Our Music 3 classes for 8th grade are working to apply their skills into performing and creating music. Here's what we've been up to lately:
Semester 2 begins for 8th grade Music Week 4, Feb 8-12 M - study 'symbols guide' as come in, #s & solfege pattern #1-2, sing R U Sleeping? canon, review ch.1 notes, Natl Emblem rhythms w drums T - study symbols guide, #s & solfege #1-2-3 patterns, review ch.1 notes, Natl emblem rhythms w CD track W - listening for clues Blues DVD pt1 (catchup review for Jo M) R - listening for clues Blues DVD pt2 F - no school Week 5, Feb 15-19 M - prez. day, no school T - too much snow, plows gotta roll, up n down the road W - Q of D, solfege reading #1-2-3, review questions ch1 R - Q of D, solfege reading divide into polyphonic groups, review letter names & ch1 vocab, terms, songs F - Q of D, solfege reading #4, Test 1 Week 6, Feb 22-26 M - Q o D, conducting in 3/4 time, go over unit 1 study guide notes, T - Quiz, musical period notes, finish ch.1 Qs W - review questions and music pieces, Mozart video clips, Bob Marley video, Perry Como calypso, Police rock/reggae R - Test 1 review Qs, conducting patterns F - test 1, 8th gr to gym BB Week 7, Feb 29-March 4 M - conducting patterns in 2-3-4, reading Lully tone bells patterns, Baroque guitar video, ch. 2 duple v triple meter T - conducting in 2-3-4-6, changing meter of Pippin tune W - p46 Pippin love song, mixed meter, Take Five, irregular meter 5/4 and 7/4 time Pink Floyd R - conducting in 2,3,4,6; meter that changes, irregular, mixed = p45-52; HL = lookup brass & wind esembles; Unsquare dance moves; meter test review Qs F - test review of patterns, using whiteboards & staff; play notes p54 Week 8, March 7-11 M - review for Test 2; meter in 2-3-4-5-6-7 or irregular or changing; use whiteboards T - play patterns page 56-57 with tone bells in practice; create music on computer in practice; review sounds ch2 W - Test 2; computer note input R - Guitar playing days! solfege rdg 1, rhythm rdg, page 256, parts, 257, 259, 261 Em chord F - solfege rdg 2, rhythm rdg, review guitar terms; strumming on beat, review E minor chord; new D major, practice alternating patterns, HL find song that uses Em D, p261 Week 9, March 14-18 M - open notes, review Qs T - #1-20 rhythms, test 2 review W - test 2, collect HL R - guitar #1 books p256-261, Em D F - Em and D chord practice Week 10, March 28-April 1 M - guitar Em D G chords T - review sheet Qs, D-C9-G progression W - review symbols Qs, guitar practice R - Guitar test, symbols test F - makeup test & chord progressions Week 11, April 4-8 M - review open chords progressions of D-Cadd9-G, G-Em-D-C, and new chords E-A2-E-A2-B T - practice open chords progressions of D-Cadd9-G, G-Em-D-C, and E-A2-E-A2-B. Play on strings 1&2, using notes E-F-G ad -B-C-D. Work on 'ode to joyful rock'. W - playing performance test on open chords progressions of D-Cadd9-G, G-Em-D-C. Practice other chords and notes from method book R - work on guitar chords with steady strum; E pentatonic blues scale written & practice F - creating rhythms using 16th notes; work on existing songs in portfolio folder Week 12, April 11-15 M - chord progression practice using all learned chords T - transpose E blues to G blues; rework guitar chords with steady strum; try B7 instead vs B5 W - E & G pentatonic blues scale; XX moveable F chord and power chords on lower strings; XX playing lead with Blues jam tracks; create pentatonic melodies with blues R - share created riff notated with track F - guitar video top songs and riffs Week 13, April 18-22 M - finish part 2 of blues pentatonic, play 12 bar E blues T - turn in notation of E blues; piano rules; keyboard decoder finish, piano playing C and G scales W - piano rules, knuckle song, Ode2Joy melody review, Jingle Bells handout; keyboard decoder late R - Jingle Bells handout in F major F - finish melody of JB; play with chords Week 14, April 25-29 M - keyboard piano chords & melodies in F major; practice JB with chords and turn in T - hunting tune for piano 'Radio' by Rucker; create Question theme of 4 measures; work into rhythm W - hunting tune for piano; work on Question-Answer theme 1 and 2 R - discern piano chords for 'Never forget you' - Zara song in Bminor; add drums, agogo bells, vibra