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Grade 5 Band Units

Unit Plan 3 (Grade 5 Band): Posture, Breathing & Tone

Grade 5 band unit developing posture, breathing, embouchure, and stick control to build characteristic tone and explore tone color across instruments.

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Unit Plan 2 (Grade 5 Band): Instrument Setup & Care

Grade 5 band unit teaching proper instrument assembly, handling, posture, and maintenance to support safe playing and a steady, characteristic tone.

Grade 5 Band Units

Unit Plan 1 (Grade 5 Band): Band Basics & Expectations

Beginner Grade 5 band unit introducing rehearsal routines, instrument care, ensemble etiquette, and goal-setting to build focus, responsibility, and teamwork.

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K-2 Lesson Plans

Lesson Plan (Grades K-2): Mini-Masterchef Measurement - A Comprehensive K–2 Math & Life Skills Unit

Hands-on K–2 math unit teaching measurement and fractions through safe cooking activities, helping students measure, compare volumes, follow recipes, and build teamwork.

Grade 6 Band Units

Unit Plan 36 (Grade 6 Band): End-of-Year Performance

Grade 6 band end-of-year unit performing concert repertoire with growth in accuracy, tone, expression, focus, ensemble etiquette, and reflection skills.

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Unit Plan 35 (Grade 6 Band): Final Performance Preparation

Polish Grade 6 band concert repertoire with focused rehearsal strategies, feedback, and goal-setting to improve accuracy, tone, balance, and expressive performance confidence.

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Unit Plan 34 (Grade 6 Band): Purposeful Music Choices

Grade 6 band unit exploring how instrumentation and tone color fit music to ceremonies, celebrations, background events, and personal musical goals.

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Unit Plan 33 (Grade 6 Band): Evaluating Our Band

Grade 6 band unit teaching students to evaluate ensemble performances using tone, rhythm, intonation, balance, and expression with clear musical evidence.

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Unit Plan 32 (Grade 6 Band): Expressive Performance

Grade 6 band unit building confident, expressive performance through accurate notes, steady rhythms, tone control, dynamics, phrasing, and ensemble listening.

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Unit Plan 31 (Grade 6 Band): Independent Rehearsal

Grade 6 band unit teaching students to practice independently using slow practice, chunking, counting, and looping to build accuracy, confidence, and strong rehearsal habits.

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Unit Plan 30 (Grade 6 Band): Refining Technique

Grade 6 band unit strengthening tone clarity, articulation consistency, and endurance through focused warm-ups, feedback, and effective rehearsal strategies.

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Unit Plan 29 (Grade 6 Band): Sight-Reading Skills

Build Grade 6 band sight-reading confidence with a pre-reading checklist, steady counting, and rehearsal strategies like slow practice, chunking, and looping to improve accuracy and ensemble timing.

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Unit Plan 28 (Grade 6 Band): Expressive Composition

Grade 6 band unit where students improvise and compose music inspired by emotions or imagery, using tempo, dynamics, and articulation to express mood.

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Unit Plan 27 (Grade 6 Band): Ensemble Performance

Grade 6 band performance unit building accurate notes, rhythms, tone, expression, and ensemble etiquette through focused rehearsal and concert reflection.

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Unit Plan 26 (Grade 6 Band): Musical Storytelling

Grade 6 band unit where students compose and perform musical stories, using tempo, dynamics, articulation, and pitch to express mood and personal meaning.

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Unit Plan 25 (Grade 6 Band): Style & Cultural Awareness

Grade 6 band unit focused on stylistic accuracy and cultural awareness, using dynamics, articulation, tempo, and phrasing to honor each piece’s context.

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Unit Plan 24 (Grade 6 Band): Music in Cultural Context

Explore how cultural, historical, and social context shapes band music, guiding tempo, style, dynamics, and interpretation for Grade 6 musicians.

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Unit Plan 23 (Grade 6 Band): Music & Personal Goals

Grade 6 band reflection unit connecting personal interests and experiences to progress, helping students set meaningful musical goals and growth plans.

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Unit Plan 22 (Grade 6 Band): Evaluating Performances

Grade 6 band unit evaluating performances with a clear rubric, using tone, rhythm, intonation, balance, and expression to justify ratings and set goals.

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Unit Plan 21 (Grade 6 Band): Comparing Performances

Compare two recordings of the same Grade 6 band piece as “music critics,” identifying differences in tempo, dynamics, articulation, balance, and overall effect while using clear musical vocabulary and evidence-based opinions.

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Unit Plan 20 (Grade 6 Band): Instrumentation & Tone Color

Grade 6 band listening unit exploring instrument families and tone color, helping students explain how timbre and instrumentation shape character and meaning.

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Unit Plan 19 (Grade 6 Band): Musical Elements & Form

Grade 6 band listening unit teaching students to identify rhythm, melody, dynamics, tempo, and AB/ABA form through focused analysis of band music.

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Unit Plan 18 (Grade 6 Band): Sharing Musical Creations

Perform Grade 6 band compositions with expressive dynamics, tempo, articulation, and tone—then explain how those choices communicate an intended mood or purpose.

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Unit Plan 17 (Grade 6 Band): Rehearsing Created Music

Grade 6 band unit teaching rehearsal strategies like slow practice, chunking, and feedback to improve accuracy, timing, tone, and expressive performance.

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Unit Plan 16 (Grade 6 Band): Expression Through Dynamics

Grade 6 band unit exploring how dynamics and tempo shape mood, helping students interpret, perform, and explain expressive choices in music.