6th Grade: Compose a Painting
Project
Tomorrow the students will begin a composition project. First, the students will be assigned a famous
painting. The students will analyze their painting using the elements of art (color, texture,
line, etc). Then, they will compose a song to accompany their painting
using MixCraft 6. Next week, the students will
present their painting analysis and composition to the class.
Some paintings that the students can choose from are:
American Gothic by Grant Wood
Two Dancers on Stage by Edgar Degas
Guernica by Pablo Picasso
Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh
Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci
The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali
And Many More...
7th Grade: Musician Project
The remainder of this week,
the students will present their 100 point Musician Projects. The students were
assigned this project two weeks ago. They were allowed to choose any
musician, band or composer 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: Jazz & Blues Unit
This week, the students will learn about Jazz Music. We will discuss the various sub-genres and musicians through a variety of activities. For example, today the students conducted "interviews" by pretending to be famous Jazz musicians such as Miles Davis and Duke Ellington. Next week, they will create their own Blues Combo in class using the 12 Bar Blues Form.
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