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Teach Them to Fish: The First Year of Modern Band

by Michelle Vallejo

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LET’S GET MOVIN’!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agUwxxkZN4Y

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MODERN BAND CORE VALUES:

  • Comfort Zone
  • Approximation
  • Scaffolding
  • Improvisation
  • Composition
  • Student-Centered

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https://musicwill.org/2016/10/19/popular-music-and-modern-band-principles/

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LET’S PLAY! (QR code for digital piano)

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Ukulele Guitar Bass Keyboard

Photos from https://jamzone.musicwill.org/

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LAND OF 1,000 DANCES by Wilson Pickett

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mz_EXHKGHs&themeRefresh=1

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Google Chrome Transpose Extension

*transpose to key of C

(transpose extension -2)

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WHO AM I?

MICHELLE VALLEJO

PreK-5th grade General Music Teacher & 6-8 Modern Band Director

Eduardo Mata Montessori School

Dallas Independent School District (Dallas, TX)

michellevallejo@yahoo.com

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THE FIRST YEAR OF MODERN BAND

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“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day.

Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime”

-Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu

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  • The goal of these units is to build students’ independence in learning each

of the instruments.

  • The goal of this session is to build your confidence as a teacher so you feel

more comfortable teaching your students each instrument.

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MODERN BAND METHOD BOOKS

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https://www.halleonard.com/search/author/259134/scott-burstein?promotion=13090016promotion=13090016&dt=item#products

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UNIT #1: UKULELE

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JOURNAL QUESTION

What are two things you want to know about the ukulele?

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Benefits of a journal:

  • Gauge the knowledge and wonderings of your class.
  • Allows students to express themselves in a space that is more comfortable.
  • Gives you a moment to take attendance, address individual students, etc. at the beginning of class.
  • Another way to show you are writing in your classroom.
  • Gets students to express and explain themselves. (“Why?”)

More journal ideas: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Chb2vdDoZDFQ-BXRvjLfUdwg3cRnJGlkFZHt4sVCDgQ/edit?usp=sharing

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INTRODUCTION TO THE UKULELE

  • Quaver Video from Quaver 5th Grade Special Project Ukulele Lessons:

Tuning & Parts of the Ukulele: https://users.quavered.com/QR/74HX6S (begin at 02:00)

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ACTIVITY: Quaver open strings: “Good Cats Eat Always”

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ACTIVITY: “Cool Hand Uke” game

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ACTIVITY: Open String Songs

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ACTIVITY: Open String Songs

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ACTIVITY: Finger Combination Game

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ACTIVITY: Learning the C-Scale one string at a time

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ACTIVITY: C chord

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ACTIVITY: F chord

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ACTIVITY: G7 chord

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LAVA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbexjxcLA8E

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ACTIVITY: Modern Band Method Book (MBMB)

https://www.halleonard.com/product/693619/modern-band-method-ukulele-book-1?promotion=13090016promotion=13090016

NEW RESOURCE!

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ACTIVITY: Boo’d Up

YouTube video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urImYAUDcw8

(Transpose -1)

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JamZone link:

https://jamzone.musicwill.org/songs/bood-up-easy/?instrument=ukulele

Photos from https://jamzone.musicwill.org/

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RESOURCES

  • Basic skills (Learning Objectives [LO’s] & Demonstrations of Learning [DOL’s])

(ensuring that your students know these helps you to be able to use these terms when explaining

how to play notes/chords on the instrument.)

