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DOCUMENT RESUMETE 499 786ED 061 244AUTHORTITLrINSTITUTIONPUB DATENOTECerra, James L.Marching Band, Course Number: Music: 5614-Leve1 V.Dade County Public Schools, Miami, Fla.EDRS PRICEDESCPIPTORSMF- 0.65 HC- 3.29*Bands (Music) ; *Behavioral Objectives; *CourseContent; *Curriculum Guides; Musical Instruments;*Music Education; Physical Activities; ResourceMaterials; Teaching Guides*Quinmester ProgramIDENTIFIERS7115o.; An Authorized Course of Instruction Fol- theQuinmester ProgramABSTRACTInstruction in street and field marching techniquesand study of appropriate music are the topics covered in this coursehandbook. The handbook contains guidelines on the following topics:Course Description; Course Enrollment Guidelines; Course of StudyObjectives--Musicianship, Performance--Course Content; CourseProcedures, Strategies, and Suggested Learning Activities; Resourcesfor Pupils; Resources for Teachers; and Assessment. A briefbibliography and foreword are included. (DB)

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MARCHING BANDCOURSE NUMBER:MUSIC:5614-Level VWritten by James L. CerraCrfor theDIVISION OF INSTRUCTIONDade County Public SchoolsMiamA, Florida1971

I.COURSE ViTLEBand, MarchingII.COURSE NUIVIBER561/4-Level VIII.COURSE DESCRIPTIONInstruction in street and field marching techniques andThis organization partici-study of appropriate music.pates in school and community events.Emphasis is placedon performance quality and individual and group responsibility.IV.COURSE ENROLLMENT GUIDELINESStudents shall demonstrate a proficiency on an instrumentthat will facilitate their effective performance in marching band.They will have successfUlly completed a Level IVmusic course on a band instrument and/o- dPmnnsrnteadvanced musicianship and performing skill to the satisfaction of the music director.Special consideration alsoneeds to be given to the student's motivation for participation in marching band and his availability for themany performances.13

77.COURSE OF STUDY OBJECTIVFSA.MUsicianshipThe pupil will select the title of a familiar melodyheard from a list provided.The pupil will determine by listening whether an example is a 2//4.or 6/8 type march.The pupil will identify all rnajor and minor key signa-tures from a given list.The pupil will determine by ear whether an example isin minor or major mode.Given several samples of staff notation, the pupil willselect the one matching an example heard.containing a clef sign, meter sLgnature,bar lines, and initial note, the pupil will zunpleteand duration from meddicthe notation for pitchdictation.The pupil will identify from a given list of e)7.ampleswhether a cadence is half, complete, orincoete.The pupil must be able to identify how his p'art fitsin to the particular musical selection.counter-melody, accompaniment)24(vIelodY,

Pupils must demonstrate knowlede of chords byidentifying the following chords from a selectedlist:major, minor, diminished, augmented,minor seventh, major seventh.Pupils will identify changes in key both aurallyand visually.The pupils will identify by listening the basictypes of drum cadences from a given list whichincludes: rim, basic 4/4, 2/4, 6/8, rock, Latin, jazz,and roll-off signals.After playing the selections, pupils must identifyfrom a list t1'.e. basic forms of the marching music,i.e. military march type, popular song form, freeform, overture form.After hearing a melody performed, the student willselect the proper sequence of letters to describefrom a list of examples.the form of the nelodyGiven a staff containing a meter signature, bar lines,clef signs, and initial notes, the pupil will completethe notation for pitch and duration from harmonicdictation.35

Given a staff-nctated example, the student willselect the proper secuence of letters to describethe form of the melody from a goup of examples.B.PerformancePlaying and Pqsical ParticipationThe pupil will properly assemble his instrument.The student will wear uniform in prescribedfashion.The pupil will play, from memory, a chromaticscale for a range of two octaves, with charac-teristic timbre, at a speed of at least fourtones per second.The pupil will choose and play, from memory, atleast six major scales and their relative mdnorsfor one octave with characteristic timbre, ata speed of at least fbur tones per second in anarticulation (legato, tongued, staccato) designated by teacher.The pupil will perform fik nii music simple melodiesemploying whole, half, quarter, eighth, andsixteenth note values, in time signatures of 4/4,3/4, 2/4, 3/8, 6/8, 9/8, 5/4, 2/2, 0.14

The pupil will demonstrate skill in tonguing atrapid speed (at least eight notes per second).The puoil will demonstrate skill in legato tonguing,staccato tonguIng, and accenting.VI.COURSE CONTENTA.Developr.3nt of musical performance skill1.LogisticCare of equipment and instramentsCare of musicR.ToneEmbouchureAbility to play while in motion3.PitchFingeringsTUning of instrumentFurther embouchure and breath control egatoSingle, double, triple57

