Curriculum Scope & Sequence – Music
Grade: 7-8 – Beginning Band
Text: Sheet music in cabinets, Best in Class, Book 1
General Goals: To learn the names of notes, fingerings, meter and rhythm as well as correct embouchure, hand position, keeping the beat
Goals By Term
Term 1: Cover first half of Best in Class, Book 1
Term 2: Prepare for Christmas Concert
Term 3: Cover second half of Best in Class, Book 2
Term 4: Prepare for end of year concert
Grade: 7-10 – Intermediate Band
Texts: Sheet music in cabinets; Best in Class, Book 2
General Goals: To perform daily warm-ups, drill keys and key signatures, sight read, read various rhythms written on the board, critique intonation, learn conducting patterns, and rehearse full band literature
Goals By Term
Term 1: Play with Advanced Band for Independence Day
Term 2: Prepare for Christmas Concert
Term 3: Sight-reading
Term 4: Prepare for end of year concert
Grade: 9-12 – Advanced Band
Text: Sheet music in cabinets (marches, Christmas music, movie themes, musical medleys, Christian music, jazz music, classical music, Best in Class, Book 2
General Goals: To encourage within students a life-long love of instrumental music through the acquisition and subsequent development of technical and musical skills in a caring, encouraging environment
Goals By Term
Term 1: Prepare for PNG Independence Day
Term 2: Prepare for Christmas Concert
Term 3: Possible Elementary Concert
Term 4: Prepare for end of year concert
Additional information:
The expectations of this group vary from year to year based on the students’ level of ability of the students involved. Typically, group performance opportunities are the PNG Independence Day celebration, Christmas Concert, and Spring Concert. December and May recitals are opportunities for individual or small group performances.
Grade: 7-12 – Choir
Texts: music in filing cabinet (sacred and secular choral music), sight singing books
General Goals: To encourage students to enjoy singing as an opportunity for personal expression, teach the skills required for good air support and proper vocal tone, as well as recognize how music relates to our interaction with others and with God
Goals By Term
Term 1: Work on goals and skills
Term 2: Prepare for Christmas concert
Term 3: Work on goals and skills
Term 4: Prepare for end of year concert
Additional Information:
Each class begins with lively warm-ups in order to focus the group’s attention and prepare their voices to sing together as one unit. Students are actively encouraged to listen to one another in order for their voices to blend in together. The selected repertoire is taught through a mixture of reading the music (visual) and listening to demonstrations (auditory).
Performance opportunities include Chapel, Lapilo Church, Christmas concert and spring concert.
