Student Teacher Name: Krystina Rodkey Date: 10/11/19

Lesson Topic and Grade: Concert Band; 9-12

National Standards of Music:

 MU:Pr4.1.E.8a Select a varied repertoire to study based on music reading skills (where appropriate), an
understanding of formal design in the music, context, and the technical skill of the individual and ensemble.
 MU:Pr4.2.E.Ia Demonstrate, using music reading skills where appropriate, how compositional devices employed
and theoretical and structural aspects of musical works impact and inform prepared or improvised performances.
Instructional Objectives:
 Students will play a run-through of the Star-Spangled Banner
 Students will play with good tone
 Students will play with rhythmic accuracy
 Students will rehearse and run through sections of The Holly and the Ivy and O Come, O Come Emmanuel

Materials:
 Instruments
 The Holly and the Ivy
 O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Opening/Introduction Activity
 Warm Up
1. Concert F
2. F stretches
3. Warm Up Set #2
1. Option 1, then Option 3
4. Concert F scale
1. Scale pattern #1
2. Mini scale
5. Concert d minor scale
6. Tune
7. Chorale

Learning Opportunities/Procedure:
 Run the Star-Spangled Banner (marching band – for game tonight)
 The Holly and the Ivy
1. Measure 80-103
2. Transitional section
3. Many different things happening at once
4. Percussion
1. Steady groove with eighth notes going the whole time
2. Layer in other sections on top of this
5. Horns at 84
1. Only moving line here!!
6. Eighth notes at 85
7. Clever compositional technique
1. Trumpets and 88, count through rests and play p/u to 95
2. “O Christmas Tree”
8. Flute/Oboe/Clarinet at 88, play through 103
1. Play 99-103 again
 2. “Deck the Halls”
9. Parts here are very independent – enter with confidence and make sure you are counting!!!
10. Run 80-103
 O Come, O Come Emmanuel
1. Measure 57
a. Shocking f at 61
2. Rhythm at 64
a. Draw on board, count, play w/o ties if necessary
3. Chords at 68
a. Tune each chord
1. Play the note you have in the measure – low voices start on beat 2, but for tuning purposes play all together
b. Nice full sound, as beautiful a tone as possible
c. Do not blast – more people are playing so you do not need to play a true ff for it to sound louder
d. Play w/ just people on downbeats
e. Play w/ just people on beat 2
f. All together
4. Solos at 77
a. All – match articulation and length of note
b. Flute, oboe, 1st clarinet, t. sax, bassoon (or b. sax cover), tuba
5. Run 57-84

Assessment:
 An aural assessment of the progress made will be done during the run-throughs of each section rehearsed today.

Reflection: