Clearview Regional
Instrumental Music
Wind Ensemble Syllabus
Purpose Grading Performance Schedule Chamber Music Recording & Reflection​
Technical Skills Equipment Responsibilities Additional Resources
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Purpose
Students will develop skills and knowledge for lifelong musicianship through the intensive study and performance of band pedagogy, literature, theory, and history.
Grading
Performance & Reheasal
25 % of Total Grade
Chamber Project
25 % of Total Grade
Reflections
25 % of Total Grade
Technical Skills
25 % of Total Grade
Performance & Schedule
District Concerts
December 8th, 2016
View Band Series: Winter Band Concert
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April 26th, 2017
Joint High School Concert​
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May 16th, 2017
View Band Series: Spring Band Concert
Travel Performance
March 7th/8th, 2017
South Jersey Band Festival (Rowan University)
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Additional Travel Performances Possible
Outreach Concerts
April 2017
District Concert Series
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Additional Travel Performances Possible
All performances are mandatory. Failure to attend a scheduled performance will result in a twenty percent deduction of the performance grade per missed performance.
Concert Attire
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Students are expected to follow the prescribed concert attire for all performances. The attire for each performance will be provided approximately three weeks prior to each performance. If a student is unable to procure the proper concert attire, they must contact Mr. Wiernusz immediately to arrange a clothing alternative.
Failure to attend a concert in proper dress will result in a twenty percent deduction of the performance grade, as well as the student being unable to perform the concert.
Rehearsal
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Rehearsals take place during class time. All students are expected to be in the classroom and warming up no more than 3 minutes following the on-time bell. Repeated tardiness will result in a reduction of the performance/rehearsal grade.
Occasional after school rehearsals and sectionals will be scheduled as needed. Two weeks notice will be provided for all after-school rehearsals.
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A full calendar of performances and rehearsals is found here
Chamber Music Program
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Chamber music meetings will take place both during and after school. Groups that need additional time preparing their musical work should be prepared to meet before and after school to ensure quality performance. Completion of the chamber music program includes the following:
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Choose and rehearse 6-12 minutes of mutually agreed upon pre-existing chamber work(s). A list is available through the Clearview music library as well as the Internation Music Score Library Project (IMSLP).
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Present a musical rendering of the chamber work, either through live performance (at designated concert) or quality audio recording.
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Reflect on the live or recorded performance using given rubrics and instructional prompts from Mr. Wiernusz.
Recordings & Reflections
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Students will engage in both self-reflection and critical analysis of other throughout the school year. Students are expected to be introspective on their performance, as well as providing commentary beneficial for the betterment of the individual and ensemble. Recording evaluations will include, but are not limited to:
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Source Recording Evaluation (Large Ensemble Only)
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Mid-Cycle Recording Evaluation (Large Ensemble Only)
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End of Cycle Recording Evaluation (Large Ensemble & Chamber Music)
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In order to complete a skill, students must achieve a 90% or higher according to the SmartMusic Program. Skills include technical passages relevant to the development of dexterity in multiple keyalities and tonalities, as well as melodic passages for development in expressive qualities.
Students always have the option to use the SmartMusic program on the designated computer in one of the music classrooms. Specific times should be scheduled with Mr. Wiernusz in advance to ensure the space is available.
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Technical Skills Testing
Equipment Responsibilities
Instrument Loans
Students who need to borrow instruments from the school should see Mr. Wiernusz to sign out an instrument. Students will complete an Instrument Loan Contract to certify that they are responsible for routine maintenance as well as any extraordinary damage that comes to the instrument.
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Instrument Repairs
All students are expected to keep their instrument in proper working condition for the entirety of the school year. Any student with a broken instrument must get it to a repair show as soon as possible. If the instrument is a school instrument, please tell Mr. Wiernusz immediately, regardless of how the instrument broke. Students who fail to participate in class due to a broken instrument will forfeit their participation grade for that class period.
Please see Mr. Wiernusz for information regarding quality local repair locations as well as online vendors for care and maintenance supplies. Mr. Wiernusz has a very limited supply of these for purchase, and they are first come, first serve.
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Additional Equipment
Students are expected to have the following pieces of equipment at every rehearsal in addition to their instrument and all related supplies:
All music, including warm-ups, ensemble, and chamber music
Pencil (not Pen)
Rehearsal Journal
Tuner (may be on phone)
Metronome (may be on phone)
Music Apps on phone (see below)
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Please See the Resources Tab for more information regarding additional resources for wind ensemble
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