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HCS High School Band – Lesson Plan
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Objectives:
1. Prepare them for their scale quiz on Wednesday. Play through the scales and arpeggios in eighth notes, up to tempo,
both tongued and slurred
2. Increase the tempo of the Thunderer and over-emphasize dynamics.
3. Increase the tempo of Exultant, emphasize dynamics, and precision.
4. Demonstrate knowledge of the proper articulation, rhythm, and dynamics in Crazy…Christmas.
5. Demonstrate knowledge of accurate notes and rhythms in Three Minute Nutcracker #1, 4, 5, 6, 7.
Begin with Prayer
Tune (quickly—2 minutes)—2:25
Concert is in two weeks!
Scales (Concert C) – call-ins! -2:27-2:30
o give out rubric for scale quiz
o explain expectations (write it in as an assignment; explain if there will be grace given or
not)
o scale quiz due at midnight! – no grace given after the fact – if you have a serious
excuse or question, come to me first thing on Thursday – or else it will be a zero
Crazy Christmas: 2:30
o play through the whole piece – sway from side to side during the clapping section
o workshop the first few sections
• drill several times, emphasizing tempo – have woodwinds clap rhythm with me,
while brass plays, then vice versa (double check percussion parts)
• Intro to m. 16: brass play, everyone else clap the beat with me (do twice)
• m. 16-22: fl, oboe, sax, clarinets, tuba play, everyone else clap the beat w/ me
• m.22-26 – everyone play, painfully slowly – workshop the gliss
• try everyone clapping the beat with me m.1-26 , percussion play
Exultant: 2:37
o Start from the section where we had our call-in, play with repeats.
• emphasize the need to crisply observe the rests
• play painfully slowly – woodwinds (anyone with the eight notes/runs)
o Start from the beginning and play through the end – remind them to keep an upbeat
tempo and pay attention to dynamics.
The Thunderer: 2:45
o Call-in
o Start from the beginning and play through the end – remind them to keep an upbeat
tempo and pay attention to dynamics.
o Play through again, stopping whenever they forget dynamics, tempo, or have a
continuous rhythm/pitch problem and drill that section 3-5 times.
*evaluate what things to focus on in Friday’s rehearsal – what section of the patriotic pieces
Nutcracker: 2:53
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