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4722 Band Beginning
4722 Band Beginning
Beginning Band
A. COURSE INFORMATION
Maximum Credit: 40
Type:
Recommendation for Enrollment: Permission of Instructor
This course is intended for beginning wind and percussion players as a continuation of their
music education. In the fall semester, students will choose an instrument and then learn that
instrument. Second semester will be a continuation of the first but will move into more difficult
study. This course meets the KHSD fine arts graduation requirement and the University of
California’s “F” requirement.
C. BOARD-ADOPTED TEXTBOOKS
1. Music Fundamentals
a. Good tone production and breath support
b. Intonation
c. Rhythmic accuracy
d. Blend and balance
e. Phrasing and musicianship
f. Musical styles
g. Sight-reading music
Home practice
Group practice (sectionals)
Analysis of recordings
Outside Concert attendance
Small ensemble performance
Solo Performance
Audition for honor groups
Private lessons
All objectives are taught on an ongoing basis, throughout the year and are cross-referenced
with the Visual/Performing Arts standards as indicated below:
Artistic Perception (ARP); Creative Expression (CE); Historical & Cultural context (HC);
Aesthetic Valuing (AV); Connections, Relations, & Applications (CR):
Upon completion of the fall semester the students in the Advanced Band will be able to
demonstrate the following knowledge and skill:
1. Students will be able to define and perform the fundamental elements of musical
performance, such as: tone, intonation, rhythm, blend and balance, dynamics, style,
and phrasing. (ARP, CE, AV)
2. Students will be able to identify and perform different styles of music and music from
other cultures. (ARP, CE, AV, HC, CR)
3. Students will be able to identify compositions of various composers for many time
periods including: 20th century, Baroque, Classical, and Romantic periods. (ARP, CE,
AV, HC, CR)
4. Students will be able to identify and perform our nation’s music and be involved in
community patriotic celebrations. (ARP, CE, AV, HC, CR)
5. Students will be able to show musical progress on their individual instruments in the
areas of tone, technique, and musicianship. (ARP, CE, AV)
6. The students will be able to explain that it takes the values of cooperation,
responsibility, hard work, and dedication in order to create a work of art. (ARP, AV,
CR)
7. Students will be able to analyze and evaluate their own group’s performance. (ARP,
CE, AV)
8. Students will prepare, perform and audition for the director, which will include playing
all major scales, chromatic scale, a solo, and sight-reading. (ARP, CE, AV)
Artistic Perception
In band, processing, analyzing, and responding, are skills used constantly by students. As the
students play music, they must process and respond to the following: playing their rhythms
with the ensemble, being in tune, and responding instantly to correct any of these problems.
Students also demonstrate an increasing understanding of the language symbols and notation
unique to music. This understanding allows an increased sensitivity to the contrasts, subtleties
and meanings in music and its text. The elements of music are applied in rehearsal,
increasing over time, and culminating in performances.
Creative Expression
Students will understand the cultural, social, and historical setting unique to each composition
of the music they rehearse and perform. Students will be exposed to a vast range of music
from the various cultures and periods of Classical, romantic, Baroque, and 20th Century music.
The music will also cover many areas, including Classical, Afro-Cuban, Latin, Jazz, and Rock.
Aesthetic Valuing
Students will develop and increasing ability to recognize musical styles in performances by
themselves and others. Students will develop an increasing ability to recognize and analyze
excellent performance and respond with increasing appreciation.
G. ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES
Other Factors:
Semester Final – includes a written test that will cover music terms and fundamentals, and an
individual playing test.
May, 2002