Rehearsal # 1

Miss.Whitaker
Rock Creek

Prior Knowledge/Skills:
-B flat and E flat Scale

Rehearsal Objective:
-Read through “Joy”

Assessment of the Rehearsal:

-Students are able to successfully

Relevant Contextual Factors:

-First time in front of the band

Modifications/Accommodations needed:

Instructional materials, resources, and technology:

-Speaker
-Recording
-White board/Marker

Personal Improvement Objective:

-Create a good relationship with the band demonstrating that I am equal with Jay’s
expectations, but I am personable/approachable.

Rehearsal Plan
Time Activity Purpose of Activity Sequence Assessment
15 Warm-up: Intonation, Sight Reading Play a concert Bb, then List could include:
mins. scale. Play Intonation -Key/Time Signature
Chorale. First begin with -Tempo
creating a list of what to -Accidentals
look at when sight reading. -Dynamics
-Tricky Rhythms
-Repeated Phrases
-Breathe!
-Look Ahead and Keep
Going!
15-20 Play recording of
mins. Joy. Have them
mark music as
they go through.

Read through
“Joy” and remind
of sight reading
list.

Rehearsal # 2
Miss.Whitaker
Rock Creek HS

Prior Knowledge/Skills:
-Students have had one run-through of the piece so far

Rehearsal Objective:
-Create goals musically, and rehearsal wise as an ensemble.
-Rehearse mm.1-14

Assessment of the Rehearsal:

-Students successfully create goals for the ensemble
-Progress is made with the introduction of the piece.

Relevant Contextual Factors:

-Students are not all “into” band
-First year with a new teacher

Modifications/Accommodations needed:
-Possibly have them create goals while in smaller groups so that not everyone is talking at once

Instructional materials, resources, and technology:

-Marker
-Whiteboard
-Paper
-Pencil
 Personal Improvement Objective:
-Let the students know my expectations
-Up the tempo at the beginning of piece

Rehearsal Plan
Time Activity Purpose of Activity Sequence Assessment
Warm-up Intonation
Goals Engagement, Something to
work towards
Play 1-14 Get into students ears
Break down 1-14 Clean up the intro
Possibly work on
melody

Rehearsal # 3
Miss.Whitaker
Rock Creek HS

Prior Knowledge/Skills:
-Students have had one run-through of the piece so far

Rehearsal Objective:
-Create goals musically, and rehearsal wise as an ensemble.
-Rehearse mm.1-14

Assessment of the Rehearsal:

-Students successfully create goals for the ensemble
-Progress is made with the introduction of the piece.

Relevant Contextual Factors:

-Students are not all “into” band
-First year with a new teacher

Modifications/Accommodations needed:
-Possibly have them create goals while in smaller groups so that not everyone is talking at once
 Instructional materials, resources, and technology:
-Marker
-Whiteboard
-Paper
-Pencil

Personal Improvement Objective:

-Let the students know my expectations
-Up the tempo at the beginning of piece

Rehearsal Plan
Time Activity Purpose of Activity Sequence Assessment
Warm-up Intonation
Goals Engagement, Something to
work towards
Play 1-14 Get into students ears
Break down 1-14 Clean up the intro
Possibly work on
melody

Rehearsal # 4
Miss.Whitaker
Rock Creek HS

Prior Knowledge/Skills:
-Students have now created a set of expectations for themselves

Rehearsal Objective:
-Create clarity within the piece, and give personal meaning to the piece

Assessment of the Rehearsal:

-Students have what brings them joy written down
-listening to clarity of section

Relevant Contextual Factors:

Modifications/Accommodations needed:
 Instructional materials, resources, and technology:
-White board
-Markers

Personal Improvement Objective:

-Continue to hold my expectations for the group, by explaining why I did/didn’t like a certain
sound.

Rehearsal Plan
Time Activity Purpose of Activity Sequence Assessment

20 Have them write

mins down what brings
. them Joy.
Total
M. 28-39 Phrase, Make it clear what Play through.
parts are playing at what -Have 8ths play at 31.---
time Ripples
-Have half notes play
-Sing through 28-39
-Play
Play 39-42 Define Articulation:
Portato = play halfway
between staccato and
legato, indicated by
staccato dots under a slur

-Carried, Separated with

full length

42-47 Confidence with Timpani

Part
 Rehearsal # 5
Miss.Whitaker
Rock Creek HS

Prior Knowledge/Skills:
-Bb mixolydian scale

Rehearsal Objective:
-Continuing to clean and become more familiar with the piece while creating the best sounds.

Assessment of the Rehearsal:

-Students participate in breathing
-Students retain what we worked on 28-38
-Students continue to improve 18-24

Relevant Contextual Factors:

-Several missing people due to sports, and mens choir

Modifications/Accommodations needed:

Instructional materials, resources, and technology:

-Tell trumpets they will need mutes!
-Drone
-Speaker

Personal Improvement Objective:

-Engage students so they don’t have a reason to talk
-Explaining instructions in a clear and concise way

Rehearsal Plan
Time Activity Purpose of Activity Sequence Assessment
Warm-Up Breathe 5-15-5 Exercise aka “sip
sip”

Warm-Up Tune/Become familiar with -Hum Concert F w/ Drone -Students can clearly
Mixolydian scale -Play explain what a mixolydian
-Play Concert F scale, A’s scale is
move, B’s hold (then
switch)
-Have them lower the 7th
of Concert F
-Explain M. 28-38 is F
 Mixolydian
M. 28-38 Review
18-24 Articulation -Work with Trumpet 1 and -Listening
2 on opposing lines
24-28 -Lining up and Cleaning -Have students bop -Ask for two students to
-Dynamics volunteer and give
feedback.
Review Goals if
time is left!

Rehearsal #6

Rehearsal Plan
Time Activity Purpose of Activity Sequence Assessment
Warm-up Sight Reading -Differ who plays by class,
what color they’re
wearing, etc.
-Clap, Speak, Play on
Concert F
Play
Beginning-34 Let students listen to what -Play and Record
they sound like and -Listen to recording
contribute -Write positives/negatives
on board
REVIEW GOALS
34-39 Clean 8th notes and help -Demonstrate for horns
horn and trumpet 2