How to Play My Instrument

Beginning of Year - October

Students will learn how to put their instruments together, how to make a sound, and how to play a few basic songs. We hope to send a video home to parents showing how much we have learned mid-late October.

Concert Music:

Please use the link in your book to practice our music.

First Several pages of Essential Elements Book 1

Beginning Instrument Resources:

Meet the Instruments - Professionals showcasing the various instruments
How to Clean Your Instrument - Video Examples of how to clean your instrument

Learning Outcomes:

I can put my instrument together and take it apart quickly.

I can make a sound on my instrument.

I can play basic songs from my book.

I can clean out my instrument after I play.

I can do basic cleaning and maintenance on my instrument.

I can perform with a characteristic tone on my instrument.

I can evaluate my performance after the recording.

Skyward Link

Assignment Documents/Examples:

Final Listening Assessment

Concert Self Assessment

Music Standards:

Performing -
- Select/Analyze Concert Music
- Evaluate/Refine Individual or Ensemble Performance
- Present Music to Others
Responding -
- Evaluate Performance of Others
Connecting -
- Personal Connection to the Music
- Cultural/Historical Connection to the Music
Creating/Composing -
- Imagine/Brainstorm
- Plan/Make
- Evaluate Refine
- Present Composition to Others
Responsibility -
- 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?