Band 7 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. JMS Jazz Band is an optional ensemble that is open to 7th & 8th grade band members; Jazz Band meets two days per week before 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 1.5-3.0 band literature
● Teaching Rhythm Logically, by Darcy Vogt Williams
● Musictheory.net
● Teacher-created supplementary materials