Study of styles and adonting formation and inter-5pretation to the stylesTraditional2/4, 4/4, 6/8Swing marchRockJazzLatinDance stepsPrecision drillPicture showsTheme shows6.IntonationRangeBeauty of toneVibratoB.Development of marching performance skills1.LoO.sticCare and maintainance of uniformUse of lyre2.Learn basic fundamental of marchingAttentionAt ease or parade rest68

Basic face movementsFight faceLeft faceAbout faceHalf-right faceHalf-left face270 degree left270 degree rightBasic marching nnvementsFbrward marchRear marchRight flankLeft flankWheel turnCounter marchObliqueMinstrel turnColumn leftColumn rightStep-off maneuversFbrmation and use of squads, ranks, files,formationsDance steps7t9

Students must learn skills and be made aware oftheir i4)ortanceAlignmentPrecisionSpiritCarrying and playing instruments on the marchDisciplineBasic whistle techniquesLong and short whistle soundsWhistle and baton signals for all marchingmovementsC.Public relation aspectsThe band member must be made aware that as a member ofa school marching band he may be called upon to servehis school and community in many ways.The pupil mustbe made aware of his group responsibility.8

VII.COURSE PROCEDURES, SrHATEGIES, AND SUGGESM) LEARNING ACTIVII'Lh,SIt is well to set aside the first two weeks for comnlete orientation and indoctrination for all band members.Hopefully,this will be the two weeks before the fall quinmester.The orientation period should include:1.Introduction of the officers and delineation of the specific responsibilities of eacha.The Band Captain is the tcp officer at all timesexcept:b.The Drum Major is the authority on the field or at amarching performance.2.Set up goals for the band for the term3.Pass out hand book7 and make necessary additions anddeletions.This covers:a.Organizational structureb.Specific rules and regulationsc.Wearing of the uniformd.Group responsibilitiese.Officer responsibilitiesf.Responsibility to school and community4 The balance of the orientation period is concerned withdeveloping the speciflc performance skills peculiar toa Marching Band as outlined in the Course Content VI*See "Forward" fram a typical band handbook, Page 13.9

As the course progresses, each student should grow moreproficient in fundamental marching skills, obedience to whistlesignals and actual field maneuvers.Each week, the stress will depend upon the band director'splans for the half-time show or other projected performance.Some bands consistently present one type of show, otherschange style each week.The band member is involved not onlywith learning to control the tone of his instrument while inmotion, but must also learn to do so while involved in precision drills, choreography, creating a picture or producinga there show, each of which involves remembering where to beand when and at what place in the musical score each movementsoccurs.The author has developed a set of color slides and tapes tofacilitate teaching such basic activities as assembling andwearing the uniform, basic face movements and the like.Mbst directors also have films of previous field shows whichare used for study, analysis, criticism and improvement.10

VIII.RESOURCES FOR PUPILSTexts, supplementary materials, recordings, films, performancesin the area, performance on televised games, periodicals, etc.TV.RESOURCES FOR TEACHERSTexts, periodicals, source books, films, community resources,bibliography pamphlets, pupils, televised games and band performances 3 etc.X.ASSESSMENTCourse offerings must be assessed in terns of their own objectives.Assessment may involve such procedures as use ofstandardized tests, self-designed tests, teacher observation,student interview, group discussion, and crowd or student-body reaction.11

BIFIT-IOGRAPHYFlorida Bandmasters Association Adjudicator's Cc -lent Sheet.#69-70MR-5."Haw to Pramote Your Band"The Band Director.House, Robert id.Prentice-Hall:A Manual of Publicelations ForH. and A. Selmer. Elkhart, Indiana, 1957.Instructional Music For TbdSchools.Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1965.Singleton, Ira, Music in the Secondary Schools.Bacon, Incorporated:Boston, 1965.12Alyn and

ForwardBand obligations both during and outside of school hours are -lanybut rewards are also many.In the band program you gain much per-sonally but you have an important function to perform for others.You are now in the limelight of the school and the public as youhave never been before, which is both exciting and demanding.The intense concentration required to perform in the band is thevery kind of training that produces success in every field.Topscholarship and musicianship go hand in hand, one helps the other.It is not possible to have a good band without the full cooperationof all its members at all times.In a regular class, if your workis not good, you only hurt yourself; in the band, you hurt thewhole group.Your obligations are demanding, but the rewards are many!In orderto maintain a high standard of excellence in the band, it is necessary that members acquaint themselves with regulations and proceduresof the band.This handbook will help you in many ways.Whenever aquestion arises in your mind, look first in the handbook, then consult one of your officers.If you do not find the answer here,then see your director.13

DOCUMENT RESUME. ED 061 244 TE 499 786. AUTHOR Cerra, James L. TITLr Marching Band, Course Number: Music: 5614-Leve1 V. INSTITUTION Dade County Public Schools, Miami, Fla.