North Scott SchoolsK-12 Music

April 11th, 2016

Iowa Core Music Standards

1. Uses song, speech, and movement to effectively communicate, collaborate with a group, and produce a musical product.

2. Uses instruments and body percussion to effectively communicate, collaborate with a group, and produce a musical product.

3. Creates music and movement using critical thinking to improvise and compose through a collaborative and flexible process.

4. Demonstrates literacy by reading and notating music fluently using appropriate processes and systems.

5. Listens, responds, describes, analyzes and evaluates music critically.

6. Recognizes and respects the commonality and diversity among the cultures and histories of the world through musical experiences.

7. Connects music and other disciplines while preserving the integrity of authentic musical learning experiences.

*Adopted by the State of Iowa on January 21, 2014

PreK-6th General Music

Music Schedule:Ed White: Classes meet every other day for 22 minutes.Neil Armstrong & John Glenn: Classes meet two days out of a four day rotation for 22 minutes.

Alan Shepard & Virgil Grissom: Classes meet one day out of a four-day rotation for 45 minutes.

Special Events 4th grade students get ready to attend Quad City Symphony Day.

Special Events6th grade classes visit the Figge Art

Museum and the River Music Experience.

In this photo, the sixth grade students listen intently as Ellis Kell, director of the RME, and his assistant, Bret Dale, improvise blues songs using the blues lyrics the students wrote in class prior to the field trip.

Special Events

Every student participates in a music program annually.

Elementary Chorus

4/5/6 grade students - Rehearses once a week after school at the JH. Focused on Solfege (pitch reading methodology), takadimi (rhythm reading methodology), resonant singing (vocal development)

Enrollment - 50 kidsPerformances:

5/6 SEICDA Honor Choir - Jan. 26Celebrate Singing Choral FestivalAmes Childrens Chorus-April 15Parade of Choirs - JH concert in spring Opus Auditions in the Fall

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North Scott Junior High School Choir

JH Offerings - 7th Chorus 220 enrolled (mandatory)8th Grade Choir 115 enrolled (voluntary)2 performances yearly

Opus Honor Choir - Ames, Iowa (Jr. High All-State)2014-11 accepted 2015-7 accepted

NCACDA Regional Honor/National Honor Choir2011-13 accepted 2012-12 accepted 2016-9 accepted 7

WIU Honor Choir - Macomb, Il2015-16 accepted 2016-21 accepted

SEICDA Solo and Ensemble Contest PAC Large Group Contest

North Scott High School ChoirHS Choir - Enrollment 150 participants Course Offerings - Bass Clef Chorus/Treble Clef Chorus

Womens Chorale North Scott Singers

Perform 4 home concerts yearly. Lessons offered - small groupsAll Choirs meet every other day for 90 minutes.

Jazz Choirs - 3 levels available, State Contest, home concerts

PerformancesMetro Fest National AnthemsCaroling - Pioneer Village, Senior Citizen HomesChoir Trips - Chicago, Toronto, Virginia Beach, New York City Kansas City Renaissance Festival Fran Riley KWQC Feature

Jazz Choirs

Extra Curricular200 South (Advanced)Bit of Treble (Intermediate)3318 (Beginning)

Honors Division 1 Rating at State 200 South/Bit of Treble Bit of Treble - 8th at Vocal Jazz Championships

Additional HS Choir HonorsOpus Honor Choir - Ames, Iowa (9th Grade All-State)NCACDA Honor Choir - Sioux Falls, South DakotaWartburg Honor Choir - Waverly, IowaState Small and Large Group Contest - Division 1

Outstanding Performance Awards - 2015, 2014 Iowa All State Chorus

2015 - 7 acceptedJessie Karr - Soloist on Concert

2014 - 7 accepted

North Scott Junior High Orchestra - The orchestra program first started at the junior high level in Fall of 2007 - Students begin orchestra the first day of school as 7th graders- Orchestra meets every day for 42 minutes- Students receive small group instrument instruction for 40 minutes once every 6

school days- 7th grade performs 3 concerts per year plus an individual solo performance- 8th grade performs 4 concerts per year plus an individual solo

