What's happening in Music Class???

6th Grade: The Music of Europe

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. 

Curriculum Update!

8th Grade:  Famous Duo Project

This week, the students started their 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.  The 50 point rubric can be found on the 8th grade file cabinet. 

7th Grade: World Music Unit: Asia

The students are learning about 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.  Daily worksheets/study guides are completed using google classroom.  

6th Grade: Musical Era Project

The students will be researching composers from Musical Time Periods such as the Renaissance, Baroque, and Classical Age.   The students will continue this project through next week by creating a visual presentation and organizing an oral presentation with their group members.  Next Friday, our presentations will begin.  This project is worth 100 points.  60% of the grade is for the students individual research and 40% for the visual and oral group portion.  Details for the project can be found on the 6th grade file cabinet. 

As always, if you have any questions about your child's grade, please do not hesitate to contact me!