CURRICULUM PROJECT Instrumental Methods 355

DECEMBER 10, 2015 MARK GOVERT

Intermediate Ensemble- Fall Concert

Above and Beyond

Composer: James Swearigan

Publisher: C L Barnhouse Company Grade: Easy Key Signature: Concert E-flat Time Signature: 4/4

Rhythmic Challenges: Eighth Note patterns in winds and Sixteenths in Percussion

Concepts: Rhythms, Dynamics (Crescendos) Accents

The Ash Grove Fantasy

Composer: Barry E. Kopetz

Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing Grade: Easy Key Signature: Concert E-flat Time Signature: ¾

Rhythmic Challenges: Slurred Eighth Notes

Concepts: ¾ Time, Key change to F, Slurs, Crescendos, decrescendos, rit.

Count Rockula

Composer: Timothy Loest

Publisher: FJH Music Company Inc. Grade: Easy Key Signature: Concert E-flat Time Signature: 4/4

Rhythmic Challenges: Dotted Rhythms, Eighth note patterns

Concepts: Dotted Rhythms, staccato, call and response

Advanced Ensemble-Fall Concert

Darklands March

Composer: Randall Standridge

Publisher: Grand Mesa Music Grade: Easy Key Signature: Concert E-flat Time Signature: 4/4

Rhythmic Challenges: Dotted Rhythms, Eighth note phrases

Concepts: Slurs, Repeats, Dynamics, Accents, Key Change to F, Trills for Woodwinds

ABrACADABrA!

Composer: Jeffery S. Bishop

Publisher: Wingert-Jones Publications Grade: Medium-Easy 2 ½ Key Signature: Concert F Time

Signature: 4/4

Rhythmic Challenges: Triplets, Syncopated Rhythms, eight notes with slurs

Concepts: Rondo, Slurs, Syncopation, Phrases, Form, Dynamics, Vocals

The Haunted Carousel

Composer: Joseph Edison

Publisher: Wingert-Jones Publications Grade: Easy Key Signature: Concert B-flat Time Signature ¾, 2/4

Rhythmic Challenges: Slurred eighth notes, Waltz feel can give trouble

Concepts: Waltz, Slurs, Dynamics Time sig. change

Beginner Ensemble- Holiday Concert

Regency Fanfare

Composer: Michael Story

Publisher: Belwin-Mills Publishing Grade: Very Easy Key Signature: Concert B-flat Time Signature: 4/4

Rhythmic Challenges: Eighth Notes

Concepts: Melody, Slurs, Crescendos

Furioso

Composer: Robert W Smith

Publisher: Alfred Publishing Co. Grade: Very Easy Key Signature: Concert B-flat

Time Signature: 4/4 Rhythmic Challenges: Eighth Notes. Mainly Quarter Notes

Concepts: Dynamics, Crescendos, Decrescendos, Tempo

Christmas Fun

Composer: John O’Reilly

Publisher: Alfred Publishing Co. Grade: Very Easy Key Signature: Concert E-flat Time Signature: 4/4, 3/4

Rhythmic Challenges: Half notes, Quarter notes

Concepts: Dynamics, Rit. Meter Change

Intermediate Ensemble-Holiday

Snow Day

Composer: Len Orcino

Publisher: C L Barnhouse Company Grade: Easy Key Signature: Concert B-flat Time Signature: Common

Rhythmic Challenges: Eighth-sixteenths, slurred eighths

Concepts: Sixteenth notes, repeat signs, dynamics, Divisi.

Sleigh Ride

Composer: Leroy Anderson… Arr. Michael Story

Publisher: Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. Grade: Easy Key Signature: Concert E-flat Time signature: Cut Time

Rhythmic Challenges: Cut Time Rhythms, eighth notes, quarter notes

Concepts: Staccato, cut time

Crosswinds March

Composer: James Swearigan

Publisher: CL Barnhouse Company Grade: Easy Key Signature: Concert B-flat Time Signature: Cut Time

Rhythmic Challenges: Cut time rhythms (half note gets the beat)

Concepts: Repeats, Trio section, Cut Time, Key Change to E-flat

Advanced Ensemble-Holiday

Jingle Bell Rock

Composer/Arranger: Michael Story

Publisher: Alfred Publishing Co. Grade: Easy Key Signature: Concert B-flat Time Signature: 4/4

Rhythmic Challenges: Syncopated Rhythms, Slurred Eighth Notes

Concepts: Swing Style, Syncopation, Slurs

Noel!