- We currently have over 75 students participating in Junior High Orchestra; this is an increase from the original 9 students that first enrolled in 2007

North Scott High School Orchestra

- Students continue from Junior High Orchestra or move in from other districts and create a grades 9-12 High School Orchestra class

- Class meets for a full block every B day- Students receive 5 lessons per quarter at 15 minutes each- We perform 4 concerts per year, participate in Small Group and Large Group

Contest and offer smaller Chamber groups and quartet opportunities

- We currently have over 50 students participating in High School Orchestra; our first high school orchestra started in 2009 and had 12 members

Junior High and High School Orchestra Honors- South Eastern Iowa String Teacher Association Honor

Orchestra, Bettendorf, Ia- Iowa String Teacher Association (State Level) Honor

Orchestra, Cedar Falls, Iowa- Kennedy Honor Orchestra, Cedar Rapids, Iowa- Iowa Junior Honor Orchestra Festival, Ames, Iowa- Quad City Symphony Holiday Honor Orchestra- Midori Honor Orchestra Festival- Junior High and High Schoolers involved in Quad City Youth

Ensemble, Prelude Strings, Philharmonic String Orchestra and Quad City Youth Symphony

North Scott Junior High Band Students begin band the summer before 7th grade

Ensembles: two 7th Grade Bands, two 8th Grade Bands

Bands meet every day for 42 minutes

Students receive small group instrument instruction for 40 minutes once every 6 school days

We perform 4 concerts per year plus an individual solo performance

8th grade band members have the opportunity to perform in the Jazz Band

We currently have over 150 students participating in Junior High Band

Events, Awards, and Honors Southeast Iowa Bandmasters Association Honor Band: Students audition and are accepted every year Coe College Honor Band: 5 students participating this year SEIBA Large- Group Contest: Superior Ratings 43 years in a row! SEIBA Jazz Band Contest: Outstanding soloists Band bash party and performance with High School Marching Band 8th Grade combined performance with Choir and Band Attended University of Iowa Band Extravaganza

North Scott High School Band

Current Department Enrollment: 130Projected Enrollment 2016-17: 160

Ensembles:Lancer Marching Band / Pep BandSymphonic BandConcert BandJazz 1Jazz 2Jazz Combos

High School Band CurriculumBand- Rehearses every day for 45 minutes

Marching Band rehearses during football seasonSplit into Concert/Symphonic Bands at conclusion of football season

Private Lessons- Students receive weekly individual lessons

Jazz Band- Both groups rehearse every other day for 85 minutes

AP Music Theory

Jazz Theory / Composition

High School Band Awards and Honors

Student Achievement / Participation:

All State Band / Orchestra All State Jazz Band SEIBA District Honor Band / Jazz Band Augustana Honor Band 2nd Place, Quad City Symphony Solo Comp Superior Ratings and State Solo Festival Outstanding Soloist Awards at Iowa Jazz

Championships, SEIBA Jazz Festival, and NIU Jazz Day

NIU Jazz Combo Day Tuba Christmas

Ensemble Achievements / Awards:

Symphonic Band / Concert Band Division I Ratings- IHSMA Large Group

Festival

Jazz Band Jazz 1 Finalist in Essentially Ellington

Competition, NYC Jazz 1 selected for IBA twice in last 10

years Top 3 in SEIBA every year Regular appearances at Iowa Jazz

Championships

High School Band PerformancesMarching Band / Pep Band

All home football games / 7-8 home basketball gamesHomecoming parade / coronation assemblyJunior High Homecoming Pep RallyWQAD Friday morning preview spotAll-school assemblies

Concert / Symphonic Bands4 home concertsIHSMA Large Group FestivalFlorida Trip every other year- performance at Disney World

Jazz Bands3 home concerts (including May Guest Artist Concert)SIEBA and NIU Jazz FestivalsIowa Jazz Championships (pending qualification)Redstone Room concertJam sessions at the River Music Experience

Honor Society Induction Ceremony St. Anns December Celebration

North Scott Business Fair

High School Band Craziness!!