PERIOD 1
BEGINNING BAND BENCHMARK GUIDE AND STUDY MATERIALS
- Identify parts of YOUR instrument (picture and word bank)
-Essential Elements Book pg. 3 - Music Staff
- Numbering lines and spaces
-EE book pg. 3 - Write in measure numbers (include multi-measure rests)
-EE book pg. 3 - Identify pitch on the staff (from C to F)
-Images below
- Numbering lines and spaces
- Rhythm and Notation
- Write in counts for simple notation (Quarter, Eighth, Half, Whole and rests)
- Identify stem direction and length (d’s and p’s - no q’s or b’s) (1 8va length)
-Image Below - Correctly draw notes on a staff (ovals not circles)
-Image Below
4. Identify sharp, flat, natural, repeat sign, double bar line, bar line, breath mark, fermata, treble and bass clef
-Terms in EE book pg. 48
Fingerings
1. Given a blank fingering chart, fill in the notes that are written below the chart for YOUR INSTRUMENT (example: trumpet)
-Image Below - you will only be given the notes you've learned so far.
-YOUR fingering chart for YOUR instrument is in the back of the EE book pg. 46
-Terms in EE book pg. 48
Fingerings
1. Given a blank fingering chart, fill in the notes that are written below the chart for YOUR INSTRUMENT (example: trumpet)
-Image Below - you will only be given the notes you've learned so far.
-YOUR fingering chart for YOUR instrument is in the back of the EE book pg. 46
Technique
Demonstrate the following to Ms.C when she calls your name during the test:
1. ONE of THREE trained air streams
1. Paper airplane
2. Darts
3. Bow and Arrow
-Breathing Gym from 3 minutes and 8 seconds, until 4 minutes and 34 seconds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VisILLZkcWQ&t=536s
2. Correct sitting posture
-pg. 3 of EE book
3. Tonguing efforts through tizzling a rhythm
-pg. 2 of EE book
Demonstrate the following to Ms.C when she calls your name during the test:
1. ONE of THREE trained air streams
1. Paper airplane
2. Darts
3. Bow and Arrow
-Breathing Gym from 3 minutes and 8 seconds, until 4 minutes and 34 seconds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VisILLZkcWQ&t=536s
2. Correct sitting posture
-pg. 3 of EE book
3. Tonguing efforts through tizzling a rhythm
-pg. 2 of EE book
PERIOD 2
INTERMEDIATE BAND BENCHMARK GUIDE AND STUDY MATERIALS
1. Identify parts of YOUR instrument (picture and word bank)
-Essential Elements Book pg. 3 2. Music Staff 1. Identify pitch on the staff including leger lines (for YOUR instrument) 2. Identify measure numbers including multi-measure rests. 3. Rhythm and Notation 1. Write in counts for a piece in the EE book 2. Identify all terms from the list below (matching) |
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4. Identify
1. Slur, breath markings, dynamics, style markings, key signatures
5. Fingerings
1. Given a blank fingering chart, fill in the notes that are written below the chart for YOUR INSTRUMENT (example: trumpet)
-Image Below - you will only be given the notes you've learned so far.
-YOUR fingering chart for YOUR instrument is in the back of the EE book pg. 46
1. Slur, breath markings, dynamics, style markings, key signatures
5. Fingerings
1. Given a blank fingering chart, fill in the notes that are written below the chart for YOUR INSTRUMENT (example: trumpet)
-Image Below - you will only be given the notes you've learned so far.
-YOUR fingering chart for YOUR instrument is in the back of the EE book pg. 46
6. Technique
1. Demonstrate the following to Ms. C when she calls your name during the test
a. Rhythmic sight reading (tizzling exercise from the EE book)
b. Correct breathing
c. Fingerings on a drumstick for melodic sight reading
1. Demonstrate the following to Ms. C when she calls your name during the test
a. Rhythmic sight reading (tizzling exercise from the EE book)
b. Correct breathing
c. Fingerings on a drumstick for melodic sight reading
PERIOD 6 & 7
Percussion Ensemble benchmark guide and study materials
1. Rhythmic and Melodic Notation
a. Writing in counts of rhythm and identifying pitch of a short musical excerpt
2. KEY POINTS in history (from the Station Rotations of Snare Drum, Mallet, and Timpani)
a. This information was to be kept in a folder through the rotations. All timelines and study guides.
3. Labeling Parts of the Instruments and Identifying Mallets
a. Snare Drum
b. Mallet
c. Timpani
4. Writing in Strokes
a. Full, Down, Tap, Up
b. Short measures of rhythm that may repeat
-Examples of this were kept from your test on (9-23-19)
5. Performance (Ms. C will call your name during the test to demonstrate the following:)
a. Demonstrate three rudiments of choice
- From tiers of the 40 rudiments (leveled)
- https://vicfirth.zildjian.com/education/40-essential-rudiments.html
b. Sight read a short rhythm
c. Demonstrate correct grip for different mallets (and posture!)
a. Writing in counts of rhythm and identifying pitch of a short musical excerpt
2. KEY POINTS in history (from the Station Rotations of Snare Drum, Mallet, and Timpani)
a. This information was to be kept in a folder through the rotations. All timelines and study guides.
3. Labeling Parts of the Instruments and Identifying Mallets
a. Snare Drum
b. Mallet
c. Timpani
4. Writing in Strokes
a. Full, Down, Tap, Up
b. Short measures of rhythm that may repeat
-Examples of this were kept from your test on (9-23-19)
5. Performance (Ms. C will call your name during the test to demonstrate the following:)
a. Demonstrate three rudiments of choice
- From tiers of the 40 rudiments (leveled)
- https://vicfirth.zildjian.com/education/40-essential-rudiments.html
b. Sight read a short rhythm
c. Demonstrate correct grip for different mallets (and posture!)
****Allegro percussion ensembles will be taking the same test, but will receive a leveled test for music reading, notation, and amount of questions that is best suited for them.****