6th Grade:  The Conclusion of our World Music Unit: Europe
The students are learning about the culture, instruments, and dances of Europe.  This unit includes PowerPoint presentations, listening clips and educational videos, and learning songs and dances from other countries.

7th Grade: World Music Unit: Asia

This week concludes the world music unit covering the music of Asia and Oceania.  This unit includes PowerPoint presentations, listening clips and educational videos, learning songs and dances from other countries, and learning to play instruments from other cultures.  On Friday, the students will learn an Indonesian line dance called the Poco Poco.  We will celebrate the end of ISAT testing with a dance!!! :)

Next week, the students have their 100 point Musician Project due.  The students were assigned this project three weeks ago.  They were allowed to choose any musician who inspires them.  They will present their research to the class with a visual and oral presentation.  The assignment and rubric are located on the 7th grade file cabinet.

8th Grade: Musical Theater Unit
The students are learning about Musical Theater.  First, they will learn about what a musical is and who makes a musical possible (composer, librettist, director, choreographer, etc.), then they will study one musical in depth. We will finish the week by watching the classic Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, The Phantom of the Opera, in class.  There will be a short quiz on the movie in class next Tuesday, March 11.