Name: Justin Klotzle

District: SVUSD
School: Royal High School
Subject: Jazz Lab Band
Grade Level: 9-12
Date of Lesson: 2/11/16
Lesson Plan No.: 2

National Standards for Music Education- Ensemble

Creating
Imagine
MU:Cr1.1.E.8a- Compose and improvise ideas for melodies and rhythmic passages
based on characteristic(s) of music or text(s) studied in rehearsal.
Plan and Make
MU:Cr2.1.E.8a- Select and develop draft melodies and rhythmic passages that
demonstrate understanding of characteristic(s) of music or text(s) studied in rehearsal.
Evaluate and Refine
MU:Cr3.2.E.8a- Share personally developed melodies and rhythmic passages
individually or as an ensemble that demonstrate understanding of characteristics of
music or texts studied in rehearsal
Performing
Analyze
MU:Pr4.2.E.5a- Demonstrate, using music reading skills where appropriate, how
knowledge of formal aspects in musical works inform prepared or improvised
performances.
Interpret
MU:Pr4.3.E.8a- Demonstrate understanding and application of expressive qualities in a
varied repertoire of music through prepared and improvised performances.
Rehearse, Evaluate, Refine
MU:Pr5.3.E.8a Develop strategies to address technical challenges in a varied repertoire
of music and evaluate their success using feedback from ensemble peers and other
sources to refine performances.
Present
MU:Pr6.1.E.Ia- Demonstrate attention to technical accuracy and expressive qualities in
prepared and improvised performances of a varied repertoire of music representing
diverse cultures, styles, and genres.
Warmup
Breathing Gym: (Rehearse, Evaluate, Refine- Pr5.3.E.8a)
(4 beats in, 4 beats out; 8&8; 4&4; 2&2; IN; sip; sigh)

Imitation Exercise: (Rehearse, Evaluate, Refine- Pr5.3.E.8a)

Remind class to use this time to listen and adjust their pitch. (tune)
Trumpet section leader plays concert Bb then the section imitates tone/pitch/style.
Repeat with Trombones, then saxes.
Trumpet section plays concert Bb, Trombones imitate trumpets, Saxes imitate Trombones
Trumpet section plays concert Bb, add Trombones, add Saxes, All again.

Tuning: (Rehearse, Evaluate, Refine- Pr5.3.E.8a)

Concert Bb, mezzo piano volume
Remind class to engage the ensemble awareness we just practiced

Rhythm Warm Up 1st Page: (Rehearse, Evaluate, Refine- Pr5.3.E.8a)

Identify, and rehearse difficult rhythmic passages
Play the entire exercise
Identify, rehearse problem areas
Run the entire exercise once more

Scales:
Blues
o Bb, Eb,
Dorian
o Fmin, Dmin,
o Dorian (Jazz minor)
raised 6th
Major
o Db

Blues Warmups #1: (Rehearse, Evaluate, Refine- Pr5.3.E.8a)

Play the entire exercise
Rehearse:
o Mm. 37-40, exaggerate difference between staccato and tenuto
o Mm. 41-48, exaggerate dynamic contrast
Play measures 37-48 with attention to technical and expressive detail

Improvisation
Tenor Madness: (Imagine- Cr1.1.E.8a; Plan/Make- Cr2.1.E.8a; Evaluate/Refine- Cr3.2.E.8a)
Review Elements of a successful solo:
o Notes, rhythm, space
Review the Chord Changes:
o Play twice through
o Play twice through
First time as written
Second time- only scale degree 1 and 5 on half notes
 Instructions for solo volunteers: (Imagine, Plan/Make)
o Solo only using scale degree 1 and 5, focusing on rhythmic development
o Play one bar, leave one bar space
Play Tenor Madness: (Evaluate and Refine)
o Play the head 2x, solos 2x ea., head 2x
o Backgrounds- 2nd time each solo, on scale degree 1

Cantaloupe Island
Style Analysis
o Herbie Hancock?
Born 1940, Cantaloupe Island (1964)
Style rooted in funk/soul crossing into jazz
o Cantaloupe Island
Style- Jazz Rock
Chords- Only 3
Tempo- 120
Articulation- Important!!
Listening Exercise
o Play Mm. 1-5/ Listen to Mm. 1-5
o Analyze
Notes/rhythm/articulation
o Play again
Articulation Exercise
o Legato 8th notes- straight 8th notes for one 4/4 bar
Accent on each downbeat
Marcato on each down beat
Difference?
o Dah vs. Daht,
o closed vs open release- achieved by the tongue
o Staccato 8th Notes- straight eighth notes for on 4/4 bar
Marcato downbeat
Accent downbeat
Tenuto downbeat
Run-through
o Allow the articulation to develop a nuanced melody