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Weeks 4-6: Assessed by Feb. 12

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This page contains the calendar and rubric for this unit. You'll find several hyperlinks to resources embedded within the calendar. Rubrics are linear progressions of broad and common goals for growth as well-rounded musicians. Progress through each row from left to right. The objective is to score a 3 in each category by the end of this 3-week unit. Once you've scored a 3 in each category, you can challenge yourself to move to a 4.

Unit 2 Calendar

Monday 1/25
​
Pitch ID
- fingers & frets
- tablature

​Intro to BandLab
- demo
​- drum loops
- small groups
Tuesday 1/26

Pitch ID
- fingers & frets
- tablature

Riffs
- White Stripes
​- Queen

Chords
- Em, Am

​BandLab practice tracks
- 8 bars of drums
​
- small groups
Wednesday 1/27
​
Pitch ID
- fingers & frets
- tablature
Riffs
- White Stripes
​- Queen

Chords
​
- Em, Am

​​BandLab practice tracks
- 8 bars of drums/bass
​- Em, Am
​
- small groups
Thursday 1/28

Riffs
​
- selection

​Chords
​
- Em, Am, Cmaj, Gmaj

​​BandLab practice tracks
- 8 bars of drums/bass
​- Em, Am, Cmaj, Gmaj

​
- small groups
Friday 1/29

Technique
- posture
​- warm up

Riffs
- selection

​Chords
​
- Em, Am, Cmaj, Gmaj

​​BandLab practice tracks
- 8 bars of drums/bass
​- Em, Am, Cmaj, Gmaj

​
- small groups

Monday 2/1

Chromatic scale
​Pitch ID

Riffs
Chord progressions
​Progress Journals
BandLab small groups 
Tuesday 2/2

Technique
​- warm up

Chromatic scale
​Pitch ID

Riffs
Chord progressions
​Progress Journals
BandLab small groups ​
Wednesday 2/3

Technique
​- warm up

​Chromatic scale
​Pitch ID

Riffs
Chord progressions
​Progress Journals
BandLab small groups ​
Thursday 2/4

Technique
​- warm up

Chromatic scale
​Pitch ID

Riffs
Chord progressions
​Progress Journals
BandLab small groups ​
Friday 2/5

Technique
​- warm up

Chromatic scale
​Pitch ID

Riffs
Chord progressions

​Progress Journals
BandLab small groups ​

Monday 2/8

Technique
​- warm up
Pitch ID
- chromatic scale
​- practice
Chords
- first chords
- first progressions

Ban​dLab
- progressions
​- assessment channels
Tuesday 2/9

​
Technique
​- warm up
Theory practice
Chords
- first chords
- first progressions

Ban​dLab recording
- progressions
Wednesday 2/10

​Technique
​- warm up

Theory practice
Riffs
Chords
- first chords
- first progressions


​Video Assessment
-
riffs
Thursday 2/11

Video Assessments
- chord progressions
​
- 
riffs
Friday 2/12
- Progress Reports


Theory exam
Video Assessments
- chord progressions
​
- 
riffs

Video examples
​- riffs
- progressions

Unit 2 Assignments

+ Course documents (see Rubric)
+ Progress Journal
   - videos recorded in Teams private channel
   - total of one hour per week minimum
   - document personal goal for growth and assess
+ Chords and chord progressions
+ Riffs
+ BandLab practice track
+ Pitch ID/chromatic scale


Unit 2 Rubric

1: Fan - 60%
2: Roadie - 70%
3: Opener - 90%
4: Headliner - 100%

Harmonic
​Performance
(MU.CR.1HI.5a)

​1. Perform multiple chords with clear tone and a steady strumming pattern
2. Perform multiple chord progressions with clear tone and a steady strumming pattern
3. Perform a chord progression to a selected song with the recording using an appropriate strumming pattern
4. Perform chord progressions to multiple songs with the recordings using appropriate strumming patterns

Melodic
​Performance

(MU.PR.6.HI.5a)

​1. Perform a riff to a selected song
​2. Perform a riff to a selected song with the recording
​3. Perform riffs to selected songs with the recordings
​4. Perform riffs to selected songs with the recordings in a recorded performance

Music
​Theory
(MU.PR.4.HI.5b)

1. Identify parts of the guitar, open strings, and tune the guitar
2. Interpret tablature to identify and perform pitches on the fretboard
3. Interpret chord diagrams to identify and perform new chords
4. Use the chromatic scale to identify pitches on the fretboard

Practice
​Skills

(MU.PR.5.HI.5a)

1. Submit all course documents
- Plan for Success
- Lease Agreement
- Student Info
​- Theory Exam
2. Submit all course documents; submit evidence of practice using BandLab
3. Submit all course documents; submit evidence of significant practice and growth using BandLab
4. Submit all course documents including a completed BandLab practice track; create a detailed practice schedule and document progress

Technique
(MU.PR.5.HI.5a)

1. Consistently demonstrate correct posture
2. Consistently demonstrate correct posture and hand position
3. Consistently demonstrate correct use of fingerings
4. Demonstrate correct posture and technique in an instructional video

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