Band 10, 20, 30
Outcomes:
Demonstrate, with teacher guidance, proper instrumental tone and technique.
Demonstrate fluency and proficiency in rudiments (i.e., batter percussion) and scales (i.e., wind instruments and mallet percussion) including:
- 7 major and related minor scales
- chromatic scales.
Describe and apply, with guidance, aural skills related to sectional, ensemble and personal playing.
Interpret and represent musical ideas in a variety of ways, including standard music notation, to expressively communicate ideas.
Demonstrate, with teacher guidance, the ability to make expressive, interpretive and creative choices to communicate music.
Experiment with the manipulation and organization of pre-existing musical material on or for band instruments.
Demonstrate foundational skills, practices and techniques accurately and consistently during ensemble rehearsal and performance.
Outcomes:
Incorporate, with teacher guidance, constructive criticism and reflection on personal and group performance.
Investigate the impact and role of music in own life.
Listen and respond, with teacher guidance, to musical expressions of self and others, conducting critical analysis using musical terminology.
Outcomes:
Discuss the historical, cultural and social contexts of repertoire.
Explore a variety of Canadian and international music literature.
Identify characteristics of high quality repertoire.
Research and discuss First Nations and Métis traditional cultural methods of teaching, learning, creating and performing instrumental music.
Outcomes:
Demonstrate, with teacher guidance, proper instrumental tone and technique.
Demonstrate fluency and proficiency in playing rudiments (i.e., batter percussion) and scales (i.e., wind instruments and mallet percussion) including:
- 9 major and related minor scales
- chromatic scales.
Demonstrate growth towards independence in aural skills related to sectional, ensemble and personal playing.
Interpret and represent, with teacher guidance, notation of increased complexity, including standard music notation, to expressively communicate ideas.
Demonstrate increased ability to make expressive, interpretive and creative choices to communicate music.
Arrange or improvise music for a band instrument.
Demonstrate complex skills, practices and techniques accurately during ensemble rehearsal and performance.
Outcomes:
Incorporate, with increased independence, constructive criticism and reflection on personal and group performance.
Investigate the impact and role of music in own life and consider and plan for continuing engagement in music.
Listen and respond, with increasing independence, to musical expressions of self and others, conducting critical analysis using musical terminology.
Outcomes:
Examine the historical, cultural and social contexts of repertoire.
Study a variety of Canadian and international music literature of established and historically under-represented composers.
Examine elements of high quality repertoire.
Examine First Nations and Métis instrumental music (e.g., powwow social dance music, anthems, Métis kitchen parties, popular music) and its role in communities, past and present.
Outcomes:
Demonstrate, with teacher guidance, proper instrumental tone and technique.
Demonstrate fluency and proficiency in playing rudiments (i.e., batter percussion) and scales (i.e., wind instruments and mallet percussion) including:
- 12 major and related minor scales
- chromatic scales.
Demonstrate enhanced aural skills related to sectional, ensemble and personal playing.
Interpret and represent, independently, notation of increased complexity, including standard music notation, to expressively communicate ideas.
Demonstrate ability to independently make expressive, interpretive and creative choices to communicate music.
Compose original music on or for band instruments.
Apply complex skills, practices and techniques accurately and consistently during ensemble rehearsal and performance.
Outcomes:
Incorporate, independently, constructive criticism and reflection on personal and group performance.
Explore and analyze the impact and role of music in own life and consider and plan for continuing engagement in music.
Listen and respond, independently, to musical expressions of self and others, conducting critical analysis using musical terminology.
Outcomes:
Analyze the historical, cultural and social contexts of repertoire.
Investigate diverse Canadian and international music literature including established and historically under-represented composers.
Evaluate the quality of repertoire.
Examine how traditional and contemporary First Nations and Métis instrumental music has been preserved or changed over time.