    • Parts of the instrument (diagram)
    • String names & string #’s (diagram)
    • Finger #’s (diagram)
    • How to read notation (rhythms/note values, notes on the staff, JamZone, single string, TAB, and chord charts)
    • Proper hand position
    • How to play a C-scale
    • Single string melodies
    • How to play chords
  • Project & Assessment ideas
  • Recommended instructional resources
  • Enrichment ideas
  • Vocabulary

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PARTS OF THE UKULELE

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PARTS OF THE UKULELE ASSESSMENT

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OPEN STRINGS

“Good Cats Eat Always”

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STRING �NAMES & �STRING #’S

“Good Cats Eat Always”

4 3 2 1

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Diagram created by Michelle Vallejo

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STRING NAMES & �STRING #’S

ASSESSMENT

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Diagram created by Michelle Vallejo

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UKULELE �FINGER �NUMBERS

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UKULELE �FINGER�NUMBERS

ASSESSMENT

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HOW TO READ NOTATION

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PROPER HAND POSITION

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PROPER HAND POSITION

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UKULELE C-SCALE

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0 2 0 1 3 0 2 3

Diagram created by Michelle Vallejo

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SINGLE STRING MELODIES

*Recommended Resource: Single String Songs Vol. 1 by John Henry Sheridan

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“Charlie Brown” Theme Song

Photo from https://takelessons.com/blog/cool-ukulele-riffs-tabs-z10

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UKULELE CHORDS

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You can do a Google search for various chord charts to find one that you like.

Photo from https://musescore.org/en/node/283424

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PROJECT & ASSESSMENT IDEAS

Project Ideas:

  • Group project - each group prepares a song from Quaver or JamZone to perform for class.
  • Write a song and/or create a chord progression.

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Assessment Ideas:

  • Daily Performance Grade
  • Journals
  • C-scale playing test
  • Chords (C, F, G7)
  • Ukulele Quiz (parts diagram, finger #’s, string names/#’s)
  • Ukulele Final Test (parts diagram, finger #’s, string names/#’s, chord identification [multiple choice or

draw on blank diagram], note identification [pitch and note values])

  • Projects

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RECOMMENDED INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES

  • JamZone: https://jamzone.musicwill.org/
    • Songs
    • Video lessons
  • Modern Band Method Book - Ukulele
  • Quaver Ukulele Unit
  • Ukulele Method Books (ie - Alfred’s Kid’s Ukulele Course Complete)
  • Single String Songs Vol. 1 by John Henry Sheridan
  • Soundtrap
  • Garage Band (for Apple devices)
  • Breezin’ Thru Theory
  • Theory Time
  • YouTube and Google are great places to search for things too!

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ENRICHMENT / EXTENSION IDEAS

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  • Discuss the history of the ukulele
  • Show how an ukulele is made
  • Learn about Hawaii
  • Cool Hand Uke Game (Quaver)
  • Q-Grooves w/ Chords (Quaver): https://users.quavered.com/QR/28Q7RV
  • JamZone songs and video lessons
  • Soundtrap
  • Music Theory Lesson (ie - Theory Time, Breezin’ Thru Theory, etc.)
  • Write a song
  • Learn more scales!
  • Create your own phrase to remember string names and/or draw a picture to remember the phrase

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UKULELE VOCABULARY

string names, string number, fret number, finger number, hand position, posture, playing/strumming technique, chord diagram, parts of the instrument (body, neck, headstock, tuning pegs/tuners, fret, fret space, fretboard, sound hole, strings, open string, nut, bridge, saddle), pick, chord, single string, melody, music stand

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UNIT #2: GUITAR

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JOURNAL QUESTION

What are two things you want to know about the guitar?

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Benefits of a journal:

  • Gauge the knowledge and wonderings of your class.
  • Allows students to express themselves in a space that is more comfortable.
  • Gives you a moment to take attendance, address individual students, etc. at the beginning of class.
  • Another way to show you are writing in your classroom.
  • Gets students to express and explain themselves. (“Why?”)

More journal ideas: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Chb2vdDoZDFQ-BXRvjLfUdwg3cRnJGlkFZHt4sVCDgQ/edit?usp=sharing

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ACTIVITY: Single String Melodies

*Recommended Resource: Single String Songs Vol. 1 by John Henry Sheridan

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‘Seven Nation Army’ by The White Stripes

Photo from https://nationalguitaracademy.com/one-string-guitar-songs/

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ACTIVITY: Modern Band Method Book (MBMB)

https://www.halleonard.com/product/325718/modern-band-method-guitar-book1?promotion=13090016promotion=13090016

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ACTIVITY: One-Chord Jam (MBMB)

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ACTIVITY: Improvisation: Two-Note Solo (MBMB)

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ACTIVITY:

(MBMB)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru0K8uYEZWw

Scott Burstein, Mary Claxton, Dave Wish, Spencer Hale, Music Will "Modern Band Method - Guitar Book 1,"(2020).

