Grade 7 Band
Avon Lake City Schools
Curriculum Framework
7TH GRADE BAND
Course Overview:
7th Grade Band focuses on continuing content instruction for students from the Grade 6 Band level, engaging students in a wide variety of experiences in musical performance, musical literature, and musical concepts commonly used at the middle school level.
Textbook (Title and Publishing Company):
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Method Book: Measures of Success - A Comprehensive Musicianship Band Method, Book 1 by Deborah A. Sheldon, Brian Balmages, Timothy Loest, and Robert Sheldon. Percussion written and edited by David Collier. The FJH Publishing Company, Inc.
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Scale and Rhythm Chunks - Rhythm and Scale-Based Technical Exercises for the Beginning Band Student by Richard Canter. Focus On Music Publication
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Various musical compositions from classical standard band literature to current modern musical compositions
Online/Supplemental Materials:
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Google Classroom
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Flip (formerly FlipGrid)
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MusicRacer.com
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Sightreading Factory
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EdPuzzle
Assessments:
Content/Topics/Learning Goals
Subject to Pacing and Schedules
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1st Quarter-
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Developing appropriate tone quality for the individual instrument
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Development of proper instrument-specific technique - instrument position, stick/mallet grips
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Proper breathing technique and articulation technique
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Comprehension and application of the different parts of a time signature/meter
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Reading/performing music in simple meters
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Reading/writing/performing music notation: whole, half, quarter, eighth dotted quarter, dotted half notes and rests
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Subdivided 8th note counting
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Identifying and performing the first five notes of the Concert Bb, Eb, and Ab major scales
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2nd Quarter-
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Continued review and refining of the first quarter goals
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reading/writing/comprehension of music symbols commonly found in middle school level band literature
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Comprehension and technique development of the various dynamic levels, crescendo and decrescendo
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Development of quarter/8th note rhythmic combinations
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historical background of musical selections, the composer’s thoughts and intents in creating a musical work
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Identifying and performing the first five notes of the Concert F, C, and G major scales
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3rd Quarter-
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Continued review and refining of the first and second quarter goals
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Reading/writing/performing music notation: 16th notes and rests, 8th/16th note and rest combinations
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Developing proper tone control for phrasing and proper ensemble balance and blending
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Exploring form/structure of a variety of musical styles, including but not limited to marches, overtures, ternary form, etc.
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Subdivided counting with shifting patterns from down beats to off beats
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Participate in solo or small ensemble music performances to learn the concepts of communication and musical concepts within a smaller context
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Identifying and performing the of the Concert Bb, Eb, and Ab major scales-full scales
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4th Quarter -
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Continued review and refining of the first, second, and third quarter goals
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Introduction to rhythmic motifs and patterns commonly found in instrumental middle school music literature.
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Participate in OMEA Middle School Large Group Adjudicated Event
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Identifying and performing the of the Concert F, C, and G major scales-full scales
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Last Updated:
September, 2023