2nd & 3rd Six Weeks: Training the Beast
​October, November & December

Ensemble Skills & Goals

Ensemble Skill Development

• Dynamics
  • ​Click here for a Dynamics Exercise Page
• Intonation Awareness
• Style Development  

Individual Goals

• Tonal Development
• Listening Development
  • Match Simple Style, Tone, Volume, Intonation

Assessment

Rehearsal/Sectional

• Sections in Full Band
• Individuals in Sectionals

Objectives

• Scales
• Technical Exercises
• Music Excerpts

Performances & Literature

Winter Concert

• Four Pieces (1 UIL?)
• Performance on a Stage!
• Expanded Performance Tempos
• Up to 4 Musical Lines

Sectionals

• Focus on the Individual
• Develop Section Awareness

Spring Prep