8th Grade Band Curriculum GuideMrs. Swanson, Grand Mesa Middle School

Quarter 1 / Monday (Aug 4) / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday
Week 1 / Review / Bb Major
Inst Rental Night
Week 2 / Practice Card 1 Due / Clinic Music out / Band Council Selected
Week 3 / Practice Card 2 Due
Chromatic Scale / Perc check / Playing Test Bb Major/Chromatic memorized
Determines chair placement
Week 4 / Practice Card 3 Due
F Major / Perc check
Week 5 / Practice Card 4 Due
Syncopation/Interval / Perc check / Locker check / Playing Test F Major 2 8va memorized
Week 6 / Practice Card 5 Due
C Major / Perc check
Week 7 / Practice Card 6 Due
Divici/unison / Clinic music playing test / Perc check / Playing Test cumulative scales and C Major
FUTURE WARRIOR NIGHT
Week 8 / Practice Card 7 Due
G Major / Perc check
Week 9 / Practice Card 8 Due
G minor/tempo / 8th Grade Band Clinic / Perc check / Last day of quarter
Playing Test G Major 2 8va / No school for kids
ROCKATHON
General Daily Warm Up: Long Tone 1A pg. 4, Scales pg. 42-45, Warm up sets pg. 6-9, pg. 10 scale pattern *articulation
1st Quarter Goals: reestablish and create a characteristic band sound
Quarter 2 / Monday (Oct 13th) / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday
Fall Break
Week 1 / Practice Card off week / Mrs. S gone / Mrs. S gone hunting
December Concert Music out
Week 2 / Practice Card 1 Due
D Major / Perc check / Locker Checks
Week 3 / Practice Card 2 Due
D.S. al Fine/textures / Perc check / Playing Test D Major
Week 4 / Practice Card 3 Due
E Major / Perc check / Select Band music tests
Week 5 / Practice Card 4 Due
Enharmonics/staccato / Perc check / Locker Checks / Playing Test E Major
Week 6 / Practice Card 5 Due
B Major / Perc check / Select Band
THANKSGIVING BREAK
Week 7 / Practice Card 6 Due
Tempo/C minor / HOLIDAY CONCERT PLAYING TEST / Perc check / Playing Test B Major
Week 8 / Practice Card 7 Due
Gb/F# Major / Perc check
Week 9 / Practice Card 8 Due
Legato/cut time / Music our for sight reading for festival
HOLIDAY CONCERT / Perc check / Solo/Ensemble music out / Last day of quarter
Playing Test Gb/F#
General Daily Warm Up: Long Tone 1A pg. 4, Scales pg. 42-45, Warm up sets pg. 6-9, pg. 10 scale pattern *articulation
2nd Quarter Goals: reestablish and create a characteristic band sound
Quarter 3 / Monday (Jan 5th) / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday
Week 1 / Work day no kids / Practice Card off week
Db Major / Perc checks / Honor Jazz Band / Honor Jazz Band
Week 2 / Practice Card 1 Due
Enharmonics/chord / Perc checks / Playing Test Db Major
Week 3 / No School / Practice Card 2 Due
Ab Major
Week 4 / Practice Card 3 Due
D.C. al Coda/3 8 time / Chamber Music Playing Test / Perc checks
Mrs. S CMEA / Festival Music Final Decision
Mrs. S CMEA / Playing Test Ab Major memorized
Mrs. S CMEA
Week 5 / Practice Card 4 Due
Eb Major / Perc checks / Locker Checks
Week 6 / Practice Card 5 Due
Sixteenth notes / Chamber Music Concert / Perc checks / Solo/Ensemble Today and Tomorrow
Week 7 / Practice Card 6 Due
Chromatic full range / Perc checks / Playing Test Eb Major memorized
Week 8 / Practice Card 7 Due
Sixteenth note combinations / Perc checks
Week 9 / Practice Card 8 Due
G Scale 2 8va memorized / Perc checks / Last day of quarter
Playing Test full range chromatic / No school for kids
General Daily Warm Up: Long Tone 1A pg. 4, Scales pg. 42-45, Warm up sets pg. 6-9, pg. 10 scale pattern *articulation
3rd Quarter Goals: reestablish and create a characteristic band sound
Quarter 4 / Monday (March 9) / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday
Week 1 / Practice Card off week / Single sixteenth/dotted eighth note / Perc checks / Festival Music Playing Tests / Playing test G scale 2 8va memorized
Week 2 / C S A P
SPRING
BREAK
Week 3 / Practice Card 2 Due
D Major memorized / Perc checks
Week 4 / Practice Card 3 Due
Triplet / Perc checks / Locker Checks
Colorado West Fest. / Colorado West Festival
Week 5 / Practice Card 4 Due
E Major memorized / Perc checks
Week 6 / Practice Card 5 Due
Advanced theory / Perc checks / Playing Test Final
Week 7 / Practice Card 6 Due
Advanced theory / Perc checks
Week 8 / Practice Card 7 Due (last one) / FINAL CONCERT
Week 9 / Last day of school
General Daily Warm Up: Long Tone 1A pg. 4, Scales pg. 42-45, Warm up sets pg. 6-9, pg. 10 scale pattern *articulation
2nd Quarter Goals: reestablish and create a characteristic band sound