A typical performing ensemble lesson uses the following structure for the 45 allotted minutes.
2 minutes: Students prepare their instruments and gather any necessary materials for the classroom.
5 minutes: Musical Concept activity/Bell Ringer
5 minutes: Music Literacy Activity
Study Hall students begin work from other classes or may read
5 Minutes: Warm-up Activities
25 minutes: Music Rehearsal
3 minutes: Students put instruments and classroom materials away
Our music classes celebrate a wide range of ages and experience levels of students. The following curriculum works to support the individual needs of students, independent musicianship, musical literacy, high levels of performance, creative thinking, critical thinking, listening, and evaluating through music.
To accommodate our smaller student population, choir and band classes are scheduled at the same time and rotate on an A/B rotation in the middle and high school. This means that students who participate in one ensemble have a study hall that meets in our music classroom on the days that their ensemble does not meet. In order to meet everyone's needs, students in study hall are asked to engage in activities supporting musical concepts and literacy for approximately 12 minutes.
The purpose of this time is to teach musical concepts that align in both our band and choir classrooms. This keeps all of our music students learning at the same pace and does not penalize the learning of a student for participating in one ensemble.
2 minutes: Students prepare their instruments and gather any necessary materials for the classroom.
5 minutes: Musical Concept activity/Bell Ringer
5 minutes: Music Literacy Activity
Study Hall students begin work from other classes or may read
5 Minutes: Warm-up Activities
25 minutes: Music Rehearsal
3 minutes: Students put instruments and classroom materials away
Our music classes celebrate a wide range of ages and experience levels of students. The following curriculum works to support the individual needs of students, independent musicianship, musical literacy, high levels of performance, creative thinking, critical thinking, listening, and evaluating through music.
To accommodate our smaller student population, choir and band classes are scheduled at the same time and rotate on an A/B rotation in the middle and high school. This means that students who participate in one ensemble have a study hall that meets in our music classroom on the days that their ensemble does not meet. In order to meet everyone's needs, students in study hall are asked to engage in activities supporting musical concepts and literacy for approximately 12 minutes.
The purpose of this time is to teach musical concepts that align in both our band and choir classrooms. This keeps all of our music students learning at the same pace and does not penalize the learning of a student for participating in one ensemble.