Composer: Todd Stalter

Publisher: Alfred Publishing Co. Grade: Easy Key Signature: Concert F Time Signature: 4/4

Rhythmic Challenges: Dotted Rhythms (Eighths and Quarters)

Concepts: Accents, Rall. , Dynamic contrast

A Charlie Brown Christmas

Composer/Arranged: Paul Murtha

Publisher: Hal Leonard Grade: Medium Easy Key Signature: Concert F, E-flat Time Signature: 4/4,3/4

Rhythmic Challenges: Syncopated Bass Line, Slurred eighth notes, Tied notes, Sixteenth Notes

Concepts: Syncopation, Slurs, Ties, Repeats, Meter Change, Key Change

Intermediate Ensemble-Contest

New Forest March

Composer: Johnnie Vinson

Publisher: Hal Leonard Grade: Easy Key Signature: Concert E-flat Time Signature: 2/4

Rhythmic Challenges: Dotted Quarters and Eights, Eight and two sixteenths, sixteenths

Concepts: Rhythms, March Style, Marcatto, Phrasing

Cascadia Celebration

Composer: Steve Hodges

Publisher: Alfred Publishing co Grade: Easy Key Signature: Concert E-flat Time Signature: ¾ and 5/4

Rhythmic Challenges: dotted Eighth-sixteenth, Eighth note runs,

Concepts: Meter change, key change to Concert F, Dotted Rhythms,

…And Goodnight

Composer: Chris Bernotas

Publisher: Alfred Publishing Co Grade: Easy Key Signature: Concert E-flat Time Signature: 4/4

Rhythmic Challenges: Dotted quarters and eighths, Sixteenths, slurred eighths

Concepts: Dotted Rhythms, slurs, playing with style (i.e Flowing, Gently) Key change to Concert F

Advanced Ensemble- Contest

On an Hymn Song of Phillip Bliss

Composer: David Holsinger

Publisher: TRN Music Publishing CO. Grade: Medium Easy Key Signature: Concert D-flat

Time Signature: 4/4 5/4 Rhythmic Challenges: Slurred Eighth notes, rhythms at slow tempos

Concepts: 5/4, meter change, slurs, playing with expression, Dynamic contrast

Nimrod

Composer: Edgar Elgar Arranger: Jay Bocook

Publisher: Hal Leonard Grade: Medium Easy Key signature: Concert E-flat Time Signature: 3/4

Rhythmic Challenges: Eighth notes with slurs. Playing expressively

Concepts: Balance, Blend, Intonation, Tone Quality, Dynamic Contrast

The Thunderer

Composer: John Phillip Sousa Arranger: Jay Bocook

Publisher: Hal Leonard Grade: Easy Key Signature: Concert F Time Signature: Cut Time

Rhythmic Challenges: All Rhythms in Cut Time, Eight notes in cut time

Concepts: Cut Time, Repeats, 1st and 2nd ending, Dynamics, slurs/proper articulations

Beginner ensemble –Spring concert

Everything is Awesome

Arranger: Ralph Ford

Publisher: Alfred Publishing Grade: Very Easy Key Signature: Concert E-flat Time Signature: 4/4

Rhythmic Challenges: Eighth note runs/phrases Slurred Eighth notes

Concepts: slurs, dynamics, tone quality, DS Coda

Chant and Tribal Dances

Composer: David Shafer

Publisher: CL Barnhouse Grade: Easy Key Signature: Concert E-flat Time Signature: 4/4

Rhythm Challenges: Sixteenth notes, Trills, Eight Note passages

Concepts: sforzato, trill, Accents,

The Hunger Games

Composer: James Newton Howard Arranger: Brown

Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Grade: Easy Key Signature: Concert B-flat Time Signature: 4/4

Rhythm Challenges: Trills, Eight Notes, Dotted eighth sixteenths

Concepts: Solo section, Trill, Key change to Concert E-flat, Stagger breathing, Meter change

Intermediate Ensemble- Spring Concert

Duel of the Fates

Composer: John Williams Arranger: Michael Story

Publisher: Alfred Publishing Co. Grade: Easy Key Signature: Concert F Time Signature: 4/4

Rhythmic Challenges: Straight Eighth notes

Concepts: Slurs, Staccato, Crescendos, dynamics

Amazing Grace

Arranger: Sean O’Laughlin

Publisher: Carl Fischer Grade: Easy Key Signature: Concert F Time Signature: ¾

Rhythm Challenges: Slurred/lyrical quarter notes

Concepts: Slurs, Key change to D-flat,

Aztec Fire

Composer: Jay Bocook

Publisher: Hal Leonard Grade: Easy Key Signature: Concert B-flat Time Signature: 4/4

Rhythmic Challenges: Dotted Eighths and Dotted Quarters, sixteenths

Concepts: Solo Section, Accents, Staccato, Dynamics,

Advanced Ensemble-Spring Concert

Out of Darkness

Composer: Qunicy Hilliard

Publisher: CL Barnhouse Grade: Medium Easy Key Signature: Concert A-flat Time Signature: 4/4, ¾

Rhythmic Challenges: Syncopation, five-a-lets, sixteenths, slurred and staccato eights

