MUSIC 23241
February 17, 2011
Applying the National Standards in School Band Programs
This article generally just explains why the standards are important in the music program. Hayslett explains that it is sometimes hard to work the standards into your already established curriculum and you should start by examining your curriculum and seeing what standards you already meet and then just see if you can tweak a few of your other lessons to meet any of the other standards. If your curriculum doesn't meet any standards, the best way to go about incorporating them is to focus on one standard and then build from there. The rest of the article is spend with Hayslett giving suggestions of activities you could use to help with using all of the standards.
I know in my high school choir we had a lot of issues with rhythms so I know that the clapping and vocalizing the beats definitely helped a lot of people learn. The rest of the suggestions he gives are good but I don't have much experience with the activities he provided.
Honestly, I felt that this article was kind of a waste for me to read because I am going to be a vocal teacher and I felt that the majority of the article was pointed towards a future band director. Although a few of the problems listed could be applicable to any ensemble, I feel like it would have been better if he would have listed some suggestions or even general ideas for choirs or general music classes. Overall it was a decent article though.
Hayslett, Dennis J. Applying the national standards in school band programs.
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