Middle School Band I – C=
oncert
Band
Musical Element: Theory
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p; The musical element of theory addresses the academic know=
ledge
of how music works so that by understanding the mechanics, students will be
able to enhance both their performance and understanding of music history.<=
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Objectives: The
students will…
Terms
- Correctly
define the following terms (correct definitions are found in Standard of Excellence Book 1=
) :
- Staff,
ledger line, bar line, phrase, solo, soli, tutti, tie, divisi, unison,
slur, pick-up note,
Notation
- Correctly
identify note names on the staff and up to two ledger lines above or b=
elow
the staff.
- Identify
what the time signature is for a given melody and explain what the top=
and
bottom numbers mean. (For
example, the time signature is 4/4.&n=
bsp;
The top number means there is four beats per measure, the bottom
number means that a quarter note gets on beat)
- Identify
that a time signature of “C” means common time, or 4/4
- Identify
what a key signature is and how it affects the music. (For example, the key signatu=
re
shows one sharp: F sharp. This
means all the F’s are played F sharp)
- Identify
how flats or sharps marked on an individual note raise or lower the pi=
tch
by a half-step and last until the end of a measure.<=
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Symbols
- Correctly
identify and define the following symbols:
- Breath
mark, treble clef, bass clef, repeat sign, fermata, tie, slur, flat,
sharp, natural, f, p, mf, mp, accen=
t, 1st
and second endings, one-measure repeat sign, multi-measure rest, D.C.=
al
fine, hairpins (crescendo and decrescendo symbols), rit., =
Dynamics
- Correctly
define the following dynamics:
- Forte,
piano, mezzo forte, mezzo piano, crescendo, decrescendo, <=
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- Correctly
list the first four dynamics listed above from softest to loudest=
Rhythm
- Correctly
identify and count the following note values and rest values:
- Whole
note, half note, quarter note, eighth notes, dotted half note, dotted
quarter note,
- Whole
rest, half rest, quarter rest,
Tempo
- Correctly
define the following tempos (c=
orrect
definitions are found in Standard of Excellence Book 1):
- Andante,
moderato, allegro, largo, ritardando
- Correctly
list the first four tempos above from slowest to fastest
Scales
- Correctly
identify the pattern of whole-steps and half-steps that creates a major
scale.
Form
- Identify
that performing a D.C. al Fine as in line #116 of Standard of Excellen=
ce
Book 1 creates the form A=
BA.
Harmony
Ear Training
- Accurately
sing solfege from do to sol and apply to melodies using stepwise movem=
ent
in the band book.
- Demonstrate
ability to sing solfege do to sol in Patterns
of Sound by insert name pa=
ges insert
appropriate page numbers
Composition
- Introduce
composition by writing in missing notes on exercise #90 of Standard
of Excellence Book 1.
- Create
a variation on an existing melody using exercise #137 of Standard of Excellence Book 1=
.
- Create
a two measure melody. Pe=
rform
the melody and notate accurately.
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Tea=
cher
model
P=
atterns
of Sound by Joyce Eilers Bacak
S=
tandard
of Excellence Book 1
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