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Lesson Plan 7

This document provides information about a band rehearsal for the piece "Dusk" by Steven Bryant at Wamego High School. The objective is for students to perform sections of the piece with an understanding of climax spots and appropriate control of dynamics and tone. The rehearsal plan involves playing through sections of the music while focusing on vertical alignment, musicality, communication between the conductor and ensemble, and ultimately performing the full piece. Assessment will be through aural observation and discussion between the director and ensemble.

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Lesson Plan 7

This document provides information about a band rehearsal for the piece "Dusk" by Steven Bryant at Wamego High School. The objective is for students to perform sections of the piece with an understanding of climax spots and appropriate control of dynamics and tone. The rehearsal plan involves playing through sections of the music while focusing on vertical alignment, musicality, communication between the conductor and ensemble, and ultimately performing the full piece. Assessment will be through aural observation and discussion between the director and ensemble.

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Wamego High School

Teacher/Conductor: Elaine Snowden


Rehearsal: 7
Dusk by Steven Bryant
Prior Knowledge/Skills:
Experience with instrument in a band setting, most from the fifth grade. Experience reading sheet
music and performing with the range and technical skills of the program’s high school band.
There have also been previous rehearsals on this piece.
Rehearsal Objective:
Students will perform Dusk with an understanding of climax spots following tension and release
in the music. Students will then use this understanding to appropriately control their dynamics
and tone. Students will also perform these measures with accurate counting from start to finish.
Assessment of the Rehearsal:
Aural observations by the director(s) and verbal confirmation from the ensemble through
discussion between the director and ensemble.
Relevant Context Factors:
Ensemble struggles to focus on counting beats in a measure, this is apparent throughout changes
in time signatures. They understand building tension towards the point of release in music but
can work on accuracy in entrances and exits.
Modifications/Accommodations needed:
The tempo can be played with during rehearsal depending on if students are struggling with
counting, with hearing harmonic context, or reaching climactic points.
Instructional materials, resources, & technology:
Metronome
Personal Improvement Objective:
Clear conducting with a focus on change in time signatures, releases, and cuing entrances.
Rehearsal Plan:
Time Activity Purpose of Activity Sequence Assessment
1-3 32-47 Vertical Alignment -Students “bop” Aural observation
their parts from
32-47
-Play through
same place
4-10 21-47 Musicality -Play through
21-47
-Now audiate
same part (what
would this
sound like if it
was played by a
professional
symphony?)
-Play again
11-13 Beginning-21 Communication -Play through 1- Discussion
between ensemble 21
and conductor -Discuss
conducting
options with
held notes and
meter changes.
(Was the
communication
there?)
14-15 1-47/end Tie in rehearsal 1-42/end
(depending on
time)

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