Spenser Araujo

JV Jazz
4/18/16

Time

Activity

Assessment Scaffold

10:30
10:35

Warm up on Mixolydian
Scales

Focus esp. on
Concert B, E, A
scales

Play trouble
scales slowly up
to 9th half notes,
then quarters,
then in rhythm

10:35
10:45

Articulation exercise
nuggets on board from
Afternoon in Paris
- mm 73 74 (tbn
rhythm)
- mm 99 100
- mm 93 94
- mm 45 46

Listening for
correct
articulations!
Dah, Daht, Doo,
and Dit.

Repeat as
necessary, getting
other students to
model for those
that are struggling

- Scat articulations to
students, unison
response
- Scat to random
sections, sectional
response
- Play articulations to all,
unison response
- Play articulations to
random sections,
sectional response
- Ask a student to come
and lead a few!
Afternoon in Paris

Esp. making a
difference
between Daht
and Dah

10:45
11:00

- Start at m 105

- Play m 89 105

- Listening for
style/dynamics in
ensemble section
- Style and
articulation within
quintet
- Unison! Play
quietly and lightly
- Listen esp. mm
93 95 rhythm
listen for where
downbeats are
being placed

- Isolate sections
as needed probably quintet
to work on
articulations (slur
to the downbeat
ask students to
model!)
- Isolate rhythm
scat, once or
twice, then put on
horns remember
articulation game

Spenser Araujo
JV Jazz
4/18/16
Listen to recording from
Pepper, then run from
top

11:00
11:15

- Listen for style!

Articulation,
phrasing,
dynamics

from beg. of
class?

Trofeo de Bolos
Listen to recording from
Pepper

- Again: Style!
Articulations
(listen to how
crisp and light hits
are!), phrasing,
dynamics (huge!)

- Play through, hitting

some trouble spots

- Isolate sections
- listen esp. m 103 of ensemble
rhythmic
unison rhythms
accuracy
use other
- listen m 111 students to
rhythms
model!