Beginning Band

Standards: Visual and Performing Arts Content Standards for California Public Schools

Assessment: Frequent performance evaluations in class and concert

Want to join the band but don’t play a band instrument? This is the class for you!!

Studentswill have an opportunity to explore instruments and find the one that expressestheirsoul, learn to read music, and playtheirchosen instrument in an ensemble. This class covers everythingtheyneed to know to join the band 7th grade band.

Student will learn to read, write, and perform rhythmic and melodic notation, using standard symbols for pitch, meter, rhythm, dynamics, and tempo in duple and triple meters. Students will be able to transcribe simple aural examples into rhythmic notation and sight-read simple melodies in the treble clef or bass clef (level of difficulty: 1 on a scale of 1–6).Students will learn to perform on an instrument a repertoire of instrumental literature representing various genres, styles, and cultures with expression, technical accuracy, tone quality, and articulation, by oneself and in ensembles (level of difficulty: 1 on a scale of 1–6).