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The purpose of the Instrumental Music Outcomes Chart and Band Curriculum Suggested Pacing Guide are to provide guidance for band teachers at all levels in order to facilitate long-term planning.
This curriculum is compiled with the input from all music instructors and reflects the goals and objectives of each band course of study and the actual course outlines and exit skills expected from band students.
musical works, understanding of their own technical skill, and the context for a repertoire. Expectations for musical learning. Includes creating a safe, efficient space to practice, completing a template for practice sessions and developing a structure for a personal practice journal. Practice journals/reflections on practice and performing.*
This set of free online resources for music teachers includes lesson plans and activities, summative and formative assessments, video examples, and documented best practices.
Here is how we set a strong foundation in the first six weeks of beginning band. Day One. This is spent on classroom rules and regulations. Children have enough to worry about on the first day of middle school without managing an instrument on top of it.
The district-adopted method books for second and third year players at the junior high/middle school level are: Essential Elements 2000, Book 2; Essential Elements for Strings 2000, Book 2. Instrumental music instruction is available to all students in Grades 6-8.
The 6th grade band pacing guide and curriculum map outlines the curriculum for the school year which is divided into 4 nine-week periods or units. During each unit, students will work on fundamentals like posture, tone production, and articulation.
