week 6

Day Date In Class Online Online Prompt
26

Monday

9/14/2020

  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show
  • Play through stand tunes
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show

How have you seen yourself improve as a player since week 1 of school? What are some things you can still improve upon? How can you accomplish these goals?

(100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

27

Tuesday

9/15/2020

  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show
  • Play through stand tunes
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show

What are some things you miss about in person band classes? How could playing with other students benefit your playing right now?

(100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

28

Wednesday

9/16/2020

  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show
  • Play through stand tunes
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show

By now you should already be working on the 3rd movement of the show (In The Stone). What are your favorite and least favorite parts of "In The Stone" and explain why. Also, explain what could be the most potentially difficult parts of that song.

(100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

29

Thursday

9/17/2020

  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show
  • Play through stand tunes
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show

Assuming you are working on the recording assignment for Friday. What have you found the most difficult part of "In The Stone" and how have you adjusted?

(100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

30

Friday

9/18/2020

  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show
  • Play through stand tunes
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show
  • Play through stand tunes

Submit a recording of yourself playing the third movement of your marching music (In the Stone) with the metronome beating a tempo of 110 in the background. What are 3 things you can improve on in that recording?

(Turn in both in Canvas)

 

Week 7

Day Date In Class Online Online Prompt
31

Monday

9/21/2020

  • Warm up
  • Play through marching show
  • Play through stand tunes
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show

The first recording of Proud Mary had the tempo at 130 beats per minute. What are some ways you can speed the tempo of your music up? How can you implement these practices into your own playing?

(100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

32

Tuesday

9/22/2020

  • Warm up
  • Play through marching show
  • Play through stand tunes
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show

How important are articulation markings to your playing? How important are articulation markings when you're trying to speed up your music? How can you ensure you are using proper articulations while you're playing?

(100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

33

Wednesday

9/23/2020

  • Warm up
  • Play through marching show
  • Play through stand tunes
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show

Many people believe memorizing their music is difficult. How can you memorize your music? What are some ways you can help others memorize their music?

(100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

34

Thursday

9/24/2020

  • Warm up
  • Play through marching show
  • Play through stand tunes
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show

Dynamics are often forgotten when learning to memorize music. How are dynamics important to the over all sound of a piece? 

(100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

35

Friday

9/25/2020

  • Warm up
  • Play through marching show
  • Play through stand tunes
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show
  • Rehearse stand tunes

Submit a recording of yourself playing Proud Mary with the metronome at 168 beats per minute (up to tempo)

(Turn in Canvas)

 

Week 8

Day Date In Class Online Online Prompt
36

Monday

9/28/2020

  • Warm up
  • Play through marching show
  • Play through stand tunes
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show

At this point, you should have been working on all 3 movements of your marching show. Looking at September, what are some aspects of the song you struggled with when you first started learning it? How have those changed?

(100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

37

Tuesday

9/29/2020

  • Warm up
  • Play through marching show
  • Play through stand tunes
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show

At after school reheasal, we are currently putting drill on the field. What are some aspects of marching and playing that you feel would be easy for you? Some aspects that would be difficult? What are some ways you can practice these things?

(100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

38

Wednesday

9/30/2020

  • Warm up
  • Play through marching show
  • Play through stand tunes
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show

How do individual and group performances improve us as players?

(100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

39

Thursday

10/1/2020

  • Warm up
  • Play through marching show
  • Play through stand tunes
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show

What's your favorite part of the 2nd movement of your marching show (September)? What section of the song do you enjoy the most? 

(100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

40

Friday

10/2/2020

  • Warm up
  • Play through marching show
  • Play through stand tunes
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show
  • Rehearse stand tunes

Submit a recording of yourself playing September with the metronome at 125 beats per minute (up to tempo)

(Turn in Canvas)

 

Week 9

Day Date In Class Online Online Prompt
41

Monday

10/5/2020

  • Warm up
  • Play through marching show
  • Play through stand tunes
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show

At this point in the semester, you should have spent quite a bit of time on all 3 movements of your marching music. How have you improved as a musician since the semester began? What are some things you can continue to work on?

(100 words minimum and turn in Canvas)

42

Tuesday

10/6/2020

  • Warm up
  • Play through marching show
  • Play through stand tunes
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show

What's your favorite part of the 3rd movement of your marching show (In the Stone)? What section of the song do you enjoy the most? 

(100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

43

Wednesday

10/7/2020

  • Warm up
  • Play through marching show
  • Play through stand tunes
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show

During In the Stone, the melody is passed through different instruments. Listening to the piece, who has the melody starting at the beginning of the piece? How does the melody progress through the piece? What different instruments get to play the melody?

