Piano Unit!!!

For about two weeks, the students have been learning how to play piano in General Music.  First they will learned to play simple songs in treble and bass clef individually.  Once they were comfortable performing in each clef solo, they will learn to play piano with both hands simultaneously.  For students who have played piano before, they started on music at an appropriate level for them.  This unit concludes with a 20 point performance assessment and a 10 Point composition/performance activity.  

Welcome to Music!!!!

Our first unit is on the components of rhythm. Throughout this unit students will learn to read, write, perform, and compose rhythms.  6th grade students will be focusing on basic rhythms in simple meter.  7th grade students will learn how to read and identify rhythms in simple, complex and compound time signatures. There will be a unit test for all grades. We will review in class the day prior by taking a "practice test."

Rhythm Test:  Friday, Sept. 8

Choir Begins Friday, September 8! 
Choir rehearses on Tuesday's and Friday's from 7:30- 8:10 am in the band room. 

If your child is interested, please have them see me in the music room for a permission slip and practice schedule.

Curriculum Update!

6th Grade:  Instruments of the Orchestra

The 6th graders are learning about the families of instruments.  They will listen to the quality of each instruments sound and compare and contrast instruments.  They will also get a chance to try some new instruments.  There will be a unit test on Tuesday, April 18.

8th Grade:  World Music Presentations

The 8th graders have been working very hard on their World Music Projects and have started presenting today!  Presentations will continue through next Wednesday.  I look forward to seeing the final products!

Ukulele Unit

We started playing Ukulele's in class this week and will continue through next week.  This week the students learned how to tune, pluck, strum, play a C major scale, and play through some fun songs.  Next week we will learn to play chords such as C, F, G7, G and A minor. 

Spartan Showcase Music Demonstration

This year, the general music classes will be showing off what they’ve learned at the Spartan Showcase.   The Spartan Showcase is on March, 9, 2017 from 5:30-8:30pm. 

Each 8^th grade music class will be doing a group Ukulele performance.  During the 10-15 minute presentation, we will show you what a typical Ukulele lesson looks like and you will get to hear some music they have learned during that unit.  In addition to the Ukulele demonstration, some 7th grade students from last semester will be performing Ukulele Trios or Duets.             Finally, both 7th and 8th graders were given the opportunity to perform a piano solo from their piano unit.  

Schedule to be posted soon!

Curriculum Update:

Piano Unit Has Begun!!!
For the next two weeks, the students will learn how to play piano in General Music.  First they will learn to play simple songs in treble and bass clef individually.  Once they are comfortable performing in each clef solo, they will learn to play piano with both hands simultaneously.  For students who have played piano before, they will start on music at an appropriate level for them.  This unit concludes with a 20 point performance assessment and a 10 Point composition/performance activity.  

Welcome to Second Semester Music

Our first unit is on the components of rhythm. Throughout this unit students will learn to read, write, perform, and compose rhythms.  6th grade students will be focusing on basic rhythms in simple meter.  8th grade students will learn how to read and identify rhythms in simple, complex and compound time signatures. There will be a unit test for all grades. We will review in class the day prior by taking a "practice test."

Rhythm Test:  Friday, Feb. 3

Happy New Year!

7th Grade: TV Advertisement Project

This week, the students will begin the TV Advertisement Project.  Each student will create a 30 second commercial using pictures, text, a song (jingle) they will compose in class using MixCraft 6, and We Video to help it all come to life.  (30 point project)

6th Grade: Musical Theater

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 Broadway musical, The King and I, in class. There will be a short quiz on the musical in class at the beginning of next week.