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ACTIVITY: (MBMB)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru0K8uYEZWw

Scott Burstein, Mary Claxton, Dave Wish, Spencer Hale, Music Will "Modern Band Method - Guitar Book 1,"(2020).

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ACTIVITY: TAB and Riffs (MBMB)

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ACTIVITY: Dark Horse (MBMB)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KSOMA3QBU0

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Scott Burstein, Mary Claxton, Dave Wish, Spencer Hale, Music Will "Modern Band Method - Guitar Book 1,"(2020).

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RESOURCES

  • Basic skills (Learning Objectives [LO’s] & Demonstrations of Learning [DOL’s])

(ensuring that your students know these helps you to be able to use these terms when explaining

how to play notes/chords on the instrument.)

    • Parts of the instrument (diagram)
    • String names & string #’s (diagram)
    • Finger #’s (diagram)
    • How to read notation (rhythms/note values, notes on the staff, JamZone, single string, TAB, and chord charts)
    • Proper hand position
    • How to play a C-scale
    • Single string melodies
    • How to play chords
  • Project & Assessment ideas
  • Recommended instructional resources
  • Enrichment ideas
  • Vocabulary

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PARTS OF THE ACOUSTIC GUITAR

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PARTS OF THE ACOUSTIC GUITAR ASSESSMENT

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PARTS OF THE ELECTRIC GUITAR

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PARTS OF THE ELECTRIC GUITAR ASSESSMENT

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STRING NAMES & STRING #’S

(Top to Bottom)

Eddie Ate Dynamite Good Bye Eddie

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(Bottom to Top)

Eagles, Beatles, Grateful Dead, And Elvis

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Diagram created by Michelle Vallejo

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STRING NAMES

& STRING #’S

ASSESSMENT

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Diagram created by Michelle Vallejo

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GUITAR �FINGER �NUMBERS

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GUITAR �FINGER �NUMBERS

ASSESSMENT

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HOW TO READ NOTATION

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PROPER HAND POSITION

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Photo from https://gatewaypeople.com/

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PROPER �HAND POSITION

(MBMB)

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Scott Burstein, Mary Claxton, Dave Wish, Spencer Hale, Music Will "Modern Band Method - Guitar Book 1,"(2020).

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GUITAR C-SCALE

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(A) 3 0 2 3 0 2 0 1

Diagram created by Michelle Vallejo

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GUITAR

“EASY”

CHORDS

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GUITAR

CHORDS

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Photo from https://free-printable-paper.com/

guitar-chord-sheet/

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PROJECT & ASSESSMENT IDEAS

Project Ideas:

  • Group project - each group prepares a song from JamZone to perform for class.
    • Extension - create the other instrument parts in Soundtrap

Example: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1N3DhpmW75k4hih58kTEn_lWQ-rQ3ru10/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=116313513491623527158&rtpof=true&sd=true

  • Write a song (lyrics and/or chord progression)

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Assessment Ideas:

  • Daily Performance Grade
  • Journals
  • C-scale playing test
  • Chords (Easy Em, Easy C, Easy G, D)
  • Guitar Quiz (parts diagram, finger #’s, string names/#’s)
  • Guitar Final Test (parts diagram, finger #’s, string names/#’s, chord identification [multiple choice or draw on

blank diagram], note identification [pitch and note values])

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RECOMMENDED INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES

  • Modern Band Method Book - Guitar
  • Single String Songs Vol. 1 by John Henry Sheridan
  • Websites:
  • Garage Band (for Apple devices)
  • Theory Time
  • YouTube and Google are great places to search for things too!

