CARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND

7th GRADE BAND KARATE

The martial arts belt system is used in training to mark the progress a student has made
in their study. Similarly, display your proficiency on your instrument by earning belts for
Band Karate!

Everyone MUST do the REQUIRED objectives that are in bold with a due date. These
objectives will be entered into the grade book as a Playing Test grade.

If you want to further complete your musicianship skills, do the whole sequence (items
not in bold AND in bold)! Students who attend all concerts and receive their Black Belt
will be eligible to attend the Cedar Point Trip

PASS OFF PROCEDURES

Students may pass off objectives in person at the beginning or end of class, during
scheduled objective pass-off days, or before school by appointment. Students may also
pass off objectives by submitting a video of their performance to Flipgrid (iOS & Android)

All performance material must be performed with characteristic tone quality, correct notes,
correct rhythms, dynamics, phrasing, and articulations.

Preparation must be clearly evident! Failure to pass off material will require a minimum
of one day to practice the assignment before another attempt can be made.

If you don’t pass, don’t fret! Keep practicing and try again!

All pass-offs must be completed by April 30th to be eligible for the

Cedar Point trip.
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7th GRADE BAND KARATE
WHITE BELT
Objective Due Date Teacher Sign-off
Inst. Assembly/Posture/Hand Pos September 22
ToE # 54
YELLOW BELT
Objective Due Date Teacher Sign-off
ToE # 65 October 16
ToE # 72
Bb Scale & Arpeggio October 23rd
ORANGE BELT
Objective Due Date Teacher Sign-off
ToE # 78 November 6
Toe # 85
Chromatic Scale Cell #4 November 13th
GREEN BELT
Objective Due Date Teacher Sign-off
ToE #105 December 4
ToE #110
F Scale & Arpeggio December 11
BLUE BELT
Objective Due Date Teacher Sign-off
ToE #128 January 8
ToE #134
Chromatic Scale Cell No. 5 January 15th
PURPLE BELT
Objective Due Date Teacher Sign-off
Eb Scale & Arpeggio February 19th
Tetrachord no. 2
BROWN BELT
Objective Due Date Teacher Sign-off
Chromatic Scale Cell No. 7 March 12
Tetrachord No. 4
Eb Scale & Arpeggio March 26
RED BELT
Objective Due Date Teacher Sign-off
Ab Scale & Arpeggio
April 16
Tetrachord. No. 8

All pass-offs must be completed by April 30th to be eligible for the

Cedar Point trip.
 CARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND
7th GRADE BAND KARATE

BLACK BELT
Objective Due Date Teacher Sign-off
Chromatic Scale Cell No. 12 April 30
Tetrachord no. 11 & 12

All pass-offs must be completed by April 30th to be eligible for the

Cedar Point trip.