1st Six Weeks: Taming the Beast!
​August & September

Individual Skills
​Focusing on the individual takes priority over the ensemble

The Individual Student:

• Summer Chops, Summer Brain 

Defining and Reinforcing Daily Habits:  

• Sitting, Pencils & Eye Contact

Instrument Maintenance:  

• Sitting high standards of personal responsibility
• Slide, Valve & Reed Care 

Woodwind Concerns:  

• Checking small parts instrument pitch

Practicing:  

• ​Developing smarter practicing
  • Click Here for a Sample Week 1 Practice Chart
  • Click Here for a Practice Guide for Parents

Assessment

Objectives  

• Personal Responsibility, 100% Achievement  

Ensemble Skills

Structure of Rehearsal

Listening Awareness

Matching of Sound Concepts

Starts of Notes & Note Length

Awareness of Conductor

Balancing Melody and Harmony

Phrasing 101

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Structuring Class Time

Fundamentals, Fundamentals, Fundamentals

• Set Expectations
• Focus on Basics

Brass & Woodwind Splits

• Use your Staff!

​Sectionals

• ​Individual Performance

Performances

Pep Rally & Football Game Performances

• ​Combine with Varsity

Fall Concert

• "Go to" list, Click Here
• Mental Engagement During Performance

Literature Goals:

• Familiar Music
• Suitable Tempo Range
• Chamber Music for the Large Ensemble
• Details & Quality over Quantity

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