slap; switch to keyboard percussion version; Work on Question-Answer themes in F or G; plan to add percussion F - using computers, put Question-Answer themes into composition planning 'Brothers' band to visit classes and share being rock musician and traveling country writing songs Week 15, May 2-6 M-R - Put composition Q&A into computers; add drum loop above melody; play piano scales C & G and consider chords to use with tune Friday - field day with 8th gr class Week 16, May 9-13 M - Commercial project handout; what product will you promote? finish Composition Q&A if not done T - Listen and see commercial sound clips as examples; work on creating commercial start with drumbeat, bass, then add melody. Does it fit product? Listen & consider examples of commercial jingles = Dr Pepper, Alka Selzer, Fab, Mounds, Dippity Do, etc; use Garageband on emacs to create own jingle = start w drums, add bass, melody, rhythm, how will it fit lyrics? W - sound effects in commercial, example options shown; work on script for voice over on eMacs R - commercial project script fixes; how long is voice over? Timing to 28 seconds; chord pitch changes F - finish up commercial project; voice over pans, bass/treble adjustments Week 17, May 16-20 Drumming week! Learn to play Qtr note and 8th note beats using hihat, snare, and bass pedal. Week 18, May 23-27 8th note beats playing check. Djembe drumming to mid-east pattern with headress. Awards and Field Day week! ------------- Semester 1 begins for Music 3 Thursday - syllabus, discussion Friday - drills & songs Week 1, Aug 24, 2015 M - Reggae style music packet T - play drums to reggae W - whaddya know check R - SSB, review vocab ch.1 F - create rule song to 'yankee doodle' Week 2, Aug 30-Sep 4, 2015 M - hear rule song v.1 and create v.2 T - p5 on reggae music, hear Bob Marley "Stir it up", hear Police/Sting reggae like tunes W - continue Reggae packet and discern musical style, perform with music R - quiz over Reggae music, start Music Tech lesson F - no school, fair day, football game v Hoover; canton first friday downtown 6-10pm Week 3, Sept 7-11 M - no school T - compare African to Western culture music, start Calypso W - Calypso pieces, G major scale writing, pentatonic patterns R - marche music, just checking review F - Musical Periods notes p1 Week 4, Sept 14-18 M - Musical periods ch1, p19-23; baroque video clip, conduct in 2 & 3 T - baroque music clips, conducting check in 2-3, learn 4 W - music periods notes classical & romantic R - music video clips, Mozart etc F - modern period, rock n roll Week 5, Sept 21-25 M - questions over music periods T - review over ch.1 notes, mozart video W -song piece review ch.1 R - Test 1, amadeus movie clip F - music tech intro Week 6, Sep 28 - Oct 2 M - Baroque guitar video clip, ch. 2 duple v triple meter, conducting in 2-3-4 T - conducting in 2-3-4-6, changing meter of Pippin tune W - p46 Pippin love song, mixed meter, Take Five, irregular meter 5/4 and 7/4 time Zeppelin R - sightreading tune, meter test review Qs F - test review patterns conducting in 2,3,4,6 Week 7, Oct 5-9 M - solfege rdg 1, rhythm rdg, page 256, parts, 257, 259, 261 Em chord T - solfege rdg 2, rhythm rdg, review guitar terms; strumming on beat, review E minor chord; new D major, practice alternating patterns, HL find song that uses Em D, p261 W - strumming Em to D with Drunken Sailor Irish tune, power chord G video clip, HL key of G song R - G major chord songs, traditional and modern F - strumming using chord patterns G Em D, roundup HL note values, notes on staff Week 8, Oct 13-16 M - no school T - p259 read rhythms in 2/4 and 3/4, discern notes on strings 1-2, play EFG and BCD, strum work on G and C chord strum to Wabash Cannonball W - notes on first two strings, echo-play, read patterns, p265 work on strumming to Wabash Cannonball song using G - C - D or D7, bass guitar, bassine on bmwkr, autoharp addons R - notes on strings 1-2, Word Crimes tune in G and D, strum patterns using G Em D C, mama dont 'low, Elvis F - songs in G major and E minor, home tone hunting, video clip, chord check Week 9, Oct 19-23 M - review chords, guitar handouts & review sheets, power chords T - guitar quiz prep, chords in E major = E to A/A2 to B5 power chord, video 'Man of constant sorrow' in