Continue Stomp unit -add traditional and non-traditional instruments
Add elements of improvisation.
Continue Stomp DVD to identify patterns of 4 measures, unison rhythms and
Improvisations. Record different methods used to create sound from one source.
Finish Sound of Music unit – Include C scale student performed
7th band
Continue to identify areas for improvement for individual sections
Hymnsong Variants, River’s Edge, Chorale from Jupiter, Silver Eagle March
Festival Ensemble series
Intonation characteristics of various instruments
Improvisation techniques for the Bflat blues scale – student created riffs
7th grade guitar class
Finish Quizzes on String 1 and Begin String 2 and 3
Begin Chord progression in D
Begin compositions in G
Trios on single strings
8th grade guitar class
Bass line, Chords, and melody from Stand by Me
Moveable Am Pentatonic and A Blues Scales
TAB perform on Estartit and begin power chord rock riffs and Low Rider trio
8th band
Three weeks until evening rehearsal with Churchill!
Identify areas for improvement for individual sections
Major Scales – Bb,Eb,Ab,Db,C,and F
Gently Touch the Sky, Rites of Tamburo, Africata, Cuzco Market, Stars and Stripes, A Day at the Zoo.