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ENRICHMENT / EXTENSION IDEAS

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  • Cool Hand Uke Game (Quaver)
  • Q-Grooves w/ Chords (Quaver): https://users.quavered.com/QR/28Q7RV
  • JamZone songs and video lessons
  • Soundtrap
  • Music Theory Lesson (ie - Theory Time, Breezin’ Thru Theory, etc.)
  • Write a song
  • Learn more scales!
  • Explore the history of the guitar.
  • Create your own phrase to remember string names and/or draw a picture to remember the phrase

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GUITAR VOCABULARY

acoustic, electric, string names, string number, fret number, finger number, hand position, posture, playing/strumming technique, chord diagram, parts of the instrument (body, neck, headstock, tuning pegs/tuners, tuning posts [electric], fret, fret space, fretboard/fingerboard, sound hole [acoustic], sound pickup [electric], volume knob, tone knob, output jack, strings, open string, nut, bridge, saddle, pickguard, whammy bar [electric]), pick, chord, single string, melody, capo, guitar stand,

music stand, guitar strap, notation, TAB, iconic notation, amp, cable

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UNIT #3: KEYBOARD

*Virtual Keyboard QR Code:

https://recursivearts.com/virtual-piano/

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JOURNAL QUESTION

What are two things you want to know about the keyboard/piano?

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Benefits of a journal:

  • Gauge the knowledge and wonderings of your class.
  • Allows students to express themselves in a space that is more comfortable.
  • Gives you a moment to take attendance, address individual students, etc. at the

beginning of class.

  • Another way to show you are writing in your classroom.
  • Gets students to express and explain themselves. (“Why?”)

More journal ideas: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Chb2vdDoZDFQ-BXRvjLfUdwg3cRnJGlkFZHt4sVCDgQ/edit?usp=sharing

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ACTIVITY: Modern Band Method Book (MBMB)

https://www.halleonard.com/product/325721/modern-band-method-keyboard-book-1?promotion=13090016promotion=13090016

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ACTIVITY: Iconic Notation Video (MBMB)

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ACTIVITY:

One-Chord Jam

(MBMB)

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ACTIVITY: Improvisation: Two-Note Solo (MBMB)

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ACTIVITY:

Can’t Stop the Feeling

(MBMB)

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ACTIVITY:

I Gotta Feeling

(MBMB)

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ACTIVITY: Single notes & Chords (MBMB)

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ACTIVITY:

(MBMB)

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ACTIVITY: (MBMB)

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VIDEO: Mata Montessori Advanced Modern Band Class

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RESOURCES

  • Basic skills (Learning Objectives [LO’s] & Demonstrations of Learning [DOL’s])

(ensuring that your students know these helps you to be able to use these terms when explaining

how to play notes/chords on the instrument.)

    • Keyboard Diagram (key names, forks/chopsticks, sharps/flats) (diagram)
    • Finger #’s (diagram)
    • How to read notation (rhythms/note values, notes on the staff, chord charts, Jam Cards, “1-3-5”, JamZone iconic notation)
    • Proper hand position
    • How to play a C-scale
    • Single note melodies
    • Chords (“1-3-5”, Chord inversions for easy movement”)
  • Project & Assessment ideas
  • Recommended instructional resources
  • Enrichment ideas
  • Vocabulary

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KEYBOARD DIAGRAM

Chopsticks/Forks sharps/flats

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KEYBOARD DIAGRAM ASSESSMENT

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KEYBOARD FINGER NUMBERS

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KEYBOARD FINGER NUMBERS ASSESSMENT

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HOW TO READ NOTATION

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HOW TO READ

NOTATION

(MBMB)

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Scott Burstein, Mary Claxton, Dave Wish, Spencer Hale, Music Will "Modern Band Method - Keyboard Book 1,"(2020).

