Band: High School


Rhythm Essential Question: How do we navigate notation as it relates to pulse and meter? What new notation do we need to be aware of to play rhythms as written? What are technical considerations for more difficult rhythms and meters?

Modified: 2012-06-07
Harmony Essential Question: What does it mean to play in tune? In tone? How does our theoretical understanding of music inform how we play in an ensemble setting?

Modified: 2020-05-03
Scales and Key Signatures Essential Question: How can learning scales help us play passages we find in our music? What are the benefits of playing in a variety of keys?

Modified: 2020-05-03
Sightreading Essential Question: What are common issues we encounter when sightreading? How do we become better sight readers?

Modified: 2020-05-03
Individual Lessons Essential Question: How does individual playing differ from ensemble playing? How can we practice to improve our skills on our individual instruments? How can we improve our musicianship? What kinds of technical challenges or advantages are unique to our instrument?

Modified: 2020-05-03
Ensemble Skills Essential Question: What are musical considerations unique to the band ensemble? How do we become better ensemble players? What does it mean to be an ensemble musician? How can we make our individual contributions to the performance more than the sum of their parts?

Modified: 2020-05-03
Performance Etiquette Essential Question: How did performance etiquette come to be what it is today? How does culture and tradition influence us as musicians?

Modified: 2020-06-01