February 27 - March 2

Seventh Grade - We will be working with the song "We Shall Overcome." We will be discussing the Freedom Riders and how this song helped to make history. We will be creating our own verse that stays within the theme of this song.

Eighth Grade - We started our Unit on Rock and Roll. Students will be presenting their research papers as we go from the start of rock to modern day.

Chorus Class - We are working writing letters for our concert. We are also working on the vocals for our class song.

February 21 - 24

Seventh Grade - This Week we are recording our Jingle and doing a self evaluation. We will begin our listening projects using the student chosen songs. We will be comparing songs using a Venn Diagram.

Eighth Grade - We are discussing several different Jazz Artists. We are also discussing improv. with instruments and vocals.

***EIGHTH GRADE RESEARCH PROJECTS ARE DUE ON THURSDAY 2/23/12***

Chorus Class - We will continue working on the vocals for our selection and our choreography.

8th Grade Artist Research Project

You will write and research on the artist/band you chose in class.

You must have 1 picture of your artist /band.

Your report: (5x5) Must contain –
Biography of Artist (personal details)
History of Artist (musical information)
Influences (Those who influenced the artist and vice versa)
Update (If still living, where is the artist today?)

The report MUST be in PARAGRAPH FORM!!!! I do not want bullets or fragments. This MUST be in your own words!!! If you copy and paste from the internet you will get a zero and be reported for plagiarism.
Back Page –
Artist’s “Greatest Hits” in quotes
BIBLIOGRAPHY of all Work Cited (at least 2) – all references must be in bibliography for proper credit!
DUE Thursday February, 23rd
Picture – 10pts
5x5 – 50 pts
Greatest Hits – 10 pts
Bibliography – 20 pts
Presentation – 60 pts

Feb. 13 - 16

Seventh Grade - We are finishing and performing our jingles this week. We will pick our favorite jingle and create our own commercial.

Eighth Grade - We finished performing the guitar song of our choice. We are writing a 12 bar blues piece of music. We will begin discussing Jazz musicians.

Eighth Grade Research Project is Due on 2/23/12

February 6-10

Seventh Grade - Monday we will write our 5x5 for the marking period. Tuesday we will discuss genre's of music. Wednesday we will start a mini unit on Found Sound. We will listen to two found sound pieces of music and watch a clip of the music. We will compare the two pieces. After finding our groups we will start to create our own found sound arrangement.

THURSDAY - STUDENTS MUST HAVE THEIR FOUND SOUND INSTRUMENT IN CLASS.

We will perform our found sound pieces on Friday.

Eighth Grade - Monday we will write our 5x5. Tuesday we will learn the D7 chord on the guitar. Wednesday we will play Rock around the Clock on the guitar. We will also decide on our individual research projects. We will continue working on our guitar pieces and playing the first 4 chords we learned.

WRITTEN GUITAR TEST ON MONDAY 2/13

Chorus Class - We are working on our feature piece. We will continue singing it and brain storming ideas for choreography.

After School Chorus - Fundraisers are Due on THURSDAY!!!! Friday Rehearsal is for Girls only!