“1-3-5”

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HOW TO READ NOTATION: Jam Cards

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HOW TO READ NOTATION: Jam Cards example

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HOW TO READ NOTATION: Jam Cards example

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HOW TO

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Chord Diagrams

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“1-3-5”

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PROPER

HAND

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KEYBOARD C-SCALE

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Finger

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Diagram created by Michelle Vallejo

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SINGLE NOTE MELODIES

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See “I Gotta Feeling” Activity above

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*Note: For ease, I usually just write out the note names that a student needs to play and I’ve labeled the keys on my keyboard with permanent marker so they can practice independently.

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CHORD INVERSIONS

For easy movement between chords.

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PROJECT & ASSESSMENT IDEAS

Project Ideas:

  • Individual or Group project - each group prepares a song from JamZone to perform for class.
  • Write a song (lyrics and/or chord progression)

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Assessment Ideas:

  • Daily Performance Grade
  • Journals
  • Identify Forks and Chopsticks
  • C-scale playing test
  • Chords (C, F, G, D, Em)
  • Keyboard Quiz (diagram of keys labeled, finger #’s, C-scale fingers labeled)
  • Keyboard Final Test (diagram of keys labeled, finger #’s, chord identification [multiple choice or draw on blank diagram], note identification [pitch and note values])
  • Projects

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RECOMMENDED INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES

  • Modern Band Method Book - Keyboard
  • Websites:
  • Garage Band (for Apple devices)
  • Theory Time
  • YouTube and Google are great places to search for things too!

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ENRICHMENT / EXTENSION IDEAS

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  • Cool Hand Uke Game (Quaver) - play it with keys instead of strings
  • Q-Grooves w/ Chords (Quaver): https://users.quavered.com/QR/28Q7RV
  • JamZone songs and video lessons
  • Soundtrap
  • Music Theory Lesson (ie - Theory Time, Breezin’ Thru Theory, etc.)
  • Write a song
  • Explore the history of the keyboard.
  • Learn more scales!

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KEYBOARD VOCABULARY

acoustic piano, electric keyboard, keys (black & white), finger number, hand position, posture, playing technique, comping pattern, chord diagram, chord, single note, melody, pedal, sustain, sharp/flat, accidentals, jam card

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UNIT #4: BASS GUITAR

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JOURNAL QUESTION

What are two things you want to know about the bass guitar?

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Benefits of a journal:

  • Gauge the knowledge and wonderings of your class.
  • Allows students to express themselves in a space that is more comfortable.
  • Gives you a moment to take attendance, address individual students, etc. at the beginning of class.
  • Another way to show you are writing in your classroom.
  • Gets students to express and explain themselves. (“Why?”)

More journal ideas: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Chb2vdDoZDFQ-BXRvjLfUdwg3cRnJGlkFZHt4sVCDgQ/edit?usp=sharing

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ACTIVITY: Modern Band Method Book (MBMB)

https://www.halleonard.com/product/325719/modern-band-method-bass-book-1?promotion=13090016promotion=13090016

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ACTIVITY:

(MBMB)

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ACTIVITY:

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ACTIVITY:

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ACTIVITY: (MBMB)

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ACTIVITY:

(MBMB)

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ACTIVITY: (MBMB)

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ACTIVITY: TAB and Riffs (MBMB)

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ACTIVITY: 25 or 6 to 4 (MBMB)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUAYeN3Rp2E

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ACTIVITY: (MBMB)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w772GXG5LnE

Scott Burstein, Mary Claxton, Dave Wish, Spencer Hale, Music Will "Modern Band Method - Bass Book 1,"(2020).

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RESOURCES

  • Basic skills (Learning Objectives [LO’s] & Demonstrations of Learning [DOL’s])

(ensuring that your students know these helps you to be able to use these terms when explaining

how to play notes/chords on the instrument.)

