The students are
learning about the culture, instruments, and dances of Europe. This unit
includes PowerPoint presentations, listening clips, educational videos, and
learning songs and dances from other countries.
7th Grade: Mixing & Arranging Music
The students will be taking famous Holiday tunes and mixing them together or creating a unique arrangement. For example, they might make a mix of "Dominick the Donkey" and "Last Christmas"- or turn "Little Drummer Boy" into a Heavy Metal Rock song. In order to do this, they will use Mix Craft 6 Software to manipulate the audio tracks by changing the key, changing tempo, adding instruments, and much more. I will post some samples once they are completed.
Next week, the students have their 100 point Musician Project
due. The students were assigned this project Nov. 24. They
were allowed to choose any musician who inspires them. They will present
their research to the class with a visual and oral presentation next week. You will find the directions and rubric on the 7th grade file cabinet. The directions were also shared with the students in google classroom. Please feel free to contact me with questions.
8th Grade: Musical Theatre- The Phantom of the Opera
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 this week by watching the classic Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, The
Phantom of the Opera, in class. There will be a short quiz on musical theatre and this particular musical in class next Monday, December 8.
