Artifact Explained -
This is a lesson I did with high school band that demonstrates me using several ways of engaging in the material for the day. The piece we were working on was called Dusk by Steven Bryant which is a very lyrical and slow tempo-ed piece. This lesson demonstrates me utilizing breathing techniques, a function choral (based on the chord progression of Fix You by Coldplay arr. Dr. Alex Wimmer, Assistant Band Director; Kansas State University), and applying that directly to the piece we were playing. We used several different ways of refining the material throughout including overplaying the chords and then taking of 10% of the sound for a refined chord. Comparing the moving notes of the choral that we listen to in regards to the moving lines of the piece, using the same breathing concepts. My technology integration for the lesson was planned to be a metronome (which didn't work for the lesson on this day, but I use it a lot) and a recording of the piece to help students gain an ear for it. I have included the whole lesson, which was honestly not my best teaching, but demonstrates how I am bringing multiple means of engaging with the material to the students.
This is a lesson I did with high school band that demonstrates me using several ways of engaging in the material for the day. The piece we were working on was called Dusk by Steven Bryant which is a very lyrical and slow tempo-ed piece. This lesson demonstrates me utilizing breathing techniques, a function choral (based on the chord progression of Fix You by Coldplay arr. Dr. Alex Wimmer, Assistant Band Director; Kansas State University), and applying that directly to the piece we were playing. We used several different ways of refining the material throughout including overplaying the chords and then taking of 10% of the sound for a refined chord. Comparing the moving notes of the choral that we listen to in regards to the moving lines of the piece, using the same breathing concepts. My technology integration for the lesson was planned to be a metronome (which didn't work for the lesson on this day, but I use it a lot) and a recording of the piece to help students gain an ear for it. I have included the whole lesson, which was honestly not my best teaching, but demonstrates how I am bringing multiple means of engaging with the material to the students.