Band 6

The student will be able to:

1. Properly assemble and maintain their instrument.
2. Demonstrate proper playing technique to achieve tone production, tone control, and intonation.
3. Read and perform basic music notation.
4. Perform both the pulse and division of beat.
5. Perform in unison and in harmony with the ensemble.
6. Perform beginning level rhythms and percussion rudiments.
7. Perform notes from various keys and the concert B flat scale.
8. Perform various articulations.
9. Perform music with expression.
10. Perform as an ensemble with proper etiquette for the public.

Band 7

The student will be able to:

1. Perform music at the beginning level.
2. Perform six major scales in one octave.
3. Recognize and perform music in time signatures of two, three, and four.
4. Recognize and perform in six different key signatures.
5. Aurally recognize four different intervals (perfect).
6. Sight-read beginning level music.
7. Recognize and perform dotted rhythms and mixed eighth/sixteenth rhythms.
8. Perform as a soloist or in a small ensemble in the state music association contest.
9. Perform as an ensemble in concerts and parades.
10. Perform in the ISSMA music organization contest.

Band 8

The student will be able to:

1. Recognize and perform various styles of music.
2. Recognize important composers and their music.
3. Recognize and perform music in time signatures of 6/8, 5/4.
4. Aurally recognize eight different intervals (perfect and major).
5. Perform music at beginning and intermediate levels.
6. Sight-read beginning music.
7. Perform in the ISSMA music organization contest.
8. Perform eight different major scales.
9. Perform as a soloist or small ensemble member in the ISSMA Solo and Ensemble contest.
10. Perform as a member of the ensemble in concerts and parades.

Jazz Ensemble

The student will be able to
:

1. Recognize and perform music in duple and triple time signatures.
2. Perform eight different scales.
3. Display mature characteristic tone with soloistic qualities.
4. Perform and recognize jazz chords and their structures.
5. Perform in small combos and solo with full ensemble.
6. Perform blues scales.
7. Compose solos to be played with full ensemble.
8. Perform jazz literature from beginning to intermediate levels.
9. Perform and recognize different styles of jazz.
10. Perform as an ensemble in the ISSMA organization jazz contest.

High School Band

The student will be able to:

1. Perform ten different major scales and arpeggios.
2. Perform intermediate to advanced levels of music.
3. Sight-read intermediate level music.
4. Utilize all alternate fingerings.
5. Aurally recognize all perfect, major, and minor intervals.
6. Take responsibility for uniforms and performing equipment.
7. Recognize and perform music with sensitivity in various styles, meter, keys, and tempo.
8. Understand how their instrumental part fits with the rest of the ensemble.
9. Teach another person how to play an instrument.
10. Perform in contests, concerts, and parades.

Chorus 7

The student will be able to:

1. Demonstrate basic singing skills using expression, stage presence, posture, breathing, vowel shaping, and placement.
2. Participate in singing a variety of musical styles in three parts, some from memory.
3. Recognize basic music terms.
4. Sight-reading simple rhythmic and melodic patterns.
5. Develop listening skills through exposure to classical and standard musical literature.
6. Develop skills in critiquing musical performances.
7. Demonstrate basic skills in writing simple melodies and rhythms.
8. Demonstrate a moderate to high level of focused effort.
9. Perform as a part of a musical ensemble understanding the importance of balance/blend and listening to one another.

Chorus 8

The student will be able to:

1. Sing a variety of musical styles in two and three parts, including some from memory.
2. Demonstrate appropriate singing posture, vowel shaping, and placement.
3. Understand the concept of naming key signatures.
4. Sight-read more complex melodies and rhythmic patterns using syncopation, dotted rhythms, step, and simple leaps.
5. Identify the major music periods and representative composer from each.
6. Demonstrate a high level of focused effort.
7. Demonstrate basic performance skills with appropriate minimal movement.
8. Develop more advanced listening skills by exposure to classic music literature.
9. Define basic music terms (tempos, dynamic markings).
10. Identify voice classifications (following soprano, alto, tenor, and bass lines.)

Chorus 9-12

The student will be able to:

1. Understand the proper technique of singing as a part of an ensemble.
2. Sing a wide variety of music literature (songs performed from memory, written in four parts, with and without accompaniment).
3. Sight-read simple melodies in all applicable clefs.
4. Identify and define standard notation symbols for pitch, rhythm, dynamics, tempo, articulation, and expression.
5. Demonstrate knowledge of the technical vocabulary of music.
6. Understand the importance of proper concert etiquette in a variety of settings.
7. Follow the cues of a conductor.
8. Perform music with basic choreography.
9. Demonstrate a moderate to high level of focused effort.
10. Demonstrate a basic knowledge of how music relates to culture, history, and other disciplines.

High School: Choral Chamber Ensemble

The student will be able to:

1. Understand the importance of proper concert etiquette in a variety of settings.
2. Interpret and perform the appropriate mood, dynamics, and tempo of advanced literature in a wide variety of styles.
3. Demonstrate a poised performance as both a soloist and ensemble member.
4. Sing music written in SSA, SSAA with and without accompaniment.
5. Blend and balance voices to establish an appropriate tone quality.
6. Represent the school and community through performances and school activities with pride and excellence.
7. Contribute to the group by working as a team member, learning to cooperate and compromise with others.
8. Demonstrate a moderate to high level of focused effort.
9. Demonstrate a basic knowledge of how music relates to culture, history, and other disciplines.

High School: Advanced Chorus (Show Choir)

The student will be able to:

1. Perform moderate to advanced choreography.
2. Demonstrate a poised performance an ensemble member.
3. Sing music written in at least four parts.
4. Blend their voice with others to accomplish good balance.
5. Sing a wide variety of musical styles.
6. Use timing and placement of vowels, consonants, and diphthongs to execute diction.
7. Demonstrate good performance skills with several opportunities to perform for audiences of all sizes.
8. Contribute to the group by working as a team member, learning to cooperate and compromise with others for the good of the group and demonstrate a high level of self-discipline.
9. Represent the school and community with pride and excellence.
10. Demonstrate a basic knowledge of how music relates to culture, history, and other disciplines.