Jazz Band

Jazz Band

Jazz Band Curriculum Map

Unit

 

Concept

Matched to Standards

Benchmarks

Students will be able to:

Activities

Assessments

 

August - December

Fall Concert

 

Reading Music

Music Theory

Performance

Improvisation

Perceptive Listening

H 2.1, 3.1, 5.1

H 6.1, 6.2, 6.3

H 7.1, 7.3

H 9.1, 9.2

Read and play a variety of rhythms and styles.

Perform in a live concert setting.

Improvise in a variety of keys.

Discuss and develop understanding of music notation.

 

Students will analyze, describe, and evaluate music and music performances using correct terminology.

 

Practicing music

Engage in class discussion

Listen to and analyze a variety of jazz performances

Scales

Rhythm exercises

Tuning

Improvisation exercises

Analyze triad and seventh chord structures and basic music theory

Fall concert

School Performances

Playing tests

 

 

 

 

 

 

January - May

Spring Concert

 

Reading Music

Music Theory

Performance

Improvisation

Perceptive Listening

H 2.1, 3.1, 5.1

H 6.1, 6.2, 6.3

H 7.1, 7.3

H 9.1, 9.2

Read and play a variety of rhythms and styles.

Perform in a live concert setting.

Improvise in a variety of keys.

Discuss and develop understanding of music notation.

 

Students will analyze, describe, and evaluate music and music performances using correct terminology.

 

Practicing music

Engage in class discussion

Listen to and analyze a variety of jazz performances

Scales

Rhythm exercises

Tuning

Improvisation exercises

Analyze triad and seventh chord structures and basic music theory

Fall concert

School Performances

Playing tests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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