Concepts: Syncopation, five-a-lets, articulations, dynamic contrast, balance

80’s Flashback

Arranger: Paul Murtha

Publisher: Hal Leonard Grade: Medium Key Signature: Concert E-flat, F, B-flat Time signature: 4/4

Rhythmic Challenges: Dotted Eighths-sixteenths, sixteenths, articulated rhythms

Concepts: Meter change, key change, slurs, staccato, solos, dynamics, style, non-instrument sounds

(blowing air/whistling)

Fanfare for the Common Man

Composer: Aaron Copland Arranger: Longfield

Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes Grade: Medium Easy Key Signature: Concert F Time Signature: 4/4 ¾

Rhythmic Challenges: Sixteenth notes, eighth-sixteenths, syncopation

Concepts: Balance, dynamics, slow tempos, articulations, meter change

Assessment piece

Written Exam: Fanfare for the Common Man

1) Who wrote this piece?

A) John Phillip Sousa B) Phillip Glass C) Quincy Hilliard D) Aaron Copland

2) What year was this piece composed?

A) 1931 B) 1942 C) 2001 D) 1450

3) In your own words describe what a fanfare is? What instruments are they usually written for?

4) What Key (Concert Pitch) is Fanfare for the Common Man in?

5) What is the time signature in the first measure?

6) What symphony was this piece written for?

A) Cincinnati B) Philadelphia C) Chicago D) Los Angeles

CMP Project

The focus of the CMP project is to inform my students about John Phillip Sousa and his impact on

American history during his life. I am also going to focus on the effects of different articulations and how

they differ. There will be a 2 day lesson plan. The first day will talk about John Phillip Sousa and the

project/worksheet that will be assigned. The second day will be all about John Phillip Sousa’s piece “The

Thunderer” and all the different articulations used in the piece. The students will be able to perform

each articulation on a scale.

Day 1 Lesson

National Standards:

5. Reading and notating music.

6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music

8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.

9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture.

Materials:

Pencils

Stands

The Thunderer

Instruments

Objectives

1) Students will partake in their daily warm up. The warm up will consist of breathing and

long tones in Concert F.

2) Students will engage in a conversation with the teacher about John Phillip Sousa

3) The class will listen to multiple marches composed by Sousa and discuss them.

Procedures:

1) Good Afternoon class! Please sit with good posture and feet flat on the floor and be

ready to start our warm up

a. Stand up tall and be ready to start breathing

i. Before we start how do you take a proper breath?

ii. Where should our right hand be to make sure we do not lift the

shoulders?

iii. Breathe in for four counts and out for eight.

2) Now grab instruments and I want everyone to take in a deep breath and play Concert F

a. Going up in whole notes play the concert F scale.

i. Now in half notes and then quarter notes

3) Now today we are going to talk about a great American composer

a. His name is John Phillip Sousa

b. He wrote the piece the Thunderer which we are playing for contest.

c. Sousa wrote many marches in his lifetime and got the nickname “The March

King” He wrote many other famous marches such as Stars and Stripes Forever

and Washington Post.

d. He wrote many Marches based on his military background

i. He enlisted in the Marine band in 1868.

ii. He played and conducted in the Marine Band

e. While touring in Europe he developed the sousaphone which is a marching tuba.

The sousaphone wraps around your body and rest on your shoulder so you can

play standing up with no issue.

4) We will be studying his music today so please get out the piece The Thunderer

a. I am going to put on a recording on the piece. I want you think about different

things about the piece to share with the class. Pay close attention.

b. Right away who has the melody? Do we change keys? What measure?

c. Are there any repeated sections?

5) So now that we talked about the piece and John Phillip Sousa, here is a worksheet based

on what we talked about today. Now there are a few questions on there that we did not

cover. I would like you to research them with your parents and or friends to find the

answers. We will discuss more about the piece tomorrow.

Assessment: As a review… Who wrote the piece The Thunderer? What band did he join in

1968? What instrument did he create?

Closing: Next class we will discuss the different articulation styles used in the piece

Lesson Plan Day 2

National Standards:

5. Reading and notating music.

6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music

8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.

9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture.

Materials:

Pencils

Stands

The Thunderer

Instruments

Objectives

1) Students will partake in their daily warm up. The warm up will consist of breathing and

long tones in Concert F.

2) Students will get out the Thunderer and play through it as much as we can

3) Students will have a solid definition of many artiulcaiton styles such as: staccato, tenuto,

accent, slur, and marcato.

Procedures:

1) Good Afternoon class! Please sit with good posture and feet flat on the floor and be

ready to start our warm up

a. Stand up tall and be ready to start breathing

i. Before we start how do you take a proper breath?

ii. Where should our right hand be to make sure we do not lift the

shoulders?

iii. Breathe in for four counts and out for eight.

