Band 6 students continue learning and developing instrumental musical skills. Students will explore a variety of music genres and styles and perform at three concerts throughout the year. Students will be expected to practice on their own outside of school.

As evidenced based on classroom assessments, the student is able to:
● Analyze the use of melody, harmony, dynamics, tone color, texture, and form
within our concert repertoire. (3.A.1.1)
● Read and notate music using standard notation, including: all notation learned
in 5th grade, plus eighth rests, dotted quarter notes, dotted half notes, dotted
eighth/sixteenth note combo, 3-4 time, 2-4 time. (3.A.1.1)
● Play alone and in a group, demonstrating proper posture, breathing, technique,
age-appropriate tone quality and expressive intent. (3.A.1.1)
● Rehearse and perform a variety of contexts and styles of music alone and within
small or large groups. (3.6.3.5.1)
● Perform in a formal concert setting using appropriate performance and
audience etiquette. (3.6.3.5.1)
● Analyze, interpret and evaluate a variety of musical works or performances by
applying self-selected criteria within the traditions of the art form. (3.6.4.8.1)
● Analyze, interpret and evaluate the personal, societal, cultural and historical
contexts as they apply to music creation, performing and responding. (3.6.5.10.1)

● Essential Elements Interactive method book and website
● Ningenius Online (individual account on website)
● A variety of level 1.0-2.0 band literature
● Teaching Rhythm Logically, by Darcy Vogt Williams
● Musictheory.net
● Teacher-created supplementary materials