Term 4 - April /June – deadline for playing test completion is Friday, June 8th students need to complete one piece and one scale for term 4
Choice of 3 scales: Concert F Major, Concert Aflat Major, or Chromatic Scale
AND
Choice of 3 pieces:
1. Louie Louie – sheet music recording Discovery Jazz Series
2. #131 Theme from Symphony #9 – method book page 29 recording:
http://kjos.vo.llnwd.net/o28/mp3/W21CD2/131.mp3
3. #154 Grant Us Peach - method book page 35 recording:
http://kjos.vo.llnwd.net/o28/mp3/W21CD2/154.mp3
Term 3 – February/April – deadline for playing test completion is Thursday, April 5th
Playing Tests: i. # 84 Go For Excellence p. 19 from you red method book
Recording of #84 Go For Excellence = http://kjos.vo.llnwd.net/o28/mp3/W21CD1/84.mp3
ii. Scale test #2 Concert E flat Major Scale only (first 5 bars) p. 42
iii. Choice of B flat Concert Scale p. 42 or “Mary Ann” #38 in p. 11 of your method book that was not played for Term 2.
Recording of #38 “Mary Ann” = http://kjos.vo.llnwd.net/o28/mp3/W21CD1/38.mp3
Term 2 – November/January
Playing Tests: i. “Hot Cross Buns”
ii. “first 5 notes of B flat Concert Scale”
iii. Choice of B flat Concert Scale p. 42 or “Mary Ann” #38 in p. 11 of your method book.
Term 1 – September/October
Grade 7 Band students will be studying about the instruments of the concert band. They will have a test on this topic and will then choose their choice of an instrument to learn to play.