(100 words minimum and turn in Canvas)

44

Thursday

10/8/2020

  • Warm up
  • Play through marching show
  • Play through stand tunes
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show

Thinking back to the first time you began practicing "In the Stone", what were some things you found difficult? Are they still difficult to you as a player? How have you used your practice time to make them better?

(100 words minimum and turn in Canvas)

45

Friday

10/9/2020

  • Warm up
  • Play through marching show
  • Play through stand tunes
  • Warm up
  • Rehearse new marching show
  • Rehearse stand tunes

Submit a recording of yourself playing In the Stone  with the metronome at 116 beats per minute (up to tempo)

(Turn in Canvas)

 

 

Week 11

Day Date In Class Online Online Prompt
46

Monday

10/12/2020

 

 

(100 words minimum and turn in Canvas)

47

Tuesday

10/13/2020

 

(100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

48

Wednesday

10/14/2020

 

 

 

100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

49

Thursday

10/15/2020

 

 

(100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

50

Friday

10/16/2020

 

 

Submit a recording of yourself 

(Turn in Canvas)

 

Week 12

Day Date In Class Online Online Prompt
51

Monday

10/19/2020

 

 

(100 words minimum and turn in Canvas)

52

Tuesday

10/20/2020

 

(100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

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Wednesday

10/21/2020

 

 

 

100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

54

Thursday

10/22/2020

 

 

(100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

55

Friday

10/23/2020

 

 

Submit a recording of yourself 

(Turn in Canvas)

 

Week 13

Day Date In Class Online Online Prompt
56

Monday

10/26/2020

 

 

(100 words minimum and turn in Canvas)

57

Tuesday

10/27/2020

 

(100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

58

Wednesday

10/28/2020

 

 

 

100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

59

Thursday

10/29/2020

 

 

(100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

60

Friday

10/30/2020

 

 

Submit a recording of yourself 

(Turn in Canvas)

 

Week 14

Day Date In Class Online Online Prompt
61

Monday

11/2/2020

 

 

(100 words minimum and turn in Canvas)

62

Tuesday

11/3/2020

 

(100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

63

Wednesday

11/4/2020

 

 

 

100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

64

Thursday

11/5/2020

 

 

(100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

65

Friday

11/6/2020

 

 

Submit a recording of yourself 

(Turn in Canvas)

 

Week 15

Day Date In Class Online Online Prompt
66

Monday

11/9/2020

 

 

(100 words minimum and turn in Canvas)

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Tuesday

11/10/2020

 

(100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

68

Wednesday

11/11/2020

 

 

 

100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

69

Thursday

11/12/2020

 

 

(100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

70

Friday

11/13/2020

 

 

Submit a recording of yourself 

(Turn in Canvas)

 

Week 16

Day Date In Class Online Online Prompt
71

Monday

11/16/2020

 

 

(100 words minimum and turn in Canvas)

72

Tuesday

11/17/2020

 

(100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

73

Wednesday

11/18/2020

 

 

 

100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

74

Thursday

11/19/2020

 

 

(100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

75

Friday

11/20/2020

 

 

Submit a recording of yourself 

(Turn in Canvas)

 

Week 17

Day Date In Class Online Online Prompt
81

Monday

11/30/2020

 

 

(100 words minimum and turn in Canvas)

82

Tuesday

12/1/2020

 

(100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

83

Wednesday

12/2/2020

 

 

 

100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

84

Thursday

12/3/2020

 

 

(100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

85

Friday

12/4/2020

 

 

Submit a recording of yourself 

(Turn in Canvas)

 

Week 18

Day Date In Class Online Online Prompt
86

Monday

12/7/2020

 

 

(100 words minimum and turn in Canvas)

87

Tuesday

12/8/2020

 

(100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

88

Wednesday

12/9/2020

 

 

 

100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

89

Thursday

12/10/2020

 

 

(100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

90

Friday

12/11/2020

 

 

Submit a recording of yourself 

(Turn in Canvas)

 

Week 19

Day Date In Class Online Online Prompt
91

Monday

12/14/2020

 

 

(100 words minimum and turn in Canvas)

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Tuesday

12/15/2020

 

(100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

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Wednesday

12/16/2020

 

 

 

100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

94

Thursday

12/17/2020

 

 

(100 word minimum and turn in Canvas)

95

Friday

12/18/2020

 

 

Submit a recording of yourself 

(Turn in Canvas)

 

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