Curriculum Snapshot-Concert Choir

Unit 1-Major Triad-Weeks 1-4

Students will learn how to construct and perform a Major Triad.

Unit 2-Major Scale-Weeks 5-8

Students will learn how to construct and

perform a Major Scale.

Unit 3-Minor Triad-Weeks 9-12

Students will learn how to construct and

perform a Minor Triad.

MUSICIANSHIP RHYTHM/METER REPERTOIRE

Unit 1 Weeks 1-3 Students will work on

rehearsed and sightreading exercises

involving Quarter, Half, Dotted Half, and

Whole Notes and Rests.

Unit 2-Weeks 4-6 Students will work on

rehearsed and sightreading exercises

involving Upbeats, Ties, and Various

Endings (DC, DS, and 1st & 2nd endings).

Unit 3-Weeks 7-9 Students will work on

rehearsed and sightreading exercises involving syncopation.

Unit 4- Weeks10-12 Students will work on

rehearsed and sightreading exercises

involving 8th notes, rests, and upbeats.

Beginning Music Weeks 1-6

Students will prepare various pieces of basic

music to begin the process of music

reading. Beginning canons and simple

pieces may be taught by rote with solfege

syllables. An emphasis will be

placed on rhythmic and scalar concepts

studied early.

Holiday Music Weeks 7-18

Students will prepare concert music

specifically for the Winter concert,

typically held the 2nd week of December.

Music will reflect the season, and should,

when juxtaposed with the other yearly

repertoire, satisfy all the curricular

requirements for concert music.

Unit 4-Nat. Minor Scale-Weeks13-16 Students will learn

how to construct and perform a Natural

Minor Scale.

Unit 5-Review-Weeks17-18

Students will review the above for the Final.

Unit 6-Diminished Triad-Weeks19-22 Students will learn

how to construct and perform a Diminished

Triad.

Unit 7-Harm. Minor Scale-Weeks23-26 Students will learn

how to construct and perform an Harmonic

Minor Scale.

Unit 5-Weeks13-15 Students will work on

rehearsed and sightreading exercises involving the dotted quarter/eighth note

pattern and corresponding rests.

Unit 6-Weeks16-18 Students will work on

rehearsed and sightreading exercises

involving the eighth/dotted quarter

pattern and corresponding rests.

Unit 7-Weeks19-21 Students will prepare

rehearsed and sightreading exercises involving 16th notes

beamed together and with 8th notes, and

syncopation variations.

Unit 8-Weeks 22-24 Students will work on

rehearsed and sightreading exercises

involving triplets-eighth note and

quarter note.

Unit 9-Weeks 25-27 Students will work on

rehearsed and sightreading exercises involving 3/8 and 6/8

time signature exercises with all

previous techniques.

Small Ensemble Work Weeks 19-27

Students will prepare classical music in small

groups to prepare students for individual singing. Solos will be taught in groups, and

students will have opportunity for

performance. Musical independence will be

stressed. Large Ensemble Work

Weeks 19-32 Students will prepare

concert music specifically for the IHSA Organizational Festival.

(or similar festival[s]) Music here will reflect the most serious of the Repertoire, and should, when juxtaposed with

the other yearly repertoire, satisfy all the curricular requirements

for concert music.

Unit8-Augmented Triad-Weeks27-30

Students will learn how to construct and

perform an Augmented Triad.

Unit9-Melodic Minor-Weeks 31-34

Students will learn how to construct and

perform a Melodic Minor Scale.

Unit 10-Review- Weeks 35-36

Students will review the above for the Final.

Unit10-Weeks 28-30 Students will work on

rehearsed and sightreading exercises involving 9/8 & 12/8

time signature exercises with all

previous techniques.

Unit11-Weeks 31-33 Students will work on

rehearsed and sightreading exercises involving 16th/dotted

8th, dotted 8th/16th, and diminished syncopation

patterns.

Unit12-Weeks 34-36 Students will work on

rehearsed and sightreading exercises involving mixed meters and irregular meters.

Finale Music Weeks 28-36

Students will prepare concert music

specifically for the Finale concert,

typically held the 1st week of May. Music

should blend the light and the serious, and when juxtaposed with

the other yearly repertoire, satisfy all

the curricular requirements for concert music.

Students may also prepare individual

pieces for final exams.