Welcome to Music!

I am so excited to start the year with you, I hope you are too. I am so glad you

picked music, help me get to know you by answering these questions.

1. What is your name? is there any other nicknames or names you go by that

you would like to be addressed by in class?

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2. Do you have any experience in music outside of band? do you play more

than one instrument?

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3. What do you like to do outside of school?

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4. What is your favorite genre of music? Favorite Artist?

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5. Do you know what you want to do after high school? If so, what is it?

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6. What do you believe are your strengths in music?

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7. In what areas do you think you can improve in music

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8. What do you want to get out of this class? Social life? Experience?

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9. Tell me some fun facts about yourself that make you unique!

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10. Do you have any questions for me?

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American Riversongs Listening Project

Hello band! For this assignment, you will listen to American Riversongs, by Pierre La Plante,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57ImNw-tn6I, There are 3 major stylistic changes, that are

impacted by articulations throughout the piece, after you fully listen to the piece, answer the

questions below

1. What articulation is prevalent in the first theme? How does this affect the sound of

the band, what is this articulation?

2. Who had the melody in this theme, and how does it sound, was it light? Heavy?

Connected, separated?

3. How do they transition to the next theme?

4. How was the articulation different in the second theme than the first? Were there

any tempo changes or dynamic changes to help this change, what was this

articulation?

5. How did the second theme make you feel?

Who had the melody in the second theme? Was it a full section or was it more soloistic?

6. Who had the harmony and accompaniment figure in the second theme?

7. How did the music transition again?

8. What was different between the second and third theme in terms of articulation?

9. How would you describe the style of the third theme? How did the articulation

contribute to this change?

10. Overall, how do you like the piece personally? What theme or part is your personal

favorite part of the piece? Where do you see yourself having trouble in this piece?
11. In the recording in class, are you performing the articulations correctly together

throughout the ensemble, What can you do while playing to match others around

you in terms of articulations?

12. What do you like about your recording? What did you not?
 Articulation Definition Assignment

Hello band! In this assignment, define the articulation term in your own words and then match

the articulation to the syllable used.

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Legato:_______________________________________________________________________

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Match the articulation to the syllable and the effect each has

1. Marcato a. DIT. Detached

2. Staccato b. DAHT. Heavy

3. Legato c. TAH. Front heavy

4. Accented d. DOO. Connected

How do you achieve each articulation on your instrument?

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