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1 Adopted N.B. B.O.E Elementary Instrumental Music Based on the adopted 2004 North Bergen School District Grade 6 / Third Year N.J.C.C.C.S. Revised 2008 Benchmarks Marking Period Aesthetics 1.2B Creation and Performance SWBAT Exhibit greater breath control and play more notes per breath. Understand chromatic scales in relation to half steps. Comprehend all note values learned thus far in selected songs. Explore and understand various pitch control techniques to establish good intonation. Play familiar tunes with a larger quantity of notes available. Identify a pick up (anacrusis) and recognize the relationship to the musical structure. Understand and use alternate fingering when necessary. Students will be assessed via Teacher constructed assessment instrument Departmental performance marking period exams

2 Adopted N.B. B.O.E Elementary Instrumental Music Based on the adopted 2004 North Bergen School District Grade 6 / Third Year N.J.C.C.C.S. Revised 2008 Benchmarks Marking Period Aesthetics 1.2B Creation and Performance SWBAT Increase speed in technical drills. Increase range of notes and dynamics. Play new notes within the limit of the student s embouchure. Continue understanding past concepts such as pick-ups, 1 st and 2 nd endings, and codas. Play and understand difference between eighth and sixteenth notes. Play in a legato and staccato style. Increase the speed of eighth note exercises with slurs. Sharpen the attack on accented notes. Recognize and understand enharmonics. Complete and perform up to lesson six in book two. Students will be assessed via Teacher constructed assessment instrument Departmental performance marking period exams

3 Adopted N.B. B.O.E Elementary Instrumental Music Based on the adopted 2004 North Bergen School District Grade 6 / Third Year N.J.C.C.C.S. Revised 2008 Benchmarks Marking Period Aesthetics 1.2B Creation and Performance SWBAT Continue to play with a steady sound and a more developed tone quality. Play smoothly in ¾ time. Play a swell with proper tone quality. Memorize more major scales. Apply various rhythmic patterns to major scales. Continue to understand the dotted note concept. Identify the key signatures of C, F, and G. Students will be assessed via Teacher constructed assessment instrument Departmental performance marking period exams

4 Adopted N.B. B.O.E Elementary Instrumental Music Based on the adopted 2004 North Bergen School District Grade 6 / Third Year N.J.C.C.C.S. Revised 2008 Benchmarks Marking Period Aesthetics 1.2B Creation and Performance SWBAT Play a theme and variations utilizing 3 and 4 quarter time, staccato, dotted rhythms, rests, ties, and other previously learned techniques. Continue proper tonguing with good intonation and a steady embouchure. Play staccato, legato, and portimento while differentiating among the three. Continue developing performance ability. Expand knowledge of key and time signatures. Play speed drills to increase facility. Continue memorization of major scales. Complete and perform up lesson twelve in book two. Students will be assessed via Teacher constructed assessment instrument Departmental performance marking period exams

5 Adopted N.B. B.O.E North Bergen School District Elementary Instrumental Music Curriculum Grade 6 / 3rd Year Based on the adopted 2004 N.J.C.C.C.S. Revised 2008 Marking Period Program Scope OBJECTIVE Resources NJCCCS Skill Area/Content Students will be able to: Indicator(s) MP 1 TECHNIQUE EXHIBIT GREATER BREATH CONTROL AND PLAY MORE NOTES PER BREATH MUSIC THEORY UNDERSTAND CHROMATIC SCALES IN RELATION TO HALF STEPS RHYTHM COMPREHEND ALL NOTE VALUES LEARNED THUS FAR IN SELECTED SONGS TECHNIQUES EXPLORE VARIOUS PITCH CONTROL TECHNIQUES TO ESTABLISH GOOD INTONATION AND MB 1.1 MB 1.1 PERFORMANCE FORM/ MUSIC THEORY TECHNIQUE PLAY FALIAR TUNES W/ A LARGER QUANTITY OF NOTES AVAILABLE IDENTIFY A PICK UP (ANACRUSIS) AND RECOGNIZE THE RELATIONSHIP TO THE MUSICAL STRUCTURE AND ITS SUCCESSIVE RECURRENCE USE ALTERNATE FINGERINGS ON WOODWINDS WHEN NECESSARY END OF MP 1 MB 1.1 (BRASS PLAYERS WILL BEGIN LIP SLURS) 1

