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Instructor |
Brian Feigles |
Phone |
225.271.3753 ext.753 |
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School |
Live OakHigh School |
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Planning Hour |
6th |
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Text:
Resources will be derived from various sheet music and alternating method books.
Description:
The class is designed as a performance-based instruction of wind and percussion instrumentation in an ensemble setting.
Goals:
- To have a basic understanding of fundamental concepts and vocabulary in the realm of music.
- To explore various musical selections in terms of composers, arrangers, publishers, music pedagogy, and compositional devices.
- To advance individual performance and execution of technique.
- To broaden a student’s ability for self expression.
Evaluation:
Students will be evaluated through a weighted scale in the following areas:
Semester Exam (15%); Major Assessments (40%) – Performances, Festivals, Concerts; Graded for Accuracy (35%) – Practices,
Select events, Playing Tests; Completion/Participation (10%) – Class Assignments
If a student is absent from an event (rehearsal and/or performance) and has failed to receive the points, the student has 3 days to submit a note from home signed by the parent listing the reason for the absence. After 3 days the absence is considered unexcused, and the student will not be able to make up the points.
Google Classroom for 2020-2021:
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Course Schedule:
First Semester
Unit 1: Music Fundamentals and Marching Execution
- Football games, pep rallies, parades
Unit 2: Exploration of Musical Selections and Concepts
- Concert(s), performances in an ensemble setting, sight reading
Second Semester
Unit 3: Ensemble Performance Strategies
- Parish festival, district festival, off-campus adjudication, sight reading
Unit 4: Extended Vocabulary and Musical Concepts
- Concert(s), off-campus adjudication of a higher level (e.g. state, regional)