6 General music
Review hallway/classroom entering expectations.
Finish Sound of Music Unit
Create improvisation from classroom materials
Begin Stomp unit - identify beat v. rhythm and measure groupings.
Identify different sounds from the same source
Distinguish between unison, mixed rhythm, and improvisation.
7th band
Continue to identify areas for improvement for individual sections
Gypsydance, Conquest, Song For Friends,Hymnsong Variants
Begin unit from Festival Ensemble series
Tuning if/then chart – student to student tuning
Improvisation techniques for the Bflat blues scale
7th grade guitar class
Finish Quizzes- Notes on String 1 and C, G7 progression
Pencil worksheet – Notes on the first 3 strings due Wednesday
Begin Trios and notes on Strings 2 and 3
Add D7 and Em Chords
8th grade guitar class
Finish Chord Progression in D review and Snake Charmer quiz
Begin quizzes on advanced trios, AM progression and melody Saints and Amazing Grace
Begin notes on the 6 string
Continue composition with minor chord progressions
8th band
Identify areas for improvement for individual sections
Gently Touch the Sky, Cuzco Market, Africata
Lesson book –Begin pages 16-20
Review hallway/classroom entering expectations.
Finish Sound of Music Unit
Create improvisation from classroom materials
Begin Stomp unit - identify beat v. rhythm and measure groupings.
Identify different sounds from the same source
Distinguish between unison, mixed rhythm, and improvisation.
7th band
Continue to identify areas for improvement for individual sections
Gypsydance, Conquest, Song For Friends,Hymnsong Variants
Begin unit from Festival Ensemble series
Tuning if/then chart – student to student tuning
Improvisation techniques for the Bflat blues scale
7th grade guitar class
Finish Quizzes- Notes on String 1 and C, G7 progression
Pencil worksheet – Notes on the first 3 strings due Wednesday
Begin Trios and notes on Strings 2 and 3
Add D7 and Em Chords
8th grade guitar class
Finish Chord Progression in D review and Snake Charmer quiz
Begin quizzes on advanced trios, AM progression and melody Saints and Amazing Grace
Begin notes on the 6 string
Continue composition with minor chord progressions
8th band
Identify areas for improvement for individual sections
Gently Touch the Sky, Cuzco Market, Africata
Lesson book –Begin pages 16-20