6 Adopted N.B. B.O.E North Bergen School District Elementary Instrumental Music Curriculum Grade 6 / 3rd Year Based on the adopted 2004 N.J.C.C.C.S. Revised 2008 Marking Period Program Scope OBJECTIVE Resources NJCCCS Skill Area/Content Students will be able to: Indicator(s) MP 2 TECHNIQUE INCREASE SPEED IN TECHNICAL DRILLS MB MELODY/ INCREASE RANGE OF NOTES AND DYNACS EXPRESSION PLAY NEW NOTES W/IN THE LIT OF THE STUDENT'S EMBOUCHURE FORM CONTINUE PAST CONCEPTS SUCH AS PICK-UPS, 1ST AND 2ND ENDINGS, AND CODAS RHYTHM PLAY EIGHTH NOTES AND RESTS AND MB EXPRESSION PLAY IN A LEGATO AND STACCATO STYLE TECHNIQUE/ INCREASE THE SPEED OF EIGHTH NOTE AND MB RHYTHM EXERCISES W/ SLURS EXPRESSION SHARPEN THE ATTACK ON ACCENTED NOTES MUSIC THEORY RECOGNIZE ENHARMONICS AND RELATED MATERIAL 1.1 END OF MP 2 2

7 Adopted N.B. B.O.E North Bergen School District Elementary Instrumental Music Curriculum Grade 6 / 3rd Year Based on the adopted 2004 N.J.C.C.C.S. Revised 2008 Marking Period Program Scope OBJECTIVE Resources NJCCCS Skill Area/Content Students will be able to: Indicator(s) MP 3 TECHNIQUE CONTINUE TO PLAY WITH A STEADY SOUND AND A MORE A DEVELOPED TONE QUALITY EXPRESSION PLAY SMOOTHLY IN 3/4 TIME EXPRESSION/ PLAY A SWELL W/ PROPER TONE QUALITY (NOT MELODY TO GET FLAT ON DECRESCENDOS, NOR SHARP ON CRESCENDOS) MUSIC THEORY MEMORIZE MAJOR SCALES AND MB 1.1 AND RHYTHM/ MUSIC APPLY VARIOUS RHYTHC PATTERNS TO MAJOR THOERY SCALES RHYTHM UNDERSTAND THE DOTTED NOTE CONCEPT MB (INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDY WITH MATHEMATICS) 1.1 AND 1.5 MUSIC THEORY IDENTIFY THE KEY SIGNATURES OF C, F, AND G MB AND RELATED MATERIAL 1.1 END OF MP 3 3

8 Adopted N.B. B.O.E North Bergen School District Elementary Instrumental Music Curriculum Grade 6 / 3rd Year Based on the adopted 2004 N.J.C.C.C.S. Revised 2008 Marking Period Program Scope OBJECTIVE Resources NJCCCS Skill Area/Content Students will be able to: Indicator(s) MP 4 PERFORMANCE PLAY A THEME AND VARIATIONS UTILIZING 3 AND 4 QUARTER TIME, STACCATO, DOTTED RHYTHMS, RESTS, TIES AND OTHER PREVIOUSLY LEARNED TECHNIQUES TECHNIQUE CONTINUE PROPER TONGUEING W/ GOOD INTONATION AND A STEADY EMBOUCHURE TECHNIQUE PLAY STACCATO, LEGATO AND PORTIMENTO WHILE DIFFERENTIATING AMONG THE THREE STYLES EXPRESSION CONTINUE DEVELOPING PERFORMANCE ABILITY USING VARIED DYNACS MUSIC THEORY EXPAND KNOWLEDGE OF KEY SIGNATURES AS SUGGESTED BY LESSON BOOK TECHNIQUE/ MUSIC THEORY PLAY SPEED DRILLS TO INCREASE FACILITY AND CONTINUE MEMORIZATION OF MAJOR SCALES SOLO OR RELATED MATERIAL MB 1.1 AND MB END OF MP 4 4

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