SNEED ORCHESTRA

11/23 – 12/4

Seventh grade students will begin on page 39 in Essential Elements Book 1.

Eighth grade students will begin on page 13 in Essential Elements Book 2

Homework will be checked at least once a week with a playing grade.

State Standards are listed after the plans.

11/23 – 11/27

	Targeted Standard or Objective	Procedures	Assessment	Materials	Homework
M O N D A Y	1A, 1B, 1C, 3A, 3B The students will be able to correctly perform rhythms using quarter notes and rests, half notes and rests, whole notes and rests, and eighth notes. The students will be able to correctly perform F, C and G naturals (low 2’s). The students will correctly perform the notes on their E string. The students will be able to perform all assigned exercises using correct posture and intonation. The students will correctly perform the bowings in unison.	T – lecture, demonstrate, and observe T & S – rehearse music for the holiday concert	Observation	Instrument Pencil	20 minutes of practice
T U E S D A Y	1A, 1B, 1C, 3A, 3B The students will be able to correctly perform rhythms using quarter notes and rests, half notes and rests, whole notes and rests, and eighth notes. The students will be able to correctly perform F, C and G naturals (low 2’s). The students will correctly perform the notes on their E string. The students will be able to perform all assigned exercises using correct posture and intonation. The students will correctly perform the bowings in unison.	T – lecture, demonstrate, and observe T & S – work on assigned exercises in the technique book T & S – rehearse music for the holiday concert	Observation	Instrument Pencil Technique book	20 minutes of practice
W	NO SCHOOL
T H	THANKSGIVING NO SCHOOL
F	NO SCHOOL

11/30 – 12/4

	Targeted Standard or Objective	Procedures	Assessment	Materials	Homework
M O N D A Y	1A, 1B, 1C, 3A, 3B The students will be able to correctly perform rhythms using quarter notes and rests, half notes and rests, whole notes and rests, and eighth notes. The students will be able to correctly perform F, C and G naturals (low 2’s). The students will correctly perform the notes on their E string. The students will be able to perform all assigned exercises using correct posture and intonation. The students will correctly perform the bowings in unison.	T – lecture, demonstrate, and observe T & S – rehearse music for the holiday concert	Observation PRACTICE CARDS ARE DUE!!!!!	Instrument Pencil	20 minutes of practice
T U E S D A Y	1A, 1B, 1C, 3A, 3B The students will be able to correctly perform rhythms using quarter notes and rests, half notes and rests, whole notes and rests, and eighth notes. The students will be able to correctly perform F, C and G naturals (low 2’s). The students will correctly perform the notes on their E string. The students will be able to perform all assigned exercises using correct posture and intonation. The students will correctly perform the bowings in unison.	T – lecture, demonstrate, and observe T & S – work on assigned exercises in the technique book T & S – rehearse music for the holiday concert	Observation	Instrument Pencil Technique book	20 minutes of practice
W E D N E S D A Y	1A, 1B, 1C, 3A, 3B The students will be able to correctly perform rhythms using quarter notes and rests, half notes and rests, whole notes and rests, and eighth notes. The students will be able to correctly perform F, C and G naturals (low 2’s). The students will correctly perform the notes on their E string. The students will be able to perform all assigned exercises using correct posture and intonation. The students will correctly perform the bowings in unison.	T – lecture, demonstrate, and observe RS – Teacher will guide students in reading a brief biography of Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky T & S – rehearse music for the holiday concert	Observation	Instrument Pencil	20 minutes of practice
T H U R S D A Y	1A, 1B, 1C, 3A, 3B The students will be able to correctly perform rhythms using quarter notes and rests, half notes and rests, whole notes and rests, and eighth notes. The students will be able to correctly perform F, C and G naturals (low 2’s). The students will correctly perform the notes on their E string. The students will be able to perform all assigned exercises using correct posture and intonation. The students will correctly perform the bowings in unison.	T – lecture, demonstrate, and observe T & S – work on assigned exercises in the technique book T & S – rehearse music for the holiday concert	Observation	Instrument Pencil Technique book	20 minutes of practice
F R I D A Y	1A, 1B, 1C, 3A, 3B The students will be able to correctly perform rhythms using quarter notes and rests, half notes and rests, whole notes and rests, and eighth notes. The students will be able to correctly perform F, C and G naturals (low 2’s). The students will correctly perform the notes on their E string. The students will be able to perform all assigned exercises using correct posture and intonation. The students will correctly perform the bowings in unison.	T – lecture, demonstrate, and observe T & S – rehearse music for the holiday concert WS – students will complete a journal writing assignment	Observation	Instrument Pencil	20 minutes of practice

PRACTICE CARDS ARE DUE 11/30

South Carolina State Standards

1. Content Standard: Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music

Students will:

1. perform on at least one instrument accurately and independently, alone and in small and large ensembles, with good posture, good playing position, and good bow control
2. perform with expression and technical accuracy on at least one string instrument a repertoire of instrumental literature with a level of difficulty of 2, on a scale of 1 to 6
3. perform music representing diverse genres and cultures, with expression appropriate for the work being performed
4. play by ear simple melodies on a melodic instrument and simple accompaniments on a harmonic instrument
5. Play by ear simple melodies on a variety of classroom instruments.

2. Content Standard: Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines

Students will

1. compose short pieces with in specified guidelines, demonstrating how the elements of music are used to achieve unity and variety, tension and release, and balance

3. Content Standard: Reading and notating music

Students will:

1. read whole, half, quarter, eighth, sixteenth, and dotted notes and rests in 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 6/8, 3/8, and alla breve meter signatures
2. identify and define standard notation symbols for pitch, rhythm, dynamics, tempo, articulation, and expression
3. use standard notation to record their musical ideas and the musical ideas of others
4. sight read, accurately and expressively, music with a level of difficulty of 2, on a scale of 1 to 6

4. Content Standard: Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.

Students will:

1. demonstrate knowledge of the basic principles of meter, rhythm, tonality, and intervals in their analyses of music

5. Content Standard: Evaluating music and music performances

Students will:

1. develop criteria for evaluating the quality and effectiveness of music performances and compositions and apply the criteria in their personal listening and performing
2. evaluate the quality and effectiveness of their own and others’ performances, compositions, arrangements, and improvisations by applying specific criteria appropriate for the style of the music and offer constructive suggestions for improvement

6. Content Standard: Understanding music in relation to history and culture

Students will:

1. describe distinguishing characteristics of representative music genres and styles from a variety of cultures

EXPECTATIONS FOR STUDENT BEHAVIOR

1. The student will come to class with all materials and be prepared to learn.
2. The student will exhibit behavior that in no way disrupts others nor the learning process.
3. The student will adhere to all of the teacher’s classroom rules.

CLASSROOM RULES

1. No gum
2. Bathroom privileges are at the beginning and end of the period only with permission.
3. Students are to be in their seat with instrument, music, and pencil by one minute after the bell.
4. Show respect to all in the room.
5. Do not touch any thing that is not yours! Ex. Other instruments