7th Grade Unit Plan Quarter 2 2018

10/15 10/16 10/17 10/18 10/19

Festive Jubilee: Festive Jubilee: Sectionals. Festive Jubilee: Memory test on music for
Listen to recording Sight Read Measures 1-8 White Elephant parade.
Sight Read La ​Rejouissance: Emphasise working on the Rhythmic accuracy,
A Little Night Music: Listen to recording more difficult parts, and Note accuracy Standard:
Listen to recording Sight Read technique for performance, Foundational Skill
Sight Read All in this Together: and music for white La Rejouissance: Performing-
All in this Together: Memorization elephant parade. Measures 1-8 . Perform literature from
Memorization Rhythmic accuracy, memory
Note accuracy
Standard: Maintain a Standard: Maintain a Standard:
steady beat, with steady beat, with MU.PR.5.PE.8a
auditory assistance, auditory assistance, a. Develop strategies to Standard:
while playing individually address technical MU.PR.4.PE.8b
while playing individually
and with others challenges in a varied b. Use repertoire to
and with others
sixteenth, corresponding repertoire of music. demonstrate a developing
sixteenth, corresponding understanding of various
dotted notes and dotted notes and musical structure and
elementary syncopation elementary syncopation context in repertoire
in simple meters in simple meters performed.

10/22 10/23 10/24 10/25 10/26

A little night music. Festive Jubilee Sectionals. A Little Night Music Test:
Measures 1-10, Measures 16-23. Measures 11-26 Bb 2 octave scale.
Rhythmic accuracy Rhythmic accuracy Emphasise working on the Rhythmic accuracy
Note accuracy Note accuracy more difficult parts, and Note accuracy
technique for performance, Standard:
Festive Jubilee La ​Rejouissance and music for white La Rejouissance Foundational Skill-
Measures 9-16 Measures 9-17 elephant parade. Measures 17-33 Performing
Rhythmic accuracy Rhythmic accuracy Rhythmic accuracy Perform scales, intervals,
Note accuracy Note accuracy Standard: Note accuracy and arpeggios in the
MU.PR.5.PE.8a repertoire.
All in this Together: All in this Together: a. Develop strategies to All in this Together:
Memorization Memorization address technical Memorization
challenges in a varied
Standard: repertoire of music. Standard:
MU.PR.5.PE.8a Standard: MU.PR.6.PE.8a
a. Develop strategies to MU.PR.6.PE.8a a. Demonstrate attention to
address technical a. Demonstrate attention technical accuracy in
challenges in a varied to technical accuracy in prepared and
repertoire of music prepared and improvised improvised
performances of a varied performances of a
repertoire of music varied repertoire of
music representing
representing diverse
diverse cultures and
cultures and styles.
styles.

10/29 10/30 10/31 11/1 11/2

Festive Jubilee Festive Jubilee Sectionals. Festive Jubilee Test

Measures 23-31. Measures 31-39. Measures 39-49.
Rhythmic accuracy Rhythmic accuracy Emphasise working on the Rhythmic accuracy F concert scale 2 octaves.
Note accuracy Note accuracy more difficult parts, and Note accuracy
technique for performance. Standard:
A Little Night Music La Rejouissance La Rejouissance Foundational Skill-
Measures 26-33 Measures 41-53 Standard: Measures 53-61 Performing
Rhythmic accuracy Rhythmic accuracy MU.PR.5.PE.8a Rhythmic accuracy Perform scales, intervals,
Note accuracy Note accuracy a. Develop strategies to Note accuracy and arpeggios in the
address technical repertoire.
La Rejouissance A Little Night Music challenges in a varied A Little Night Music
Measures 33-41 Measures 33-41 repertoire of music. Measures 41-51
Rhythmic accuracy Rhythmic accuracy Rhythmic accuracy
Note accuracy Note accuracy Note accuracy

Standards: Standards: Standards:

Identify Musical symbols Intermediate level Intermediate level
encountered in repertoire Elements of music Utilize a basic
Identify Key and time Intermediate level characteristic tone with
signatures One’s own physical greater stability.
mechanics and skill level
essential to playing/singing Intermediate Level
within the repertoire Utilize proper technique
(e.g. embouchure, hand
position, posture and
breath).
11/5 11/6 11/7 11/8 11/9

Festive Jubilee Festive Jubilee Sectionals. A Little Night Music Test

Measures 49-61. Measures 61-end. Target spots that are
Rhythmic accuracy Rhythmic accuracy Emphasise working on the similar if not the same. C concert scale 2 octaves.
Note accuracy Note accuracy more difficult parts, and Dynamics and part
technique for performance. contrast. Standard:
La Rejouissance La Rejouissance Foundational Skill-
Measures 61-end Focus on Style Standard: Festive Jubilee Performing
Rhythmic accuracy Fat quarter notes MU.PR.5.PE.8a Focus on dynamics at the Perform scales, intervals,
Note accuracy Crisp 8th notes a. Develop strategies to top and arpeggios in the
address technical Focus on articulation repertoire
A Little Night Music A Little Night Music challenges in a varied differences.
Measures 51-end Focus on dynamics repertoire of music.
Rhythmic accuracy
Note accuracy Standard:
Intermediate level
Standards: Simple music forms and
Standards: MU.PR.5.PE.8b characteristics.
Intermediate Level b. Use feedback from
Perform fluently with key ensemble peers and other
signature and accidental sources to refine
encountered in the performances.
repertoire

