Wind Ensemble
NrothWood High School
Winter Trimester 2009
Eric Criss

Mission:

NorthWood High School Bands will produce excellent performers through hard work, dedication, teamwork and steady improvement.

Objectives:

• To produce high quality musical performances
• To develop the personal and group character traits of leadership, dignity, dependability and teamwork
• To serve and represent the school and community in public concerts, parades, competitions and other functions with excellence as our goal

Benchmarks:

• Improve EVERY week
• Increase understanding of abstract qualities of music
• Increase awareness of balance and blend
• Increase confidence personal pitch/tuning
• Increase musical independence
• ISSMA Gold Rating
• Gold Rating in Sight Reading

Description:

Assessment:

Assessment practices will include traditional paper/pencil, performance and authentic assessment. Traditional assessment may include music vocab quizzes and other paper/pencil quizzes. Performance assessment includes all playing quizzes. Authentic assessment includes playing quizzes and concerts.

Classroom Rules:

1. Be on time (attendance and assignments)
2. Cell phones off (during and after school).
3. Bring all your materials to class
   1. Music
   2. Drill Book
   3. Pencil
4. Leave "good enough" at the door. Our music performance will never stop evolving and improving. It is never complete.
5. Listen carefully. Even if another section is being addressed many things will overlap into your area.
6. Keep our room organized.
7. Do the right thing.

Week 01 - Nov 16
	Tues,. Nov. 17 - Mission Statement [20 pts] [worksheet ]
Week 02 - Nov 23
Week 03 - Nov 30
Week 04 - Dec 7
	Thurs., Dec. 10 - Dress Rehearsal 6p-8p Fri., Dec. 11 - Christmas Concert Sun., Dec. 13 - Christmas Concert [100 pts total]
Week 05 - Dec 14
	Mon., Dec. 14 - Christmas Music PQ - [100 pts] [summative rubric ]
Week 06 - Jan 4
Week 07 - Jan 11
Week 08 - Jan 18
	Mon., Jan. 18 - Rhythm/Scales Playing Quiz - 100pts [info ] [rubric ]
Week 09 - Jan 25
Week 10 - Feb 1
	Mon., Feb. 1 - Piece #1 Formative PQ #1 [50 pts] [formative rubric ]
Week 11 - Feb 8
	Mon., Feb. 8 - Piece #1 Formative PQ #2 [50 pts] [formative rubric ]
Week 12 - Feb 15
	Mon., Feb. 15 - Piece #1 Summative PQ [100 pts] [summative rubric ]
Week 13 - Feb 22
	Mon., Feb. 22 - Piece #2 Formative PQ #1 [50 pts] [formative rubric ] Mon., Feb. 22 - Pep Band Performances [100 pts] [info] [schedule] Mon., Feb. 22 - Portfolio [100 pts] [info] [rubric]

Tasks may be added or removed to meet the changing needs of the ensemble.