2) Now grab instruments and I want everyone to take in a deep breath and play Concert F

a. Going up in whole notes play the concert F scale.

i. Now in half notes and then quarter notes

3) Now Listen to me play The Concert F scale and tell me what I did different (Slur)

a. What was different? Right I did not rearticulate each note… what is that called?

i. A slur correct! What about this one (Stacatto)

1. What was different? I added separation in between each note

4) On the board here I have written out different symbols and under them are their

corresponding names.

a. Can someone tell me the definition of a slur? Staccato? Accent?

5) Today we are going to learn what a marcato is

a. Marcato is similar to an accent except it has an even shorter presence. It is a

mixture of an accent and a staccato. Now remember accents get full note value

while marcatos get a slightly shorter not value.

6) Now I want you to scan the first page of “The Thunderer” and can you raise your hand

and tell me where you see some of these articulations?

a. The beginning there are many staccatos in your parts.

i. Can everyone play four staccato notes on concert F?

1. Loop it. Now let’s play the Concert F scale in staccato style

7) Where are some others? Slurs in the low voices starting at bar 83.

a. Do you think you can slur a scale? Let’s try it. We will take it slow.

i. Remember to slur a note means you can’t rearticulate notes

8) What about Accents? Clarinets and trumpets have accents in bar 87

a. Accents have emphasis on the notes, but remember it will get full value of the

note.

9) Bar 96 I see the upper woodwinds have some marcato markings

a. How do you play a marcato again?

10) Okay let’s play through the beginning before class is over

Closing statements: Remember to bring in that worksheet tomorrow and we can go

over it together

CMP Worksheet 12 questions

Remember! Spelling counts and please use complete sentences for all the answers.

1) Who wrote “ The Thunderer”?

2) Name another piece he wrote that we discussed in class

3) What band was he in? What year he join?

4) What key are we in?

5) What year was Stars and Stripes Forever commissioned as our National March?

6) What instrument did he create?

7) Down below give definitions of the follow articulations and their corresponding

symbols. (2pts each)

A) . B) < C) ^

7A

7B

7C

Please write a few sentences about John Phillip Sousa and or the pieces he wrote that we did

not discuss in class. This is our time to research and tell me something new. We can discuss it in

class together. Pick something interesting!

Additional Info:

John Phillip Sousa is an American Composer who lived to be 77 years old before we

passed away in 1932. He was born in Washington DC and as a young educator

played the violin. He joined the Marine Band in 1968. He left in 1875 and went on to

work on his works and the creation of the Sousaphone. He eventually went back to

the Marine Band and served as the conductor for 12 years. He continued to work on

music and marches until his death.

The Thunderer- One of the first known American marches written by John Phillip

Sousa. A great piece to display well known concepts that are taught in class and a

great way to spread American history in the music classroom.

Rubric

Content (Knowledge of the information on the worksheet) 15 pts

1) Unsatisfactory (The content of the students work does not show he or she understands the

material and or did not do what he or she is asked) Score of 6 or lower

2) Average (The student shows an attempt of some content and has a display of knowledge, but

does not answer all the questions correctly) Score between 7-10

3) Satisfactory (The student shows excellent knowledge of the content. He or she displays the

content clear and correct.) Score between 11-12

Grammar (Spelling errors, complete sentences) 5 pts

1) Unsatisfactory (The grammar of the students work is unsatisfactory. Spelling errors are evident

as well as incomplete sentences.)

2) Average (The student shows an attempt of some grammar and has some complete sentences.

There are a few mistakes.)

3) Satisfactory (The student shows excellent grammar skills and spelling is all correct.)

Research (Additional Research) 10 pts

1) Unsatisfactory (The student displayed little attempt to find more information on the topics

discussed in class)

2) Average (The student shows an attempt of some research, but did not give enough info that we

didn’t discuss in class.)

3) Satisfactory (The student shows research on the topics discussed and clearly made an attempt

to research and learn some more information.)

Total Points ____/ 30

Orchestral Works

The 12 Musical Days of Christmas

Arranger: Deborah Baker Monday

Publisher: Highland/Etling Publishing

Grade: Easy (Intermediate)

When: Holiday Concert

Carol of the Bells

Composer: Larry Clark

Publisher: Carl Fischer LLC

Grade: Easy ( Intermediate)

When: Holiday Concert

Freedom Finale

Composer: Michael Story

Publisher: Alfred Publishing Belwin Division

Grade: Easy

When: Spring Concert

Ode to Joy

Beethoven/arr. Richard Meyer

Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing

Grade: Very Easy (Beginner)

When: Spring

The Abduction from the Seraglio

W.A. Mozart/arr. Richard Meyer

Publisher: Highland/Etling Publishing

Grade: Easy (Intermediate)

When: Holiday Concert