Grade 7 Orchestra
Avon Lake City Schools
Curriculum Framework
7th Grade Orchestra
Course Overview:
7th Grade Orchestra focuses on continuing content instruction for students from the Grade 6 Orchestra 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):
Method Book: Habits of a Successful Middle Level String Musician- A Comprehensive Orchestra Curriculum For Years 3,4 and Beyond by Christopher Selby and Scott Rush
Online/Supplemental Materials:
Google Classroom
Assessments:
Quarterly Playing 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, bow hold, and left hand posture
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Comprehension and application of the different parts of a time signature and a key signature
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Refining the use of up bows and down bows
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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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Identifying and performing the C, G, D, A, and F Major one octave scale
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Performance at Fall Festival
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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 orchestra literature
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Comprehension and technique development of the various dynamic levels, crescendo and decrescendo
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Historical background of musical selections, the composer’s thoughts and intents in creating a musical work
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Introduction to shifting to different positions on the violin, viola, and cello
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Introduction to two octave scales
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Introduction to tuning instruments using fine tuners
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Performance at the Holiday Concert
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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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Continuing to refine C, G, D, and A major two octave scales
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Introduction to B flat major one octave scale
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Continuing to refine tuning abilities using fine tuners
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Performance at Winter Concert
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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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Performance at the Spring Concert
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Last Updated:
September, 2023