    • Parts of the instrument (diagram)
    • String names & string #’s (diagram)
    • Finger #’s (diagram)
    • How to read notation (rhythms/note values, notes on the staff, JamZone, single string, TAB)
    • Proper hand position
    • Rest stroke
    • How to play a C-scale
    • Single string melodies
  • Project & Assessment ideas
  • Recommended instructional resources
  • Enrichment ideas
  • Vocabulary

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PARTS

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STRING NAMES

& STRING #’S

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  • What is your phrase to remember string names?�
  • Top 4 strings (lowest sounding) of regular guitar

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STRING NAMES

& STRING #’S

ASSESSMENT

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BASS

FINGER

NUMBERS

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BASS

FINGER

NUMBERS

ASSESSMENT

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Label your BASS finger numbers.

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HOW TO READ NOTATION

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HOW TO

READ �NOTATION

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HOW TO

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There are multiple ways to play the same note.

Use one that allows for the easiest hand movement between pitches in the song you’re playing.

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HOW TO

READ �NOTATION

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HOW TO

READ NOTATION

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Bass guitar fretboard pitches

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PROPER HAND POSITION

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PROPER

HAND POSITION

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PROPER

HAND POSITION

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PROPER

HAND POSITION

“Rest Stroke”

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The Modern Band Method Book Basic Technique video has a great demonstration, or you can find videos on YouTube.

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BASS C-SCALE

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(E) 8 10 (A) 7 8 10 (D) 7 9 10

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PROJECT & ASSESSMENT IDEAS

Project Ideas:

  • Create a bass line in Soundtrap (that matches the rhythm of the drumset or from a JamZone song).
  • Learn and perform a riff or single string song for the class (individual or group).

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Assessment Ideas:

  • Daily Performance Grade
  • Journals
  • Rest Stroke demonstration
  • C-scale playing test
  • Bass Guitar Quiz (parts diagram, finger #’s, string names/#’s)
  • Bass Guitar Final Test (parts diagram, finger #’s, string names/#’s, note diagram identification [multiple choice or draw on blank diagram], note identification [pitch and note values])
  • Projects

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RECOMMENDED INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES

  • Modern Band Method Book - Bass
  • Single String Songs Vol. 1 by John Henry Sheridan
  • Websites:
    • JamZone: https://jamzone.musicwill.org/ (learn songs and watch video lessons)
    • Soundtrap
    • Breezin’ Thru Theory
  • Garage Band (for Apple devices)
  • Theory Time
  • YouTube and Google are great places to search for things too!

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ENRICHMENT / EXTENSION IDEAS

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  • Cool Hand Uke Game (Quaver)
  • Q-Grooves w/ Bass Line (Quaver): https://users.quavered.com/QR/28Q7RV
  • JamZone songs and video lessons
  • Soundtrap
  • Music Theory Lesson (ie - Theory Time, Breezin’ Thru Theory, etc.)
  • Write a song
  • Learn more scales!
  • Explore the history of the bass.
  • Create your own phrase to remember string names and/or draw a picture to remember the phrase

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BASS GUITAR VOCABULARY

electric, string names, string number, fret number, finger number, hand position, posture, rest stroke [playing technique], parts of the instrument (body, neck, headstock, tuning machines, tuning posts [electric], fret, fret space, fretboard/fingerboard, sound hole [acoustic], sound pickup [electric], volume knob, tone knob, output jack, strings, open string, nut, bridge, saddle, pickguard, whammy bar [electric]), single string, melody, rhythm, TAB, chord, iconic notation, guitar stand, music stand, guitar strap, iconic notation, amp, cable

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UNIT #5: DRUMS

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JOURNAL QUESTION

What are two things you want to know about the drums?

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Benefits of a journal:

  • Gauge the knowledge and wonderings of your class.
  • Allows students to express themselves in a space that is more comfortable.
  • Gives you a moment to take attendance, address individual students, etc. at the beginning of class.
  • Another way to show you are writing in your classroom.
  • Gets students to express and explain themselves. (“Why?”)

More journal ideas: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Chb2vdDoZDFQ-BXRvjLfUdwg3cRnJGlkFZHt4sVCDgQ/edit?usp=sharing

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WHERE DO I BEGIN?!?

