Band - Beginner NYSSMA® Curriculum Committee Band - Beginner

Sequential Guide to Music Instruction

for
Performance Ensembles
Performing Listening Musical Elements & Notation History/Culture/Style Creating
Technique Musicianship (Tonality, Rhythm, Timbre, Form, Harmony, Dynamics) (Improvising, Composing)

Bb concert scale
Posture: musician Identify parts of Echo rhythms Folk songs of different Creating: Short rhythmic patterns
position, feet flat, instrument Tonality: cultures
sitting up straight, Echo pitch Explore timbral and pitch
proper playing Starting and ending Rhythm: steady beat Historical / aspects of instrument
instrument position, together Good vs. poor tone long vs. short notes and patterns geographical / cultural
rest position discrimination use established counting system connections of
Responding to the duple / triple meter repertoire
Rhythmic and conductor Self assessment
melodic patterns in w ∑
concert Bb

Lesson / ensemble Perform songs by
etiquette rote h Ó
Scale: concert Bb
Self awareness Hear and q Œ
Tongue when playing and evaluation of
technique (posture,
discriminate
different sections of
h.

Perform long tones pitch, tone, etc.) instruments within
ensemble
Observe and imitate Perform songs by
proper embouchure rote and through Lesson book Tempo: Moderato
written notation, recordings (if
Instrument care: with instruments and available) Andante
Assemble, take apart voice
instrument, maintain Teacher modeling
and clean (oil, grease, Introduce sight- Snare drum:
swab, mouthpiece, reading Begin to
etc.) discriminate
Awareness of instrument tuning
Breath control different clefs
required for Adjust embouchure e
instrument Establish a basic and breath support
performance and practice routine to play in tune
phrasing count using beat and sub-divisions

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Band - Beginner Band - Beginner
Performing Listening Musical Elements & Notation History/Culture/Style Creating
Technique Musicianship (Tonality, Rhythm, Timbre, Form, Harmony, Dynamics) (Improvising, Composing)
Develop Concert etiquette Listen to band Timbre: good vs. poor tone discrimination
characteristic tone of and performance recordings, and
recommended percussion instruments (snare drum,
instrument practice professional soloists
bass drum, crash cymbal, keyboard percussion {bells,
in performance
xylophone})
Hand position / grip
for snare drum & recommended percussion accessories (cow bell,
keyboard tambourine, triangle), as required by literature

Percussion stroke:
tap; bounce; buzz Form: AB
roll (orchestral); and ABA
flam
repetition & contrast
“ ‘
(Ranges represent
recommended teaching range repeat signs
and represent diatonic notes.
Repertoire may require
higher, lower or chromatic 1st and 2nd endings
notes)

Flute: Harmony: homophonic (band)

simple duets
perform with teacher or recorded accompaniment
Oboe:

Dynamics: piano p
f
Clarinet:
forte

Bassoon: Notation: bar line ==\==

measure \===\
Saxophone: staff ===

treble clef &

?
bass clef

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Band - Beginner Band - Beginner
Performing Listening Musical Elements & Notation History/Culture/Style Creating
Technique Musicianship (Tonality, Rhythm, Timbre, Form, Harmony, Dynamics) (Improvising, Composing)
Trumpet: time signature
key signature

Horn:
flat b

#
Trombone:
sharp

n
Baritone:
natural

,
Tuba:
breath mark

Keyboard
Percussion:
fermata U u

ledger lines

tie

slur