BPS Visual and Performing Arts Department
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        • 1. Improvise: Concert F
        • 6. Improvise: Concert E flat
        • 12. Improvise: Concert D
        • 20. Improvise: Concert C
        • 26. Improvise: Concert B flat
        • 32. Improvise: New Rhythm Workout
        • 37. Improvise: Put It All Together
        • 43. Improvise: Concert G
        • 50. Improvise: Concert A
        • 56. Improvise: Put It All Together
        • 70. Improvise: New Rhythm Workout
        • 71. Improvise: Concert A flat
        • 77. Improvise: New Rhythm Workout
        • 78. Improvise: New Rhythm Workout
        • 80. Improvise: New Rhythm Workout
        • 87. Improvise: E natural
        • 93. Improvise with Let's Go Band
        • 95. Improvise: Concert A low
        • 101. Seven Nation Army
        • 102. Improvise: Concert G and F low
        • 103. Improvise: How Low Can You Go?
        • 119. Improvise: Feeling Bluesy
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Music

BPS music programs are as varied as the art form itself. From concert bands to steel pan orchestras, large choruses to vocal soloists, students have access to a wide range of opportunities in classrooms and on stages throughout the city. Students are learning to play instruments, sing, and create their own music using acoustic, electronic and digital sound sources. Students also engage in music learning activities that mirror literacy strategies, providing a natural foundation for Common Core connections in the music curriculum. As the district embraces the Common Core and National Core Arts Standards, all music teachers are invited to participate in important conversations aimed at growing the next generation of musicians and music patrons.

Virtual Learning Resources

Professional Associations:
  • National Association for Music Education (NAfME) - www.nafme.org
  • MMEA (NAfME state chapter) - www.massmea.org
  • MMEA Eastern District (Greater Boston local) - www.mmeaeasterndistrict.org

Questions? Want to get involved? Contact Emmanuel Toledo, Program Director for the Performing Arts.
  • Standards, Maps, SLOs
  • Curriculum Resources
  • District Curriculum
  • SMART Goals
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Mass. Core Arts Standards, SLOs and High School Map
First Steps in Music ​Curriculum Units and Essential Elements Music Class Lesson Development
Recommended Diverse Read-Aloud List for Elementary General Music
Music - Common Assessment Tools
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Contact Emmanuel Toledo if you do not have your copy of these materials.
​The Boston Band Book is BPS Music's very own homegrown and published resource!
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Arts SMART Goals Guidance

BPS ARTS OFFICE
Campbell Resource Center
1216 Dorchester Ave.
Boston, MA 02215

OUR MISSION

The BPS Visual and Performing Arts Department aims to provide excellence, access, and equity in arts education for all Boston Public Schools students. Learn more

CONTACT US

617-635-9278
[email protected]
  • Home
  • Blog
  • District-Wide
    • BPS Arts Office Staff
  • Gallery
    • MLK 2025 Winning Poems
  • Pedagogy
    • Professional Development >
      • SY 24-25
      • SY 23-24
      • SY 22-23
      • SY 21-22
      • SY 20-21
    • Transformative SEL in the Arts
    • Artist Spotlight
    • Dance
    • Music >
      • Band Instruments
      • Band Book Play-a-longs >
        • 1. Improvise: Concert F
        • 6. Improvise: Concert E flat
        • 12. Improvise: Concert D
        • 20. Improvise: Concert C
        • 26. Improvise: Concert B flat
        • 32. Improvise: New Rhythm Workout
        • 37. Improvise: Put It All Together
        • 43. Improvise: Concert G
        • 50. Improvise: Concert A
        • 56. Improvise: Put It All Together
        • 70. Improvise: New Rhythm Workout
        • 71. Improvise: Concert A flat
        • 77. Improvise: New Rhythm Workout
        • 78. Improvise: New Rhythm Workout
        • 80. Improvise: New Rhythm Workout
        • 87. Improvise: E natural
        • 93. Improvise with Let's Go Band
        • 95. Improvise: Concert A low
        • 101. Seven Nation Army
        • 102. Improvise: Concert G and F low
        • 103. Improvise: How Low Can You Go?
        • 119. Improvise: Feeling Bluesy
    • Visual & Media Arts
    • Theatre
    • Virtual Learning >
      • Virtual Field Trips, SY 22-23
      • Virtual Field Trips, SY 21-22
      • Virtual Field Trips, SY 20-21
      • Virtual Center for Creativity
      • Virtual Citywide Arts Festival
  • Partner Connection
  • BPS Arts Expansion