9th+Grade+Band+Lesson


 * **Subject/Grade:** || Freshmen Concert Band ||


 * **Concepts/Skills/Values:** || Duple vs. Triple Meter, 6/8 time, Sight-reading ||


 * **x** || **1. Sing** || **x** || **2. Play** ||  || **3. Improvise** ||   || **4. Compose/Arr.** || **x** || **5. Read/Notate** ||
 * **x** || **6. Listen** || **x** || **7. Evaluate** ||  || **8. Related Arts** ||   || **9. History/Culture** ||   ||   ||
 * **x** || **6. Listen** || **x** || **7. Evaluate** ||  || **8. Related Arts** ||   || **9. History/Culture** ||   ||   ||


 * **Behavioral****Learning****Objectives:** || After clapping and counting rhythms on the board, students will be able to play the rhythms on their instruments from selected measures in “Celtic Christmas” ||


 * **Materials:** || Music: Celtic Christmas ||

= **Activities and Assessment:** = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = || # =Write four rhythms from measure 9 in Celtic Christmas on the white board=
 * = **Sequence of** =


 * 1) =Theory/Announcements=


 * 1) =Ultimate Band Warm-ups: 1,3,12,13=
 * 2) Perhaps try and use the different rhythms presented in the score on the chordal warm-ups


 * 1) =Have students Clap and Count (out loud) rhythms on the board in unison=
 * 2) Have students clap and perform rhythm wind patterns
 * 3) After clapping and counting, move to fingering on their instrument while counting
 * 4) Have students finger on their instrument and perform with rhythm wind patterns
 * 5) =Isolate each section and assess their clapping, counting, and playing
 * 6) assess by general observation in each section, as well as peer observation to keep students engaged


 * 1) =rehearse measures 9 through 25 and clean=


 * 1) =Sight read measures 25 through 37 and clean.=

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