Workshop+Syllabus

=**Workshop Title:** Arranging for Your Band=
 * Facilitator:** James Castleberry

Introduction:
 * Target Audience:** All Music, Band, and Orchestra teachers, both primary and secondary.
 * Technology Level:** Beginning/Intermediate
 * Prerequisite Knowledge:** The lessons are intended for music teachers, individuals with a background in music theory. A general knowledge of computers and the Internet are expected. The basics of Finale Notepad and other activities/programs will be outlined in a tutorial section, a separate page of the wiki.

The five-day program outlined in this workshop is designed to demonstrate, through examples and activities, how instrumental and general music teachers can use the Finale Notepad program. Activities are designed to take an experienced musician, but novice digital arranger/composer, from the basics through advanced arranging techniques using Finale Notepad. Finale Notepad is a free download that participants can acquire by clicking the link provided in the materials section of the syllabus. By completing the exercises in this workshop, participants will be able to meet the following goals
 * Workshop Description:**


 * Workshop Goals:**
 * 1) Teachers will locate MIDI files online and convert them to written notation.
 * 2) Teachers will create a full score for a concert band, given the instrumentation.
 * 3) Teachers will modify an arrangement to alter the key and the form.
 * 4) Teachers will demonstrate improvement in arranging using Finale Notepad.
 * 5) Teachers will describe three uses for Finale Notepad in their classrooms.

Computer with Internet access Finale Notebook Software (free download [|HERE])
 * Materials:**

Daily Schedule:
 * Day 1 || Activities ||
 * 9:00 – 9:50 || Arranging versus purchased sheet music ||
 * 10:00 – 11:00 || Intro Finale Notebook and Review basics ||
 * 11:00 – 12:00 || Lunch ||
 * 12:00 – 12:30 || Locating appropriate MIDI songs ||
 * 12:20 – 12:50 || Choose a MIDI ||
 * 1:00 – 1:30 || Locate the original and compare to the MIDI ||
 * 1:30 – 2:00 || Complete critique of the day's activities ||


 * Day 2 || Activities ||
 * 9:00 – 9:50 || Create a Concert Band template ||
 * 10:00 - 11:00 || Open a MIDI file and analyze ||
 * 11:00 – 12:00 || Lunch ||
 * 12:00 – 12:50 || Use the Score Manager ||
 * 1:00 – 1:45 || Alter the MIDI ||
 * 1:45 – 2:00 || Complete critique of the day's activities ||


 * Day 3 || Activities ||
 * 9:00 – 9:20 || Review Day 2 MIDI file arrangement ||
 * 9:20 – 10:00 || Analyze form of the original song ||
 * 10:10 – 11:00 || Change the form of the MIDI arrangement ||
 * 11:00 – 12:00 || Lunch ||
 * 12:00 – 12:50 || Writing for percussion and drums ||
 * 1:00 - 1:45 || Splitting harmonies into separate parts ||
 * 1:45 - 2:00 || Complete critique of the day's activities ||


 * Day 4 || Activities ||
 * 9:00 - 9:50 || Chorded instruments ||
 * 10:00 - 11:00 || Lead sheet construction ||
 * 11:00 – 12:00 || Lunch ||
 * 12:00 - 12:50 || Instrument roles ||
 * 1:00 - 1:45 || Score options ||
 * 1:45 - 2:00 || Complete critique of the day's activities ||


 * Day 5 || Activities ||
 * 9:00 - 9:50 || Integrating Finale into Beginner lessons ||
 * 10:00 - 11:00 || Integrating Finale into Intermediate lessons ||
 * 11:00 – 12:00 || Lunch ||
 * 12:00 - 12:50 || Student Use of Finale ||
 * 1:00 - 1:40 || Registered version comparison ||
 * 1:40 - 2:00 || Complete critique of the week-long Workshop wiki ||

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