Long-Term Planning Calendar: Music

Teacher: Evan Norwood

Grade/Class/Ensemble: High School Advanced Wind Ensemble
Unit’s Main Objective: Advanced Wind Ensemble Techniques
Primary Repertoire: Essential Technique Books, Lightning Field by John Mackey, Courtly Airs and Dancesby Ron Nelson
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5

Lesson Obj: Students will demonstrate improved
breath control while playing.
Activity 1: Breathing exercises and drills
Lesson Obj:Students will demonstrate
improved sight-reading skills
Activity 1:Sight-reading exercises
Lesson Obj: Students will be able to
identify and correct pitch and tuning
issues.
Activity 1:Tuning exercises with a
drone
Lesson Obj:Students will be able to Lesson Obj:Students will be able to perform
perform technical exercises with expressive phrasing
accuracy and precision.
Activity 1:Technical exercises and drills Activity 1: Phrasing exercises and drills

Activity 2: Play long tones and scales with focus
on breath support
Repertoire: Technique books/warm up materials
Activity 2:Sight-read pieces as a group
and individually
Repertoire: Technique Books, Courtly
Airs, Lightning Field
Activity 2: Play ensemble pieces and
have students identify and correct
pitch and tuning issues
Repertoire:Technique Books, Courtly
Airs
Activity 2:Play pieces with focus on Activity 2: Play pieces with focus on expressive
technical accuracy phrasing
Repertoire: Technique Books, Repertoire: Courtly Airs, Lightning Field
Lightning Field

Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10

Lesson Obj: Students will demonstrate improved Lesson Obj: Students will be able to Lesson Obj:Students will be able to Lesson Obj:Students will be able to Lesson Obj: Students will demonstrate mastery of
tone quality perform complex rhythms accurately. perform in various styles of music perform as a cohesive ensemble unit concepts and skills

Activity 1:Tone exercises and drills Activity 1: Rhythm exercises and drills Activity 1: Listen to and analyze Activity 1:Rehearse ensemble pieces Activity 1:Review all concepts and skills from the unit
recordings of various styles with focus on balance and blend

Activity 2:Play pieces with focus on tone Activity 2:Play pieces with focus on Activity 2: Play pieces in various Activity 2: Record and listen to Activity 2:Perform a final assessment that
production complex rhythms styles ensemble performances demonstrates mastery of unit concepts and skills

Repertoire:Technique Books, Courtly Airs Repertoire: Technique Books, Repertoire: Courtly Airs and Dances, Repertoire:Courtly Airs and Dances, Repertoire:Courtly Airs and Dances, Lightning Field
Lightning Field Lightning Field Lightning Field
Notes:
Lesson Obj: At the end of this lesson, what main specific action will students do (demonstrate a skill, create a product, etc.)?
Activity 1: What is one creative way to have students start to reach that objective?
Activity 2: What is a different creative way to build on activity 1 and reach that objective?
Repertoire: What musical pieces/examples do you need for this class?

Additional Notes for Yourself:

-All objectives and activities are based on the Arizona State Standards for Music Education.
-Like anything, music is about building and reinforcing, the end of the unit is obviously not the end of the work on these pieces, but pushing technique growth for a 2 week stretch and seeing how that work impacts concert repertoire
makes for a very interesting lesson plan.