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ACTIVITY: Body Drumset

https://jamzone.musicwill.org/lessons/body-drumset/

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ACTIVITY: Bucket-Chair Drumming

https://www.ism.org/images/files/Rhythm-and-Pulse-and-how-tasks-like-chair-drumming-can-be-both-engaging-and-COVID-friendly.pdf

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Tip: If you don’t have enough drumsticks, or you are looking for a quieter solution when the entire class is practicing, use a pair of unsharpened pencils.

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ACTIVITY: Modern Band Method Book (MBMB)

https://www.halleonard.com/product/325720/modern-band-method-drums-book-1?promotion=13090016promotion=13090016

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(MBMB)

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ACTIVITY: Can’t Stop the Feeling (MBMB)

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ACTIVITY: Building the Back Beat - Part 1

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ACTIVITY: Building the Back Beat - Part 2

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ACTIVITY: Building the Back Beat - Part 3

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ACTIVITY: Building the Back Beat - Part 4

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ACTIVITY: Building the Back Beat - Part 5

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RESOURCES

  • Basic skills (Learning Objectives [LO’s] & Demonstrations of Learning [DOL’s])

(ensuring that your students know these helps you to be able to use these terms when

explaining how to play notes/chords on the instrument.)

    • Parts of the drumset (diagram)
    • How to read notation (rhythms/note values, notes on the staff, JamZone charts)
    • Proper hand position on drumsticks
  • Project & Assessment ideas
  • Recommended instructional resources
  • Enrichment ideas
  • Vocabulary

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PARTS

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DRUM KIT

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PARTS

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DRUM KIT

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PARTS

OF THE

DRUM KIT

ASSESSMENT

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HOW TO READ NOTATION

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HOW TO READ NOTATION

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PROPER

HAND

POSITION

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PROPER

HAND

POSITION

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PROJECT & ASSESSMENT IDEAS

Project Ideas:

  • Compose a drum chart on paper or Soundtrap and perform (on drums or body drum).

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Assessment Ideas:

  • Daily Performance Grade
  • Journals
  • Back beat playing test
  • Drum Quiz (diagram of drumset with drums labeled)
  • Drum Final Test (diagram of drumset with drums labeled, drum chart identification [multiple choice or draw on blank diagram, or perform], note identification [note values])
  • Projects

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RECOMMENDED INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES

  • Modern Band Method Book - Drums
  • Easy Bucket Drumming book: https://www.jwpepper.com/Easy-Bucket-Drumming/10879764.item#.ZHaufezMKWA
  • Websites:
    • JamZone: https://jamzone.musicwill.org/ (learn songs and watch video lessons)
    • Soundtrap
    • Breezin’ Thru Theory
  • Garage Band (for Apple devices)
  • Theory Time
  • YouTube and Google are great places to search for things too!

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ENRICHMENT / EXTENSION IDEAS

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  • JamZone songs and video lessons
  • Soundtrap
  • Music Theory Lesson (ie - Theory Time, Breezin’ Thru Theory, etc.)
  • Write a song
  • Rudiments
  • Explore other styles of drumming (blues, swing, country, etc.)
  • Explore the history of drums.

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DRUM VOCABULARY

hi-hat, snare drum, kick drum/bass drum, toms, ride cymbal, cymbal stand, floor tom, drum head, shell, floor pedal, bucket drum, click, rim, top, side, drum sticks, bundles, drum set, body drum set, posture, hand position, playing technique, two finger grip, stick grip, drum fill, rudiment

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IT ALL

TOGETHER!

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Transpose -2

https://jamzone.musicwill.org/songs/inthestyleof-sendmylove-by-adele-easy/?instrument=modern-band

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk4BbF7B29w

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Send My Love

by Adele

Ukulele Guitar Bass Keyboard

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IMPORTANT LINKS

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JAMZONE:

https://jamzone.musicwill.org/

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UNITS, PRESENTATION, DIAGRAMS, & ASSESSMENTS:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1n3ujxn7yLoCDcrgV7avBiq T3iHzw9psQ?usp=sharing

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