Christmas Concert
Thursday, December 21, 2023 at 1:30pm
Students should be in the band room at 1pm for warm-ups. Students should wear a plain white top, black pants, black shoes, and black socks.
Concert Music:
Please use this to listen and/or practice our concert music.
Learning Outcomes:
I can perform with appropriate balance.
I can perform with a characteristic tone on my instrument.
I can give a moving performance.
I can evaluate my performance after the concert.
I can evaluate the performance of other ensembles at the concert.
Assignment Documents/Examples:
Music Standards:
Performing - 35%
Select/Analyze Concert Music
Evaluate/Refine Individual or Ensemble Performance
Present Music to Others
Responding - 20%
Evaluate Performance of Others
Connecting - 10%
Personal Connection to the Music
Cultural/Historical Connection to the Music
Creating/Composing - 5%
Imagine/Brainstorm
Plan/Make
Evaluate Refine
Present Composition to Others
Responsibility - 30%
Attends Weekly Lessons
Attends Band Concerts
Essential Questions:
Performing:
How do performers select repertoire?
How does understanding the structure and context of musical works inform performance?
How do musicians improve the quality of their performance?
When is a performance judged ready to present? How do context and the manner in which musical work is presented influence audience response?
Responding:
How do we judge the quality of musical work(s) and performance(s)?
Connecting:
How do musicians make meaningful connections to creating, performing, and responding?
How do the other arts, other disciplines, contexts, and daily life inform creating, performing, and responding to music?
Creating/Composing:
How do musicians generate creative ideas?
How do musicians make creative decisions?
How do musicians improve the quality of their creative work?
Responsibility:
How do musicians show responsibility to the ensemble?
How do musicians show responsibility to the director?
How do musicians show responsibility to the environment?