11/12 11/13 11/14 11/15 11/16

Veteran’s Day La Rejouissance Sectionals. A Little Night Music Test

No school Measure 41- end contrasting dynamics
Focus on good tone and Emphasise working on the G concert scale 2 octaves.
clarity of lines more difficult parts, and La Rejouissance
technique for performance. Even tempo, proper style Standard:
Festive Jubilee Foundational Skill-
Work Backwards from Standard: Festive Jubilee Performing
end. Listening for good MU.PR.5.PE.8a Top to 39. Tone, Perform scales, intervals,
balance and tone a. Develop strategies to articulation, dynamics and arpeggios in the
address technical repertoire
A Little Night Music challenges in a varied Standards:
Measures 26-41 working repertoire of music. Intermediate level
 to get the full build up Perform dynamics, timbre,
tempo, phrasing,
Standards: articulation in the
Perform with awareness of repertoire. For vocal
intonation, ensemble, ensemble: apply
balance and blend articulators to produce
clarity of consonants and
purity of vowels

11/19 11/20 11/21 11/22 11/23

La Rejouissance Festive Jubilee Sectionals. Thanksgiving Break Thanksgiving Break

Full Run (cut time) Full run. Tone,
articulations, dynamics Emphasise working on the
Festive Jubilee more difficult parts, and
39 to end. Tone, La Rejouissance technique for performance.
articulation, dynamics Full Run (cut time)
Standard:
A Little Night Music A Little Night Music MU.PR.5.PE.8a
Full run. DYNAMICS! Full run. DYNAMICS! a. Develop strategies to
address technical
Standards: MU.PR.6.PE.8b challenges in a varied
Perform independent parts b. Demonstrate attention to repertoire of music.
while others play expressive qualities in
contrasting parts (e.g., prepared and improvised
level 1-2). performances of a varied
repertoire of music
representing diverse
cultures and styles.

11/26 11/27 11/28 11/29 11/30

Festive Jubilee Festive Jubilee Sectionals. Festive Jubilee Test

Dynamics. Real sfzp Fine detail 1-31 Fine detail 31- end.
Emphasise working on the D concert scale
La Rejouissance La Rejouissance more difficult parts, and La Rejouissance
Sense of comfort and Full run, pompous technique for performance. Full run, pompous Standard:
ease Foundational Skill-
A Little Night Music Standard: A Little Night Music Performing
A Little Night Music Energy through MU.PR.5.PE.8a Energy through Perform scales, intervals,
Energy through performance. a. Develop strategies to performance. and arpeggios in the
performance. address technical repertoire
challenges in a varied
Standards: Standards: repertoire of music. Standards:

MU.PR.6.PE.8c MU.PR.4.PE.8b MU.PR.5.PE.8b

c. Demonstrate an b. Use repertoire to b. Use feedback from
understanding of the demonstrate a developing ensemble peers and other
context of the music understanding of various sources to refine
through prepared musical structure and performances.
performances. context in repertoire
performed.

12/3 12/4 12/5 12/6 12/7

A Little Night Music A Little Night Music Sectionals. A Little Night Music Test
Concert Prep Concert Prep Concert Prep
Emphasise working on the Concert A scale 2 octaves
La Rejouissance La Rejouissance more difficult parts, and La Rejouissance
Concert Prep Concert Prep technique for performance. Concert Prep Standard:
Foundational Skill-
Festive Jubilee Festive Jubilee Standard: Festive Jubilee Performing
Concert Prep Concert Prep MU.PR.5.PE.8a Concert Prep Perform scales, intervals,
a. Develop strategies to and arpeggios in the
Standards: Standards: address technical Standards: repertoire
challenges in a varied
Intermediate level Intermediate level repertoire of music. MU.PR.6.PE.8a
MU.PR.6.PE.8b
Utilize musical symbols Utilize proper technique MU.PR.6.PE.8c
encountered in the (e.g. embouchure, hand
repertoire position, posture and
breath).
Perform dynamics, timbre,
tempo, phrasing, Perform with awareness of
articulation in the intonation, ensemble,
repertoire. For vocal balance and blend
ensemble: apply
articulators to produce
clarity of consonants and
purity of vowels.

12/10 12/11 ​Concert Night

A Little Night Music A Little Night Music

Concert Prep Concert Prep

La Rejouissance La Rejouissance
Concert Prep Concert Prep

Festive Jubilee Festive Jubilee

Concert Prep Concert Prep

Standards: Standards:

Perform independent parts Intermediate Level

while others play
contrasting parts (e.g., Adjusting to the acoustic
level 1-2). properties and the effect
on the performers and the
Intermediate level performance space.
Respond to basic
conducting cues (e.g.,
tempo, dynamics).