Student Signature ____________________ Directors Signature____________________ Total Points Possible 245 Points Received________________ Grade Received ________________ Module 6 Revision 9899 Page 1 3/14/2011 4:02:09 PM Little Wolf High School Band Module 6 This Section Due by First Things First... Section Grade _______ 20 Section Total Second Lesson 0. List TWO strengths and how to improve them. List TWO weaknesses and how to improve them. List two new goals for this quarter. Use these for goals for this module or quarter. This question should be completed by your second lesson. Please take this question seriously and think of specific technical goals that you would like to achieve by the end of this quarter. Be sure to have Mr .Telfer initial this, after it is finished. Date_______initials_______ STRENGTHS 1. how to improve 2. how to improve WEAKNESSES 1. how to improve 2. how to improve LEVEL 4 Highly articulated revisions are suggested and are linked with specific critical comments (e.g. "I should practice the right hand along so that the counting is corrected in measure 3".) LEVEL 3 Specific revisions are suggested but are not necessarily coordinated with critical comments (e.g. "she should change her fingering:). LEVEL 2 Offers broad, superficial, or nonconstructive musical or technical suggestions (e.g. "play more in tune"). LEVEL 1 No attempt to suggest revisions or how to improve the performance (e.g. "practice"). (20 pts.) 5 Module 6 Revision 9899 Page 1 3/14/2011 4:02:09 PM Little Wolf High School Band Module 6 This Section Due by Notation Section Grade _______ 115 Section Total Third Lesson 1. Create a Rondo with geometric shapes. Naturally, you will need to know what a Rondo is to do this question correctly. (20 pts.) 20 2. Create your own 4 to 8 bar melody (song). You may want to mess around on the piano or your instrument until you hear something you like, then write it down. If you would like more suggestions ask. Also, write in the treble or bass clef. Please be neat. (10 pts extra credit if you use MusicTime) (30 pts.) 34 3. On the attached staff paper, write out ALL the scales you will play this quarter for scale exams. Be sure if you play two octaves you write two octaves. If you need paper, ask. Most of the scales are in your books, simply copy them to your staff paper. Neatness and accuracy are very important. - OR - Compose a melody using one of the scales. Play the melody on your instrument to see if it sounds good. Don't just write notes down. Be sure the rhythms are correct and beats per measure are correct. Freshman only need to write 4-8 measures, Sophomores 8-16, Juniors 16-24, and Seniors 24-32+. Neatness and accuracy are very important for either task. You can do both if you wish, and you would receive 65 points for each part and another 50 pts for doing both. This amounts to a possible 115 pts more for just this question! (65 pts.) 51 Module 6 Revision 9899 Page 2 3/14/2011 4:02:09 PM Little Wolf High School Band Module 6 This Section Due by Written Section Grade _______ 30 Section Total Sixth Lesson 4. How are melodies or themes and scales related? What are common characteristics that they both have? (5 pts.) 179 5. Write down three mixed meters. You may need to look up, what a mixed meter is. 1. 2. 3. (10 pts.) 190 6. What is TEXTURE when it refers to music? Write down its musical definition and then write how a composer could use this element to express his or her ideas better. (5 pts.) 200 7. Identify three concepts between music and other classes you have taken or are currently taking. (5 pts.) 209 8. How would society benefit, if everyone, was taught to play an instrument and had to play it throughout their high school years? (5 pts.) 217 This Section Due by Performance Section Grade _______ 30 Section Total Eighth Lesson 9. Demonstrate improved technical skills in reading performance. Using Watkins-Farnum sight reading test. This will be done in your lesson.(L) Date____________Initials_______ Score________ (5 pts.) 70 Module 6 Revision 9899 Page 3 3/14/2011 4:02:09 PM Little Wolf High School Band Module 6 10. Perform correct tuning adjustments within your section (not tuning notes - chords). (L) Date____________Initials_______ (5 pts.) 79 11. Follow the score of a simple piece of music. (Get a copy of Mr. Telfers scores and try to follow along on your part during a rehearsal, let him know before you do this). (5 pts.) 91 12. Work with Vivace on improvisation, three different times throughout the quarter. Write the dates you used the Vivace below. (Percussion work with MasterTrax Pro and Band In A Box or Music Time instead -- be creative, listen to the different beat patterns in Band In A Box) 1.____________ 2.____________ 3.____________ (15 pts.) 103 13. Perform the required scales for the current quarter. Play the octave(s) and tempo as specified in the scale guidelines. Scales should be played in eigth notes. Date____________Initials_______ (0 pts.) 124 14. Perform the chromatic scale in the full range (more than an octave and a half) of your instrument demonstrating consistent tempo and pitch accuracy at a faster tempo then the previous quarter or module. The tempo should be the quarter note = 120mm, and playing the scale in eighth notes. Write the tempo here _____________ (L) Date____________Initials_______ (0 pts.) 133 15. Play the required or rhythmic studies as specified in your guidelines sheet (attached to your handbook). (L) Date____________Initials_______ (0 pts.) 146 This Section Due by SelfEvaluation Section Grade _______ 50 Section Total Eighth Lesson 99. Write how you feel about your progress during this quarter, both the positive and negative experiences. Include answers to all of the following questions. (1) Did you achieve the goals you set at the beginning of the quarter? Why or why not? Be specific? (2) Write some suggestions for improving the negatives, and identify why the positives were positive. (3) Write what grade you feel you deserve and why. (4) What are some things that I did or you did that did not work in helping you achieve your goals? (5) What are some things that did work? Please put some thought into this, this is an excercise to help you evaluate your own performance, attitude, and improvement for the quarter. Grading is also on neatness, grammar and spelling. (50 pts.) 230 Module 6 Revision 9899 Page 4 3/14/2011 4:02:09 PM