Pep Band
January-February 2024 (Specific dates TBD)
Students should be in the band room at 6:00 for dinner and warm-ups. Students will perform for pregame and halftime of the Varsity basketball game. Students should wear Medford Apparel and will be done around 8:30pm depending on the game. 8th grade students are expected to bring an appetizer or dessert to supplement the dinner MASH band provides.
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 characteristic tone on my instrument.
I can give a moving performance.
I will interact with the high school band members and Mr. Kent.
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 - 10%
Imagine/Brainstorm
Plan/Make
Evaluate Refine
Present Composition to Others
Responsibility - 25%
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?