E W - guitar quiz prep Qs, G blues scale, power chords B, C, G, F, A; note reading string 1-2-3 R - guitar test, strumming with chords check, note reading of strings, power chords B Bb C F F - work on ode to joy using string 1-2-3, strum thru all guitar chords A B5 C D Em E and G Week 10, Oct 26-30 M - write identifying notes on staff handout, strum thru chords, and play Ode to Joy and Jingle bells on first two strings of guitar, strum along using C chord and EZ-G T - home tone hunting in E; playing Blues Chord patterns using 1-4-5 roots of E; video jam track W - home tone hunting playing lead on 2 strings with Blues R - Clues video notes pt 1 F - Clues video notes pt 2 w 12 Bar blues Form Week 11, Nov 2-6 M - quiz over Form questions on blues, play Blues in E; practice Blues scale T - E pentatonic blues scale; XX moveable F chord and power chords in E and C practice; W - E blues scale written; transpose to G; practice on Gtr, & G-Em-C-D chords; XX playing lead with Blues jam tracks R - practice on Gtr, & G-Em-C-D chords; playing pentatonic melodies with blues; creating rhythms using 16th notes F - play 4 chord songs using I-4-5-6 chords on guitar and bass Week 12, Nov 9-13 M - read 16th note patterns, identify and produce by tapping before try on guitar; practice G major chords in various order; echo strumming patterns and chords; read strumming patterns and chords T - practice G major chords in 3 orders; keep strumming as switch chords! W - power chords in C major with Nickelback etc tunes R - playing performance check 1 of chords and notes F- Veterans day speakers; playing performance check2; prekeyboard quiz; setup for pianos (backup plan) Week 13, Nov 16-20 M - guitar videos using chords G em C D = wonderful world; power chords using E5 and A5 and B5 T - guitar videos using D sus = Tom Petty - free falling; power chords in key of E and G W - guitar videos of critiquing a performance = Cliffs of Dover; practice open and power chords R - power chord playing check; 4 chord playing check F - music careers videos; switch to playing piano Week 14, Nov 23-27 M - solfege 4.4; attend concert essay handout; piano playing directions (sub) T - solfege 4.5; piano playing C and G scales; keyboard decoder instructions; knuckle song, Ode2Joy, Fur Elise W - Perreault brothers band visit over music experience; solfege 4.6; piano playing review and Jingle Bells in C and F Thanksgiving break - share what you've learned with your family and be thankful for the time you have! Week 15, Dec 1-4 T - Piano setup rules; work on chords in C = 1-V-IV (C-G-F) using Train-Drops of Jupiter song w - piano scale in C and G on staff written; identify chords in C by #; knuckle song pt1 & 2 R - G major scale write on back of study guide; handouts of Heart n Soul #2, Jingle Bells chorus work w 4 chords F - home tone hunting - keep it 100; xmas name that tune 1; Heart n Soul #2 - write 4 chords out; Jingle Bells in F - melody notes & triplets; instrument handout Week 16, Dec 7-11 M - xmas name that tune 2; pianos; demo instruments T - piano Jingle Bells and optional pieces W - piano Jingle bells and chords in F major scale R - in library lab; create a commercial jingle from two choices; listen to samples; work on script to reach target audience; finish Jingle Bells fillin F - turn in Jingle Bells fillin; listen & consider examples of commercial jingles = Dr Pepper, Alka Selzer, Fab, Mounds, Dippity Do, etc; use Garageband on emacs to create own jingle = start w drums, add bass, melody, rhythm, how fit lyrics? share starting 28 second clip with class. Week 17, Dec 14-18 M - commercial jingle project on eMacs T - record video? at home or at school to export music to pictures W - Xmas song singing; turn in concert essays; work on commercial jingle; when done, play zithers or guitars R - Xmas songs; write script for commercial ad; polish and final touches; check rubric F - Xmas songs; convert jingle to mp3 or video in iMovieshare jingles & upload project; semester test questions worksheet to study Week 18, Jan 4-8 M - F = Complete your Commercial Jingles and present to class. Learn drumming week; review Qs for semester test Jan. 11-13 wRap-up of class with Jam Session ----------------
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