Long-Term Planning

School: Utopia Middle School

Teacher: Mr. Merideth
Grade/Level: 8th Repertoire: Three of My Best Friends, Like a Mighty Stream, Aztec Fire, Encanto
Month: Novemeber
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
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Students will listen to professional Students will identify all of the musical Students will rehearse Three of My Best Students will rehearse Like a Mighty
recordings of all of their concert pieces terms found in their parts and Friends and Encanto. Students will focus Stream and Aztec Fire. Students will
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Students will rehearse Encanto and go Students will rehearse Three of my Best Students will rehearse Like a Mighty Students will rehearse Encanto and
over a composition assignment for their Friends and Aztec Fire. Students will Stream and Aztec Fire. Students will work on their composition projects.
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Students will rehearse Encanto and Students will rehearse Three of My Best Students will rehearse Encanto and Students will rehearse Encanto and
Aztec Fire. Students will work on playing Friends and Aztec Fire. Students will work on their composition projects. Like a Mighty Stream. Students will
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Students will rehearse all 4 of their Students will rehearse Encanto and Students will rehearse Like a Mighty Students will rehearse Aztec Fire, Like
concert pieces and discuss what needs Aztec Fire. Students will relate these two Stream, Encanto, and Three of my Best a Mighty Stream and Three of my Best
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31 Concert Day Notes:

Students will discuss proper concert
etiquette and do a full run through of
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 Friday
7
Students will rehearse all 4 pieces and
locate areas of the music they need to
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14
Students will rehearse all 4 of their
pieces and discuss what needs to be
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21
Students will make a recording of their
concert pieces and discuss what needs
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Students will rehearse all 4 pieces and

discuss what needs the most work over
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