Curriculum Update!

This week in Music our students started new units.......

8th Grade: Famous Duo Project

The Famous Duo project includes researching famous Composer-Director teams or Composer-Lyricist teams and putting together a multimedia presentation using PhotoStory. Some examples of the Famous duo's our students are learning about are: John Williams and Steven Spielberg, Tim Burton and Danny Elfman, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein.  

6th and 7th Grade: Ballroom Dance Unit
The students will learn 4 ballroom dances.  The objective of this unit is to teach the student’s about Music, Culture, and Proper Dance Etiquette through Ballroom Dance.  In other words, this unit supports PBIS and the Music Curriculum through the vehicle of Ballroom Dance.  Not only will the students learn positive behavior and learn to dance, but they will also learn about the origin and music of each dance.  Their grade for the unit comprises of a packet they will fill out each day (7th grade packet is in Google Classroom- so they will use their chrome books for this activity,) a written quiz, and two dance performances equaling a 40 point unit grade. 

6th Grade Dances:
Samba, Rumba, East Coast Swing, and Tango

7th Grade Dances: 
Cha Cha, Salsa, Waltz, and Tango

Melody and Form Unit

This week in music class, the students have started to learn/understand components of a melody and analyze the form of various pieces of music.  By the end of this unit, students will be able to identify notes on the treble and bass clef, identify intervals, chords, and key signatures, and sing a variety of music.  The 6th grade unit test will be on Tuesday, Feb. 17 and the 7th and 8th grade test will be on Wednesday, Feb. 18. 

Some fun music note videos: 

All About That Bass (Clef) Music Video


I Knew You Were Treble Music Video