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 * GRADE 7**

Grade 7 music at Rickson is an instrumental music course.

There will be plenty of opportunities to practice their instrument at home to review concepts taught in class and explore and expand their musicianship. Students will be evaluated in a variety of activities throughout the year. Students will have chances to demonstrate their musicality through playing their instrument during test pieces, conducting, arranging, theory work, and daily participation in the ensemble.

Course Outline for Fall term. (subject to change) **(C1 focus)**

Sept 8 - instrumentation review, find new people new horns, hand out reeds, - hand out new fingering chart, major scale work to get back in shape, BREATHING!!!

Sept 20- #30,36, full major scale, 37. -Bb major scale warmup. 38, 39

Sept 27 -Begin 8th notes in book, -continue with 8th notes throughout the bar.

Oct 13 -announce first playing quiz complete Bb scale a song of your choice. Must use 8th notes to get a level 4 -major scale warmup as a round, Frere Jacques

Oct 20 -Erie Canal, Laughing Song, #61 -Begin quizzes

Oct 28 -finish quizzes -introducing Ab concert

Nov 5- 3\4 time page 17 will take both days

Jan 9 page 18, lower Ab, 2\4 time -conducting 101, try out on class

-leave work day to select and work on assignments **(C2)**
 * Jan 16** introduce conducting assignment, choose a song, conduct it to the class working with such musical elements as dynamics, arranging the ensemble, tempo, articulation, time signature. Assign dates, four a day.

Jan 23 -begin conducting assignments, Mexican Hat Dance -continue assignments 82, 83

Feb 1 -continue assignments 82-84

Feb 8 -continue assignments 85-87? -continue assignments

Feb 15 - continue assignments work toward 98, might not get there -finish assignments!!!!

April 5 -Down to low Eb, to work three major scales -Dynamics, and the Mahler 4

April 12 -Scale Review, 118, 119 Alouette with focus on Dynamics. - Tempo, Rhythm, Meter, Time signatures

April 21 - try 124&125 then Variations on Twinkle, Do first three, then try one in 5\4 time. Draw it up on the board -Parts of a Tune

May 1 -Ode to Joy, give clars a chance to read the trumpet book. Identify the AABA pattern and discuss the bridge. Can we create an intro an outro, maybe even a solo section as a class, and perform it?

May 8 -Timbre -texture

May 15 -Describe final project. Use a simple song from the Red Book, or another source. Consider how the musical elements can be altered to re-imagine the song. Prepare, rehearse, and present it to class. Variety of Groups sizes welcome, other instruments including voice are welcome, other technologies welcome. Presentations may be live, or recorded. -rehearsal day one

May 23 -both days devoted to creating and rehearsing May 30 -All performances must be done by June 8. These 4 days hopefully buy us some time.

After June 8, Grade 7 All Star Band rehearsals.