MODERN BAND
This 100% percussion-based ensemble is one of our most rigorous and disciplined programs. Students learn to work as a unit through learning to read music, technical exercises and rudiments, and learning cadences for performance. This ensemble is especially suited for marches, demonstrations, and public performances.
Instrumentation: Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Cymbals, Tenor Drums.
Grades: 6-12
WEEKLY LESSONS
Lesson 1
Introduction to Guitar, Bass, and Piano
Lesson 5
Reading: Shipwrecked (Part ll)
and Triumph
Lesson 9
Chords: Feliz Navidad,
No Woman No Cry (Part lll)
Extra Resources for Advanced Students
Lesson 2
Learning notes (Part ll), Scales, and Spanish Dance
Lesson 6
Reading: Triumph (Part ll)
Chords: No Woman No Cry
Lesson 10
Seven Nation Army
Lesson 3
Intro to Chords, Scales (Part ll), and Spanish Dance
Lesson 7
No Woman No Cry (Part ll)
Lesson 11
REVIEW: Seven Nation Army,
Feliz Navidad, No Woman No Cry
Lesson 4
Reading: Spanish Dance and Shipwrecked
Lesson 8
Chords: Feliz Navidad
Lesson 12
REVIEW: Seven Nation Army, Feliz
Navidad, No Woman No Cry (Part ll)
Schools
Young Musicians Unite is currently facilitating Virtual Music Programing in 25 schools across Miami-Dade County.